1990 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 2

rpriske · 02-14-2021, 05:14 PM

March 16th, 1990

A 10th inning error by Francisco Mendoza gave the Mariners a 3-2, walk-off win.

David Roberts homered for Toronto.

WP - Duane Ward (2-1)
LP - Michael Klinger (0-1)

Spring Record - 13-5

rpriske · 02-16-2021, 01:34 PM

March 17th, 1990

The Blue Jays couldn't get anything going and they lost 2-0 to the Tigers.

WP - Bobby Witt (1-1)
Save - John Wetteland (7)
LP - Ramon Martinez (2-1)

Spring Record - 13-6

rpriske · 02-16-2021, 01:50 PM

March 18th, 1990

The Blue Jays dropped this Spring outing, 3-2 to the Red Sox.

Ed Forsyth and David Roberts connected with solo homers.

WP - Ron Brown (2-0)
Save - Bob Patterson (7)
LP - Jim Abbott (1-1)

Spring Record - 13-7

rpriske · 02-16-2021, 02:15 PM

TRADE - He's back!

To EXPOS

Lee Guetterman

To BLUE JAYS

Paul Molitor (MTL retains 10% of contract)
Andrew Miles
Pedro Mendoza
Manuel Moreno
Ramon Rosado

The fans are happy to see him back!
Molitor joins the big league camp.

But it was followed by a trade that sent away a different fan favourite (though it got another former member back)

TRADE

To ANGELS

Dave Stieb

To BLUE JAYS

Al Carlson (CAL retains 35% of contract)
Mike Dyer
Ray Brooks
Jeff Gibson
Mike Wilson

Carlson joins the camp.

Then... a trade that makes parallel universe Blue Jay fans happy...

TRADE

To BRAVES

Greg Green
Roger Curry

To BLUE JAYS

Joe Carter
Gene Harris
Daniel Bass
Richard Jones
Ronnie Miles

Carter joins the camp.

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to Minor Legue Camp

Candy Sierra
Ricky Jordan
Jose Flores

rpriske · 02-18-2021, 04:30 PM

March 19th, 1990

Jim Kane pitched well, though he did not get the decision. The Jays did win, downing the A's, 4-2.

Gary Gaetti and Arturo Vazquez homered for Toronto.

WP - Michael Klinger (1-1)
Save - Fernando Valenzuela (1)
LP - Rick Honeycutt (0-2)

Spring Record - 14-7

rpriske · 02-18-2021, 04:45 PM

March 20th, 1990

Francisco Mendoza homered twice, leading the Jays to a 6-1 win over Cleveland.

Cal Ripken also homered for Toronto.

WP - Robinson Lopez (2-1)
Save - Mike Harkey (1)
LP - Tim Leary (0-2)

Spring Record - 15-7

rpriske · 02-18-2021, 05:03 PM

March 21st, 1990

Todd Stottlemyre blanked Baltimore for five innings, and the 'pen kept it going as the Blue Jays stopped the Orioles, 8-0.

WP - Todd Stottlemyre (2-0)
LP - Mike Dunne (3-1)

Spring Record - 16-7

rpriske · 02-18-2021, 05:20 PM

March 22nd, 1990

Michael Hall has been pitching out of the bullpen this Spring, but they moved him into the rotation and he excelled! He pitched five scoreless innings as the Jays beat the Angels, 8-2.

David Roberts homered for Toronto.

WP - Michael Hall (1-0)
LP - Alex Fernandez (0-1)

Spring Record - 17-7

rpriske · 02-21-2021, 09:26 AM

March 24th, 1990

This was not the best day for the Blue Jays, as they fell 5-1 to the Twins.

Ken King homered for the only Toronto run.

WP - Carlos Sanchez (1-1)
LP - Ramon Martinez (2-2)

Spring Record - 17-8

rpriske · 02-24-2021, 12:36 PM

March 25th, 1990

The Blue Jays are counting on two rookie pitchers this year, and one of them - Jim Abbott - just showed that he might not be ready. The Royals beat the Jays 9-4, and all nine runs came off Abbott in his five innings of work.

Bob Allen hit his second Spring homer.

WP - Mark Langston (1-0)
LP - Jim Abbott (1-2)

Spring Record - 17-9

rpriske · 02-24-2021, 12:37 PM

Orel Hershiser, who the Jays traded to the Angels to get Cal Ripken, is out for the season.

rpriske · 02-24-2021, 12:38 PM

Joseph Prost was activated and rejoins the Spring squad.

rpriske · 02-24-2021, 01:08 PM

March 26th, 1990

It is another rough outing for a Toronto starter as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 7-2.

WP - Tom Candiotti (1-0)
LP - Jim Kane (2-1)

Spring Record - 17-10

rpriske · 02-28-2021, 11:08 AM

March 27th, 1990

Gary Gaetti reached base all three times he came up and knocked in three runs, leading the Jays to a 10-3 win over the Brewers.

Bob Allen and Ken King homered for Toronto.

WP - Robinson Lopez (3-1)
Save - Orlando Contreras (1)
LP - Alonso Barron (1-1)

Spring Record - 18-10

rpriske · 03-04-2021, 08:04 AM

March 28th, 1990

It was a quiet day for the Toronto hitters as the Jays fell, 4-0 to the Yankees.

WP - Bob Ojeda (2-0)
LP - Todd Stottlemyre (2-1)

Spring Record - 18-11

rpriske · 03-07-2021, 03:21 PM

March 29th, 1990

The Blue Jays wrapped up their Spring schedule with a nice outing by Michael Hall and an 11 inning, 8-4 win over the White Sox.

Paul O'Neill homered for Toronto.

WP - Fernando Valenzuela (3-0)
LP - Jeff Gray (1-3)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 19-11

rpriske · 03-07-2021, 09:12 PM

BIG TRADE

To RED SOX

Mike Marshall
Paul O'Neill

To BLUE JAYS

Eddie Murray (BOS retains 30% of contract)
Lane Hicks
Casey Miller
Jimmy Davis
Luis de los Santos

The fans are ecstatic!

TRADE

To CUBS

Antonio Gonzalez
Daniel Bass

David Marquez (CHI retains most of his salary)
Wayne Walker
Frank Alexander
Will Allen
David Whaley

TRADE

To TIGERS

Joseph Prost
Louis Hobbs

To BLUE JAYS

Jack Howell
Greg Myers
Marlon Stevens
Jonathan Carter
Paul Hicks

FINAL SPRING CUTS

Sent to Minor League Camp

Jim Abbott
Shawn Boskie
Mike Harkey
Ed Forsyth
Khachatur Abkhazi
Michael Aguilar
Ken King
David Penn

Placed on waivers

Al Carlson

rpriske · 03-07-2021, 09:47 PM

The Top 100 Prospects Report was published. The Jays have Ramon Martinez at #25 and Jim Abbott at #67.

They say Toronto has the 18th best Minor League System.

rpriske · 03-07-2021, 09:51 PM

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Ramon Martinez
Jim Kane
Robinson Lopez
Todd Stottlemyre
Michael Hall

BULLPEN

Lee Smith (C)
Jeff Brantley
Michael Klinger
Todd Burns
Fernando Valenzuela
Orlando Contreras
Ron Gravel

LINE-UP

2B - Paul Molitor
RF - Randy Johnson
DH - George Brett
SS - Cal Ripken
1B - Eddie Murray
CF - Joe Carter
C - Darren Daulton
3B - Gary Gaetti
LF - Francisco Mendoza

BENCH

David Roberts - C
Jack Howell - IF
Bob Allen - IF,OF
Arturo Vasquez - OF

NOTE: Eddie Murray will likely miss the first couple of games.

rpriske · 03-07-2021, 09:54 PM

The Owner wants us to play close to .500

The reporters predict a 78-84 record.

Predictions

AL - Red Sox, Twins

NL - Cardinals, Padres

Top AL Hitter - Barry Larkin, MIN
Top AL Pitcher - Erik Hanson, MIL

Top NL Hitter - Frank Thomas, ATL
Top NL Pitcher - Jose Rijo, SFG

02-14-2021, 05:14 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 16th, 1990 A 10th inning error by Francisco Mendoza gave the Mariners a 3-2, walk-off win. David Roberts homered for Toronto. WP - Duane Ward (2-1) LP - Michael Klinger (0-1) Spring Record - 13-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-16-2021, 01:34 PM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 17th, 1990 The Blue Jays couldn't get anything going and they lost 2-0 to the Tigers. WP - Bobby Witt (1-1) Save - John Wetteland (7) LP - Ramon Martinez (2-1) Spring Record - 13-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-16-2021, 01:50 PM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 18th, 1990 The Blue Jays dropped this Spring outing, 3-2 to the Red Sox. Ed Forsyth and David Roberts connected with solo homers. WP - Ron Brown (2-0) Save - Bob Patterson (7) LP - Jim Abbott (1-1) Spring Record - 13-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-16-2021, 02:15 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	TRADE - He's back! To EXPOS Lee Guetterman To BLUE JAYS Paul Molitor (MTL retains 10% of contract) Andrew Miles Pedro Mendoza Manuel Moreno Ramon Rosado The fans are happy to see him back! Molitor joins the big league camp. But it was followed by a trade that sent away a different fan favourite (though it got another former member back) TRADE To ANGELS Dave Stieb To BLUE JAYS Al Carlson (CAL retains 35% of contract) Mike Dyer Ray Brooks Jeff Gibson Mike Wilson Carlson joins the camp. Then... a trade that makes parallel universe Blue Jay fans happy... TRADE To BRAVES Greg Green Roger Curry To BLUE JAYS Joe Carter Gene Harris Daniel Bass Richard Jones Ronnie Miles Carter joins the camp. Second Round of Spring Cuts Sent to Minor Legue Camp Candy Sierra Ricky Jordan Jose Flores __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-18-2021, 04:45 PM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 20th, 1990 Francisco Mendoza homered twice, leading the Jays to a 6-1 win over Cleveland. Cal Ripken also homered for Toronto. WP - Robinson Lopez (2-1) Save - Mike Harkey (1) LP - Tim Leary (0-2) Spring Record - 15-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-18-2021, 04:30 PM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 19th, 1990 Jim Kane pitched well, though he did not get the decision. The Jays did win, downing the A's, 4-2. Gary Gaetti and Arturo Vazquez homered for Toronto. WP - Michael Klinger (1-1) Save - Fernando Valenzuela (1) LP - Rick Honeycutt (0-2) Spring Record - 14-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-18-2021, 05:03 PM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 21st, 1990 Todd Stottlemyre blanked Baltimore for five innings, and the 'pen kept it going as the Blue Jays stopped the Orioles, 8-0. WP - Todd Stottlemyre (2-0) LP - Mike Dunne (3-1) Spring Record - 16-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-18-2021, 05:20 PM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 22nd, 1990 Michael Hall has been pitching out of the bullpen this Spring, but they moved him into the rotation and he excelled! He pitched five scoreless innings as the Jays beat the Angels, 8-2. David Roberts homered for Toronto. WP - Michael Hall (1-0) LP - Alex Fernandez (0-1) Spring Record - 17-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-21-2021 at 09:05 AM.

02-21-2021, 09:26 AM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 24th, 1990 This was not the best day for the Blue Jays, as they fell 5-1 to the Twins. Ken King homered for the only Toronto run. WP - Carlos Sanchez (1-1) LP - Ramon Martinez (2-2) Spring Record - 17-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-24-2021, 12:36 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 25th, 1990 The Blue Jays are counting on two rookie pitchers this year, and one of them - Jim Abbott - just showed that he might not be ready. The Royals beat the Jays 9-4, and all nine runs came off Abbott in his five innings of work. Bob Allen hit his second Spring homer. WP - Mark Langston (1-0) LP - Jim Abbott (1-2) Spring Record - 17-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-24-2021 at 01:58 PM.

02-24-2021, 12:37 PM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	Orel Hershiser, who the Jays traded to the Angels to get Cal Ripken, is out for the season. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-24-2021, 12:38 PM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	Joseph Prost was activated and rejoins the Spring squad. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-24-2021, 01:08 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 26th, 1990 It is another rough outing for a Toronto starter as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 7-2. WP - Tom Candiotti (1-0) LP - Jim Kane (2-1) Spring Record - 17-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-24-2021 at 01:58 PM.

02-28-2021, 11:08 AM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 27th, 1990 Gary Gaetti reached base all three times he came up and knocked in three runs, leading the Jays to a 10-3 win over the Brewers. Bob Allen and Ken King homered for Toronto. WP - Robinson Lopez (3-1) Save - Orlando Contreras (1) LP - Alonso Barron (1-1) Spring Record - 18-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-04-2021, 08:04 AM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 28th, 1990 It was a quiet day for the Toronto hitters as the Jays fell, 4-0 to the Yankees. WP - Bob Ojeda (2-0) LP - Todd Stottlemyre (2-1) Spring Record - 18-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-07-2021 at 02:56 PM.

03-07-2021, 03:21 PM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	March 29th, 1990 The Blue Jays wrapped up their Spring schedule with a nice outing by Michael Hall and an 11 inning, 8-4 win over the White Sox. Paul O'Neill homered for Toronto. WP - Fernando Valenzuela (3-0) LP - Jeff Gray (1-3) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 19-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-07-2021, 09:12 PM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	BIG TRADE To RED SOX Mike Marshall Paul O'Neill To BLUE JAYS Eddie Murray (BOS retains 30% of contract) Lane Hicks Casey Miller Jimmy Davis Luis de los Santos The fans are ecstatic! TRADE To CUBS Antonio Gonzalez Daniel Bass David Marquez (CHI retains most of his salary) Wayne Walker Frank Alexander Will Allen David Whaley TRADE To TIGERS Joseph Prost Louis Hobbs To BLUE JAYS Jack Howell Greg Myers Marlon Stevens Jonathan Carter Paul Hicks FINAL SPRING CUTS Sent to Minor League Camp Jim Abbott Shawn Boskie Mike Harkey Ed Forsyth Khachatur Abkhazi Michael Aguilar Ken King David Penn Placed on waivers Al Carlson __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-07-2021, 09:47 PM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	The Top 100 Prospects Report was published. The Jays have Ramon Martinez at #25 and Jim Abbott at #67. They say Toronto has the 18th best Minor League System. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-07-2021, 09:51 PM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Ramon Martinez Jim Kane Robinson Lopez Todd Stottlemyre Michael Hall BULLPEN Lee Smith (C) Jeff Brantley Michael Klinger Todd Burns Fernando Valenzuela Orlando Contreras Ron Gravel LINE-UP 2B - Paul Molitor RF - Randy Johnson DH - George Brett SS - Cal Ripken 1B - Eddie Murray CF - Joe Carter C - Darren Daulton 3B - Gary Gaetti LF - Francisco Mendoza BENCH David Roberts - C Jack Howell - IF Bob Allen - IF,OF Arturo Vasquez - OF NOTE: Eddie Murray will likely miss the first couple of games. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-08-2021 at 01:38 PM.

03-07-2021, 09:54 PM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,870	The Owner wants us to play close to .500 The reporters predict a 78-84 record. Predictions AL - Red Sox, Twins NL - Cardinals, Padres Top AL Hitter - Barry Larkin, MIN Top AL Pitcher - Erik Hanson, MIL Top NL Hitter - Frank Thomas, ATL Top NL Pitcher - Jose Rijo, SFG __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````