Buckwalter Pitches for Jays

DUNEDIN, Fl. (RSEN)–Three times on the bus was a charm as RHP Ross Buckwalter finally took the mound in a major league spring training game.      Although the other road trips were by bus Buckwalter’s was by van on Tuesday March 15, 2011 from the Toronto Blue Jays minor league camp 3 1/2 miles to […]

TROPICANA FIELD’S GROUND RULES WILL CHANGE FOR 2011

COURTESY OF THE TAMPA BAY RAYS ST. PETERSBURG, FL—At the request of Major League Baseball, the 2011 regular season ground rules pertaining to the catwalks at Tropicana Field will revert back to the language that was used during 2010 regular season.  Tropicana Field’s ground rules were changed prior to the 2010 American League Division Series. […]

Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Questions at Infield for 2011

Key Additions: Robinson Chirinos (part of Garza trade CHC), Casey Kotchman (Minor League Deal fm Sea), Felipe Lopez (Minor League Deal fm Stl/Bos)

Key Subtractions: Carlos Pena (FA to CHC), Jason Bartlett (Trade to SD

Phillies Prospect Barnes goes Yard

DUNEDIN, Fl. (RSEN) Phillies prospect Jeremy Barnes got the thrill of a lifetime when he hit a two run homer off Toronto Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil during a minor league spring training game. An 11th round pick in the 2009 June Draft Barnes also added a single against Cecil making for a perfect 2-2 […]

Spring Trainging Antics: ACE & TRAVIS SNIDER

DUNEDIN, Fl.(RSEN)–      PRE-GAME–TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS Blue Jays OF Travis Snider demonstrates a new way of catching a ball in the outfield prior to Sundays 9-3 win over the Rays.  “It’s like catching a football,” said Snider who went 2-4 and scored a run to raise his spring average to .450.  Snider […]

Damon and Upton Showcase for Rays, still Drop Game to Jays 9-3

Dunedin, Fl. (RSEN)– It did not take Johnny Damon long to make an impact this 13th day of March 2011 at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin.   In the top of the first stanza Damon lined a 2-2 Brandon Marrow pitch down the left field line past Blue Jays 3B Jose Bautista for a one […]

Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Questions at Outfield/DH for 2011

Key Additions: Johnny Damon (sgnd as FA fm Det), Manny Ramirez (sgnd as FA fm CHW)

Key Subtractions: Carl Crawford (sgnd w/Boston FA)

Keith Olbermann watches Jays (SS) down Pittsburgh (SS) 6-4

  DUNEDIN, Fl.(RSEN)–With former MSNBC political commentator in attendence Keith Olbermann the Toronto Blue Jays split squad beat a split squad from the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Saturday.      Olbermann was at the park enjoying his passion for the game prior to taking over as the news director of former VP Al Gore’s new news network. […]

Wells in Camp with Yankees

DUNEDIN, Fl.–(RSEN) Former major leaguer David Wells visited the Toronto – New York (SS) game on Friday in Dunedin.      Wells who pitched for both the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays is a guest instructor in the Yankee camp this spring. (Photo by EDDIE MICHELS)

Ricky Meets the Press

Filed by Eddie Michels as dictated to Rick Sassone live at Grant Field DUNEDIN, FL. (RSEN) — Toronto Blue Jays LHP Ricky Romero spends time with members of the media in Dunedin this morning.  Romero, who is slated to be the Jays number one this season, is 1-1 this spring with a 5.68 ERA in […]