1985 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 5

rpriske · 06-14-2016, 03:37 PM

The Blue Jays sit on top of the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Kevin Mitchell, Yankees & Mickey Tettleton, Dodgers

rpriske · 06-14-2016, 03:53 PM

TRADE

To EXPOS

Tom Niedenfuer
Joe Lefebvre
Ricky Butler
Connor Pollard
Manuel Moreno

To BLUE JAYS

Dennis Lamp
Ralph Davis
Bill Winston
Larry James
$324,000

Lamp is our new closer.

rpriske · 06-16-2016, 11:44 AM

May 7th, 1985

Nolan Ryan rose above the damp conditions to lead the Jays to their 5th straight win, a 6-1 victory over the A's.

Lance Parrish and Al Carlson both hit homers.

WP - Nolan Ryan (4-0)
LP - Larry McWilliams (2-3)

Record - 19-7

rpriske · 06-18-2016, 08:29 PM

May 8th, 1985

This was a bizarre, rain-soaked, error-riddled mess of a game that ended up an 18-13 win for Toronto over Oakland.

Edgardo Espinosa hit a grand slam and Al Carlson and Dan Gladden also hit homers.

Robin Yount had 4 hits and Carlson collected 5 RBI.

The Jays even stole 5 bases.

WP - Pepe Romero (2-0)
LP - Jimmy Key (3-2)

Record - 20-7

rpriske · 06-20-2016, 03:52 PM

May 10th, 1985

Bert Blyleven went the distance in a 7-2 win over the Mariners, stretching Toronto's win streak to 7.

Larry Parrish hit his 7th home run of the year.

WP - Bert Blyleven (4-1)
LP - Dave Dravecky (3-2)

Record - 21-7

rpriske · 06-20-2016, 03:55 PM

The Jays have claimed David Brooks off waivers from the Rangers.

He is assigned to AAA Cornwall.

rpriske · 06-23-2016, 10:35 PM

May 11th, 1985

The Mariners made things awfully interesting in the 9th, scoring twice before Dennis Lamp could shut the door on the 8-7 Toronto win. That is 8 in a row for the Jays.

John Godwin and Al Carlson hit home runs.

WP - Dave Stieb (2-0)
Save - Dennis Lamp (1)
LP - Roger Mason (1-2)

Record - 22-7

rpriske · 06-25-2016, 10:21 AM

May 12th, 1985

Nolan Ryan threw a 4-hit shutout while striking out 10!

The Jays beat the Mariners 4-0 for their 9th straight win.

Lance Parrish hit his 5th home run.

WP - Nolan Ryan (5-0)
LP - Mike Mason (3-2)

Record - 23-7

rpriske · 06-25-2016, 10:37 AM

Michael Adams signed a minor league contract.

The Jays claimed Daniel Peters off waivers from the Astros.

The Jays are still #1 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Dale Murphy, Yankees & Tim Wallach, Reds

TRADE

To PIRATES

Gary Redus
Ricky Horton
Ric Grimsley

To BLUE JAYS

John Howell (he's back!)
Cristian Gil
Oscar Hernandez
Rafael Ortega

Peters and Howell join the Jays.

Dave Stieb and Joseph Prost head to AAA.

Alfredo Martinez rejoins the rotation. Peters is taking over as closer.

rpriske · 06-27-2016, 08:10 AM

May 14th, 1985

How did the Jays win their 10th game in a row? How about Mario Soto throwing a 5-hit shut-out while striking out THIRTEEN!

John Godwin hit his 5th home run.

WP - Mario Soto (3-1)
LP - Bob Sebra (2-1)

Record - 24-7

rpriske · 06-27-2016, 08:23 AM

TRADE

To CUBS

Don Carman
Wes Gardner
Bruce Stone

To BLUE JAYS

Scott Garrelts
Aaron Wilson
Phil Young

TRADE

To BRAVES

Rick Lysander
Jesse Conley
Lucas Jackson

To BLUE JAYS

Bill Campbell
Juan Sanchez

Garrelts and Campbell join the Jays

Placed on waivers: Matt Valentine

Called up from AAA: Antonio Gonzalez

rpriske · 06-28-2016, 10:42 PM

May 15th, 1985

Miguel Pena went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while Lance Parrish took two out of the park as the Jays bet the Angels 8-1, to pick up their 11th straight win.

WP - Bert Blyleven (5-1)
LP - Atlee Hammaker (3-2)

Record - 25-7

rpriske · 06-28-2016, 10:45 PM

Jimmy Robinson signed a minor league contract.

Matt Valentine was claimed off waivers from us by the Boston Red Sox.

rpriske · 06-30-2016, 10:56 PM

May 17th, 1985

It was a big day FOUR John Godwin, as he went FOUR for FOUR, with FOUR RBI and FOUR Runs Scored.

The Jays beat the Twins 17-7 for their 12th straight win.

Edgardo Espinosa hit his 5th home run.

WP - Nolan Ryan (6-0)
LP - Jack Morris (5-2)

Record - 26-7

rpriske · 07-03-2016, 08:26 AM

May 18th, 1985

Michael Hunter tied the team record by getting five hits, including two home runs! He even walked once!

John Godwin's 9th inning Grand Slam put the exclamation point on this 18-3 thrashing of the Twins for Toronto's 13th straight win.

WP - Ron Darling (5-0)
LP - Frank DiPino (2-7)

Record - 27-7

rpriske · 07-03-2016, 08:29 AM

Despite being 38, the Jays have just signed Nolan Ryan to a 4-year extension for nearly a million per year. (It is heavily back-loaded with two player option years and could bite us in the ass... but I don't think so.)

The fans are thrilled.

rpriske · 07-03-2016, 08:33 AM

TRADE

To RED SOX

Desiderio Holbeche

To BLUE JAYS

Jose Torres

This is a massive salary dump - Holbeche is a Cuban playing in AAA for over a million per year for the next 4 years.

Torres is on a minor league contract.

rpriske · 07-03-2016, 09:23 AM

May 19th, 1985

For the second straight day, John Godwin hit a 9th inning Grand Slam in an absolute blow out of the Twins. Today Toronto wont 22-2 for their 14th straight victory.

Dave Parker and Edgardo Espinosa also hit homers.

WP - Mario Soto (4-1)
LP - Bob James (0-1)

Record - 28-7

rpriske · 07-03-2016, 09:35 AM

Jim Beattie was activated from the D.L. and assigned to A-ball on a rehab stint.

The Jays claimed Luis Fernandez and Jim Williams off waivers from the Yankees.

They were both assigned to AAA.

Miguel Pena was named AL Player of the Week. He hit .647 this week. Tony Phillips of the Dodgers won for the NL.

The Jays still sit on top of the Weekly Power Rankings. No surprise there.

SURPRISING TRADE!

To ASTROS

Lance Parrish
Julio Tamayo

To BLUE JAYS

Noa Prigent
Roderyk Duzynski
Derrick Mullins

Apparently the Jays want to go with Salas and Bruno as their catching corps. They traded Parrish for 3 minor leaguers, including a promising yet over-paid one (Prigent).

Domingo Bruno was called up.

rpriske · 07-04-2016, 04:35 PM

May 20th, 1985

After making mince-meat of the Minnesota bullpen, Toronto ran into the White Sox and Frank Viola. No bullpen in sight!

The Jays' streak came to an end with a 5-1 loss.

Paul Molitor hit a solo home run.

WP - Frank Viola (4-2)
LP - Bert Blyleven (5-2)

Record - 28-8

06-14-2016, 03:37 PM	#81
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	The Blue Jays sit on top of the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Kevin Mitchell, Yankees & Mickey Tettleton, Dodgers __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-14-2016, 03:53 PM	#82
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE To EXPOS Tom Niedenfuer Joe Lefebvre Ricky Butler Connor Pollard Manuel Moreno To BLUE JAYS Dennis Lamp Ralph Davis Bill Winston Larry James $324,000 Lamp is our new closer. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-16-2016, 11:44 AM	#83
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 7th, 1985 Nolan Ryan rose above the damp conditions to lead the Jays to their 5th straight win, a 6-1 victory over the A's. Lance Parrish and Al Carlson both hit homers. WP - Nolan Ryan (4-0) LP - Larry McWilliams (2-3) Record - 19-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-18-2016, 08:29 PM	#84
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 8th, 1985 This was a bizarre, rain-soaked, error-riddled mess of a game that ended up an 18-13 win for Toronto over Oakland. Edgardo Espinosa hit a grand slam and Al Carlson and Dan Gladden also hit homers. Robin Yount had 4 hits and Carlson collected 5 RBI. The Jays even stole 5 bases. WP - Pepe Romero (2-0) LP - Jimmy Key (3-2) Record - 20-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2016, 03:52 PM	#85
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 10th, 1985 Bert Blyleven went the distance in a 7-2 win over the Mariners, stretching Toronto's win streak to 7. Larry Parrish hit his 7th home run of the year. WP - Bert Blyleven (4-1) LP - Dave Dravecky (3-2) Record - 21-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2016, 03:55 PM	#86
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	The Jays have claimed David Brooks off waivers from the Rangers. He is assigned to AAA Cornwall. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-23-2016, 10:35 PM	#87
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 11th, 1985 The Mariners made things awfully interesting in the 9th, scoring twice before Dennis Lamp could shut the door on the 8-7 Toronto win. That is 8 in a row for the Jays. John Godwin and Al Carlson hit home runs. WP - Dave Stieb (2-0) Save - Dennis Lamp (1) LP - Roger Mason (1-2) Record - 22-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-25-2016, 10:21 AM	#88
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 12th, 1985 Nolan Ryan threw a 4-hit shutout while striking out 10! The Jays beat the Mariners 4-0 for their 9th straight win. Lance Parrish hit his 5th home run. WP - Nolan Ryan (5-0) LP - Mike Mason (3-2) Record - 23-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-25-2016, 10:37 AM	#89
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Michael Adams signed a minor league contract. The Jays claimed Daniel Peters off waivers from the Astros. The Jays are still #1 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Dale Murphy, Yankees & Tim Wallach, Reds TRADE To PIRATES Gary Redus Ricky Horton Ric Grimsley To BLUE JAYS John Howell (he's back!) Cristian Gil Oscar Hernandez Rafael Ortega Peters and Howell join the Jays. Dave Stieb and Joseph Prost head to AAA. Alfredo Martinez rejoins the rotation. Peters is taking over as closer. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-27-2016, 08:10 AM	#90
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 14th, 1985 How did the Jays win their 10th game in a row? How about Mario Soto throwing a 5-hit shut-out while striking out THIRTEEN! John Godwin hit his 5th home run. WP - Mario Soto (3-1) LP - Bob Sebra (2-1) Record - 24-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-27-2016, 08:23 AM	#91
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE To CUBS Don Carman Wes Gardner Bruce Stone To BLUE JAYS Scott Garrelts Aaron Wilson Phil Young TRADE To BRAVES Rick Lysander Jesse Conley Lucas Jackson To BLUE JAYS Bill Campbell Juan Sanchez Garrelts and Campbell join the Jays Placed on waivers: Matt Valentine Called up from AAA: Antonio Gonzalez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-28-2016 at 10:46 PM.

06-28-2016, 10:42 PM	#92
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 15th, 1985 Miguel Pena went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple, while Lance Parrish took two out of the park as the Jays bet the Angels 8-1, to pick up their 11th straight win. WP - Bert Blyleven (5-1) LP - Atlee Hammaker (3-2) Record - 25-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-28-2016, 10:45 PM	#93
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Jimmy Robinson signed a minor league contract. Matt Valentine was claimed off waivers from us by the Boston Red Sox. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-04-2016 at 04:37 PM.

06-30-2016, 10:56 PM	#94
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 17th, 1985 It was a big day FOUR John Godwin, as he went FOUR for FOUR, with FOUR RBI and FOUR Runs Scored. The Jays beat the Twins 17-7 for their 12th straight win. Edgardo Espinosa hit his 5th home run. WP - Nolan Ryan (6-0) LP - Jack Morris (5-2) Record - 26-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-03-2016, 08:26 AM	#95
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 18th, 1985 Michael Hunter tied the team record by getting five hits, including two home runs! He even walked once! John Godwin's 9th inning Grand Slam put the exclamation point on this 18-3 thrashing of the Twins for Toronto's 13th straight win. WP - Ron Darling (5-0) LP - Frank DiPino (2-7) Record - 27-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-03-2016, 08:29 AM	#96
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Despite being 38, the Jays have just signed Nolan Ryan to a 4-year extension for nearly a million per year. (It is heavily back-loaded with two player option years and could bite us in the ass... but I don't think so.) The fans are thrilled. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 11-17-2016 at 10:27 AM.

07-03-2016, 08:33 AM	#97
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	TRADE To RED SOX Desiderio Holbeche To BLUE JAYS Jose Torres This is a massive salary dump - Holbeche is a Cuban playing in AAA for over a million per year for the next 4 years. Torres is on a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-03-2016, 09:23 AM	#98
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 19th, 1985 For the second straight day, John Godwin hit a 9th inning Grand Slam in an absolute blow out of the Twins. Today Toronto wont 22-2 for their 14th straight victory. Dave Parker and Edgardo Espinosa also hit homers. WP - Mario Soto (4-1) LP - Bob James (0-1) Record - 28-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-03-2016, 09:35 AM	#99
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	Jim Beattie was activated from the D.L. and assigned to A-ball on a rehab stint. The Jays claimed Luis Fernandez and Jim Williams off waivers from the Yankees. They were both assigned to AAA. Miguel Pena was named AL Player of the Week. He hit .647 this week. Tony Phillips of the Dodgers won for the NL. The Jays still sit on top of the Weekly Power Rankings. No surprise there. SURPRISING TRADE! To ASTROS Lance Parrish Julio Tamayo To BLUE JAYS Noa Prigent Roderyk Duzynski Derrick Mullins Apparently the Jays want to go with Salas and Bruno as their catching corps. They traded Parrish for 3 minor leaguers, including a promising yet over-paid one (Prigent). Domingo Bruno was called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-04-2016 at 04:33 PM.

07-04-2016, 04:35 PM	#100
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,322	May 20th, 1985 After making mince-meat of the Minnesota bullpen, Toronto ran into the White Sox and Frank Viola. No bullpen in sight! The Jays' streak came to an end with a 5-1 loss. Paul Molitor hit a solo home run. WP - Frank Viola (4-2) LP - Bert Blyleven (5-2) Record - 28-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````