Dirk Hayhurst's Blog
Words and thoughts still trying to make it to the big leagues...Josh Donaldson Trade Evaluation
Josh Donaldson for Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, Brett Lawrie and Franklin Barreto... If you’re looking at this deal in and of itself—4 relatively unproven quantities for one proven one—the Jays got better and didn’t lose anything measurable with the subtraction of...
Melky to Jays: Grass on Field, or I Don’t Play Ball
Hey, I got a joke for you. It’s about an artificial player who doesn’t want to play on artificial turf! You know, cuz Melky did steroids once and that makes you artificial, and turf is artificial… and…and… cheating! Amiright!? Lame. I read it in a...
Kicking and Screaming – Baby Sex
Edmond— the child of Mother Munchkin, the woman who doesn’t want to work anymore and is angry at her husband, Tim, for not making that dream possible—is still crying. To be honest, I was becoming a little angry at Tim myself because if he'd just get anther job,...
So Complicated: My Encounter with Avril Lavigne
I mentioned in my latest Bleacher Report article that I’d met Avril Lavigne. It’s true, I did, and it was one of the most awkward, ridiculous, stereotypical celebrity encounters of my life. What happened was, I was with the Blue Jays in 2009,...
The Perks of a Big League Contract
This article was written for BleacherReport.com Some people wonder what perks come with signing a BIG big league contract. I mean, one of the huge contracts. A funny-money contract that gets compared to the gross national product of nations and makes for selfies with...
Jaso, Zobrist, Baptisms and Blue Jays.
John Jaso. I was at his baptism. True story. But first, a true side story. The baptism happened in spring training at the Zobrist mansion. I say mansion jokingly because it was a rented house on a private golf course with a pool and a view of a tidal river. The place...
How to Enjoy Neil Allen
Hello Twins fans. You don’t know this, but I’ve always liked you. Well, at least the concept on you. Love your team, your town, and your State. Lakes... I mean, who doesn’t love lakes? Now you have one more reason for me to love you = Neil Allen. I played for Neil...
Defending Dickey | Muting Howarth
Phew! There is a lot of commentary about RA Dickey getting traction on the interwebs these days. Let’s filter some of it, shall we? Going in, please understand that all post-season commentary does not necessarily find it’s exegesis in the rumor factory that is big...
Nick Tesla, Intergalactic Bounty Hunter
The hall door is kicked open with such force that the elderly humanoid male parked at his walker is slammed across the faded linoleum floor, into a gaggle of decrepit, blue feathered owl-women. The women squawk and flap in outrage, until they see the one who did the...
Navarro, Thole, Martin and The New Drama
So, yeah, Russell Martin says he can, or at least would like to try to catch RA Dickey. And he says it because he caught knuckle baller Charlie Haeger back in LA. This echoes a similar sentiment once heard from a former Jay catcher—and forgive me for the sacrilege of...
Panda, Bull, Blue Jay
Lets talk about Pandas. Kung Fu Pandas. Kung Fu Pandas not voiced by Jack Black… That leaves—unless there is some obscure 80’s show out there about this same subject, which, frankly, at this point I would not be surprised—Pablo Sandoval. Why does he make sense for the...
Thoughts on Martin & The Jays
1) He's okay with not playing short-stop, which I hear is a thing. 2) Martin is great defensive catcher and works well with a younger pitching staff. Whether this is a function of narrative (young pitchers like those in the Pirates organization have good enough stuff...