2018 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2018) - Page 2

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 01:57 PM

Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Indians, has died.

His son, Nate Dolan, has taken over. His first order of business was to bring the franchise into the 21st century by renaming it.

Welcome back to the Cleveland Spiders.

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 02:15 PM

April 11th, 2018

Josh Donaldson's 2nd homer of the game came in the 10th, sending Toronto to a 7-5 victory over Baltimore.

Russell Martin and Justin Smoak also homered for the Jays.

WP - Roberto Osuna (1-1)
LP - Josh Edgin (0-1)

Record - 6-7

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 02:35 PM

April 13th, 2018

Steve Pearce went 3 for 4 with a homer, leading the Jays over the newly renamed Spiders, 6-2.

Aledmys Diaz and Kevin Pillar also homered.

Russell Martin took a pitch off the arm. It isn't a serious injury but it looks like he will head to the 10-day, just to be cautious.

WP - Joe Biagini (2-1)
LP - Josh Tomlin (1-1)

Record - 7-7

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 02:38 PM

Russell Martin is placed on the D.L.

Reese McGuire is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 03:08 PM

April 14th, 2018

Mike Clevinger just shut down the Jays today, which is what he needed to do as the Spiders won 1-0.

WP - Mike Clevinger (1-0)
Save - Andrew Miller (2)
LP - Jaime Garcia (1-2)

Record - 7-8

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 03:35 PM

April 15th, 2018

In a game that was brutal to pitchers, Cleveland ran out first, and it was Mike Napoli pitching when the Jays got the go-ahead run in the 15-14 win in the 11th.

The only thing that stopped Devon Travis from hitting two Grand Slams was that one of the runs was balked in before he smacked his second dinger. He collected 9 RBI altogether.

Randal Grichuk also homered for Toronto.

WP - Seung-hwan Oh (1-0)
Save - Roberto Osuna (4)
LP - Andrew Miller (1-2)

Record - 8-8

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 03:37 PM

Jose Sulbaran and Adonis Garcia signed minor league contracts.

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 04:15 PM

April 16th, 2018

The Royals trounced the Blue Jays today, beating them 15-6.

Luke Maile homered for Toronto.

WP - Tim Hill (1-0)
LP - J.A. Happ (2-1)

Record - 8-9

rpriske · 05-19-2018, 04:42 PM

TRADE

To DODGERS

Tyler Clippard
Nate Pearson
Samad Taylor

To BLUE JAYS

Yaisel Sierra (LAD retains small amount of salary)
D.J. Peters
Deivi Luis
Connor Joe
Gavin Lux

All incoming players are minor leaguers.

Sam Moll is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 05-21-2018, 08:48 AM

April 17th, 2018

Marco Estrada led the Jays in a tight one over the Royals, beating them 3-2.

Josh Donaldson provided the pop with a three-run homer.

WP - Marco Estrada (2-0)
Save - Roberto Osuna (5)
LP - Nestor Molina (1-1)

Record - 9-9

rpriske · 05-21-2018, 08:49 AM

Juan Perez and Yurisbel Gracial signed minor league contracts.

rpriske · 05-24-2018, 10:51 PM

April 18th, 2018

Devon Travis and Curtis Grandson homered as the Jays beat the Royals 3-2.

WP - Joe Biagini (3-1)
Save - Roberto Osuna (6)
LP - Ian Kennedy (1-3)

Record - 10-9

rpriske · 05-24-2018, 10:52 PM

Joe Mauer of the Twins collected career hit #2000 in a game vs the Spiders.

rpriske · 05-24-2018, 10:53 PM

Collins Cuthrell and Kyle Brown signed minor league contracts.

rpriske · 05-27-2018, 01:33 AM

April 19th, 2018

Jaime Garcia was sharp today as he pitched the Jays past the Yankees, 4-1.

Devon Travis and Luke Maile homered.

WP - Jaime Garcia (2-2)
Save - Aaron Loup (2)
LP - Jordan Montgomery (2-1)

Record - 11-9

rpriske · 05-27-2018, 01:35 AM

Enny Rondon signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 05-29-2018, 09:25 PM

April 20th, 2018

The Toronto bullpen racked up two blown saves as Gary Sanchez hit an 11th inning walk-off homer to giver the Yankees a 5-4 win.

Randall Grichuk hit his 2nd home run of the year.

WP - Tommy Kahnle (3-0)
LP - Seung-hwan Oh (1-1)

Record - 11-10

rpriske · 06-02-2018, 07:16 AM

April 21st, 2018

On a day when no lead was ever safe, the Jays fell to a walk-off homer to lost to the Yankees, 8-7.

Randall Grichuk went 2 for 3 with 4 RBI, 2 doubles and 2 walks.

WP - Tommy Kahnle (4-0)
LP - Ryan Tepera (0-1)

Record - 11-11

rpriske · 06-05-2018, 06:29 AM

April 22nd, 2018

Josh Donaldson got 3 RBI, all one at a time, and Kevin Pillar went 4 for 5 as the Jays beat the Yankees 6-3.

Justin Smoak hit his team-leading 8th home run.

WP - Marco Estrada (3-0)
Save - Roberto Osuna (7)
LP - C.C. Sabathia (1-3)

Record - 12-11

rpriske · 06-05-2018, 06:31 AM

D.J. Peters, Lansing, was named Player of the Week for his A league.

For the bigs it was Max Kepler, Twins & Ryan Braun, Brewers

The Jays edged up a spot to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

05-19-2018, 01:57 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Larry Dolan, owner of the Cleveland Indians, has died. His son, Nate Dolan, has taken over. His first order of business was to bring the franchise into the 21st century by renaming it. Welcome back to the Cleveland Spiders. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 02:15 PM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 11th, 2018 Josh Donaldson's 2nd homer of the game came in the 10th, sending Toronto to a 7-5 victory over Baltimore. Russell Martin and Justin Smoak also homered for the Jays. WP - Roberto Osuna (1-1) LP - Josh Edgin (0-1) Record - 6-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 02:35 PM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 13th, 2018 Steve Pearce went 3 for 4 with a homer, leading the Jays over the newly renamed Spiders, 6-2. Aledmys Diaz and Kevin Pillar also homered. Russell Martin took a pitch off the arm. It isn't a serious injury but it looks like he will head to the 10-day, just to be cautious. WP - Joe Biagini (2-1) LP - Josh Tomlin (1-1) Record - 7-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-19-2018 at 02:36 PM.

05-19-2018, 02:38 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Russell Martin is placed on the D.L. Reese McGuire is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 03:08 PM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 14th, 2018 Mike Clevinger just shut down the Jays today, which is what he needed to do as the Spiders won 1-0. WP - Mike Clevinger (1-0) Save - Andrew Miller (2) LP - Jaime Garcia (1-2) Record - 7-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 03:35 PM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 15th, 2018 In a game that was brutal to pitchers, Cleveland ran out first, and it was Mike Napoli pitching when the Jays got the go-ahead run in the 15-14 win in the 11th. The only thing that stopped Devon Travis from hitting two Grand Slams was that one of the runs was balked in before he smacked his second dinger. He collected 9 RBI altogether. Randal Grichuk also homered for Toronto. WP - Seung-hwan Oh (1-0) Save - Roberto Osuna (4) LP - Andrew Miller (1-2) Record - 8-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 03:37 PM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Jose Sulbaran and Adonis Garcia signed minor league contracts. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 04:15 PM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 16th, 2018 The Royals trounced the Blue Jays today, beating them 15-6. Luke Maile homered for Toronto. WP - Tim Hill (1-0) LP - J.A. Happ (2-1) Record - 8-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-19-2018, 04:42 PM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To DODGERS Tyler Clippard Nate Pearson Samad Taylor To BLUE JAYS Yaisel Sierra (LAD retains small amount of salary) D.J. Peters Deivi Luis Connor Joe Gavin Lux All incoming players are minor leaguers. Sam Moll is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-21-2018, 08:48 AM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 17th, 2018 Marco Estrada led the Jays in a tight one over the Royals, beating them 3-2. Josh Donaldson provided the pop with a three-run homer. WP - Marco Estrada (2-0) Save - Roberto Osuna (5) LP - Nestor Molina (1-1) Record - 9-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-21-2018, 08:49 AM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Juan Perez and Yurisbel Gracial signed minor league contracts. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-24-2018, 10:51 PM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 18th, 2018 Devon Travis and Curtis Grandson homered as the Jays beat the Royals 3-2. WP - Joe Biagini (3-1) Save - Roberto Osuna (6) LP - Ian Kennedy (1-3) Record - 10-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-24-2018, 10:52 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Joe Mauer of the Twins collected career hit #2000 in a game vs the Spiders. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-24-2018, 10:53 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Collins Cuthrell and Kyle Brown signed minor league contracts. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-27-2018, 01:33 AM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 19th, 2018 Jaime Garcia was sharp today as he pitched the Jays past the Yankees, 4-1. Devon Travis and Luke Maile homered. WP - Jaime Garcia (2-2) Save - Aaron Loup (2) LP - Jordan Montgomery (2-1) Record - 11-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-27-2018, 01:35 AM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Enny Rondon signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2018, 09:25 PM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 20th, 2018 The Toronto bullpen racked up two blown saves as Gary Sanchez hit an 11th inning walk-off homer to giver the Yankees a 5-4 win. Randall Grichuk hit his 2nd home run of the year. WP - Tommy Kahnle (3-0) LP - Seung-hwan Oh (1-1) Record - 11-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-02-2018, 07:16 AM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 21st, 2018 On a day when no lead was ever safe, the Jays fell to a walk-off homer to lost to the Yankees, 8-7. Randall Grichuk went 2 for 3 with 4 RBI, 2 doubles and 2 walks. WP - Tommy Kahnle (4-0) LP - Ryan Tepera (0-1) Record - 11-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-05-2018, 06:29 AM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 22nd, 2018 Josh Donaldson got 3 RBI, all one at a time, and Kevin Pillar went 4 for 5 as the Jays beat the Yankees 6-3. Justin Smoak hit his team-leading 8th home run. WP - Marco Estrada (3-0) Save - Roberto Osuna (7) LP - C.C. Sabathia (1-3) Record - 12-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-05-2018, 06:31 AM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	D.J. Peters, Lansing, was named Player of the Week for his A league. For the bigs it was Max Kepler, Twins & Ryan Braun, Brewers The Jays edged up a spot to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````