*NERD ALERT*

The post below is full of nerdy content. Beware, should you choose to read it.

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but the Topps baseball card company has a new gimmick called “The Cards Your Mom Threw Out” promotion.

In its 2010 baseball series, Topps has created a subset of reprinted cards titled, “The Cards Your Mother Threw Out.”

Those playing along will …

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

I am not ashamed to admit it. Kelly Gruber is my favourite position player for the Toronto Blue Jays of all time.  According to my baseball card, Gruber was “hard nosed and a fine athlete.”  Kelly was a 5 tool player who played 6 positions.  The following is my profile on the Greatest Blue Jay Of All Time (and I don’t mean Scott Rolen!) 

Kelly hails …

Toronto Blue Jays Managerial History

With All the talk of John Gibbons pending doom here is a run down of the Jays managers. Interesting to note many Jays managers never managed other teams.