Paranoid Jays

It seems that security is a concern for the Toronto Blue Jays at their player development complex off Garrison Rd. in Dunedin, Florida.  On Thursday morning an employee of Platesmart Technologies of Oldsmar, Florida was pacing off the width of the complex entrance for the possible installation of video cameras for license plate recognition of passing […]

Jays Dirty Water

This polluted pond is next to the entrance of the Toronto Blue Jays player development complex and was created to extend the site of the complex’s field two beyond where it was originally intended to be.  That field now causes the Garrison-Jones Elementary’s playground to flood more offend and the foul balls from the field […]

Dunedin’s Post 275 Drops Their Season Final Game 2-1 to Countryside’s Post 79 2-1

Soucie on the Radar

BRADENTON, FLA.–LHP Jackson Soucie, a native of Cambridge, Ontario is finishing up the season with his TXNL squad and looking forward to what comes during the summer months.  “This summer I am going to be playing with the Midland Redskins again,” said Soucie, “Then hopefully try and get into the draft combine, then see how […]

Ok, Who’s the Umps?

These two umpires were photographed doing a Devil Rays/Phillies game at the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater.  If you know who they are just contact rick@rocketsports-ent.com.  Sorry no prizes just a thank you or two.

Rays Bang Out Twenty Hits Today En Route to 9-2 Clubbing of Bucs

Wander Franco and Francisco Mejia appear as they can’t wait for April 8th the Rays opening day. The Rays slugged feasted this afternoon banging out 20 hits scoring 9 runs. Franco and Mejia were 3 for 3 apiece with Franco scoring three times and Mejia scoring twice. Franco had a double in the first and […]

Rare Submariners

On Friday in Bradenton, RSEN’s Eddie Michels captured this shot of the Blue Jays submariner Adam Cimber. Cimber pitched one inning Friday, giving up a hit and striking out two. Cimber the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander, is on the short list of MLB players that have used the submarine style delivery. Cimber was drafted 9th […]

Shulman Visits with the Fans

Dan Schulman, of Rogers Communications, signs for Canadian Blue Jays fans on Friday prior to the 6-6 tie with the Pirates in Bradenton.

Eddie the Bat Boy

On Monday April 3, 2022 it is the 58th Anniversary of the date I was the St. Louis Cardinals batboy.  I  wore number 63 and traveled via US 41 on the team bus from St. Petersburgh, Florida to Ft. Myers, Florida to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at Terry Park.  The final score was 12-5 Pirates […]

From Cuba to the O’s

In the top of the eight yesterday, in the 4-4 tie with the Pirates Orioles second baseman Cesar Prieto struck out swinging in his first major league at bat ever.  Prieto escaped Cuba where he played on the national team and arrived in the US on May 26, 2021.