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More Thoughts on the Baseball Hall of Fame Vote

Posted: 7th January 2010 by Ian Hunter in MLB
When it comes to voting on the Baseball Hall of Fame, for the most part the Baseball Writers Association of America has its head on its shoulders. However, with its omission of Roberto Alomar from the 2010 Hall of Fame inductions, a couple of bad apples had to spoil the whole bunch. The BBWAA as a whole didn't do anything wrong, but several writers within the association took it upon themselves to ...

Roberto Alomar Robbed on Hall of Fame Ballot

Posted: 6th January 2010 by Ian Hunter in MLB
All I can say is ... wow. There I was anxiously anticipating Roberto Alomar's name to be called as one of the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, but it never happened. For whatever reason, the BBWAA decided it was Andre Dawson's year and only Andre Dawson's year to go into the hall. I have no ill will towards Dawson, but I do have some disdain over this decision directed ...
If the Blue Jays are going to have a fighting chance in 2010 and beyond, they are going need their young guns to deliver. Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, and Travis Snider are undoubtedly the pillars of the offensive charge moving forward for the Toronto Blue Jays. Combined, these young guns accounted for 38 percent of all home runs hit by the Blue Jays in 2009. If their success ...

Blue Jays trying to scoop up Chapman

Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Who ever thought that the Toronto Blue Jays would enter the ring and be in contention for one of the most hotly contested pitchers in the world? MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Blue Jays discussions with Aroldis Chapman are heating up, and met with him for a private workout on Thursday.  Here he is as a young 19-year old at the Baseball World Cup, most notably the ...

My Toronto Blue Jays New Year’s Resolutions

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Quit drinking, lose weight, get organizedùome might opt to chose these as New Year's resolutions, but how many of them will actually stick with it? Hell, I'm not going to kid myself into believing that I will achieve any of those things in 2010, so why not direct my New Year's resolutions towards my favourite team on earth? Here in no particular order are my Blue Jays New Year's resolutions for 2010: ...

Delgado Probably Not Coming Back to Toronto

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Originally, I was a little disappointed on Christmas morning to discover that one of the requests on my free agent wish list, Carlos Delgado, was not fulfilled. On the contrary, it turns out that Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is saving up for an even bigger giftùa winning baseball team.Adding Delgado to the lineup would not automatically make them a contender next year. In fact, I don't think there's ...

Happy Holidays from the Blue Jay Hunter

Posted: 24th December 2009 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Although Alex Anthopoulos' blackberry might not be in hiatus through the holidays, unfortunately the Blue Jay Hunter will be on a bit of a break this week to celebrate Festivus and other holidays of that nature. As you can see from the photo above, the Blue Jays roster has seen significant changes from just one year ago . That being said, another year is nearly in ...

Vernon Wells: Perfect 10 Foundation Special on Tonight

Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Considering that we're in the home stretch of the holidays, it's very apropos that Rogers Sportsnet is rolling out a special this evening that's sure to get you in the giving spirit. I encourage you to check out Vernon Wells "Perfect 10" documentary on Sportsnet tonight starting at 7:30pm EST. While Vernon may have had a bit of an off season, he still continued his charity work this ...

Vernon Wells: Perfect 10 Foundation Special on Tonight

Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Ian Hunter in MLB
Considering that we're in the home stretch of the holidays, it's very apropos that Rogers Sportsnet is rolling out a special this evening that's sure to get you in the giving spirit. I encourage you to check out Vernon Wells "Perfect 10" documentary on Sportsnet tonight starting at 7:30pm EST. While Vernon may have had a bit of an off season, he still continued his charity work this ...
IÆm not sure if there are ample surfing spots in Washington State, but Brandon League is certainly going to get lots of practice on the West Coast playing for the Seattle Mariners. The trade was finalized today sending League and minor league prospect Johermyn (yo-Herman!) Chavez to the MÆs for Brandon Morrow. The Blue Jays certainly appear to be on the winning side of this deal; Morrow has ...