Beto “Bobby” Avila Bio
byAn adept bunter and daring baserunner, his soccer training paid off several times when he intentionally kicked the ball out of defenders’ mitts while…
Baseball History
Do pitch counts do more harm than good?
by“Baseball is a better game for the fans when you have two starting pitchers engaged in a duel, rather than each pitching five innings…
The Trenches
byThe Trenches were made up of seldom used bench players Derek Bell, Ed Sprague and Turner Ward. But don’t call them bench players because they…
Comerica Park Review
byI first travelled with the Mop-up Duty boys to Comerica in 2002 on the way back from Chicago after seeing the friendly confines of Wrigley…
The “Mexican Babe Ruth”Héctor Espino
byFor his entire 25-year baseball career (save for one season) Héctor Espino played in Mexico. In Mexican professional baseball, he was the premier slugger, hitting 783…
The Jays Sluggers of the Early 1980’s
byThey are the forgotten ones: John Mayberry, Al Woods, Otto Velez, Cliff Johnson & Jorge Orta. In the Blue Jays’ formative years, they were the…