1989 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 17

rpriske · 01-09-2021, 05:47 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

SLC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0
TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0

WP - Patrick Jaouen (1-1)
Save - Brandon Christopher (4)
LP - Dan Lewis (0-1)

HR - none

Cardinals lead 1-0

rpriske · 01-09-2021, 05:49 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

SLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 10 0
TEX 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 5 1

WP - Dan Ross (2-0)
Save - Brandon Christopher (5)
LP - Tucker Garland (0-2)

HR - TEX: Dave Martinez (3), Mark McGwire (2)

Cardinals lead 2-0

rpriske · 01-09-2021, 05:55 PM

TRADE

To PADRES

Doug Snell
Mark Carreon
Tracy Boyd
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Emmett Barnes

To BLUE JAYS

Randy S. Johnson (The OF, not the SP) San Diego retains full contract
Craig Dewar
Cliff Avery
Ken Butler
Matt Black

Johnson is disgruntled, but if we can keep him happy, this is a steal.

Markus Ryan is placed on waivers.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 08:40 AM

WORLD SERIES GAME THREE

TEX 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 5 1
SLC 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 X - 6 8 1

WP - Craig Walters (1-0)
Save - Brandon Christoper (6)
LP - Werner Walsh (0-1)

HR - TEX: Ken Metcalf (1), Mark McGwire (3)

Cardinals lead 3-0

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 08:43 AM

WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR

TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
SLC 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X - 5 13 1

WP - Mark Moore (2-0)
Save - Paco Nunez (1)
LP - Danny Jackson (1-1)

HR - SLC: Terry Pendleton (2)

CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-0!

World Series MVP - Terry Pendleton

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 08:53 AM

Orel Hershiser executed his option year and will e staying with the team. We expected that but certainly hope he bounces back next year.

Minor league players retiring:

Jesus Cordova
Rafael Ortega
Alejandro Morales
Terry Maxwell
Ed Morgan
Alexis White

None had ever reached the Majors.

We have six players eligible for Arbitration right now.

We have decided to not offer Arb to Ernie Riles, Dave Leiper, or Tom Foley.

That leaves Ron Gravel, Michael Klinger, and Ed Vande Berg.

We are going to see if we can sign them before the Arb hearings.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 08:57 AM

Terry McGriff was placed on waivers.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:23 AM

When I said we were drafting 24th, I was mistaken. The Draft Order had not been updated.

It seems we are drafting 7th. At that point, we have a strong chance of getting John Olerud. Could we even dream... of Robbie Alomar? The Draft is VERY deep.

I checked the OSA Mock Draft and they have Alomar going at #4 and Olerud going at #6. The Jays get Travis Fryman.

I really hope Olerud slips to us.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:28 AM

Ron Gravel signed a two year contract extension for $2.7m

Michael Klinger signed a one year extension for $370,000

Ed Vande Berg signed a one year extension for $156,000

All three came in at least that what we projected them to get in arbitration, and Gravel is tied up for an extra year.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:36 AM

GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

AL

P - Kevin Ritz, Red Sox
C - Sandy Alomar Jr., Twins
1B - Julio Ramirez, Mariners
2B - Ronnie Ross, Orioles
3B - Jason Allen, Rangers
SS - Phil Robinson, Mariners
LF - Devon White, Indians
CF - Juan Cano, Brewers
RF - JUNIOR FELIX, BLUE JAYS

NL

P - Vernon King, Expos
C - Phil Ferguson, Giants
1B - Wade Boggs, Phillies
2B - Jason Holt, Astros
3B - Doug Hernan, Giants
SS - William Walsh, Astros
LF - Roberto Kelly, Mets
CF - Rob Rasmussen, Giants
RF - Jorge Clemente, Cardinals

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:37 AM

RELIEVER OF THE YEAR

AL - Tucker Garland, Rangers

NL - Daniel Peters, Mets

(Both former Jays)

Michael Klinger came 3rd.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:41 AM

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS

AL

C - Ken Metcalf, Rangers
1B - Cecil Fielder, Indians
2B - Ryne Sandberg, Royals
3B - Tony Fernandez, Mariners
SS - Barry Larkin, Twins
LF - Kevin Mitchell, Yankees
CF - Ellis Burks, Angels
RF - Jose Canseco, Angels
DH - Kirby Puckett, Angels

NL

P - Don Robinson, Braves
C - Craig Biggio, Cardinals
1B - Fred McGriff, Astros
2B - Gregg Jeffries, Cardinals
3B - Chris Clark, Expos
SS - Cal Ripken, Braves
LF - Barry Bonds, Cardinals
CF - Eric Davis, Mets
RF - Theodosio Chiappe, Mets

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:41 AM

Rookies of the Year

AL - Brian Holman, Mariners

NL - Larry Higgins, Padres

Junior Felix came 3rd

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:43 AM

Managers of the Year

AL - Carlos Duarte, Rangers

NL - Mike Coffey, Cardinals

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 09:45 AM

Cy Young Awards

AL - Roger Clemens, White Sox (his 2nd)

NL - Frank Viola, Giants

Michael Klinger got a single vote.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 10:02 AM

DRAFT!

Big day!

1st Round

1. Braves - Frank Thomas

2. Phillies - Ray Lankford (1st surprise. Not Griffey Jr.?)

3. Royals - Roberto Alomar (still no Griffey Jr.?)

4. Yankees - Ken Griffey Jr. (a Yankee? Yuck.)

5. Reds - Moises Alou (holding our breath... one spot left...)

6. Orioles - John Olerud (DAMN IT!)

Oh well.

So, now who are WE going to take? The mock draft has Fryman dropping all the one to the end and has Delino DeShields the best pick for us. Admittedly, we need middle infield.
My scouting Director recommends Ramon Martinez instead. (Ramon Martinez happens to be the only Major Leaguer born the same day that I was.) Immediate rotation anchor according to our scouts.

Our picks by Round.

1. We went with our staff... Ramon Martinez, SP from Pacific College.

1 (suppl). Phil Planter - Power hitting OF out of College in New Hampshire

2. Jim Abbott - LHSP with #2 upside

2. (we had back to back picks) Hector Villanueva - C out of Puerto Rico.

3. Shawn Boskie - SP projects to be #5 guy or swingman. Good command.

4. Steve Chitren - RP from Japan. Bullpen filler

5. Paul Abbot - RP projects as solid bullpen contributor

6. Clint Zavaras - RP

Zavala's signed immediately. We are negotiating with the rest but feel good about all of them.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 10:04 AM

MVP AWARDS

AL - Cecil Fielder, Indians

NL - Barry Bonds, Cardinals

It is the first time winning for both of them.

George Brett came 3rd in voting.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 10:05 AM

Ramon Martinez and Phil Plantier both signed.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 10:07 AM

Jack Morris suffered a career-ending injury.

rpriske · 01-10-2021, 10:15 AM

The only unsigned draftee we have is Shawn Boskie, and we expect him to sign.

Chance Sanders was placed on waivers.

01-09-2021, 05:47 PM	#321
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME ONE SLC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 WP - Patrick Jaouen (1-1) Save - Brandon Christopher (4) LP - Dan Lewis (0-1) HR - none Cardinals lead 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-09-2021, 05:49 PM	#322
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME TWO SLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 5 10 0 TEX 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 WP - Dan Ross (2-0) Save - Brandon Christopher (5) LP - Tucker Garland (0-2) HR - TEX: Dave Martinez (3), Mark McGwire (2) Cardinals lead 2-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-09-2021, 05:55 PM	#323
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To PADRES Doug Snell Mark Carreon Tracy Boyd Gonzalo Rodriguez Emmett Barnes To BLUE JAYS Randy S. Johnson (The OF, not the SP) San Diego retains full contract Craig Dewar Cliff Avery Ken Butler Matt Black Johnson is disgruntled, but if we can keep him happy, this is a steal. Markus Ryan is placed on waivers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-09-2021 at 05:56 PM.

01-10-2021, 08:40 AM	#324
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME THREE TEX 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 SLC 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 X - 6 8 1 WP - Craig Walters (1-0) Save - Brandon Christoper (6) LP - Werner Walsh (0-1) HR - TEX: Ken Metcalf (1), Mark McGwire (3) Cardinals lead 3-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 08:43 AM	#325
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 SLC 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X - 5 13 1 WP - Mark Moore (2-0) Save - Paco Nunez (1) LP - Danny Jackson (1-1) HR - SLC: Terry Pendleton (2) CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-0! World Series MVP - Terry Pendleton __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 08:53 AM	#326
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Orel Hershiser executed his option year and will e staying with the team. We expected that but certainly hope he bounces back next year. Minor league players retiring: Jesus Cordova Rafael Ortega Alejandro Morales Terry Maxwell Ed Morgan Alexis White None had ever reached the Majors. We have six players eligible for Arbitration right now. We have decided to not offer Arb to Ernie Riles, Dave Leiper, or Tom Foley. That leaves Ron Gravel, Michael Klinger, and Ed Vande Berg. We are going to see if we can sign them before the Arb hearings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 08:57 AM	#327
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Terry McGriff was placed on waivers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:23 AM	#328
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	When I said we were drafting 24th, I was mistaken. The Draft Order had not been updated. It seems we are drafting 7th. At that point, we have a strong chance of getting John Olerud. Could we even dream... of Robbie Alomar? The Draft is VERY deep. I checked the OSA Mock Draft and they have Alomar going at #4 and Olerud going at #6. The Jays get Travis Fryman. I really hope Olerud slips to us. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:28 AM	#329
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Ron Gravel signed a two year contract extension for $2.7m Michael Klinger signed a one year extension for $370,000 Ed Vande Berg signed a one year extension for $156,000 All three came in at least that what we projected them to get in arbitration, and Gravel is tied up for an extra year. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:36 AM	#330
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS AL P - Kevin Ritz, Red Sox C - Sandy Alomar Jr., Twins 1B - Julio Ramirez, Mariners 2B - Ronnie Ross, Orioles 3B - Jason Allen, Rangers SS - Phil Robinson, Mariners LF - Devon White, Indians CF - Juan Cano, Brewers RF - JUNIOR FELIX, BLUE JAYS NL P - Vernon King, Expos C - Phil Ferguson, Giants 1B - Wade Boggs, Phillies 2B - Jason Holt, Astros 3B - Doug Hernan, Giants SS - William Walsh, Astros LF - Roberto Kelly, Mets CF - Rob Rasmussen, Giants RF - Jorge Clemente, Cardinals __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:37 AM	#331
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	RELIEVER OF THE YEAR AL - Tucker Garland, Rangers NL - Daniel Peters, Mets (Both former Jays) Michael Klinger came 3rd. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:41 AM	#332
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS AL C - Ken Metcalf, Rangers 1B - Cecil Fielder, Indians 2B - Ryne Sandberg, Royals 3B - Tony Fernandez, Mariners SS - Barry Larkin, Twins LF - Kevin Mitchell, Yankees CF - Ellis Burks, Angels RF - Jose Canseco, Angels DH - Kirby Puckett, Angels NL P - Don Robinson, Braves C - Craig Biggio, Cardinals 1B - Fred McGriff, Astros 2B - Gregg Jeffries, Cardinals 3B - Chris Clark, Expos SS - Cal Ripken, Braves LF - Barry Bonds, Cardinals CF - Eric Davis, Mets RF - Theodosio Chiappe, Mets __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:41 AM	#333
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Rookies of the Year AL - Brian Holman, Mariners NL - Larry Higgins, Padres Junior Felix came 3rd __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:43 AM	#334
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Managers of the Year AL - Carlos Duarte, Rangers NL - Mike Coffey, Cardinals __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 09:45 AM	#335
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Cy Young Awards AL - Roger Clemens, White Sox (his 2nd) NL - Frank Viola, Giants Michael Klinger got a single vote. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 10:02 AM	#336
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	DRAFT! Big day! 1st Round 1. Braves - Frank Thomas 2. Phillies - Ray Lankford (1st surprise. Not Griffey Jr.?) 3. Royals - Roberto Alomar (still no Griffey Jr.?) 4. Yankees - Ken Griffey Jr. (a Yankee? Yuck.) 5. Reds - Moises Alou (holding our breath... one spot left...) 6. Orioles - John Olerud (DAMN IT!) Oh well. So, now who are WE going to take? The mock draft has Fryman dropping all the one to the end and has Delino DeShields the best pick for us. Admittedly, we need middle infield. My scouting Director recommends Ramon Martinez instead. (Ramon Martinez happens to be the only Major Leaguer born the same day that I was.) Immediate rotation anchor according to our scouts. Our picks by Round. 1. We went with our staff... Ramon Martinez, SP from Pacific College. 1 (suppl). Phil Planter - Power hitting OF out of College in New Hampshire 2. Jim Abbott - LHSP with #2 upside 2. (we had back to back picks) Hector Villanueva - C out of Puerto Rico. 3. Shawn Boskie - SP projects to be #5 guy or swingman. Good command. 4. Steve Chitren - RP from Japan. Bullpen filler 5. Paul Abbot - RP projects as solid bullpen contributor 6. Clint Zavaras - RP Zavala's signed immediately. We are negotiating with the rest but feel good about all of them. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 10:04 AM	#337
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	MVP AWARDS AL - Cecil Fielder, Indians NL - Barry Bonds, Cardinals It is the first time winning for both of them. George Brett came 3rd in voting. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 10:05 AM	#338
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Ramon Martinez and Phil Plantier both signed. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 10:07 AM	#339
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	Jack Morris suffered a career-ending injury. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-10-2021, 10:15 AM	#340
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,507 Blog Entries: 1	The only unsigned draftee we have is Shawn Boskie, and we expect him to sign. Chance Sanders was placed on waivers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-10-2021 at 10:16 AM.