1988 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 10

rpriske · 09-18-2019, 04:59 PM

The Blue Jays have fallen to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Melvin Perry, Yankees & Chris Clark, Expos

rpriske · 09-18-2019, 05:03 PM

Sent to AAA: Lee Guetterman, Ramiro Garcia

Called Up: Yasushi Taguchi, Ramiro Gonzalez

rpriske · 09-21-2019, 08:10 AM

July 4th, 1988

In one of those odd scheduling mishaps, the hot Angels were in Toronto to face the cold Blue Jays, despite it being the 4th of July.

Fortunes were reversed as the Jays rode the home run slugging of Dave Winfield and Ryne Sandberg to a 5-4 win!

WP - Mike Krukow (2-1)
Save - David Wells (18)
LP - Rod Nichols (5-3)

Record - 45-39

The Jays and Yankees are tied.

rpriske · 09-22-2019, 10:07 PM

July 5th, 1988

The Angels outlasted the Blue Jays, beating them 6-4.

Dave Winfield hit his 4th home run of the season.

WP - Jimmy Jones (5-2)
Save - Dudley Sanders (20)
LP - Walt Terrell (5-5)

Record - 45-40

The Jays have fallen a game behind the Yankees.

rpriske · 09-22-2019, 10:07 PM

Lee Smith of the Expos collected career save #300.

rpriske · 09-25-2019, 05:40 PM

July 6th, 1988

The Blue Jays fell to the Angels again today, losing 4-3.

Dave Winfield, who seems to have found his power stroke, hit his 5th home run of the year.

WP - Paul Kilgus (1-0)
Save - Dudley Sanders (21)
LP - Nolan Ryan (9-6)

Record - 45-41

rpriske · 09-25-2019, 05:42 PM

Mark Blain signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 09-28-2019, 08:39 AM

July 8th, 1988

A familiar face came back to haunt the Blue Jays as Lee Yandell hit a two run home run in the top of the 9th to tie it up, but Lenny Dykstra doubled home Ryne Sandberg in the bottom of the 9th to give Toronto a walk-off, 7-6 win over the Mariners.

Dave Winfield homered for the 4th straight game!

WP - David Wells (1-2)
LP - Dan Quisenberry (4-2)

Record - 46-41

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 02:11 PM

July 9th, 1988

Robinson Lopez pitched the Blue Jays past the Mariners by a score of 4-2.

Dave Winfield's home run streak ended.

WP - Robinson Lopez (9-6)
Save - David Wells (19)
LP - Kevin Brown (5-5)

Record - 47-41

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 02:16 PM

The All-Star Rosters have been announced!

Rickey Henderson was voted in.

Also named to the team: Nolan Ryan... and that is it.

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 03:05 PM

July 10th, 1988

The Blue Jays are going into the All-Star Break swinging! They blasted the Mariners 12-5 behind Paul Molitor going 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles and four RBI.

WP - Mike Krukow (3-1)
LP - Bruce Ruffin (4-10)

Record - 48-41

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 03:06 PM

The Blue Jays moved up to #9 on the Weekly Power Rankings

Players of the Week: Jose Cruz, Orioles & Mickey Tettleton, Dodgers

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 03:10 PM

All-Star Game

The NL shut out the AL 4-0.

Rickey Henderson played 4 innings in LF, going 1 for 2 with a single and a stolen base.

Nolan Ryan started and pitched one perfect inning.

Lou Whitaker of the Reds was named MVP

rpriske · 09-29-2019, 03:16 PM

TRADE

To DODGERS

Lenny Dykstra
Connor Pollard
Andy Tucker
Lonnie Farris

To BLUE JAYS

Sam Wilson
John Billings
Tim Wells
Will Sparks
Jeff McAlister

Wilson joins the Jays.

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 09:09 PM

July 14th, 1988

The Jays put up a valiant effort but fell 6-4 to the A's.

Dave Winfield homered for the 7th time this season.

WP - Juan Nieves (11-1)
Save - Aaron Wilson (14)
LP - Dave Stieb (5-7)

Record - 48-42

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 09:28 PM

July 15th, 1988

Robinson Lopez got the job done, allowing the Blue Jays to beat the A's 7-2.

Dave Winfield, Bob Weaver, and Joseph Prost all homered for Toronto.

WP - Robinson Lopez (10-6)
Save - Anthony Peterson (1)
LP - David Cone (3-6)

Record - 49-42

The Jays and Yankees are tied again.

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 09:34 PM

Yasushi Taguchi is sent to AAA.

Lee Guetterman is called up.

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 09:57 PM

July 16th, 1988

The Jays went into the 9th with a lead but the A's scored once then and once again in the 11th to take the game, 5-4.

WP - Aaron Wilson (6-3)
LP - David Wells (1-3)

Record - 49-43

The Yankees also lost.

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 09:58 PM

Jim Rice of the Red Sox collected career hit #2500

rpriske · 10-01-2019, 10:24 PM

July 17th, 1988

The Jays lost a close one, falling 8-7 to Oakland.

Joseph Prost hit his 5th home run.

Kelly Lewis left the game after a collision at 2nd. We are unclear as to the severity of the damage.

WP - Julio Castro (7-6)
Save - Jeff Innis (1)
LP - Nolan Ryan (9-7)

Record - 49-44

The Yankees also lost.

09-18-2019, 04:59 PM	#181
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The Blue Jays have fallen to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Melvin Perry, Yankees & Chris Clark, Expos __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-18-2019, 05:03 PM	#182
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Sent to AAA: Lee Guetterman, Ramiro Garcia Called Up: Yasushi Taguchi, Ramiro Gonzalez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-21-2019, 08:10 AM	#183
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 4th, 1988 In one of those odd scheduling mishaps, the hot Angels were in Toronto to face the cold Blue Jays, despite it being the 4th of July. Fortunes were reversed as the Jays rode the home run slugging of Dave Winfield and Ryne Sandberg to a 5-4 win! WP - Mike Krukow (2-1) Save - David Wells (18) LP - Rod Nichols (5-3) Record - 45-39 The Jays and Yankees are tied. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-21-2019 at 10:40 AM.

09-22-2019, 10:07 PM	#184
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 5th, 1988 The Angels outlasted the Blue Jays, beating them 6-4. Dave Winfield hit his 4th home run of the season. WP - Jimmy Jones (5-2) Save - Dudley Sanders (20) LP - Walt Terrell (5-5) Record - 45-40 The Jays have fallen a game behind the Yankees. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-22-2019, 10:07 PM	#185
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Lee Smith of the Expos collected career save #300. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-25-2019, 05:40 PM	#186
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 6th, 1988 The Blue Jays fell to the Angels again today, losing 4-3. Dave Winfield, who seems to have found his power stroke, hit his 5th home run of the year. WP - Paul Kilgus (1-0) Save - Dudley Sanders (21) LP - Nolan Ryan (9-6) Record - 45-41 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-25-2019, 05:42 PM	#187
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Mark Blain signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-28-2019, 08:39 AM	#188
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 8th, 1988 A familiar face came back to haunt the Blue Jays as Lee Yandell hit a two run home run in the top of the 9th to tie it up, but Lenny Dykstra doubled home Ryne Sandberg in the bottom of the 9th to give Toronto a walk-off, 7-6 win over the Mariners. Dave Winfield homered for the 4th straight game! WP - David Wells (1-2) LP - Dan Quisenberry (4-2) Record - 46-41 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-29-2019, 02:11 PM	#189
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 9th, 1988 Robinson Lopez pitched the Blue Jays past the Mariners by a score of 4-2. Dave Winfield's home run streak ended. WP - Robinson Lopez (9-6) Save - David Wells (19) LP - Kevin Brown (5-5) Record - 47-41 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-29-2019, 02:16 PM	#190
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The All-Star Rosters have been announced! Rickey Henderson was voted in. Also named to the team: Nolan Ryan... and that is it. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-29-2019, 03:05 PM	#191
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 10th, 1988 The Blue Jays are going into the All-Star Break swinging! They blasted the Mariners 12-5 behind Paul Molitor going 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles and four RBI. WP - Mike Krukow (3-1) LP - Bruce Ruffin (4-10) Record - 48-41 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-29-2019, 03:06 PM	#192
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The Blue Jays moved up to #9 on the Weekly Power Rankings Players of the Week: Jose Cruz, Orioles & Mickey Tettleton, Dodgers __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-29-2019, 03:10 PM	#193
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	All-Star Game The NL shut out the AL 4-0. Rickey Henderson played 4 innings in LF, going 1 for 2 with a single and a stolen base. Nolan Ryan started and pitched one perfect inning. Lou Whitaker of the Reds was named MVP __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-01-2019 at 08:44 PM.

09-29-2019, 03:16 PM	#194
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To DODGERS Lenny Dykstra Connor Pollard Andy Tucker Lonnie Farris To BLUE JAYS Sam Wilson John Billings Tim Wells Will Sparks Jeff McAlister Wilson joins the Jays. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 09:09 PM	#195
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 14th, 1988 The Jays put up a valiant effort but fell 6-4 to the A's. Dave Winfield homered for the 7th time this season. WP - Juan Nieves (11-1) Save - Aaron Wilson (14) LP - Dave Stieb (5-7) Record - 48-42 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 09:28 PM	#196
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 15th, 1988 Robinson Lopez got the job done, allowing the Blue Jays to beat the A's 7-2. Dave Winfield, Bob Weaver, and Joseph Prost all homered for Toronto. WP - Robinson Lopez (10-6) Save - Anthony Peterson (1) LP - David Cone (3-6) Record - 49-42 The Jays and Yankees are tied again. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 09:34 PM	#197
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Yasushi Taguchi is sent to AAA. Lee Guetterman is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 09:57 PM	#198
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 16th, 1988 The Jays went into the 9th with a lead but the A's scored once then and once again in the 11th to take the game, 5-4. WP - Aaron Wilson (6-3) LP - David Wells (1-3) Record - 49-43 The Yankees also lost. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 09:58 PM	#199
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Jim Rice of the Red Sox collected career hit #2500 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-01-2019, 10:24 PM	#200
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	July 17th, 1988 The Jays lost a close one, falling 8-7 to Oakland. Joseph Prost hit his 5th home run. Kelly Lewis left the game after a collision at 2nd. We are unclear as to the severity of the damage. WP - Julio Castro (7-6) Save - Jeff Innis (1) LP - Nolan Ryan (9-7) Record - 49-44 The Yankees also lost. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````