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The Trystan Magnuson Era In Toronto Begins, And Other Exciting Hot Stove Developments

Dylan Murphy — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:15:00 EDT

Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!! More »

An MLB Umpire Forgot The Count Last Night And Held The Game Up By Making A Phone Call (Video)

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:50:00 EDT

Your Field Guide To The Assorted Kerfuffles Over Moneyball, The Movie

Jack Dickey — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:10:00 EDT

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Moneyball, the long-delayed film adaptation of Michael Lewis's book about Paul DePodesta's TI-89 and Jeremy Brown's love handles, hits theaters next week. It's a big thing for baseball folks, because Moneyball helped bring a statistically inclined subculture to the mainstream. You'll notice this in writing—Bill James and Baseball Prospectus got big—and in front offices, where the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Blue Jays adopted versions of Oakland's strategies. More »

Biz Nasty Photobombs Blue Jays' Batting Practice

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:10:43 EDT

Coyotes tough guy and Twitter rock star Paul Bissonnette was among a handful of hockey players taking BP before yesterday's Blue Jays game, and the cameraman should have known better than to try and get a shot focusing on anyone other than the Biz. More »

David Price Has 12 K's Through Five Innings Against The Blue Jays. You Should Probably Watch.

Jack Dickey — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Via ESPN Stats & Info: "David Price: 12 K through 5 IP. That matches what Clemens had through 5 IP in each of his two 20-K 9-IP games and 1 more than Wood thru 5 IP." More »

Canadian Television Says Blue Jays (Now Diamondbacks) Utility Infielder John McDonald Hit 96 HR This Year

Jack Dickey — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Ed note: he has not. Two, the number of homers McDonald has hit, is 94 fewer than 96. Thanks to Coreywise for the photo. More »

The Blue Jays' Sign-Stealing Operation Is A Lot Less Sophisticated On The Road

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:25:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 19, the day we went fishing and caught a scuba diver instead. H/T to Jamo for the photo, which he got from a friend at the Jays-A's game who texted him to say: "Guy looks into binoculars for five seconds then holds up sign that says either 'OFF SPEED' or 'FAST BALL.' Security shut him down after one inning." Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Pitcher, Batter Reconcile HBP Over Twitter: "Just Grazed The Schnaz A Little Bit"

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:50:00 EDT

This is a beautiful story of modern reconciliation. Last night, Toronto's Brandon Morrow hit Mariner Casper Wells with a pitch. The outfielder was forced to sit out the remainder of the game, which deprived him of the chance to extend his home run streak to five straight games. More »

Darren Rovell's Rays Jersey Breaks His Seventh Rule Of Twitter

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:10:00 EDT

Darren Rovell, CNBC's sports business reporter and self-professed master of the Twitter, sang the Canadian and U.S. national anthems at the Blue Jays-Rays game today at Tropicana Field. He did a fine job. But he forgot rule number seven of his 100 Twitter rules to tweet by: More »

Colby Rasmus Is Thrilled That Obama Isn't President In Canada

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:50:58 EDT

With Rasmus moving north of the border, Joe Sports Fan thought it would be a good time to unveil this undated photo of Colby making his political views known in the most effective way known to man — via t-shirt. So in a way, Rasmus is like everyone who's ever bitched that if an election didn't go their way, they'd move to Canada. More »

BREAKING: Hall Of Famer, Admitted T-Shirt Thief Roberto Alomar Will Return The T-Shirt He Stole

Jack Dickey — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:40:00 EDT

Perhaps you read our story earlier today, of Blue Jays fans Fiyaz Kanji and Owais Farooqui, who made the pilgrimage to Cooperstown this weekend to see Roberto Alomar enter the Hall. But during the parade, Alomar took the $50 t-shirt that belonged to Kanji. More »

1989's Back Again, In The SkyDome Opening That Featured Thousands Of Canadians Capering About, Plus Alan Thicke

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Toronto's Rogers Centre was introduced in June 1989 as the SkyDome, at a time when the name "SkyDome" suggested an exciting future full of retractable roofs and mud-free Argonauts games, which we'd have to agree are two of the greatest developments of the past twenty-plus years. More »

Jose Bautista Is The Greatest Canadian Hero

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bautista does it for you, Canada. More »

Charles Barkley Has Opinions On Things, This Time At A Baseball Game

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:05:00 EDT

For a half-inning, Charles Barkley joined the Sportsnet broadcast booth in Toronto. We edited it down to just the highlights (SportsGrid has the entire thing) of Charles holding court on on local food, the Phillies, and other random nonsense. More »

MLB Won't Let Us Show You Travis Snider Breaking His Bat Over His Knee, So Here's A Fucking Drawing I Did Instead

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:55:43 EDT

Travis Snider struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth against the Yankees yesterday and Bo Jacksoned his bat in two. It was pretty cool, especially considering that Snider went on to win the game with a two-out double in the 10th. As you know, we can't show you the video, lest we step on MLB's god-given right to rent-seek. So here's another stupid drawing. Hang it on your fucking fridge, Selig. More »

Finally, An Athlete Wears Protection In Self-Taken Bathroom Photo

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Blue Jays Fans, Take A Good Look At Your Classy New Infielder

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:40:47 EST

Today, the Blue Jays traded away starting pitcher Shawn Marcum for the Brewers' top minor league prospect, second baseman Brett Lawrie. Brett is 20 years old and is now a major league baseball player. Brett should figure out Facebook's privacy settings. More »

Jose Bautista Wants Everyone To Know That Jose Bautista Does Not Take Steroids

Sports Radio Interviews — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EDT

A Musical Tribute To Brandon Morrow's Almost No-Hitter

David Matthews — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Brandon Morrow became the pitcher he never was for the Mariners yesterday, bedeviling the Tampa Bay Rays and striking out 17 in maybe the most dominant pitching performance of the year. Music via Annie. More »

Playing The Blue Jays In Toronto? Leave Your Felons At Home

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:00:19 EDT

The MLB Players Association sent a warning to all their player agents that Canadian immigrations officials have recently detained non-Canadian players at the border, due to prior criminal records. Not that agents would know anyone like that, they're just sayin'. More »

World Leaders Force Jays To Play Home Dates In Philly

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:30:00 EDT

MLB has moved the scheduled Blue Jays/Phillies series out of Toronto to avoid conflicting with the G20 summit. Jays fans are, shall we say, royally pissed. More »

Toronto Blue Jays: The End Of Clarence

Will Leitch — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:30:55 EDT

Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter. Today: The Toronto Blue Jays. More »

Rocket's Red Glare Too Much For Blue Jay

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:15:00 EST

NBA players pull guns on each other in the locker room. MLB players shoot themselves in the face with fireworks. And we wonder why kids don't dream of being baseball players anymore. More »

Roy Halladay's "Dear John" Letter To Toronto

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:55:09 EST

The Phillies' newest acquisition took out a full page ad in the Toronto Sun today to tell loyal Blue Jays fans, "Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: Six million, if you count the greater metro area." More »

The Great Toronto Swindle

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:30:00 EDT

I bet that neither you nor anyone you know has ever had your seat randomly selected for those jumbotron contests. Well, here's why: Collusion. Cahoots. Flimflammery. More »

Alex Rodriguez Loves His Mounties

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:15:38 EDT

A-Rod got a little up close and personal with the Toronto police department last night and, as is his wont, he got a little handsy. Come on, Kate Hudson. Can't you control your man? More »

Starred Commenter Theater: The Watermelonheads

Ben Cohen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:32:39 EDT

Fans, wearing watermelons on their heads, watch the Rays-Blue Jays game in Toronto on Saturday. [Canadian Press/Associated Press via WSJ] More »

And Now For A Minute Of Actual Sports

Matt Sussman — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Roy Halladay is not a member of the Phillies ... yet. The Toronto Blue Jays' demands of executive bathroom privileges proved too steep for the Philadelphia bigwigs. More »

Tough Week For Phillies Fans All Around

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:02:38 EDT

First you have Marco Scutaro nabbing second after a walk as the Phillies infield snoozes, then you have two broads bashing each other in the stands at CBP because they're so distraught over it. [The Fightins] More »

A Night On The Town With Alex Rios

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:45:00 EDT

Alex Rios was 0-for-5 last night with 5 strikeouts. Oops. Obviously, the only logical response was to wait outside a charity event so you can heckle him on the way to his car. More »

This Is Why They Call Them Action Seats

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:20:17 EDT

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap More »

Ballpark Hot Dogs Served On A Bed Of Boobs

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:25:58 EDT

You haven't enjoyed a SkyDome (now and forever) hot dog until you've done so out of the bountiful cleavage of a female Blue Jays fan in the third deck. [Total Pro Sports] More »

Umpire Kerwin Danley May Need Stronger Head Gear

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:30:25 EDT

Kerwin Danley was carted off the field last night after getting hit in the head with a broken bat—almost a year to the day since he was plunked in face by a Brad Penny fastball. More »

Nooooooooooo!

Rick Chandler — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:50:43 EDT

Well this is just sad. A Canadian sporting event without beer is just, well, it's sparsely attended, for starters. Poor hosers. More »

I'm Beginning To Suspect That Canadians Drink Too Much Beer

Rick Chandler — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:30:41 EDT

If you were wondering why the Blue Jays drew only 16,790 against the Tigers on Tuesday, this may have something to do with it: The Rogers Centre banned alcohol for that game. More »

Is This The End Of The Line For Matt Bush?

Rick Chandler — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:18 EDT

Troubled former Padres' No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush released by Blue Jays, for not complying with the "zero tolerance terms of his agreement." Uh oh. [Toronto Globe And Mail] More »

You Can't Prosecute Him! He's Matt F-ing Bush!

Rick Chandler — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:00:04 EDT

Matt Bush, our favorite underage-drinking, lacrosse-player-throwing minor league shortstop/pitcher, has been formally charged with battery stemming from a Feb. 4 incident in a high school parking lot. [San Diego Union Tribune] More »

Behold The Rogers Centre's Sordid History Of Sinful Decadence

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:15:53 EDT

Over the weekend series with the Yankees, a young woman wearing only a thong leaned against the glass of her $400 per night Renaissance Hotel suite, which overlooks the outfield the Rogers Centre. Hotel security handled the situation "as soon as they learned about the nudity," but not before plenty of Blue Jays' fans and an opportunistic Ottawa Sun photographer caught a glimpse of her. Since the Blue Jays are mired in another disappointing season, at least it gave the fans something to be enthusiastic about other than the possibility of A.J. Burnett being traded. More »

J.P. Ricciardi Meets The Jerky Boys

Will Leitch — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:40:10 EDT

OK, so, to bring you up to date: More »

A Whipping To The Sunshine State Spearfish Mates

robert weintraub — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:45:21 EDT

Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Angels' win over the Blue Jays on Sunday. More »