2014 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2013) - Page 14

rpriske · 10-26-2013, 01:13 AM

September 6th, 2014

Brett Lawrie's solo bomb in the 9th sent the game into extras but Joe Mauer's RBI single in the 10th sent the Jays to their fifth straight loss, falling to the Twins 4-3.

Moises Sierra also hit one out.

WP - Glen Perkins (3-4)
LP - Carter Capps (3-2)

Record - 70-67

Toronto is still one game behind Seattle.

rpriske · 10-26-2013, 03:15 PM

September 7th, 2014

Hyun-Jin Ryu threw a 5 hit shut-out, striking out 7 Twins as the Jays won 6-0!

Jose Reyes, Tyler Moore and Pablo Sandoval all went deep for Toronto.

WP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-9)
LP - Michael Tonkin (4-4)

Record - 71-67

Toronto and Seattle are now a half game behind Tampa Bay for that second Wild Card.

The Jays dropped to #12 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Tyler Moore was the AL Player of the week! He hit .467 with 3 HRs and 6 RBI.

Jason Heyward of the Braves won for the NL.

Jacob Anderson of Lansing won the award for his A league.

The Vancouver Canadians topped their power rankings.

rpriske · 10-27-2013, 08:25 AM

September 8th, 2014

Today the Jays were all about the long ball as big homers by Pablo Sandoval, Brett Lawrie and Robinson Cano led them to a 9-4 win over the Tigers.

WP - Danny Salazar (10-9)
LP - Anibel Sanchez (4-6)

Record - 72-67

Toronto is tied with Seattle for the second Wild Card (and 3 games behind Boston in the AL East).

rpriske · 10-28-2013, 11:30 AM

September 9th, 2014

The Jays won a close won, 5-4 over Detroit.

Anthony Gose went 3 for 5 with a homer and two doubles.

WP - Colby Lewis (12-11)
Save - Rex Brothers (34)
LP - Doug Fister (14-12)

Record - 73-67

Wow. Toronto is now the FIRST Wild Card! This race is TIGHT!

rpriske · 10-28-2013, 11:31 AM

Tom Trebelhorn, the Bluefield manager, retired. Hitting coach Mike Easler's contract ran out.

rpriske · 10-28-2013, 08:56 PM

September 10th, 2014

Max Scherzer held the Jays scoreless until Tyler Moore hit a solo shot while pinch-hitting in the 8th. The Tigers still won 6-1.

WP - Max Scherzer (13-7)
LP - David Phelps (10-11)

Record - 73-68

Toronto is tied with Tamps for the second Wild Card, a half game behind Detroit for the first and three games behind Boston for the AL East.

rpriske · 10-28-2013, 08:57 PM

New Bluefield Manager: Kosuke Fukudome!

New Blue field Hitting Coach: Earnest Riles.

rpriske · 10-29-2013, 11:09 PM

September 11th, 2014

Toronto fell behind Baltimore and could never make it up, losing 7-4. Robinson Cano went 3 for 4 with a home run.

WP - Wei-Yin Chen (11-8)
Save - Mike Gonzalez (33)
LP - Zach Stewart (2-1)

Record - 73-69

Toronto slipped a game behind Detroit in the Wild Card race.

rpriske · 10-30-2013, 10:50 PM

September 12th, 2014

Matt Magill's major league debut did not go well as Toronto fell 11-4 to Baltimore. K.C. Hobson go this first major league homer and Anthony Gose also went deep.

Magill was sent back to Buffalo after the game.

WP - Homer Bailey (7-15)
LP - Matt Magill (0-1)

Record - 73-70

Baltimore, Seattle and Toronto are now in a three way tie one game behind Detroit for the Wild Card.

rpriske · 10-31-2013, 12:01 PM

September 13th, 2014

The Blue Jays played like a tired team. They lost 8-3 to Baltimore. They are slipping back to .500

Robinson Cano hit his 21st homer of the year.

WP - Steve Johnson (11-13)
LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-10)

Record - 73-71

The Jays are still only a game behind the Wild Card, but it is behind a three-way tie between Seattle, Detroit and Baltimore.

rpriske · 10-31-2013, 10:31 PM

September 14th, 2014

The Blue Jays hitters feared on Baltimore pitching today, battering the Orioles 12-5. Gordon Beckham went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Also hitting balls out were Moises Sierra, Eric Hosmer and Jose Reyes.

WP - Colby Lewis (13-11)
Save - Steve Delabar (3)
LP - Esmil Rogers (1-3)

Record - 74-71

Wild Card Race:

Seattle and Detroit are tied for the 1st and 2nd Wild Cards.

Tampa Bay is back by a half game.

Toronto and Baltimore are back by one game.

The Blue Jays fell to #13 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Chris McGuiness, Rangers & Jason Kipnis, Cubs

After the Jays had an off day, the Wild Card Race is like this:

1st WC - Seattle
2nd WC - (TIE) - Tampa Bay, Detroit & Baltimore
.5 games back - Toronto

rpriske · 10-31-2013, 10:55 PM

September 16th, 2014

The Jays clawed their way back, only to fall to an 8th inning barrage by the Rays. Tampa won 6-3.

Jesus Montero went 3 for 4 with a solo blast.

WP - Scott Feldman (4-5)
Save - Jake McGee (35)
LP - Mark Montgomery (1-1)

Record - 74-72

rpriske · 10-31-2013, 10:56 PM

Ricky Romero and Trystan Magnuson have announced their retirement.

Vancouver manager Clayton McCullough and pitching coach Dick Pole have both left the team.

rpriske · 11-01-2013, 12:02 PM

September 17th, 2014

David Price held the Jays hitless until the 6th, but they did enough in the final three frames to nab the 3-2 win over the Rays.

It was costly as Robinson Cano had to leave the game after a collision with Ryan Lavarnway at second base. We are waiting for a diagnosis.

WP - Luke Gregerson (1-4)
Save - Rex Brothers (35)
LP - David Price (12-10)

Record - 75-72

rpriske · 11-01-2013, 12:06 PM

Lots of news:

Robinson Cano suffered an oblique strain and will be out 3-4 weeks.

New Hampshire Hitting Coach Richie Hebner has announced his retirement.

Manager Gary Allenson's contract has run out.

Terry Francona is the new manager and Bill Castro is the new pitching coach for the Vancouver Canadians.

rpriske · 11-02-2013, 09:59 AM

September 18th, 2014

A big Pablo Sandoval two-run homer in the 8th brought them close, but they couldn't make up the last run, falling 3-2 to the Rays.

WP - Edison Volquez (11-13)
Save - Jake McGee (36)
LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-11)

Record - 75-73

rpriske · 11-02-2013, 10:04 AM

New AA New Hampshire staff:

Manager: Rick Engle

Hitting Coach: Jon Zuber

rpriske · 11-02-2013, 04:33 PM

September 19th, 2014

The Jays couldn't hold on as the Orioles pulled ahead in the 6th and then shut things down. Baltimore won 4-3.

Jose Reyes got his 14th homer of the season and Zoilo Almonte got his first career shot.

WP - Steve Johnson (12-13)
Save - Jim Johnson (3)
LP - Colby Lewis (13-12)

Record - 75-74

rpriske · 11-03-2013, 07:51 AM

September 20th, 2014

Zach Stewart pitched 7 innings of PERFECT baseball before Adam Jones hit a single to lead of the 8th. In the end Stewart threw a 2-hit shut out, striking out 7.

Meanwhile, his batters took all the pressure off him by scoring TEN times in the FIRST inning! They cruised to a 16-0 win over the Orioles!

Brett Lawrie went 3 for 5 with his 33rd homer and SIX RBI! Pablo Sandoval got his 23rd, Jesus Montero got his 10th and Sean Rodriguez his his 4th!

WP - Zach Stewart (3-1)
LP - Chris Tillman (2-1)

Record - 76-74

rpriske · 11-03-2013, 12:49 PM

September 21st, 2014

Another well pitched game as David Phelps handled the Orioles and Moises Sierra his a home run (and his 12th straight game with a hit) as the Jays won 4-1.

WP - David Phelps (11-11)
Save - Rex Brothers (36)
LP - Dylan Bundy (10-11)

Record - 77-74

10-31-2013, 12:01 PM	#270
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 13th, 2014 The Blue Jays played like a tired team. They lost 8-3 to Baltimore. They are slipping back to .500 Robinson Cano hit his 21st homer of the year. WP - Steve Johnson (11-13) LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-10) Record - 73-71 The Jays are still only a game behind the Wild Card, but it is behind a three-way tie between Seattle, Detroit and Baltimore. Last edited by rpriske; 11-22-2013 at 12:49 PM.

10-31-2013, 10:31 PM	#271
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 14th, 2014 The Blue Jays hitters feared on Baltimore pitching today, battering the Orioles 12-5. Gordon Beckham went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Also hitting balls out were Moises Sierra, Eric Hosmer and Jose Reyes. WP - Colby Lewis (13-11) Save - Steve Delabar (3) LP - Esmil Rogers (1-3) Record - 74-71 Wild Card Race: Seattle and Detroit are tied for the 1st and 2nd Wild Cards. Tampa Bay is back by a half game. Toronto and Baltimore are back by one game. The Blue Jays fell to #13 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Chris McGuiness, Rangers & Jason Kipnis, Cubs After the Jays had an off day, the Wild Card Race is like this: 1st WC - Seattle 2nd WC - (TIE) - Tampa Bay, Detroit & Baltimore .5 games back - Toronto Last edited by rpriske; 10-31-2013 at 10:33 PM.

10-26-2013, 01:13 AM	#261
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 6th, 2014 Brett Lawrie's solo bomb in the 9th sent the game into extras but Joe Mauer's RBI single in the 10th sent the Jays to their fifth straight loss, falling to the Twins 4-3. Moises Sierra also hit one out. WP - Glen Perkins (3-4) LP - Carter Capps (3-2) Record - 70-67 Toronto is still one game behind Seattle.

10-26-2013, 03:15 PM	#262
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 7th, 2014 Hyun-Jin Ryu threw a 5 hit shut-out, striking out 7 Twins as the Jays won 6-0! Jose Reyes, Tyler Moore and Pablo Sandoval all went deep for Toronto. WP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-9) LP - Michael Tonkin (4-4) Record - 71-67 Toronto and Seattle are now a half game behind Tampa Bay for that second Wild Card. The Jays dropped to #12 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Tyler Moore was the AL Player of the week! He hit .467 with 3 HRs and 6 RBI. Jason Heyward of the Braves won for the NL. Jacob Anderson of Lansing won the award for his A league. The Vancouver Canadians topped their power rankings.

10-27-2013, 08:25 AM	#263
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 8th, 2014 Today the Jays were all about the long ball as big homers by Pablo Sandoval, Brett Lawrie and Robinson Cano led them to a 9-4 win over the Tigers. WP - Danny Salazar (10-9) LP - Anibel Sanchez (4-6) Record - 72-67 Toronto is tied with Seattle for the second Wild Card (and 3 games behind Boston in the AL East).

10-28-2013, 11:30 AM	#264
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 9th, 2014 The Jays won a close won, 5-4 over Detroit. Anthony Gose went 3 for 5 with a homer and two doubles. WP - Colby Lewis (12-11) Save - Rex Brothers (34) LP - Doug Fister (14-12) Record - 73-67 Wow. Toronto is now the FIRST Wild Card! This race is TIGHT!

10-28-2013, 11:31 AM	#265
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Tom Trebelhorn, the Bluefield manager, retired. Hitting coach Mike Easler's contract ran out.

10-28-2013, 08:56 PM	#266
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 10th, 2014 Max Scherzer held the Jays scoreless until Tyler Moore hit a solo shot while pinch-hitting in the 8th. The Tigers still won 6-1. WP - Max Scherzer (13-7) LP - David Phelps (10-11) Record - 73-68 Toronto is tied with Tamps for the second Wild Card, a half game behind Detroit for the first and three games behind Boston for the AL East.

10-28-2013, 08:57 PM	#267
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	New Bluefield Manager: Kosuke Fukudome! New Blue field Hitting Coach: Earnest Riles.

10-29-2013, 11:09 PM	#268
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 11th, 2014 Toronto fell behind Baltimore and could never make it up, losing 7-4. Robinson Cano went 3 for 4 with a home run. WP - Wei-Yin Chen (11-8) Save - Mike Gonzalez (33) LP - Zach Stewart (2-1) Record - 73-69 Toronto slipped a game behind Detroit in the Wild Card race.

10-30-2013, 10:50 PM	#269
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 12th, 2014 Matt Magill's major league debut did not go well as Toronto fell 11-4 to Baltimore. K.C. Hobson go this first major league homer and Anthony Gose also went deep. Magill was sent back to Buffalo after the game. WP - Homer Bailey (7-15) LP - Matt Magill (0-1) Record - 73-70 Baltimore, Seattle and Toronto are now in a three way tie one game behind Detroit for the Wild Card.

10-31-2013, 10:55 PM	#272
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 16th, 2014 The Jays clawed their way back, only to fall to an 8th inning barrage by the Rays. Tampa won 6-3. Jesus Montero went 3 for 4 with a solo blast. WP - Scott Feldman (4-5) Save - Jake McGee (35) LP - Mark Montgomery (1-1) Record - 74-72

10-31-2013, 10:56 PM	#273
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Ricky Romero and Trystan Magnuson have announced their retirement. Vancouver manager Clayton McCullough and pitching coach Dick Pole have both left the team.

11-01-2013, 12:02 PM	#274
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 17th, 2014 David Price held the Jays hitless until the 6th, but they did enough in the final three frames to nab the 3-2 win over the Rays. It was costly as Robinson Cano had to leave the game after a collision with Ryan Lavarnway at second base. We are waiting for a diagnosis. WP - Luke Gregerson (1-4) Save - Rex Brothers (35) LP - David Price (12-10) Record - 75-72

11-01-2013, 12:06 PM	#275
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Lots of news: Robinson Cano suffered an oblique strain and will be out 3-4 weeks. New Hampshire Hitting Coach Richie Hebner has announced his retirement. Manager Gary Allenson's contract has run out. Terry Francona is the new manager and Bill Castro is the new pitching coach for the Vancouver Canadians.

11-02-2013, 09:59 AM	#276
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 18th, 2014 A big Pablo Sandoval two-run homer in the 8th brought them close, but they couldn't make up the last run, falling 3-2 to the Rays. WP - Edison Volquez (11-13) Save - Jake McGee (36) LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (11-11) Record - 75-73

11-02-2013, 10:04 AM	#277
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	New AA New Hampshire staff: Manager: Rick Engle Hitting Coach: Jon Zuber

11-02-2013, 04:33 PM	#278
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 19th, 2014 The Jays couldn't hold on as the Orioles pulled ahead in the 6th and then shut things down. Baltimore won 4-3. Jose Reyes got his 14th homer of the season and Zoilo Almonte got his first career shot. WP - Steve Johnson (12-13) Save - Jim Johnson (3) LP - Colby Lewis (13-12) Record - 75-74

11-03-2013, 07:51 AM	#279
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 20th, 2014 Zach Stewart pitched 7 innings of PERFECT baseball before Adam Jones hit a single to lead of the 8th. In the end Stewart threw a 2-hit shut out, striking out 7. Meanwhile, his batters took all the pressure off him by scoring TEN times in the FIRST inning! They cruised to a 16-0 win over the Orioles! Brett Lawrie went 3 for 5 with his 33rd homer and SIX RBI! Pablo Sandoval got his 23rd, Jesus Montero got his 10th and Sean Rodriguez his his 4th! WP - Zach Stewart (3-1) LP - Chris Tillman (2-1) Record - 76-74

11-03-2013, 12:49 PM	#280
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 21st, 2014 Another well pitched game as David Phelps handled the Orioles and Moises Sierra his a home run (and his 12th straight game with a hit) as the Jays won 4-1. WP - David Phelps (11-11) Save - Rex Brothers (36) LP - Dylan Bundy (10-11) Record - 77-74