February 2012
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MLB 12 The Show Preview →
We’re only one week away from the release of MLB 12 The Show. I have a full preview of the game with Matt Levitan from Playstation Canada over on BJH. Get your thumbs ready!
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Lazy Sunday Brett Lawrie Photoshops
Drew over at Getting Blanked got the ball rolling with these great Brett Lawrie leering photoshops. Here are my submissions below:
First off, it’s Brett Lawrie within a Brett Lawrie within a Brett Lawrie. It’s Inception, Lawrie style.
Lawrie joins the kids from The Goonies in search of One-Eyed Willie’s fortune.
Finally, Brett Lawrie as Wilson from Home Improvement.
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The Blue Jays Comparable Depth Chart →
Ever wondered who the Blue Jays evil twins are around the league? Then look no further!
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Top Marks for the Blue Jays Groundskeeper
Whomever is the groundskeeper at Blue Jays Spring Training is doing a marvelous job. He/she provides us with today’s Spring Training photo of the day.
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Happy Pitchers and Catchers Reporting Day!
Finally, the day has arrived - all pitchers and catchers have reported to Blue Jays Spring Training Camp!
There’s actually a very high turnout for position players as well, as they officially don’t have to report to camp until Friday, but it’s nice to see a bunch of them like Travis Snider, Brett Lawrie and Jose Bautista get a head start.
Image courtesy of Daylife via AP
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Happy 20th Anniversary of "Homer at Bat"
Believe it or not, today marks the 20th anniversary of arguably the best Simpsons episode ever, “Homer at Bat”.
Word on the street is Don Mattingly’s sideburns haven’t been the same ever since, Steve Sax is still serving those six consecutive life sentences, and Ozzie Smith is nowhere to be found.
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Bautista is Back
Image courtesy of Daylife via Reuters Pictures
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Blue Jays Home Opener Sells Out in 90 Minutes
Just to put things in perspective, last year’s Blue Jays Home Opener didn’t sell out until March 23rd. This year’s sold out on February 17th
— Ian (@BlueJayHunter) February 17, 2012
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The First Signs of Spring: Blue Jays Spring...
Technically, pitchers and catchers don’t need to report to Spring Training until Tuesday, but it looks like the Blue Jays are getting a head start on their workouts.
Snider, Lawrie, Lind, and can’t tell who the others are.
Blue Jays pitchers working off the mound.
Kyle Drabek getting some words of wisdom from pitching coach Bruce Walton.
Kyle Drabek throwing a bullpen...
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WatchRight now, the dome may be silent … but in 53 days, it will be packed with over 48,000 screaming fans.
The Blue Jays Home Opener is on the horizon.
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Brett Lawrie ... a Yankees Fan?
Say it ain’t so, Brett! Here’s a childhood photo of Brett Lawrie and his sister Danielle during a family trip to Toronto.
Check out the entire article over at ESPNW, it’s a great read on the sibling rivalry between Brett and Danielle.
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A Valentine's Day Love Story: My Break-Up and... →
What better day than Valentine’s Day for a great love story?
This is the tale of my break-up and make-up with baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays. Luckily, like any great love story, it has a happy ending.
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WatchRicky Romero’s new commercial simply entitled “Inches”.
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All New Meats Don't Clash Shirts Now on Sale!
New for 2012, there’s now a brand new design for the Meats Don’t Clash t-shirts available in the BJH T-Shirt Shop.
There are plenty of men’s and women’s shirts available, from your basic plain white tee, to coloured t-shirts, and even the classic baseball shirt. The Meats Don’t Clash shirt is paired best with an aged prime rib steak with a red wine au jus, but...
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Snider vs. Thames: The Battle in Left Field →
Two men will go in … only one man will emerge the starting left fielder for the Blue Jays. Who will it be?
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The Blue Jays and Managing Fan Expectations →
There’s been a big uproar by Blue Jays fans this off-season, and one wonders whether club has done a proper job of managing their expectations. While I think the Blue Jays could have gone about things a little differently, I trust what’s going on behind the scenes.
More or less, let’s just let AA and the Beest do their jobs. There’s no point in second-guessing every...
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Yes, even the players refer to AA as the Silent...
@JoeyBats19 Lets just say he wasn’t r teammate the whole yr…the silent assassin!!!
— Casey Janssen (@CaseyJanssen) January 30, 2012
I can’t believe I missed this, but Drew reminded me with this tweet that earlier in the week, Casey Janssen referred to Alex Anthopoulos as the “Silent Assassin”.
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