by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 20, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays
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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 19, 2014 | baseball, Blue 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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Apr 1, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Yesterday I got called out by one of my former coworkers at Rogers for being/having “sour grapes” because I spent most of opening day being snarky about the Toronto Blue Jays’ loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. This coworker hypothesized that my “new... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 31, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Ricky Romero is a touchy subject. I’ve already written on him so much this season that I almost feel like I’m trolling by bringing him up again. But hey, it’s a topic the people like to hear about and far be it from me not to give the people what they want. As I’m... by Dirk Hayhurst | Aug 31, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MILB, MILB Survival Tips, MLB
I have a lot of time for Tom Seaver. He’s a stud, one of the best pitchers ever, and he sure as hell doesn’t need to listen to a guy with a career as short as mine to know it. Fortunately, I don’t need a long career to tell Seaver to pipe down with his “today’s... by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 31, 2013 | baseball, Blue Jays, MLB
Alex Rodriguez is addicted to greatness. I’m sure if I tried hard enough, I could rearrange that sentence into something that would make a great guidance counsellor’s office poster. Maybe something with an eagle, wings spread, cresting a mountain peak? But that would...