2007 Fictional Toronto Blue Jays - Page 11

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 10:39 AM

AL Honors Toronto Right Fielder

July 18th, 2011.

All week long Alonso Martinez was the toughest out in the American League and that is the prime reason that he was voted the Player of the week. The Toronto RF rapped out 9 hits in 16 AB for a .563 BA drove in 10 runs and scored 8 times.

This season Martinez has delivered 105 hits in 367 AB's for a .286 average with 6 HR. He is getting on base at a .395 pace and his totals include 44 RBIs 61 BB with 77 runs scored in 93 games played.

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 10:50 AM

Jays Have 31 Game Lead After the Trade Deadline

August 1st, 2011.

The 2011 trade deadline came and went today and there was a fleury of activity but the Toronto Blue Jays and GM Ryan Stewart did not make any moves and why would they? As we head into August and the dog days of summer the Blue Jays who went 23-3 in July to push their overall record to 86-21, lead the American League East by 31 games over the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. The Jays have the best record in baseball for the 3rd consecutive season and look like the early favorite to repeat as World Series Champs.

Blue Jays Notable Performances:

SP Kiminobu Hashimoto - 4-0 3.00 ERA
SP Christian Jacobs - 4-1 3.48 ERA
SP Bill Arkell - 4-0 2.88 ERA
SP Raul Ruiz - 4-0 1.49 ERA
SPJose Robles - 3-0 1.36 ERA
CL Steve Perkins - 0-0 12 SV 1.50 ERA

RF ALonso Martinez - .356 2 HR 18 RBI
2B Stan Elliott - .347 4 HR 22 RBI
LF Felipe Montero - .301 4 HR 16 RBI
C Hugh Edwards - .290 9 HR 22 RBI

GM Ryan Stewart on his teams play so far "I couldn't be happier. We are getting good hitting and pitching and we are on quit a run right now. Having such a large lead in the division will be a good thing come September as we will have a chance to get a look at a few prospects for an extneded period of time and give some of our regulars some rest so they are fresh and ready to go for the playoffs"

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 10:56 AM

AL Names Rookie of the Month

August 1st, 2011.

Felipe Montero of the Toronto Blue Jays just ended a sensational month, but it didn't end when the calander fliped to August. He topped off his great month of July with the American League Rookie of the Month Award.

The young and talented left fielder took the nonor in July by hitting .301 in 26 games racking up 31 hits 2 HR 16 RBIs and scored 26 runs.

In the 2011 season Montero is batting .336 with 139 hits 20 2B, 8 3B and 13 HR. He has 64 SB and scored 96 runs while driving in 57.

24Rocks · 10-31-2007, 11:51 AM

Can we say rookie of the year? Thats alot of SB for him. He seem to be coming along nicely, is he DHing or playing in the field.

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 12:31 PM

24Rocks ,

He leads all rookies in almost every single offensive category and has been playing LF for the entire season for me. I have had him DH a few games to give him a break but he is really good in the field as well with an 8 rating and 10 arm so I would like him out there as much as possible. I think he has the Rookie of the Year Award pretty much wrapped up and with the numbers he has put up he deserves it. I do feel guilty though as I signed him from the Dominican Republic and I don't think any of the other teams are scouting foreigh countries. I have decided that I can only sign 1 foreign player a year and all the rest I will sign and release the rest and have them enter free agency so every team has a chance to sign them. I don't want to have a team full of foreign superstars and win everything too easily. What do you think?

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 12:40 PM

Arkell Strong Arms Red Sox, Tosses Shutout

August 7th, 2011.

In asplended 6-0 shutout performance, Bill Arkell of the Toronto Blue Jays subdued the Boston Red Sox on a 2 hitter at Fenway Park in Boston tonight.

Jays Manager Tomas Vega said in his post game comments "He kept hitting his spots and putting up zeros"

Arkell registered 9 strikeouts and walked 1 in the victory.

On the year to date Arkell is 13-3 in 23 starts with a 3.16 ERA and has thrown 159.2 innings giving up 130 hits, walked 39 and struckout 180.

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 12:59 PM

Day-to-Day Injury Shelves Arkell

August 19th, 2011.

Bill Arkell will be watching from hre owner's box after suffering a finger blister in his last start against the Baltimore Orioles. Although team Doctors are not overly concerned, they want to play it safe, listing the injury as day-to-day. The starting pitcher could miss up to two weeks before his injury fully heals. In 2011 Arkell has a record of 13-3 in 25 starts and he has a 3.44 ERA.

GM Ryan Stewart was asked about the injury "He is going to be placed on the 15 day DL and we have recalled SP Andy Simmons from AAA Syracuse. Simmons is performing quite well for the Chiefs going 2-3 with a 1.68 ERA in 28 games. He was going to be a callup in September anyway, this will give us an oppertunity to get a look at him a little bit earlier. We wanted to play it safe with Arkell and put him on the DL so he can be fully healed and rested for the playoffs"

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 01:22 PM

Blue Jays Increase Lead to 38 Games in AL East

September 1st 2011.

The Blue Jays completed another very successful month that saw them go 21-5 and improve ther Major League Best record to 107-26. The Jays are currently 38 games up on the Baltimore Orioles and 45.5 games up on the New York Yankees. Once again the jays are doing it with a balance of good pitching and timely hitting. With only a month left in the season it is safe to say that the Tornto Blue Jays will get a chance to repeat as World Series Champs this October.

Blue Jays Notable Performances:

SP Andy Simmons - 2-0 2.30 ERA
SPJose Robles - 3-0 2.15 ERA

RF ALonso Martinez - .297 2 HR 10 RBI
2B Stan Elliott - .327 7 HR 23 RBI
LF Felipe Montero - .353 4 HR 19 RBI
CF Vitantonio Ardinghi - .301 0 HR 13 RBI

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 01:29 PM

Rosters Expand Jays Add 6 New Faces for September

September 1st 2011.

All across the league Major League Rosters expanded from 25 to 40 as it is that time of year whre clubs like to get a look at the future of their franchises if only for a month. GM Ryan Stewart on his September callups this year "Well since we have such a large lead in the AL East I want to give our regulars a few extra days off in the last month of the season so they can rest and heal any of those minor ailments that plague ball players in a grueling season. We have 6 new players with us this year and we are really happy to get a look at them. The one player that I am happy to see is 3B Dave Chambers who suffered a strained back in August last season while playing for AAA Syracuse and he missed 8 months. He has fully healed and is going to get a chance to play. The 23 year old is the future for us at 3B and we think he could be ready to take over as early as next season"

Jays Callups:

SP Andy Simmons
SP Antonio Perez
CL Vincent Evans
CF Rick Bjork
3B Dave Chambers
2B Lorenzo Vazquez

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 02:27 PM

Potent Bat Pays Off, Chambers Player of the Week

September 19th 2011.

One of the leagues most exciting young players Dave Chambers of the Toronto Blue Jays earned himself American League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last weeks games.

For the week the 23 year old 3B had a lofty .483 BA (14-29) collecting 2 HR, 10 RBI and 8 runs scored.

Looking at his stats for the Month of September Chambers has a .407 BA in 15 games with a .468 OBP with 5 HR and 18 RBIs.

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 02:46 PM

Raul Ruiz to Miss 1-2 Weeks

September 19th 2011.

Raul Ruiz at first refused to leave today's Tampa Bay-Toronto game after he suffered dead arm syndrom while throwing a pitch in the 4th inning but his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I'm a competitor" the fiesty Toronto SP said "I'll play through just about anything" Given time to reflect on the situation, he knew it was in his best interest to get immediate treatment. Doctors believe that the injury will keep Ruiz from pitching for 1-2 weeks. This season Ruiz is 19-6 with a 1.92 ERA.

GM Ryan Stewart on the injury "It is unfortunate to loose such a competitor and I am not suprised he did not want to come out of the game. We will put him on the 15 day DL just so we know he won't pitch for the next 15 days. He should be activated just in time for the American League Division Series. SP Andy Simmons or SP Antonio Perez will take his spot int he rotation while he is recovering"

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 02:51 PM

Off Field Injury Sidelines Clarke

September 23rd 2011.

The Blue Jays will be without the services of MR Al Clarke for awhile. He suffered back spasms recently. He reportedly injurd it while attempting but missing a high-five with a teammate. The Jays reliever will be on the shelf for 5-6 weeks. This season Clarke has appeared in 46 games saving 2. His record stands at 5-4 and he has 74 K in 77.1 IP with a 2.69 ERA.

GM Ryan Stewart said that "CL Claudio Vargas will stay with the team after the regular season ends and will fill Clarke's spot in the bullpen" The 24 year old Vargas would have been returned to AAA Syracuse when the regular season ended but will get a chance to pitch in the post season now.

ryan008 · 10-31-2007, 02:58 PM

Rash of Injuries Continues: Montero Hurt Will Miss 7-8 Weeks

September 29th 2011.

The Blue Jays got more bad news today as they learned that their star rookie LF Felipe Montero will miss the next 2 months with an injury.

"I'm frustrated right now" Said Jays LF Felipe Montero. "I can't help this team win by sitting on the bench or in the trainers room" Ubfortunately for the Jays that is where he will be spending the next 7-8 weeks. Montera suffered a srtained Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in tdays game against Boston while running the bases. "Believe me" he said "I won't be out a day longer than I have to be"

This season he has mustered a .342 BA with 212 hits in 619 AB's. He has 21 HR and scored 138 runs while driving in 95 of his own.

GM Ryan Stewart on yet another injury "Wow, we have been a little bit snake bitten with the injuries lately. This one really hurts as Montero was blossoming into a very good LF. He will be placed on the 60-day disabled list and CF Rick Bjork will stay with the team and take over in LF for the post season" Bjork like his teammate CL CLaudio Vargas will have a unique oppertunity to win both the International League Crown as well as the World Series Title int eh Same year.

ryan008 · 11-01-2007, 07:22 AM

Jays Cruise Through Last Month of Season Finish With Best Record in Baseball

October 3rd 2011.

The Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up their 5th consecutive American League East title today defeating the New York Yankees at home 7-0. September callup SP Antonio Perez went the distance on an 11 hit shutout. The win closes out the months of September and the regular season as the Jays finish with a record of 132-30. They ran away with the division besting the 2nd Place Baltimore Orioles by 43 games and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by 58 games. It marks the 3rd straight year that the Jays have had the best Regular Season record in baseball.

The Blue Jays will begin their attempt to repeat as World Series Champions against the Chicago White Sox at home in Rogers Center. The Jays will be without a number of regulars including MR Al Clarke and rookie sensation LF Felipe Montero who both missed the majority of the Month of September. Clarke has a chance to pitch in the post-season if the Jays can make it back to the World Series but Montero is likely done for the season. It gives two rookies a chance to compete in their first post seasons. CF Rick Bjork and CL Claudio Vargas will both be on the post season roster and Bjork will likely be the Jays starting LF.

American League Division Series:

Chicago White Sox (92-70)
Toronto Blue Jays (130-32)

Baltimore Orioles (89-73) *Wild Card Winner
Texas Rangers (99-63)

National League Division Series:

St. Louis Cardinals (84-78)
Washington Nationals (98-64)

Florida Marlins (94-69) *Wild Card Winner
Colorado Rockies (100-62)

ryan008 · 11-01-2007, 08:17 AM

Jays Win ALDS 3 Games to 1

October 9th 2011.

Game #1

SP Rob Gordon (20-8, 2.17)
SP Christian Jacobs (22-6 2.15)

Score: Toronto 8 - Chicago 6
W: Manual Villalobos (1-0)
L: R. Gordon (0-1)
S: Steve Perkins (1)

Recap:
The White Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning on a 3-run homerun by their DH Dale Reed. They would also score a single run in the 2nd and 2 more in the 5th inning and would chase SP Christian Jacobs from the game after only 4.2 innings of work. The Jays got a single run in the 3rd and another in the 4th and then exploaded for 6 in the bottom of the 6th. The big hit in the inning was a bases loaded 3 run double by CF Vitantonio Ardinghi. 2B Stan Elliot also drove in a pair with a double in the inning as the jays stormed back to take an 8-6 lead that they would not relinquish. MR Manual Villalobos went a perfect 3.1 innings with 1 BB and 4 K to get the victory and CL Steve Perkins pitched a scoreless 9th with 2 K to get the save.

Game #2

SP Antonio Contrares (14-7, 2.54)
SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (25-2 1.83)

Score: Toronto 2 - Chicago 10
W: A. Contrares (1-0)
L: K. Hashimoto (0-1)

Recap:
Chicago White Sox CF Kevin Carrol and RF Oliver Trotter both hit homeruns in the first inning and they drove in a total of 6 runs between them as the White Sox destroy the Jays 10-2. SP Kiminobu Hashimoto went 5.2 innings giving up 10 hits and 6 ER while walking 2 and striking out 1. Chicago SP Antonio Contrares went 7.1 innings and allowed only 5 hits and 2 ER. The potent Jays offence was silenced by a masterful pitching performance by SP A. Contrares.

Game #3

SP Clarence Haynes (7-4, 3.34)
SP Raul Ruiz (19-6 1.92)

Score: Toronto 5 - Chicago 0
W: R. Ruiz (1-0)
L: C. Haynes (0-1)

Recap:
Jays 1B Nathan Wilder hit 2 homeruns and drove in 4 of the 5 Jays runs as Toronto shutout the White Sox 5-0. It was a masterful performance by SP Raul Ruiz who went 6.2 innings walking 1 striking out 5 and allowing just 3 hits in his first start back after being sidelined with an injury for half of September. He was pulled after 6.2 innings because he had thrown 110 pitches and Manager Tomas Vega wanted to ease him back into the fold, not putting too much stress on his arm after not seeing game action in two weeks.

Game #4

SP Rob Gordon (0-1, 10.13)
SP Bill Arkell (16-3 3.34)

Score: Toronto 7 - Chicago 3
W: B. Arkell (1-0)
L: R. Gordon (0-2)

Recap:
Toronto DH Hugh Edwards went 2-4 with 3 RBIs and rookie CF Rick Bjork had a 2 RBI double as Toronto easily defeated the White Sox 7-3 to take the American League Division Series 3 games to 1. SP Bill Arkell was masterful pitching a complete game allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. He walked 3 and struckout 5. With the victory the Jays move on to the American League Championship Series and will face the a familiar foe in the Texas Rangers. In the National League the Florida Marlins will take on the Washington Nationals in the National League Championship Series.

ryan008 · 11-01-2007, 09:15 AM

Jays Headed Back to World Series, Defeat Rangers in 5.

October 18th 2011.

Game #1

SP Leon Gonzales (0-1, 1.59)
SP Christian Jacobs (0-0, 11.57)

Score: Toronto 4 - Texas 1
W: C. Jacobs (1-0)
L: L. Gonzales (0-2)
S: Steve Perkins (2)

Recap:
Texas scored their only run in the top of the first on an RBI single by CF Yasutoki Murata as the Rangers held a 1-0 lead un the Jays until the bottom of the 7th inning Texas SP Leon Gonzales was cruising through 6 innings he had allowed only 3 hits and no runs. In the bottom of the 7th lead off singles be RF Alonso Martinez and CF Vitantonio Ardinghi put two on with no one out and brought up 2B Stan Elliott. Elliot mashed a 2-1 curve ball 415 feet into the left field bleachers to give the Jays a 3-1 lead. SS Richard Evans would add an RBI single as the Jays scored 4 times in the inning. SP Christian Jacobs went 8 innings allowing 7 hits nad 1 runa nd 1 walk while striking out 10. CL Steve Perkins pitched a scoreless 9th striking out a pair for his second save of the post season.

Game #2

SP Baio Hor (1-0, 0.00)
SP Raul Ruiz (1-0, 0.00)

Score: Toronto 9 - Texas 2
W: R. Ruiz (2-0)
L: B Hor (1-1)

Recap:
7 different Blue Jays drove in runs and all 9 starters had at least one hit as the Jays pounded out 9 runs on 12 hits to defeat the Rangers 9-2. SP Raul Ruiz went 7 innings giving up 9 hits and 2 earned runs while walking none and striking out 10. MR Carlos Yhuit went 2 scoreless innings in relief and gave up no hits and struckout a pair. Texas starter Baio Hor managed to go only 5.2 innings and allowed 9 hits and 6 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.

Game #3

SP Gary Clark (0-0, 6.75)
SP Bill Arkell (1-0, 3.00)

Score: Toronto 6 - Texas 1
W: Bill Arkell(2-0)
L: G. Clark (0-1)

Recap:
Toronto scored 5 times in the top of the 2nd inning including a 2 out grand slam by RF Alonso Martinez. 3B Byron Webb would drive in the other 2 Jays runs with an RBI single in the 2nd and a 2 out RBI double in the 4th. This was more than enough offence for SP Bill Arkell who went all 9 innings giving up 7 hits 1 earned run walked 1 and struck out 8 for the victory. Texas starter Gary Clark would last jsut 4 innings giving up all 6 runs in 5 hits to take the loss. The victory moves the Jays one win away from playing in their 2nd consecutive World Series.

Game #4

SP Bryan Turner (1-0, 5.87)
SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (0-1, 7.94)

Score: Toronto 4 - Texas 5
W: B. Turner (2-0)
L: K. Hashimoto (0-2)
S: B Garrett (3)

Recap:
SS Richard Evans and 1B Nathan Wilder hit home runs but it wasn't enough as Texas scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning on a 2-out double by 3B Ray Craft to give the Rangers a 5-4 lead that they would not give up. Rangers SP Bryan Turner who was aquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline wnet 8 innings and allowed 6 hits and 4 runs for the win and to keep Texas alive. Jays SP Kiminobu Hashimoto went 6.2 innings and allowed all 5 runs on 4 hits he walked 3 and struckout 4.

Game #5

SP Leon Gonzales (0-2, 3.29)
SP Christian Jacobs (1-0 4.87)

Score: Toronto 3 - Texas 0
W: C. Jacobs (2-0)
L: L. Gonzales (0-3)

Recap:
In a rematch of game 1 starters SP Christian Jacobs took on Rangers Ace SP Leon Gonzales. Both pitchers were on fire throwing up zeros until the bottom of the 7th when Jays 1B Nathan Wilder hit a 3 run homerun with 2 out to give the Jays a 3-0 lead. This is all of the offence that SP Christian Jacobs would need as he would toss a complete game shutout giving up only 5 hits and struck out 9. The win gives the Jays the series win and propells them into the World Series to face the Washington Nationals.

ryan008 · 11-01-2007, 11:13 AM

Jays Win Back-to-Back World Series, Defeat the Nationals in 5!

October 25th 2011.

Game #1

SP Arthur Bell (2-0, 3.00)
SP Bill Arkell (2-0, 1.50)

Score: Toronto 6 - Washington 1
W: B. Arkell (2-0)
L: A. Bell (2-1)
S: Sergio Vargas (1)

Recap:
DH Nick Cooper and 3B Mario Rivera hit homeruns and Rivera's was a three run bomb in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 1-1 tie and give the Jays a 6-1 lead. SP Bill Arkell went 7.0 strong innings allowing 5 hits and 1 ER while walking 0 and striking out 8. CL Claudio Vargas pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 for his first save of the post season.

Game #2

SP Rob Brown (1-0, 1.20)
SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (0-2, 6.57)

Score: Toronto 8 - Washington 3
W: V. Evans (1-0)
L: R Brown (1-1)
S: Carlos Yhuit (2)

Recap:
C Nick Cooper broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 6th inning with a 2-run homerun and the Jays would tack on 4 more in the 8th for the 8-3 win. SP Kiminobu Hashimoto wnet 5.1 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs he walked 4 and struck out 7. MR Carlos Yhuit went 1.2 innings and struckout a pair for the save, his second of the post season.

Game #3

SP Miguel Rodriguez (2-0, 1.54)
SP Raul Ruiz (2-0, 1.32)

Score: Toronto 3 - Washington 1
W: R. Ruiz (3-0)
L: A. Bell (2-1)
S: S. Perkins (3)

Recap:
3B Mario Rivera hit a one out double in the top of the 2nd off of SP Miguel Rodriguez to give the Jays a 2-1 lead. CF Vitantonio Ardinghi would hit his frst homerun of the post season in the 5th and that was all of the offence in the game. SP Raul Ruiz went 8 innings allowing 4 hits 1 earned run and walked 0 and struck out 7. CL Steve Perkins pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning for his 3rd save of the post season.

Game #4

SP Cody Phillips (0-1, 3.38)
SP Christian Jacobs (2-0, 2.91)

Score: Toronto 3 - Washington 4
W: J. Flores (2-0)
L: Steve Perkins (0-1)

Recap:
A wild one in Washington as the Nationals held a 3-0 lead heading into the top of the 9th inning. They brought in Allstar CL Omar Troost who promptly gave up 3 runs on 4 hits to tie the game at 3. The Jays got RBI base-hits from 3B Mario Rivera, CF Rick Bjork and PH Nick Cooper. But in the bottom of the inning CL Steve Perkins who had come into the game because SP Christian Jacobs had been pinch hit for in the top of the 9th gave up a one out homerun to C Coseph Weston to win the game for the Nationals and keep them alive. SP Christian Jacobs went 8 innings and allowed 6 hitsa nd 3 earned runs. He walked 0 and struckout 6.

Game #5

SP Arthur Bell (2-1, 3.18)
SP Bill Arkell (3-0, 1.44)

Score: Toronto 5 - Washington 2
W: B. Arkell (4-0)
L: A. Bell (2-2)
S: Sergio Vargas (2)

Recap:
1B Nathan Wilder hit a 1-out homerun 415 feet into left field inthe 7th inning to break a 2-2 tie and 2B Stan Elliot padded the lead with a 2-run homerun in the 8th inning to give the Jays a 5-2 victory and secure their 2nd World Series title in as many years. SP Bill Arkell went 8 strong innings allowing 7 hits, 2 earned runs walked 1 and struckout 11 for the win. MR Sergio Vargas picked up the save, his second with a perfect 1-2-3 9th inning in front of a stunned sellout growd in Washington. Washington SP Arthur Bell went 8.1 innings and allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs int he loss.

ryan008 · 11-02-2007, 07:19 AM

Montero Takes Home AL Batting Title

October 29th 2011.

Toronto Blue Jays LF Felipe Montero hit the cover off of the ball all year long and today was awarded the American League Batting Title.

The 23 year old rookie hit .342 with 21 HR and 95 RBIs. He delivered 212 hits, including 31 2B, 10 3B. He played in 157 games and scored 138 runs.

ryan008 · 11-02-2007, 07:26 AM

AL's Top Rookie Announced

November 7th 2011.

Felipe Montero, left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, has much to be proud of today as he was awarded the American League Rookie of the Year Award for 2011 after putting up some very solid numbers in his freshman season.

In 157 games Montero hit at a .342 clipp with 212 hits 31 2B, 10 3B and 21 HR with 95 RBIs. He also stole 105 bases and posted a .423 OBP.

This marks the second consecutive year that a Jays outfielder has won the rookie of the year award as in 2010 the award was captured by RF Alonso Martinez.

ryan008 · 11-02-2007, 07:32 AM

Toronto's Montero Takes Home 2011 MVP Award

November 8th 2011.

Felipe Montero went on a year long hitting rampage against American League pitchers and was rewarded for a spectacular season with the 2011 MVP Award.

The Toronto left fielder belted the opposition for 212 hits 31 2B, 10 3B, 21 HR and drove in 95 while scoring 138. He hit .342 and posted a .423 OBP.

GM Ryan Stewart on his young LF "It is pretty increadable to win both the AL Rookie of the Year Award and the American League MVP Award in the same season but this kid put up some special numbers. He could have had added to his totals as well but missed the last few weeks of the regular season with an injury and we missed him for the entire playoffs. He is healthy again now and we expect him back at 100 % for Spring Training in MArch"

10-31-2007, 10:39 AM	#201
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	AL Honors Toronto Right Fielder July 18th, 2011. All week long Alonso Martinez was the toughest out in the American League and that is the prime reason that he was voted the Player of the week. The Toronto RF rapped out 9 hits in 16 AB for a .563 BA drove in 10 runs and scored 8 times. This season Martinez has delivered 105 hits in 367 AB's for a .286 average with 6 HR. He is getting on base at a .395 pace and his totals include 44 RBIs 61 BB with 77 runs scored in 93 games played. Last edited by ryan008; 11-01-2007 at 07:10 AM.

10-31-2007, 11:51 AM	#204
24Rocks All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Posts: 808	Can we say rookie of the year? Thats alot of SB for him. He seem to be coming along nicely, is he DHing or playing in the field. __________________ Jonny Former OOTP Online leagues: LOHO: Detroit Tigers ISL: San Diego Padres VSL: Pittsburgh Pirates NPBL: Ohio Raptors/Nova Scotia Fishermen AFBL:Ontario Blue Pirates Check you my YOUTUBE or TWITCH

10-31-2007, 02:27 PM	#210
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Potent Bat Pays Off, Chambers Player of the Week September 19th 2011. One of the leagues most exciting young players Dave Chambers of the Toronto Blue Jays earned himself American League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last weeks games. For the week the 23 year old 3B had a lofty .483 BA (14-29) collecting 2 HR, 10 RBI and 8 runs scored. Looking at his stats for the Month of September Chambers has a .407 BA in 15 games with a .468 OBP with 5 HR and 18 RBIs. Last edited by ryan008; 11-01-2007 at 07:11 AM.

11-01-2007, 11:13 AM	#217
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Win Back-to-Back World Series, Defeat the Nationals in 5! October 25th 2011. Game #1 SP Arthur Bell (2-0, 3.00) SP Bill Arkell (2-0, 1.50) Score: Toronto 6 - Washington 1 W: B. Arkell (2-0) L: A. Bell (2-1) S: Sergio Vargas (1) Recap: DH Nick Cooper and 3B Mario Rivera hit homeruns and Rivera's was a three run bomb in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 1-1 tie and give the Jays a 6-1 lead. SP Bill Arkell went 7.0 strong innings allowing 5 hits and 1 ER while walking 0 and striking out 8. CL Claudio Vargas pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 for his first save of the post season. Game #2 SP Rob Brown (1-0, 1.20) SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (0-2, 6.57) Score: Toronto 8 - Washington 3 W: V. Evans (1-0) L: R Brown (1-1) S: Carlos Yhuit (2) Recap: C Nick Cooper broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 6th inning with a 2-run homerun and the Jays would tack on 4 more in the 8th for the 8-3 win. SP Kiminobu Hashimoto wnet 5.1 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs he walked 4 and struck out 7. MR Carlos Yhuit went 1.2 innings and struckout a pair for the save, his second of the post season. Game #3 SP Miguel Rodriguez (2-0, 1.54) SP Raul Ruiz (2-0, 1.32) Score: Toronto 3 - Washington 1 W: R. Ruiz (3-0) L: A. Bell (2-1) S: S. Perkins (3) Recap: 3B Mario Rivera hit a one out double in the top of the 2nd off of SP Miguel Rodriguez to give the Jays a 2-1 lead. CF Vitantonio Ardinghi would hit his frst homerun of the post season in the 5th and that was all of the offence in the game. SP Raul Ruiz went 8 innings allowing 4 hits 1 earned run and walked 0 and struck out 7. CL Steve Perkins pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning for his 3rd save of the post season. Game #4 SP Cody Phillips (0-1, 3.38) SP Christian Jacobs (2-0, 2.91) Score: Toronto 3 - Washington 4 W: J. Flores (2-0) L: Steve Perkins (0-1) Recap: A wild one in Washington as the Nationals held a 3-0 lead heading into the top of the 9th inning. They brought in Allstar CL Omar Troost who promptly gave up 3 runs on 4 hits to tie the game at 3. The Jays got RBI base-hits from 3B Mario Rivera, CF Rick Bjork and PH Nick Cooper. But in the bottom of the inning CL Steve Perkins who had come into the game because SP Christian Jacobs had been pinch hit for in the top of the 9th gave up a one out homerun to C Coseph Weston to win the game for the Nationals and keep them alive. SP Christian Jacobs went 8 innings and allowed 6 hitsa nd 3 earned runs. He walked 0 and struckout 6. Game #5 SP Arthur Bell (2-1, 3.18) SP Bill Arkell (3-0, 1.44) Score: Toronto 5 - Washington 2 W: B. Arkell (4-0) L: A. Bell (2-2) S: Sergio Vargas (2) Recap: 1B Nathan Wilder hit a 1-out homerun 415 feet into left field inthe 7th inning to break a 2-2 tie and 2B Stan Elliot padded the lead with a 2-run homerun in the 8th inning to give the Jays a 5-2 victory and secure their 2nd World Series title in as many years. SP Bill Arkell went 8 strong innings allowing 7 hits, 2 earned runs walked 1 and struckout 11 for the win. MR Sergio Vargas picked up the save, his second with a perfect 1-2-3 9th inning in front of a stunned sellout growd in Washington. Washington SP Arthur Bell went 8.1 innings and allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs int he loss. Last edited by ryan008; 11-02-2007 at 07:15 AM.

11-02-2007, 07:32 AM	#220
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Toronto's Montero Takes Home 2011 MVP Award November 8th 2011. Felipe Montero went on a year long hitting rampage against American League pitchers and was rewarded for a spectacular season with the 2011 MVP Award. The Toronto left fielder belted the opposition for 212 hits 31 2B, 10 3B, 21 HR and drove in 95 while scoring 138. He hit .342 and posted a .423 OBP. GM Ryan Stewart on his young LF "It is pretty increadable to win both the AL Rookie of the Year Award and the American League MVP Award in the same season but this kid put up some special numbers. He could have had added to his totals as well but missed the last few weeks of the regular season with an injury and we missed him for the entire playoffs. He is healthy again now and we expect him back at 100 % for Spring Training in MArch" Last edited by ryan008; 11-02-2007 at 07:34 AM.

10-31-2007, 10:50 AM	#202
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Have 31 Game Lead After the Trade Deadline August 1st, 2011. The 2011 trade deadline came and went today and there was a fleury of activity but the Toronto Blue Jays and GM Ryan Stewart did not make any moves and why would they? As we head into August and the dog days of summer the Blue Jays who went 23-3 in July to push their overall record to 86-21, lead the American League East by 31 games over the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. The Jays have the best record in baseball for the 3rd consecutive season and look like the early favorite to repeat as World Series Champs. Blue Jays Notable Performances: SP Kiminobu Hashimoto - 4-0 3.00 ERA SP Christian Jacobs - 4-1 3.48 ERA SP Bill Arkell - 4-0 2.88 ERA SP Raul Ruiz - 4-0 1.49 ERA SPJose Robles - 3-0 1.36 ERA CL Steve Perkins - 0-0 12 SV 1.50 ERA RF ALonso Martinez - .356 2 HR 18 RBI 2B Stan Elliott - .347 4 HR 22 RBI LF Felipe Montero - .301 4 HR 16 RBI C Hugh Edwards - .290 9 HR 22 RBI GM Ryan Stewart on his teams play so far "I couldn't be happier. We are getting good hitting and pitching and we are on quit a run right now. Having such a large lead in the division will be a good thing come September as we will have a chance to get a look at a few prospects for an extneded period of time and give some of our regulars some rest so they are fresh and ready to go for the playoffs"

10-31-2007, 10:56 AM	#203
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	AL Names Rookie of the Month August 1st, 2011. Felipe Montero of the Toronto Blue Jays just ended a sensational month, but it didn't end when the calander fliped to August. He topped off his great month of July with the American League Rookie of the Month Award. The young and talented left fielder took the nonor in July by hitting .301 in 26 games racking up 31 hits 2 HR 16 RBIs and scored 26 runs. In the 2011 season Montero is batting .336 with 139 hits 20 2B, 8 3B and 13 HR. He has 64 SB and scored 96 runs while driving in 57.

10-31-2007, 12:31 PM	#205
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	24Rocks , He leads all rookies in almost every single offensive category and has been playing LF for the entire season for me. I have had him DH a few games to give him a break but he is really good in the field as well with an 8 rating and 10 arm so I would like him out there as much as possible. I think he has the Rookie of the Year Award pretty much wrapped up and with the numbers he has put up he deserves it. I do feel guilty though as I signed him from the Dominican Republic and I don't think any of the other teams are scouting foreigh countries. I have decided that I can only sign 1 foreign player a year and all the rest I will sign and release the rest and have them enter free agency so every team has a chance to sign them. I don't want to have a team full of foreign superstars and win everything too easily. What do you think?

10-31-2007, 12:40 PM	#206
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Arkell Strong Arms Red Sox, Tosses Shutout August 7th, 2011. In asplended 6-0 shutout performance, Bill Arkell of the Toronto Blue Jays subdued the Boston Red Sox on a 2 hitter at Fenway Park in Boston tonight. Jays Manager Tomas Vega said in his post game comments "He kept hitting his spots and putting up zeros" Arkell registered 9 strikeouts and walked 1 in the victory. On the year to date Arkell is 13-3 in 23 starts with a 3.16 ERA and has thrown 159.2 innings giving up 130 hits, walked 39 and struckout 180.

10-31-2007, 12:59 PM	#207
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Day-to-Day Injury Shelves Arkell August 19th, 2011. Bill Arkell will be watching from hre owner's box after suffering a finger blister in his last start against the Baltimore Orioles. Although team Doctors are not overly concerned, they want to play it safe, listing the injury as day-to-day. The starting pitcher could miss up to two weeks before his injury fully heals. In 2011 Arkell has a record of 13-3 in 25 starts and he has a 3.44 ERA. GM Ryan Stewart was asked about the injury "He is going to be placed on the 15 day DL and we have recalled SP Andy Simmons from AAA Syracuse. Simmons is performing quite well for the Chiefs going 2-3 with a 1.68 ERA in 28 games. He was going to be a callup in September anyway, this will give us an oppertunity to get a look at him a little bit earlier. We wanted to play it safe with Arkell and put him on the DL so he can be fully healed and rested for the playoffs"

10-31-2007, 01:22 PM	#208
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Blue Jays Increase Lead to 38 Games in AL East September 1st 2011. The Blue Jays completed another very successful month that saw them go 21-5 and improve ther Major League Best record to 107-26. The Jays are currently 38 games up on the Baltimore Orioles and 45.5 games up on the New York Yankees. Once again the jays are doing it with a balance of good pitching and timely hitting. With only a month left in the season it is safe to say that the Tornto Blue Jays will get a chance to repeat as World Series Champs this October. Blue Jays Notable Performances: SP Andy Simmons - 2-0 2.30 ERA SPJose Robles - 3-0 2.15 ERA RF ALonso Martinez - .297 2 HR 10 RBI 2B Stan Elliott - .327 7 HR 23 RBI LF Felipe Montero - .353 4 HR 19 RBI CF Vitantonio Ardinghi - .301 0 HR 13 RBI

10-31-2007, 01:29 PM	#209
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Rosters Expand Jays Add 6 New Faces for September September 1st 2011. All across the league Major League Rosters expanded from 25 to 40 as it is that time of year whre clubs like to get a look at the future of their franchises if only for a month. GM Ryan Stewart on his September callups this year "Well since we have such a large lead in the AL East I want to give our regulars a few extra days off in the last month of the season so they can rest and heal any of those minor ailments that plague ball players in a grueling season. We have 6 new players with us this year and we are really happy to get a look at them. The one player that I am happy to see is 3B Dave Chambers who suffered a strained back in August last season while playing for AAA Syracuse and he missed 8 months. He has fully healed and is going to get a chance to play. The 23 year old is the future for us at 3B and we think he could be ready to take over as early as next season" Jays Callups: SP Andy Simmons SP Antonio Perez CL Vincent Evans CF Rick Bjork 3B Dave Chambers 2B Lorenzo Vazquez

10-31-2007, 02:46 PM	#211
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Raul Ruiz to Miss 1-2 Weeks September 19th 2011. Raul Ruiz at first refused to leave today's Tampa Bay-Toronto game after he suffered dead arm syndrom while throwing a pitch in the 4th inning but his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I'm a competitor" the fiesty Toronto SP said "I'll play through just about anything" Given time to reflect on the situation, he knew it was in his best interest to get immediate treatment. Doctors believe that the injury will keep Ruiz from pitching for 1-2 weeks. This season Ruiz is 19-6 with a 1.92 ERA. GM Ryan Stewart on the injury "It is unfortunate to loose such a competitor and I am not suprised he did not want to come out of the game. We will put him on the 15 day DL just so we know he won't pitch for the next 15 days. He should be activated just in time for the American League Division Series. SP Andy Simmons or SP Antonio Perez will take his spot int he rotation while he is recovering"

10-31-2007, 02:51 PM	#212
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Off Field Injury Sidelines Clarke September 23rd 2011. The Blue Jays will be without the services of MR Al Clarke for awhile. He suffered back spasms recently. He reportedly injurd it while attempting but missing a high-five with a teammate. The Jays reliever will be on the shelf for 5-6 weeks. This season Clarke has appeared in 46 games saving 2. His record stands at 5-4 and he has 74 K in 77.1 IP with a 2.69 ERA. GM Ryan Stewart said that "CL Claudio Vargas will stay with the team after the regular season ends and will fill Clarke's spot in the bullpen" The 24 year old Vargas would have been returned to AAA Syracuse when the regular season ended but will get a chance to pitch in the post season now.

10-31-2007, 02:58 PM	#213
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Rash of Injuries Continues: Montero Hurt Will Miss 7-8 Weeks September 29th 2011. The Blue Jays got more bad news today as they learned that their star rookie LF Felipe Montero will miss the next 2 months with an injury. "I'm frustrated right now" Said Jays LF Felipe Montero. "I can't help this team win by sitting on the bench or in the trainers room" Ubfortunately for the Jays that is where he will be spending the next 7-8 weeks. Montera suffered a srtained Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in tdays game against Boston while running the bases. "Believe me" he said "I won't be out a day longer than I have to be" This season he has mustered a .342 BA with 212 hits in 619 AB's. He has 21 HR and scored 138 runs while driving in 95 of his own. GM Ryan Stewart on yet another injury "Wow, we have been a little bit snake bitten with the injuries lately. This one really hurts as Montero was blossoming into a very good LF. He will be placed on the 60-day disabled list and CF Rick Bjork will stay with the team and take over in LF for the post season" Bjork like his teammate CL CLaudio Vargas will have a unique oppertunity to win both the International League Crown as well as the World Series Title int eh Same year.

11-01-2007, 07:22 AM	#214
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Cruise Through Last Month of Season Finish With Best Record in Baseball October 3rd 2011. The Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up their 5th consecutive American League East title today defeating the New York Yankees at home 7-0. September callup SP Antonio Perez went the distance on an 11 hit shutout. The win closes out the months of September and the regular season as the Jays finish with a record of 132-30. They ran away with the division besting the 2nd Place Baltimore Orioles by 43 games and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by 58 games. It marks the 3rd straight year that the Jays have had the best Regular Season record in baseball. The Blue Jays will begin their attempt to repeat as World Series Champions against the Chicago White Sox at home in Rogers Center. The Jays will be without a number of regulars including MR Al Clarke and rookie sensation LF Felipe Montero who both missed the majority of the Month of September. Clarke has a chance to pitch in the post-season if the Jays can make it back to the World Series but Montero is likely done for the season. It gives two rookies a chance to compete in their first post seasons. CF Rick Bjork and CL Claudio Vargas will both be on the post season roster and Bjork will likely be the Jays starting LF. American League Division Series: Chicago White Sox (92-70) Toronto Blue Jays (130-32) Baltimore Orioles (89-73) Wild Card Winner Texas Rangers (99-63) National League Division Series:* St. Louis Cardinals (84-78) Washington Nationals (98-64) Florida Marlins (94-69) *Wild Card Winner Colorado Rockies (100-62)

11-01-2007, 08:17 AM	#215
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Win ALDS 3 Games to 1 October 9th 2011. Game #1 SP Rob Gordon (20-8, 2.17) SP Christian Jacobs (22-6 2.15) Score: Toronto 8 - Chicago 6 W: Manual Villalobos (1-0) L: R. Gordon (0-1) S: Steve Perkins (1) Recap: The White Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning on a 3-run homerun by their DH Dale Reed. They would also score a single run in the 2nd and 2 more in the 5th inning and would chase SP Christian Jacobs from the game after only 4.2 innings of work. The Jays got a single run in the 3rd and another in the 4th and then exploaded for 6 in the bottom of the 6th. The big hit in the inning was a bases loaded 3 run double by CF Vitantonio Ardinghi. 2B Stan Elliot also drove in a pair with a double in the inning as the jays stormed back to take an 8-6 lead that they would not relinquish. MR Manual Villalobos went a perfect 3.1 innings with 1 BB and 4 K to get the victory and CL Steve Perkins pitched a scoreless 9th with 2 K to get the save. Game #2 SP Antonio Contrares (14-7, 2.54) SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (25-2 1.83) Score: Toronto 2 - Chicago 10 W: A. Contrares (1-0) L: K. Hashimoto (0-1) Recap: Chicago White Sox CF Kevin Carrol and RF Oliver Trotter both hit homeruns in the first inning and they drove in a total of 6 runs between them as the White Sox destroy the Jays 10-2. SP Kiminobu Hashimoto went 5.2 innings giving up 10 hits and 6 ER while walking 2 and striking out 1. Chicago SP Antonio Contrares went 7.1 innings and allowed only 5 hits and 2 ER. The potent Jays offence was silenced by a masterful pitching performance by SP A. Contrares. Game #3 SP Clarence Haynes (7-4, 3.34) SP Raul Ruiz (19-6 1.92) Score: Toronto 5 - Chicago 0 W: R. Ruiz (1-0) L: C. Haynes (0-1) Recap: Jays 1B Nathan Wilder hit 2 homeruns and drove in 4 of the 5 Jays runs as Toronto shutout the White Sox 5-0. It was a masterful performance by SP Raul Ruiz who went 6.2 innings walking 1 striking out 5 and allowing just 3 hits in his first start back after being sidelined with an injury for half of September. He was pulled after 6.2 innings because he had thrown 110 pitches and Manager Tomas Vega wanted to ease him back into the fold, not putting too much stress on his arm after not seeing game action in two weeks. Game #4 SP Rob Gordon (0-1, 10.13) SP Bill Arkell (16-3 3.34) Score: Toronto 7 - Chicago 3 W: B. Arkell (1-0) L: R. Gordon (0-2) Recap: Toronto DH Hugh Edwards went 2-4 with 3 RBIs and rookie CF Rick Bjork had a 2 RBI double as Toronto easily defeated the White Sox 7-3 to take the American League Division Series 3 games to 1. SP Bill Arkell was masterful pitching a complete game allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. He walked 3 and struckout 5. With the victory the Jays move on to the American League Championship Series and will face the a familiar foe in the Texas Rangers. In the National League the Florida Marlins will take on the Washington Nationals in the National League Championship Series.

11-01-2007, 09:15 AM	#216
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Headed Back to World Series, Defeat Rangers in 5. October 18th 2011. Game #1 SP Leon Gonzales (0-1, 1.59) SP Christian Jacobs (0-0, 11.57) Score: Toronto 4 - Texas 1 W: C. Jacobs (1-0) L: L. Gonzales (0-2) S: Steve Perkins (2) Recap: Texas scored their only run in the top of the first on an RBI single by CF Yasutoki Murata as the Rangers held a 1-0 lead un the Jays until the bottom of the 7th inning Texas SP Leon Gonzales was cruising through 6 innings he had allowed only 3 hits and no runs. In the bottom of the 7th lead off singles be RF Alonso Martinez and CF Vitantonio Ardinghi put two on with no one out and brought up 2B Stan Elliott. Elliot mashed a 2-1 curve ball 415 feet into the left field bleachers to give the Jays a 3-1 lead. SS Richard Evans would add an RBI single as the Jays scored 4 times in the inning. SP Christian Jacobs went 8 innings allowing 7 hits nad 1 runa nd 1 walk while striking out 10. CL Steve Perkins pitched a scoreless 9th striking out a pair for his second save of the post season. Game #2 SP Baio Hor (1-0, 0.00) SP Raul Ruiz (1-0, 0.00) Score: Toronto 9 - Texas 2 W: R. Ruiz (2-0) L: B Hor (1-1) Recap: 7 different Blue Jays drove in runs and all 9 starters had at least one hit as the Jays pounded out 9 runs on 12 hits to defeat the Rangers 9-2. SP Raul Ruiz went 7 innings giving up 9 hits and 2 earned runs while walking none and striking out 10. MR Carlos Yhuit went 2 scoreless innings in relief and gave up no hits and struckout a pair. Texas starter Baio Hor managed to go only 5.2 innings and allowed 9 hits and 6 earned runs with 2 strikeouts. Game #3 SP Gary Clark (0-0, 6.75) SP Bill Arkell (1-0, 3.00) Score: Toronto 6 - Texas 1 W: Bill Arkell(2-0) L: G. Clark (0-1) Recap: Toronto scored 5 times in the top of the 2nd inning including a 2 out grand slam by RF Alonso Martinez. 3B Byron Webb would drive in the other 2 Jays runs with an RBI single in the 2nd and a 2 out RBI double in the 4th. This was more than enough offence for SP Bill Arkell who went all 9 innings giving up 7 hits 1 earned run walked 1 and struck out 8 for the victory. Texas starter Gary Clark would last jsut 4 innings giving up all 6 runs in 5 hits to take the loss. The victory moves the Jays one win away from playing in their 2nd consecutive World Series. Game #4 SP Bryan Turner (1-0, 5.87) SP Kiminobu Hashimoto (0-1, 7.94) Score: Toronto 4 - Texas 5 W: B. Turner (2-0) L: K. Hashimoto (0-2) S: B Garrett (3) Recap: SS Richard Evans and 1B Nathan Wilder hit home runs but it wasn't enough as Texas scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning on a 2-out double by 3B Ray Craft to give the Rangers a 5-4 lead that they would not give up. Rangers SP Bryan Turner who was aquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline wnet 8 innings and allowed 6 hits and 4 runs for the win and to keep Texas alive. Jays SP Kiminobu Hashimoto went 6.2 innings and allowed all 5 runs on 4 hits he walked 3 and struckout 4. Game #5 SP Leon Gonzales (0-2, 3.29) SP Christian Jacobs (1-0 4.87) Score: Toronto 3 - Texas 0 W: C. Jacobs (2-0) L: L. Gonzales (0-3) Recap: In a rematch of game 1 starters SP Christian Jacobs took on Rangers Ace SP Leon Gonzales. Both pitchers were on fire throwing up zeros until the bottom of the 7th when Jays 1B Nathan Wilder hit a 3 run homerun with 2 out to give the Jays a 3-0 lead. This is all of the offence that SP Christian Jacobs would need as he would toss a complete game shutout giving up only 5 hits and struck out 9. The win gives the Jays the series win and propells them into the World Series to face the Washington Nationals.

11-02-2007, 07:19 AM	#218
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Montero Takes Home AL Batting Title October 29th 2011. Toronto Blue Jays LF Felipe Montero hit the cover off of the ball all year long and today was awarded the American League Batting Title. The 23 year old rookie hit .342 with 21 HR and 95 RBIs. He delivered 212 hits, including 31 2B, 10 3B. He played in 157 games and scored 138 runs.

11-02-2007, 07:26 AM	#219
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	AL's Top Rookie Announced November 7th 2011. Felipe Montero, left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, has much to be proud of today as he was awarded the American League Rookie of the Year Award for 2011 after putting up some very solid numbers in his freshman season. In 157 games Montero hit at a .342 clipp with 212 hits 31 2B, 10 3B and 21 HR with 95 RBIs. He also stole 105 bases and posted a .423 OBP. This marks the second consecutive year that a Jays outfielder has won the rookie of the year award as in 2010 the award was captured by RF Alonso Martinez.