Callum on May 28th, 2009

Checking In On Adam Loewen

Okay, so I don’t even want to talk about the Baltimore series because it was just straight up ridiculous.  If it is any consolation, we can harken back to when the Jays f’d over the O’s by stealing Adam Loewen.  Or did they f themselves? Let’s find out.
For those of you [...]

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Callum on May 25th, 2009

The Best of the Rest: Dustin Ackley

In the baseball world, there is a consensus that flamethrowing pitcher Stephen Strasburg will be the first to be chose in the 2009 first year player draft.  But after him at #2? Odds are it will be UNC 1B/CF Dustin Ackley.
Ackley, a 3rd year player at UNC can really hit, [...]

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Callum on May 23rd, 2009

Mop Up’s Spill of the Day

El Dominicano/Canadiense Connecion
My boy Jorge Arangure Jr. over at ESPN has a pretty awesome blog called “La Esquina” that I have mentioned before.  It covers all of the goings on in Caribbean baseball.  A few days ago he penned a post that discussed how, in an effort to ramp up [...]

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Callum on May 21st, 2009

A Story Forgotten: Halladay’s Reinvention

Around baseball, many baseball writers are having a love-in when it comes to KC Royals starter Zack Greinke.  He has been absolutely dominant through the first month and a half of the season with an ERA hovering around half a run.
Greinke was selected by the Royals in the first round (sixth [...]

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Callum on April 20th, 2009

Randy Ruiz Profile

In early January of this year, Kman commented on the Jays’ decision to sign journeyman minor leaguer Randy Ruiz:
The Blue Jays recently signed longtime minor league Randy Ruiz to a contract. In my opinion, this is the best FA signing by the Jays this offseason. While the over-the-hill Matt Clement is expected for [...]

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