1992 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 2

rpriske · 10-02-2023, 03:48 PM

March 20th, 1992

Nice showing by Juan Guzman but the Tigers walked 0ff the Jays, beating them 3-2.

WP - Will Bird (1-0)
LP - Candy Sierra (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-10

rpriske · 10-02-2023, 04:08 PM

March 21st, 1992

Jim Abbott had a good showing as the Jays beat the White Sox, 3-1.

WP - Jim Abbott (3-1)
Save - Kent Johnson (1)
LP - Matt Carter (1-2)

Spring Record - 9-10

rpriske · 10-07-2023, 10:22 AM

March 22nd, 1992

It was Ramon Martinez's 24th birthday (as well as the G.M.), but did he pitch well enough to keep him in the rotation? He has struggled so far this Spring.

He did better, but probably not enough better.

The Yankees beat the Jays, 4-2.

WP - Ray White (2-2)
Save - Scott Scudder (1)
LP - Ramon Martinez (0-2)

Spring Record - 9-11

rpriske · 10-07-2023, 10:39 AM

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Once again, the attempt to catch lightning in a bottle with some vets might have faded away too quickly.

TRADE

To GIANTS

Eddie Murray
Dave Eiland
Scott Coolbaugh

To BLUE JAYS

Gerald Perry
Matt Jewell
Thad Brown
Santiago Chacon
Cesar Villanueva

Perry joins the Big League Camp

TRADE

To BRAVES

Lonnie Cantrell
Bob Milacki

To BLUE JAYS

De Tran-Nhu
Javier Rubio
Matthew Harrell
Jorge Diaz
Bill Smiley

All are minor league camp bound.

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Candy Sierra
Ramon Martinez
Stephen Ibarra
Ron Fraser
Angel Lara
Dave Beck
Dan Mathis

rpriske · 10-11-2023, 08:31 AM

March 23rd, 1992

Keith Mylne went 3 for 3 including a pair of home runs and 5 RBI as the Blue Jays beat the A's, 7-3.

Bubba Cook also homered for Toronto.

WP - Dave Summers (1-3)
LP - Julio Castro (0-4)

Spring Record - 10-11

rpriske · 10-13-2023, 10:44 AM

March 24th, 1992

Leo Gomez went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 4 RBI as the Jays blanked the Mariners, 7-0.

David Roberts also homered for Toronto.

WP - Dave Fleming (2-0)
Save - Kent Johnson (2)
LP - Brent Sanderson (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-11

rpriske · 10-13-2023, 11:09 AM

March 26th, 1992

Wes Sweet had a nice outing but the Jays lost this one, 5-2, to Cleveland.

Miguel Rivera homered for Toronto.

WP - Oscar Escamilla (2-0)
LP - Wes Sweet (0-2)

Spring Record - 11-12

rpriske · 10-13-2023, 11:30 AM

March 27th, 1992

Manolo Gutierrez pitched five scoreless innings but the Blue Jays lost, 4-0, to the Royals.

WP - Lao Tien (1-0)
LP - Bill Mooneyham (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-13

rpriske · 10-18-2023, 08:29 AM

March 28th, 1992

A big home run by Gerald Perry was the turning point as the Jays went on to beat the Twins, 9-3.

Miguel Rivera also homered for Toronto.

WP - Juan Guzman (2-1)
LP - Jeff Howard (0-1)

Spring Record - 12-13

rpriske · 10-24-2023, 04:13 PM

March 29th, 1992

It took 15 innings but the Angels beat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

WP - Jeff Montgomery (1-1)
Save - Jimmy Jones (2)
LP - Alan Mills (0-1)

Spring Record - 12-14

rpriske · 10-27-2023, 01:53 PM

March 30th, 1992

Another Spring loss as the Rangers stopped the Blue Jays, 5-2.

WP - Eric Rainey (2-0)
Save - Tim Crews (1)
LP - Dave Summers (1-4)

Spring Record - 12-15

rpriske · 10-30-2023, 06:50 AM

March 31st, 1992

Dave Fleming had a bit of a rough go and the Brewers beat the Blue Jays, 5-2.

Kent Johnson left the game with a dead arm. We are told he should be okay for Opening Day, or a least shortly thereafter.

WP - John Durand (1-0)
Save - Doug Dicks (2)
LP - Dave Fleming (2-1)

Spring Record - 12-16

rpriske · 11-01-2023, 09:30 AM

April 1st, 1992

We Sweet allowed only one hit in five innings of work. The bullpen was not quite as sharp and the Orioles beat the Jays, 3-2.

WP - Brian Holman (2-1)
Save - Doug Grant (1)
LP - Rod Beck (0-2)

Spring Record - 12-17

rpriske · 11-03-2023, 03:31 PM

April 2nd, 1992

Kirby Puckett's home run capped off the Jays 9-3 win over the Red Sox to close out their Spring schedule.

WP - Manolo Gutierrez (2-0)
LP - Dwight Gooden (2-2)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-17

rpriske · 11-04-2023, 10:19 AM

Final round of Spring cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Dave Summers
Andrew Miles
Rod Beck
Joe Williams
Leo Gomez
Jesus Matos
Alex Arias
Larry Greer
Mike Norman

Placed on Waivers

Keith Cole
Joseph Prost
Eric Davis

TRADE

To EXPOS

Ricky Jordan
Jorge Diaz
Michael Lee

To BLUE JAYS

Vernon Riddle
Vicent Barajas
Alberto Gonzalez
Ben Alexander
Carlos Garcia

Riddle joins the big club.

rpriske · 11-04-2023, 10:41 AM

Minor League Contracts signed:

Dave Stewart
Don WIlliams
Kirk McCaskill

rpriske · 11-04-2023, 10:48 AM

1992 OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Juan Guzman
Jim Abbott
Wes Sweet
Dave Fleming
Manolo Gutierrez

BULLPEN

Kent Johnson (C)
Bill Mooneyham
Scott Radinsky
Xavier Hernandez
Jeff Gray
Alan Mills
Rick Nelson

LINEUP

CF - Willie McGee
DH - Miguel Rivera / Bill Maxwell
RF - Kirby Puckett
1B - Keith Mylne
SS - John Valentin
LF - Bubba Cook
3B - Santiago Canseco
C - David Roberts
2B - Vernon Riddle

BENCH

C - Lorenzo Hernandez
1B - Gerald Perry
OF - Clyde Harrison

rpriske · 11-04-2023, 10:53 AM

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

The experts have the Jays going 75-87, finishing 6th in the AL East (ahead of only the Brewers)

Expected Division Winners

Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds

Top AL Hitter - Bip Roberts, Rangers
Top AL Pitcher - Greg Maddux, Rangers

Top NL Hitter - Frank Thomas, Braves
Top NL Pitcher - Jose Rijo, Giants

John Valentin is considered the #35 prospect in baseball.

After that we have Willie Greene (R) at #64.

We have the 22nd best minor league system.

rpriske · 11-07-2023, 09:57 PM

April 6th, 1992

Opening Day and the Jays did not treat the hometown Tigers very kindly.

Bubba Cook led the way, going 3 for 5, driving in 4, as the Jays pounded the Tigers, 13-7.

WP - Juan Guzman (1-0)
LP - Mike Mussina (0-1)

Record - 1-0

rpriske · 11-07-2023, 10:02 PM

TRADE

To CUBS

Eric Davis
Chris Draves
Santiago Chacon
Jamie Ferguson

To BLUE JAYS

Alex Cole
Chuck Carr
John Paul
Armando Reynoso

All are in the minors.

10-02-2023, 03:48 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 20th, 1992 Nice showing by Juan Guzman but the Tigers walked 0ff the Jays, beating them 3-2. WP - Will Bird (1-0) LP - Candy Sierra (0-1) Spring Record - 8-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-02-2023, 04:08 PM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 21st, 1992 Jim Abbott had a good showing as the Jays beat the White Sox, 3-1. WP - Jim Abbott (3-1) Save - Kent Johnson (1) LP - Matt Carter (1-2) Spring Record - 9-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-07-2023, 10:22 AM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 22nd, 1992 It was Ramon Martinez's 24th birthday (as well as the G.M.), but did he pitch well enough to keep him in the rotation? He has struggled so far this Spring. He did better, but probably not enough better. The Yankees beat the Jays, 4-2. WP - Ray White (2-2) Save - Scott Scudder (1) LP - Ramon Martinez (0-2) Spring Record - 9-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-07-2023, 10:39 AM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Second Round of Spring Cuts Once again, the attempt to catch lightning in a bottle with some vets might have faded away too quickly. TRADE To GIANTS Eddie Murray Dave Eiland Scott Coolbaugh To BLUE JAYS Gerald Perry Matt Jewell Thad Brown Santiago Chacon Cesar Villanueva Perry joins the Big League Camp TRADE To BRAVES Lonnie Cantrell Bob Milacki To BLUE JAYS De Tran-Nhu Javier Rubio Matthew Harrell Jorge Diaz Bill Smiley All are minor league camp bound. Sent to the Minor League Camp Candy Sierra Ramon Martinez Stephen Ibarra Ron Fraser Angel Lara Dave Beck Dan Mathis __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-11-2023, 08:31 AM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 23rd, 1992 Keith Mylne went 3 for 3 including a pair of home runs and 5 RBI as the Blue Jays beat the A's, 7-3. Bubba Cook also homered for Toronto. WP - Dave Summers (1-3) LP - Julio Castro (0-4) Spring Record - 10-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-13-2023, 10:44 AM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 24th, 1992 Leo Gomez went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 4 RBI as the Jays blanked the Mariners, 7-0. David Roberts also homered for Toronto. WP - Dave Fleming (2-0) Save - Kent Johnson (2) LP - Brent Sanderson (0-1) Spring Record - 11-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-13-2023, 11:09 AM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 26th, 1992 Wes Sweet had a nice outing but the Jays lost this one, 5-2, to Cleveland. Miguel Rivera homered for Toronto. WP - Oscar Escamilla (2-0) LP - Wes Sweet (0-2) Spring Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-13-2023, 11:30 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 27th, 1992 Manolo Gutierrez pitched five scoreless innings but the Blue Jays lost, 4-0, to the Royals. WP - Lao Tien (1-0) LP - Bill Mooneyham (0-1) Spring Record - 11-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-18-2023 at 08:05 AM.

10-18-2023, 08:29 AM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 28th, 1992 A big home run by Gerald Perry was the turning point as the Jays went on to beat the Twins, 9-3. Miguel Rivera also homered for Toronto. WP - Juan Guzman (2-1) LP - Jeff Howard (0-1) Spring Record - 12-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-24-2023, 04:13 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 29th, 1992 It took 15 innings but the Angels beat the Blue Jays, 4-3. WP - Jeff Montgomery (1-1) Save - Jimmy Jones (2) LP - Alan Mills (0-1) Spring Record - 12-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-27-2023, 01:53 PM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 30th, 1992 Another Spring loss as the Rangers stopped the Blue Jays, 5-2. WP - Eric Rainey (2-0) Save - Tim Crews (1) LP - Dave Summers (1-4) Spring Record - 12-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-30-2023, 06:50 AM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	March 31st, 1992 Dave Fleming had a bit of a rough go and the Brewers beat the Blue Jays, 5-2. Kent Johnson left the game with a dead arm. We are told he should be okay for Opening Day, or a least shortly thereafter. WP - John Durand (1-0) Save - Doug Dicks (2) LP - Dave Fleming (2-1) Spring Record - 12-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-01-2023, 09:30 AM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 1st, 1992 We Sweet allowed only one hit in five innings of work. The bullpen was not quite as sharp and the Orioles beat the Jays, 3-2. WP - Brian Holman (2-1) Save - Doug Grant (1) LP - Rod Beck (0-2) Spring Record - 12-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 11-03-2023 at 03:10 PM.

11-03-2023, 03:31 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 2nd, 1992 Kirby Puckett's home run capped off the Jays 9-3 win over the Red Sox to close out their Spring schedule. WP - Manolo Gutierrez (2-0) LP - Dwight Gooden (2-2) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-04-2023, 10:19 AM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Final round of Spring cuts Sent to the Minor League Camp Dave Summers Andrew Miles Rod Beck Joe Williams Leo Gomez Jesus Matos Alex Arias Larry Greer Mike Norman Placed on Waivers Keith Cole Joseph Prost Eric Davis TRADE To EXPOS Ricky Jordan Jorge Diaz Michael Lee To BLUE JAYS Vernon Riddle Vicent Barajas Alberto Gonzalez Ben Alexander Carlos Garcia Riddle joins the big club. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-04-2023, 10:41 AM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Minor League Contracts signed: Dave Stewart Don WIlliams Kirk McCaskill __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-04-2023, 10:48 AM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	1992 OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Juan Guzman Jim Abbott Wes Sweet Dave Fleming Manolo Gutierrez BULLPEN Kent Johnson (C) Bill Mooneyham Scott Radinsky Xavier Hernandez Jeff Gray Alan Mills Rick Nelson LINEUP CF - Willie McGee DH - Miguel Rivera / Bill Maxwell RF - Kirby Puckett 1B - Keith Mylne SS - John Valentin LF - Bubba Cook 3B - Santiago Canseco C - David Roberts 2B - Vernon Riddle BENCH C - Lorenzo Hernandez 1B - Gerald Perry OF - Clyde Harrison __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-04-2023, 10:53 AM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	PRESEASON PREDICTIONS The experts have the Jays going 75-87, finishing 6th in the AL East (ahead of only the Brewers) Expected Division Winners Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Top AL Hitter - Bip Roberts, Rangers Top AL Pitcher - Greg Maddux, Rangers Top NL Hitter - Frank Thomas, Braves Top NL Pitcher - Jose Rijo, Giants John Valentin is considered the #35 prospect in baseball. After that we have Willie Greene (R) at #64. We have the 22nd best minor league system. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 11-07-2023 at 07:15 PM.

11-07-2023, 09:57 PM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 6th, 1992 Opening Day and the Jays did not treat the hometown Tigers very kindly. Bubba Cook led the way, going 3 for 5, driving in 4, as the Jays pounded the Tigers, 13-7. WP - Juan Guzman (1-0) LP - Mike Mussina (0-1) Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-07-2023, 10:02 PM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To CUBS Eric Davis Chris Draves Santiago Chacon Jamie Ferguson To BLUE JAYS Alex Cole Chuck Carr John Paul Armando Reynoso All are in the minors. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````