For better or for worse the modern game of baseball is at war with the “interpretive play”.
There is no denying it. With the rise of instant replay and coaches challenges in most professional sports, we are witnessing the death of traditional refereeing and umpiring - the so-called “human element” of the game.
Read MoreMunenori Kawasaki has always been known for more than just his accomplishments on the field, and now he's making a mark a radio pitch man.
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And as May came to a close it was another losing month for the Blue Jays ... which makes 10 losing months out of 14 since opening day 2013.
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Blue Jays' Chris Colabello is a reason for Canadians to celebrate Italian Heritage month in Canada, along with Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco.
Read MoreIf it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck and Aaron Sanchez is starting to look an awful lot like Kyle Drabek.
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The noise of Chris Colabello's bat meeting ball in the ninth inning was loud ... loud enough for the ball to carry into the Blue Jays bullpen for a game winner and loud enough for screams from his mom and aunt to wake up his sleeping father.
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Looking for bullpen help the Blue Jays signed free agent Phil Coke and assigned him to triple-A Buffalo, after he was released by the Chicago Cubs.
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Andy Burns had four hits at triple-A Buffalo, while Richard Urena had a day at class-A Lansing with a single, double and a two-run homer to take over the Lugnuts lead in homers, as well as scoring four times.
Read MoreThe American League East used to be the big-league bullies of the six divisions .... and now? Now, it is basically the AL Least and for once Jays fans are happy to be in the AL East.
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Blue Jays SS Ryan Goins came to the plate as the second hitter in the fifth inning on back to back days against the Seattle Mariners. One day he wound up lying in the dirt ... the next he was the hitting hero driving a two-run homer into the first row of the second deck.
Read MoreThe every day right fielder watched.
The back up right fielder was making his 38th and 39th career starts in right (of his 67 starts in the majors) the first two games against the Seattle Mariners. He was asked after Saturday’s loss if he felt like it was Ground Hog Day.
Read MoreBlue Jays From Away
Three out of four ain’t bad. That’s what they say as two of the Blue Jays’ affiliates are definitely moving into contention. The Lugnuts (25-18) remained tied atop the Eastern Division of the Midwest League while the Bisons (23-20) are only a game back of first place in the International League North.
Unless the Blue Jays bring in someone who can teach their pitchers to work undetected with Will Smith or Michael Pineda’s sticky accessories ...
Read MoreJohn Anderson pitches New Hampshire to a win over the Altoona Curve
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The Lansing Lugnuts went whole hog on Thursday night, pasting the South Bend Cubs while both of the other two teams in action won their games for a 3-0 record on the night.
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The Blue Jays top draft pick from the 2014 draft finally made his professional debut after his long recovery from Tommy John surgery. You’ll have to read on to see how he did!
Steve Miller, the scout who found RHP Noah Syndegard, `now with the New York Mets, thought that the pair would be together in Toronto `forever. Now, Miller scouts for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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