by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 3, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Moises Sierra comes up to the Jays and hits in a time when no one besides Edwin Encarnacion wanted too. He hits better than Anthony Gose, his prime roster spot rival, and he makes some highlight real throws. He looks like a big leaguer. One would tend to think... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 2, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
I’ve contested as far back as a two months ago that Ricky Romero should have seen some time in the minors this year. I did not make that comment because I wanted to attack or otherwise debase Ricky. I respect Ricky, but objectively speaking, he ain’t... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 2, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
I talked with Jeff Niemann after the game yesterday, before the media scrum jumped on him to ask him what his physical malfunction was out on the field. It was a strange encounter. I knew he was ready to address the media, and when a player gets ready to talk to the... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 1, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
I had a chance to talk with Joe Maddon today. I also had a chance to talk with Price, Jennings, Moore, and, well, everyone else on the team. I know just about all of them, and their personalities and it was great to be around them again. It’s a treat to be in a... by Dirk Hayhurst | Sep 1, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays, MILB, MLB
For fans of the second book, Out Of My League, Here is an interesting story. Early on in my career, right after I got drafted, I remember sitting on the bus in ear shot of a drunken Dallas Preston. It was an off day, but we also had to travel on it so the coach let us... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 31, 2012 | baseball, Blue Jays
People ask what makes the Rays the Rays. Well, a large part of it is Joe Maddon. Very few managers in the game are as proactive in shaping the social structure of a team as Maddon is, and he does in multiple ways (a multiple tool social structure manager?). The way he...