by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 28, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays
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... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 26, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays
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, shagging balls in the... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 26, 2014 | baseball
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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 24, 2014 | baseball
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... by Dirk Hayhurst | Nov 21, 2014 | baseball, Blue Jays
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...