Archive for February, 2008
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1
In a matchup of American League aces, Justin Verlander was a little bit sharper than Roy Halladay.
Verlander pitched two shutout innings and Curtis Granderson homered for the second consecutive day to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday.
The 2006 AL Rookie of the Year, Verlander allowed one hit while throwing […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Hit List: Plenty of idiocy to go around
Sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field? Huh? The Cubs owner said he wouldn’t hesitate, and that lands him on Kevin Hench’s Hit List.
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Granderson, Ordonez lead Tigers past Blue Jays 4-1
Curtis Granderson homered, Magglio Ordonez drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Thursday.
Detroit’s Virgil Vasquez pitched two hitless innings, filling in nicely for Nate Robertson. The left-hander was scratched from his scheduled start after his wife gave birth to a boy early Thursday morning.
“I found out in the […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008.
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Tigers lineup could be one for the ages
Just how good is the Tigers’ lineup after an off-season infusion of talent? Ken Rosenthal went right to the source to find out.
Posted: February 28th, 2008.
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Scouting Jays’ Prospect #26- Ryan Patterson
Ryan Patterson finished the year strong after struggled early on as he tried to recover after hand surgery. We spoke with one national league scout that has seen Patterson on many occasions and just one thing is holding Patterson up from a trip to the big leagues.
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Overbay hopes broken hand is fully healed
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay expects to know soon whether his fractured right hand has fully healed.
Overbay’s hand was broken last June when he was hit by a pitch from John Danks of the Chicago White Sox. Overbay was limited to 122 games last season and hit .240, a big drop from his […]
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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Stewart hopes to make a successful return to Toronto
Shannon Stewart is more than glad to be back with the Toronto Blue Jays.
“This is where it all started for me,” he said Monday, his 34th birthday. “My best memories playing in the big leagues have been with Toronto.”
The Blue Jays picked Stewart in the first round of the 1992 draft. He debuted in the […]
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Lidge confident he can still slam door
When Brad Lidge returns from his latest knee surgery, Ken Rosenthal says the Phils will find out if their confidence in him is warranted.
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Scouting Jays Prospect #27- Brandon Magee
Brandon Magee was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by Toronto and impressed the organization in his first season in professional baseball. Magee was fairly consistent in 2007 while pitching for Dunedin this past season, although he did not move as fast as many projected.
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Jays sign Stewart to minor league deal
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Shannon Stewart to a minor league deal Sunday and gave their former first-round pick an invitation to spring training.
The right-handed hitting outfielder spent last season with the Oakland Athletics, hitting .290 with 12 homers and 48 RBIs in 146 games.
Stewart, who turns 34 on Monday, was taken 19th overall in […]
Posted: February 24th, 2008.
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