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The All-Star game happened. It ended on a home run contest, which is a fine way to end an exhibition game that has seen 24 pitchers. The NL won the home run contest (a swing-off?), so they won the ...

Since it is All-Star week, I thought we'd share a couple of favourite All-Star memories 1984 was the first time we had more than one player named to the All-Star team; we had three: Dave Stieb,

I'll admit I'm not a fan of the All-Star Game. I haven't watched more than an inning or two of one in years. I might try to watch a Kirk at bat this year. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't ...

We did the hitting side yesterday, let's do the pitching side today. Like the batters, there is no clear choice in who the Jays' top pitcher is. Chris Bassitt: 4.12 ERA in 20 games, 19 starts,

The Jays announced that Jim Clancy passed away. He was 69, far too young. The Blue Jays picked him in the expansion draft of 1976 from the Rangers. Clancy was the first Jays pitcher to rack up 100 ...

After the Jays' first two picks last night, there'll be more action today as we work through rounds four through twenty. The Jays have all their picks today, starting at #112 overall, so we'll have ...

I thought we'd use the All-Star Break to run polls on first-half awards. Let's start with the hitters. Let's start with MLB. This is a strange first half, because there isn't a clear-cut choice for ...

After the Blue Jays' first two picks last night, there'll be more action today as we work through rounds four through twenty in what used to be two separate days of drafting. The Jays have all ...

The Jays picked outfielder Jake Cook with their second pick #81 overall. Cook is fast. He was a pitcher until this year, but Southern Miss moved him to the outfield. He's a project pick, hasn't ...

The Jays selected JoJo Parker with the eighth pick in the MLB draft. He is a shortstop out of Purvis High School in Missouri. He'll be 19 in early August. Keith Law says: Parker could become the ...