by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 5, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Today, in the media scrum, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said he wasn’t planning any team functions during the spring. He has no plans to host a team barbecue, paintball match (the Diamondbacks did that), ice cream social or even a Sadie Hawkins dance. Nothing.... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 3, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
It’s freezing cold here in Clearwater. Literally. Ice crystals have been spotted in the air—this is according to some local weather man who made ice crystals sound liken to the trumpet just before the apocalypse. Any-who, saw Doc today. Saw him; to afraid to... by Dirk Hayhurst | Mar 1, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Had another nice chat with Chad Mottola today. This time we talked about at what point, exactly, players learn to use batting practice to work on going opposite field or situational hitting, and stop trying to yank everything. Motor said it’s different for every... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 28, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Nice to see the Jays get it done in a tight game. They are undefeated on the road, but completely defeated at home. I keep my fingers crossed that they’ll soon realize the offensive juggernaut they could be and start filling scoreboards will all kinds of jagged... by Dirk Hayhurst | Feb 27, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, Coaching/Parenting, MLB
I had the opportunity to chat with Chad Mottola whilst standing behind the batting cage, watching the Jays hitters try and knock the hell out of some batting practice balls. I say knock the hell out of them because it was remarkable how few of them actually tried to...