“Bobby Mattick was the senior statesman of the Blue Jays family since day one.”

Bobby Mattick was a major league shortstop, manager and scout, most notable for managing the Toronto Blue Jays at the beginning of the 1980′s.  Mattick began his baseball career with the Chicago Cubs in 1939 and then moved to the Cincinatti Reds before his final season in …

“Anyone who tells himself he can win a pennant with an expansion team is just spitting into a gale.” – Toronto Blue Jays Manager (1977-1979) Roy Hartsfield

Roy Hartsfield was a second baseman for the Boston Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays’ first ever manager.  Hartsfield played for 3 seasons for the Braves (1950-52) before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers …

Blue Jays catcher John Buck entered Thursday night with one home run and a mighty .155 AVG. A three home run game later he’s bumped his average up .49 points and nearly doubled his season RBI total.

This one game performance bumped Buck’s OPS from .499 to .707!

Pat Gillick was a sharp dressed man

A bespectacled "Can"

Trainer "Jew Baby" Floyd resuscitates Satchel Paige's career

Sleazy Pascual Perez

Jimy Williams poses with his wife Peggy

baseball in the sky

George Bell karate kicks Red Sox pitcher Bruce Kison

On June 23, 1985 Bruce Kison was pitching for the Boston Red Sox and was giving the Jays a tough ball game.  A tremendous competitor, Kison was known for doing anything he could to help his team win.  This includes regularly pitching inside to batters, tight inside.  Sometimes, of course, the ball would …