Toronto Blue Jays Demote Adam Lind; Yan Gomes Called Up

Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE

The other shoe has finally dropped for Adam Lind. After 2+ years of being the worst first baseman in the major leagues, the Toronto Blue Jays have announced today that they have demoted Lind to AAA Las Vegas, where he will have a chance to get things right. Despite Lind’s struggles at the plate, the [...]

Brett Lawrie Gets Four Game Suspension For Hitting An Umpire With His Helmet; Too Little Or Too Much?

Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays is certainly passionate about the game of baseball.  That passion went overboard Tuesday night as Brett Lawrie had a rage eruption after being called out on strikes in the 9th inning.  Brett Lawrie thought strike 3 was actually ball 4 (which it was), and he ended up throwing [...]

Toronto Blue Jays Thoughts, May 15th Edition: In Which Brett Lawrie Loses It

Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

The picture says it all tonight, I think. Not that most of us really know what it’s like to lose as a professional athlete, but I assume it’s probably not the easiest thing to swallow. Sometimes, it’s probably extra-difficult, as it was for the Toronto Blue Jays during a disheartening 4-3 loss to the Tampa [...]

Brett Lawrie Gets Ejected; Throws Helmet at Umpire

Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Earlier in the year, I wrote that Toronto Blue Jays’ third baseman Brett Lawrie was the next big thing. I thought he would earn that moniker for his play on the field, not throwing helmets in the vicinity of umpires. But in the Blue Jays’ 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, Brett Lawrie did just that [...]

Brett Lawrie Spikes Batting Helmet Into Umpire After Questionable Called Strikes

Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays is one of the hardest-playing, fieriest players in baseball. That fire got the best of him at the end of the Jays 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre Tuesday night. Lawrie was up against Fernando Rodney with one out in the bottom of the [...]

The Adam Lind Conundrum

Gary A. Vasquez-US PRESSWIRE

This isn’t going to be a post about if Adam Lind is actually terrible. If you’re operating under the assumption that the Toronto Blue Jays 1st baseman is still a good ball player, I think it’s fair to say that our opinions diverge from there. For the rest of us, though, Lind has been running on [...]

Toronto Blue Jays Thoughts, May 12th Edition: Jose Bautista Blasts Off In Minnesota

Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE

Something is a-stirring in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup these days, and for once, it’s exactly what we have expecting all along. Apparently, all it took was a little trip to Minnesota to really get things started for… – Jose Bautista. It used to be that any post-game thoughts would inevitably involve some sort of [...]

Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Six

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It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 2) - So last week I asked a silly question about whether the Texas Rangers could afford to keep Josh Hamilton. After this week, [...]

Albert Pujols and 10 Other Players Who Shouldn’t Panic About Their Slow Start

Vlad Guerrero Becomes The Latest Toronto Blue Jay With Minor League Deal

Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE

For all the momentum of a youth movement carrying this team, the Toronto Blue Jays sure seem to like their fair share of moves involving cagey veterans. The latest of them involves Vladimir Guerrero, who will come out of inactivity (not necessarily by choice) to join the bluebirds with a one-year, $1.3 million dollar minor [...]