1985 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 2

rpriske · 04-07-2016, 11:35 AM

March 22nd, 1985

The Jays celebrated their G.M.s 17th birthday by clobbering the Brewers, 12-4.

John Godwin hit 2 home runs and Edgardo Espinosa added another.

WP - Nolan Ryan (1-1)
LP - Ron Romanick (2-1)

Spring Record - 8-10

rpriske · 04-07-2016, 11:44 AM

TRADE (returning a classic player to his old team...)

To REDS

George Foster
John Howell
Juan Rodriguez

To BLUE JAYS

Jose Cruz
Julio Tamayo
Pedro Velazquez
Gerald Ellis

Sent to the Minor League Camp: Ricky Horton, Alfredo Martinez, Mark Salas, Jesus Garza, Tamayo, Velazquez, Ellis

Joining the Major league camp: Cruz

rpriske · 04-10-2016, 10:09 AM

March 23rd, 1985

Mark Huismann blew a two run lead in the 9th which lead to a 5-3 12 inning White Sox win.

Keith Hernandez hit his first home of the spring.

WP - Fred Howard (2-1)
LP - Stew Cliburn (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-11

rpriske · 04-11-2016, 05:27 PM

March 24th, 1985

Dave Stieb does not seem ready for opening day.

The Jays fell to the Twins 6-5.

WP - Clay Christiansen (1-0)
Save - Bob James (2)
LP - Dave Stieb (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-12

rpriske · 04-16-2016, 07:20 AM

March 25th, 1985

Ron Darling pitched 5 scoreless innings and a late offensive outburst gave the Blue Jays a 6-2 win over the Yankees.

Desiderio Holbeche hit his 2nd homer of the spring.

WP - Kuniaki Sakamoto (1-0)
Save - Bernard Ray (2)
LP - Tom Waddell (1-1)

Spring Record - 9-12

rpriske · 04-19-2016, 11:38 AM

March 26th, 1985

Uh, yeah. Blue Jays 15, Angels 0

Gustavo Pena went 2 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Desiderio Holbeche went 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI. John Godwin also had 3 RBI.

WP - Jim Beattie (2-1)
LP - Bob Sebra (0-2)

Spring Record - 10-12

rpriske · 04-22-2016, 09:01 AM

March 27th, 1985

Dave Stewart pitched 5 scoreless innings, leading the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Doug DeCinces hit his 3rd spring home run.

WP - Dave Stewart (3-0)
Save - Don Carman (1)
LP - Scott Sanderson (1-1)

Spring Record - 11-12

rpriske · 04-25-2016, 11:11 AM

March 28th, 1985

A back-and-forth game went Seattle's way, winning 7-6 in 10 innings.

Michael Hunter hit his first spring homer.

WP - Mike Kinnunen (2-0)
LP - Stew Cliburn (0-2)

Spring Record - 11-13

As a Jays fan I find it kind of funny that the Mariners have Tony Fernandez, George Bell and Devon White.

rpriske · 04-30-2016, 11:29 PM

March 30th, 1985

The Blue Jays stomped the Rangers, 14-2, but they also may have lost Robin Yount to start the season. We are waiting to hear back front eh doctors.

Gary Redus hit his 2nd spring homer.

WP - Bert Blyleven (2-1)
LP - Danny Jackson (0-3)

Spring Record - 12-13

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 12:00 AM

March 31st, 1985

They Jays fell to the Royals 6-2 in spring action.

WP - Danny Cox (3-0)
LP - Dave Stieb (0-2)

Spring Record - 12-14

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 12:05 AM

Robin Yount's knee sprain is not as serious as feared, but he will miss the next 3-4 weeks of gameplay.

Jesus Garza is recalled from the minor league camp.

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 12:32 AM

April 1st, 1985

Ron Darling pitched a solid game as the Jays topped the A's 4-1.

Gary Ward hit his 1st spring home run.

WP - Ron Darling (2-1)
Save - Stew Cliburn (1)
LP - Craig Mitchell (0-1)

Spring Record - 13-14

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 12:53 AM

April 2nd, 1985

The Jays wrap up their spring schedule with a tight 4-3 loss to the Red Sox.

WP - Gary Wheelock (1-1)
Save - Len Whitehouse (2)
LP - Bernard Ray (0-2)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-15

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 01:08 AM

TRADE

To MARINERS

Keith Hernandez
Doug Corbett

To BLUE JAYS

Larry Parrish
Bill Covington
Jeffrey Brinkler

Final Cuts

Sent to AAA:

Dave Stieb (a slow start - they are looking at this as extended spring training)
Bernard Ray
Kuniaki Sakamoto
Gary Redus
Jesus Garza
Covington
Brinkler

Parrish helps our shortstop problem, while also adding another Parrish to the mix. Hernandez is good but we are deep at first.

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 01:30 AM

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Bert Blyleven
Nolan Ryan
Ron Darling
Jim Beattie
Dave Stewart

Bullpen

Tom Niedenfuer (CL)
Stew Cliburn
Michael Klinger
Don Carman (L)
Mark Huismann
Jesse Conley (L)
Rade Grol

C - Gustavo Pena
C - Lance Parrish
1B - Edgardo Espinosa
2B - John Godwin
3B - Doug DeCinces
SS - Paul Molitor
LF - Al Carlson
CF - Desiderio Holbeche
RF - Jose Cruz
DH - Michael Hunter
UTIL - Larry Parrish
OF - Jim Dwyer
OF - Gary Ward

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 01:31 AM

Minor League Signings:

B.J. Curran
Rafael Perez
Antonio Torres
Lucas Jackson
Felix Aguilar
Richard Dotson
Rafael Anaya

rpriske · 05-01-2016, 01:38 AM

Gustavo Rangel's expectation this year: a World Series ring.

Preseason Predictions have us going 119-43 and winning the AL East by 21 games. The Twins are slated to win the AL West.

Top Hitter: Danny Tartabull, Mariners
#2 - Al Carlson, #4 - Edgardo Espinosa

Top Pitcher: Nolan Ryan
#4 - Ron Darling, #5 - Jim Beattie, #7 - Bert Blyleven

NL - Pirates & Dodgers

Top Hitter - Jesse Barfield, Dodgers

Top Pitcher - Fernando Valenzuela, Cubs

rpriske · 05-03-2016, 08:46 AM

April 8th, 1985

The Jays opened on the road and left the Kansas City fans unhappy. Bert Blyleven struck out 8 as he went the distance in a 12-1 romp over the Royals for his 250th career win!

Lance Parrish hit the first Toronto home run of the season, with a pinch-hit, 3-run blast in the 9th. Al Carlson also knocked in 3 runs.

WP - Bert Blyleven (1-0)
LP - Danny Cox (0-1)

Record - 1-0

rpriske · 05-05-2016, 08:38 AM

April 10th, 1985

Doug DeCinces led the game off with a home run and then hit a second for good measure as the Jays beat the Royals 5-3.

WP - Nolan Ryan (1-0)
Save - Tom Niedenfuer (1)
LP - Joaquin Andujar (0-1)

Record - 2-0

rpriske · 05-05-2016, 08:43 AM

The Jays claimed Rick Lysander off waivers from the Yankees.

Victor Cruz was moved to the 60-man DL to make room. Jesse Conley was demoted to AAA.

04-07-2016, 11:35 AM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 22nd, 1985 The Jays celebrated their G.M.s 17th birthday by clobbering the Brewers, 12-4. John Godwin hit 2 home runs and Edgardo Espinosa added another. WP - Nolan Ryan (1-1) LP - Ron Romanick (2-1) Spring Record - 8-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-07-2016, 11:44 AM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE (returning a classic player to his old team...) To REDS George Foster John Howell Juan Rodriguez To BLUE JAYS Jose Cruz Julio Tamayo Pedro Velazquez Gerald Ellis Sent to the Minor League Camp: Ricky Horton, Alfredo Martinez, Mark Salas, Jesus Garza, Tamayo, Velazquez, Ellis Joining the Major league camp: Cruz __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-10-2016, 10:09 AM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 23rd, 1985 Mark Huismann blew a two run lead in the 9th which lead to a 5-3 12 inning White Sox win. Keith Hernandez hit his first home of the spring. WP - Fred Howard (2-1) LP - Stew Cliburn (0-1) Spring Record - 8-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 04-11-2016 at 05:26 PM.

04-11-2016, 05:27 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 24th, 1985 Dave Stieb does not seem ready for opening day. The Jays fell to the Twins 6-5. WP - Clay Christiansen (1-0) Save - Bob James (2) LP - Dave Stieb (0-1) Spring Record - 8-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-16-2016, 07:20 AM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 25th, 1985 Ron Darling pitched 5 scoreless innings and a late offensive outburst gave the Blue Jays a 6-2 win over the Yankees. Desiderio Holbeche hit his 2nd homer of the spring. WP - Kuniaki Sakamoto (1-0) Save - Bernard Ray (2) LP - Tom Waddell (1-1) Spring Record - 9-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-19-2016, 11:38 AM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 26th, 1985 Uh, yeah. Blue Jays 15, Angels 0 Gustavo Pena went 2 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Desiderio Holbeche went 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI. John Godwin also had 3 RBI. WP - Jim Beattie (2-1) LP - Bob Sebra (0-2) Spring Record - 10-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-22-2016, 09:01 AM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 27th, 1985 Dave Stewart pitched 5 scoreless innings, leading the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Orioles. Doug DeCinces hit his 3rd spring home run. WP - Dave Stewart (3-0) Save - Don Carman (1) LP - Scott Sanderson (1-1) Spring Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-25-2016, 11:11 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 28th, 1985 A back-and-forth game went Seattle's way, winning 7-6 in 10 innings. Michael Hunter hit his first spring homer. WP - Mike Kinnunen (2-0) LP - Stew Cliburn (0-2) Spring Record - 11-13 As a Jays fan I find it kind of funny that the Mariners have Tony Fernandez, George Bell and Devon White. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 04-25-2016 at 11:13 AM.

04-30-2016, 11:29 PM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 30th, 1985 The Blue Jays stomped the Rangers, 14-2, but they also may have lost Robin Yount to start the season. We are waiting to hear back front eh doctors. Gary Redus hit his 2nd spring homer. WP - Bert Blyleven (2-1) LP - Danny Jackson (0-3) Spring Record - 12-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 12:00 AM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	March 31st, 1985 They Jays fell to the Royals 6-2 in spring action. WP - Danny Cox (3-0) LP - Dave Stieb (0-2) Spring Record - 12-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 12:05 AM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Robin Yount's knee sprain is not as serious as feared, but he will miss the next 3-4 weeks of gameplay. Jesus Garza is recalled from the minor league camp. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 12:32 AM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 1st, 1985 Ron Darling pitched a solid game as the Jays topped the A's 4-1. Gary Ward hit his 1st spring home run. WP - Ron Darling (2-1) Save - Stew Cliburn (1) LP - Craig Mitchell (0-1) Spring Record - 13-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 12:53 AM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 2nd, 1985 The Jays wrap up their spring schedule with a tight 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. WP - Gary Wheelock (1-1) Save - Len Whitehouse (2) LP - Bernard Ray (0-2) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 01:08 AM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE To MARINERS Keith Hernandez Doug Corbett To BLUE JAYS Larry Parrish Bill Covington Jeffrey Brinkler Final Cuts Sent to AAA: Dave Stieb (a slow start - they are looking at this as extended spring training) Bernard Ray Kuniaki Sakamoto Gary Redus Jesus Garza Covington Brinkler Parrish helps our shortstop problem, while also adding another Parrish to the mix. Hernandez is good but we are deep at first. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 01:30 AM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Bert Blyleven Nolan Ryan Ron Darling Jim Beattie Dave Stewart Bullpen Tom Niedenfuer (CL) Stew Cliburn Michael Klinger Don Carman (L) Mark Huismann Jesse Conley (L) Rade Grol C - Gustavo Pena C - Lance Parrish 1B - Edgardo Espinosa 2B - John Godwin 3B - Doug DeCinces SS - Paul Molitor LF - Al Carlson CF - Desiderio Holbeche RF - Jose Cruz DH - Michael Hunter UTIL - Larry Parrish OF - Jim Dwyer OF - Gary Ward __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 01:31 AM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Minor League Signings: B.J. Curran Rafael Perez Antonio Torres Lucas Jackson Felix Aguilar Richard Dotson Rafael Anaya __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-01-2016, 01:38 AM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Gustavo Rangel's expectation this year: a World Series ring. Preseason Predictions have us going 119-43 and winning the AL East by 21 games. The Twins are slated to win the AL West. Top Hitter: Danny Tartabull, Mariners #2 - Al Carlson, #4 - Edgardo Espinosa Top Pitcher: Nolan Ryan #4 - Ron Darling, #5 - Jim Beattie, #7 - Bert Blyleven NL - Pirates & Dodgers Top Hitter - Jesse Barfield, Dodgers Top Pitcher - Fernando Valenzuela, Cubs __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-03-2016, 08:46 AM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 8th, 1985 The Jays opened on the road and left the Kansas City fans unhappy. Bert Blyleven struck out 8 as he went the distance in a 12-1 romp over the Royals for his 250th career win! Lance Parrish hit the first Toronto home run of the season, with a pinch-hit, 3-run blast in the 9th. Al Carlson also knocked in 3 runs. WP - Bert Blyleven (1-0) LP - Danny Cox (0-1) Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-08-2016 at 08:22 AM.

05-05-2016, 08:38 AM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	April 10th, 1985 Doug DeCinces led the game off with a home run and then hit a second for good measure as the Jays beat the Royals 5-3. WP - Nolan Ryan (1-0) Save - Tom Niedenfuer (1) LP - Joaquin Andujar (0-1) Record - 2-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-05-2016, 08:43 AM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	The Jays claimed Rick Lysander off waivers from the Yankees. Victor Cruz was moved to the 60-man DL to make room. Jesse Conley was demoted to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````