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Luck of the Rays
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore struck out eight Philadelphia Phillies in four and two-thirds innings on Thursday. The Philadelphia Phillies came up on the short end of a 6-1 score at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday in front of a record crowd of 11,222 fans on St. Patrick’s Day […]
Choate goes Live
Left-hander Randy Choate faced live hitters for the first time as a Blue Jay on Wednesday. Signed by the Jays on March 11th to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training 40-year old Choate appeared in 71-games for the Cardinals in 2015. He posted a 3.95 ERA over 27.1 innings. Since his […]
NCAA Selection Committee Strikes Out
I love March Madness. It’s like Christmas…only it’s in the spring and we don’t get to open presents. Unless, the present is sitting around all day hoping that an 11 seed will upset a 6 seed or praying and begging for a 16 seed to eventually beat a number one seed. This March Madness will […]
Jays – O’s 6-6 Tie
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Bautista First HR of Spring, A-San 4 Scoreless
Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista hit a 1-2 offering from Rays starter Taylor Guierrieri (0-1) in the third over the left center field fence to power the Jays to a 6-1 Grapefruit League victory. Bautista’s homer could have been a grand slam except a wild pitch two pitches earlier allowed Andy Burns to score from […]
Should Blake Griffin sit out the rest of the season?
Currently sitting at the fourth spot in the ever-competitive Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers have been exceeding expectations without one of their superstars. Now the question that always pops up whenever a team thrives without their supposedly best player comes to mind: Are they a better team without him? The answer to this problem […]
Springtime Rivals: Phils Win
Clearwater, Fla. — A pair of spring training juggernauts did battle Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Bright House Field in Clearwater, as the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays entered the game with a combined record of 17-4-3 thus far. The Phillies again rode a strong offensive performance to victory, pounding out […]
Gonna Fly Now, Flyers take two Points
The game opened with the Flyers winning the face off and gaining possession and all the fans wearing orange made themselves known. There were a lot of Flyers fans hanging out in the warm climate of the bay area. Flyers, Phillies, Flyers, Phillies… I think Stamkos was feeling the pressure and at 14:34 in the first […]
Stroman goes 4 2/3 Shutout Innings
(Below) Blue Jays right hander and probably opening day starter Marcus Stroman leaps off the mound after ending the top of the fourth with a strike out as the Jays beat the Red Sox 2-1 in 10 innings. Stroman, who a year ago was on crutches after tearing his left knee up doing PFP drills, threw […]
Jolly and Jays
EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO US Congressman David Jolly of Florida took time to be interview on Friday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Jolly was being interviewed by Norah O’Donnell of 60 Minutes at the stadium. The congressman who represents the 13th Congressional District that includes Dunedin wants […]
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