by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 11, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Fan Catches a ball in a beer cup. Probably made the beer taste better…. domestic American beer is such swill. Goats head delivered to Tom Ricketts at Wrigley Field. Goat had this to say about it, “I was just happy to help my team any way I could. I have to... by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 4, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
I write up a daily list of topics in the morning and send them to the Producers and Jeff Blair before Baseball Central starts. Here is todays. T-t-t-t-t-t-topics! Things you probably shouldn’t say during an interview: Gio Gonzales about trying to keep his hands... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 28, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
There is a reason sports are so full of type A personalities, arrogant SOB’s, and dumb jocks. As much as we bemoan them for their lack of social graces, it’s a survival skill in this job. A defense mechanism against situations like the plight of Ricky... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 21, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Brett Cecil or Jeremy Jeffress? You can only pick one, so who’s it gonna be? Last year Cecil’s velo was down and a big deal was made of it since, in most folks minds, the drop in velocity was an easy and direct bridge to his decreased effectiveness. Forget... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 15, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
You know something, I’m a big Romero fan. He’s gritty, tough, passionate, and earned the benefit of the doubt. But lately he’s been both out pitched by Happ, and pitched out of some ball games by his mistakes. I’m not attacking him. It’s... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 12, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Colby and Anthony sure don’t look like they’re competing with each other for a job in the Bigs in these shots. That’s probably because they aren’t… Gose, despite playing the hell out of center this spring, is heading to AAA. And he should...