1992 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 4

rpriske · 12-05-2023, 04:54 PM

Minor League signings:

Sergio Ayala
Raul Villegas
John Wilson
Bill Wegman

rpriske · 12-05-2023, 05:22 PM

April 23rd, 1992

What is worse than losing 10-7 to Cleveland, despite Lorenzo Hernandez hitting a Grand Slam?

Willie McGee left the game with pain in his shoulder.

WP - Tim Belcher (3-1)
Save - Mike Stanton (4)
LP - Jim Abbott (0-2)

Record - 8-9

rpriske · 12-05-2023, 05:23 PM

Willie McGee has a strained shoulder and is likely to miss 4-5 weeks.

Dave Beck and Rick Rowe are called up from AAA.

Vernon Riddle is sent down.

rpriske · 12-09-2023, 02:08 PM

April 24th, 1992

The Royals took advantage of tired Blue Jays team to beat them, 8-2.

WP - Dennis Martinez (3-0)
LP - Wes Sweet (0-3)

Record - 8-10

rpriske · 12-15-2023, 11:46 AM

April 25th, 1992

Bubba Cook's franchise-record tying 3rd double of the game tied things up in the 9th, but the Blue Jays left the base loaded in the 10th and lost, 9-7, to the Royals.

After an okay start, that is five losses in a row for Toronto.

WP - Doug Sullivan (3-1)
LP - Xavier Hernandez (1-1)

Record - 8-11

rpriske · 12-18-2023, 06:35 PM

April 26th, 1992

The Jays made it close but still dropped their sixth straight, losing 8-7 to the Royals.

Bill Maxwell and Santiago Canseco homered for Toronto.

WP - Mark Langston (1-2)
Save - Lao Tieh (1)
LP - Juan Guzman (2-1)

Record - 8-12

rpriske · 12-18-2023, 06:45 PM

A returning face!

TRADE

To BREWERS

Rick Nelson
Ron Spears
Anthony Ross
John Paul

To BLUE JAYS

Sam Wilson (MIL retains 10% of contract)
Jesus Madrid
Martin O'Halloran
Dylan Annear
Jason Duncan

Wilson joins the Jays.

Dave Beck is sent to AAA.

Andrew Miles is called up.

rpriske · 12-18-2023, 07:02 PM

Players of the Week: Bip Roberts, Rangers & Frank Thomas, Braves

The Blue Jays have fallen to #23 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 12-20-2023, 02:20 PM

April 28th, 1992

The Jays broke their losing streak behind a great outing by Jim Abbott. He went the distance in a 5-1 win over the Angels.

Kirby Puckett homered for Toronto.

WP - Jim Abbott (1-2)
LP - Alex Fernandez (0-4)

Record - 9-12

rpriske · 12-20-2023, 03:00 PM

April 29th, 1992

Keith Mylne went 3 for 5 with a home run, leading the Blue Jays to an 11-2 victory over the Angels.

WP - Dave Fleming (3-1)
LP - Mark Gubicza (1-2)

Record - 10-12

rpriske · 12-20-2023, 03:21 PM

April 30th, 1992

The good news: The Blue Jays beat the Brewers, 3-2

The bad news: Miguel Rivera was hit int he head by a pitch and has a concussion. He will be out out for the next few weeks.

WP - Dave Summers (2-0)
Save - Kent Johnson (3)
LP - John Durand (0-1)

Record - 11-12

rpriske · 12-20-2023, 03:33 PM

APRIL AWARDS

PITCHER - Charles Nagy, White Sox & Mark Moore, Cardinals

HITTER - Bip Roberts, Rangers & Frank Thomas, Braves

ROOKIE - DAVE FLEMING, BLUE JAYS & Mark McDaniel, Expos

Miguel Rivera is placed on the IL.

TRADE

To INDIANS

Joe Williams
Larry Greer
Julio Valera
Millard O'Brien
Mark Hunter

To BLUE JAYS

Frank Viola (CLE retains 85% of his contract)
Thierry Seguin
Gunner Lewis
Andrew Chandler
Jason Vaughn

Viola joins the team.

Jeff Gray is sent to AAA.

Joseph Prost is called up.

rpriske · 12-23-2023, 04:48 PM

May 1st, 1992

What a way to lose.

A throwing error by Joseph Prost in the 9th inning gave the Brewers a 4-3, walk off win over the Blue Jays.

WP - Doug Dicks (2-1)
LP - Andrew Miles (0-1)

Record - 11-13

rpriske · 12-27-2023, 09:41 AM

May 2nd, 1992

It was a rough first appearance for vet and new Jay, Frank Viola as the Brewers beat the Blue Jays, 8-2.

WP - Vern Parker (2-1)
Save - Roman Martinez (1)
LP - Frank Viola (0-1)

Record - 11-14

rpriske · 12-27-2023, 10:06 AM

TRADE

To ROYALS

Bill Mooneyham
Tim Cooper
Martin O'Halloran
Reginald Vazquez
Merrill Harding

To BLUE JAYS

Ricardo Gonzalez (KC keeps a small piece)
Gary Disarcina
Justin Hall
Scott Servais
Hector Wagner

One of those players was flipped in a much bigger deal.

TRADE

To REDS

Keith Mylne
Justin Hall
Alberto Gonzalez

To BLUE JAYS

Julio Franco (CIN retains a small piece)
Jeremy Peoples
Mark Anderson
Dane Clift
Carlos Hernández

Asst GM George Sanford calls this a major win.

Followed by another solid trade as the Jays make over their roster.

TRADE

To GIANTS

Joseph Prost
Jeremy Peoples
Ron Peralta
Milton Harrell

To BLUE JAYS

Junior Felix
Dave Eiland
Scott Coolbaugh
Jeff Conine (SF retains 35% of contract)
Cristian Torres

Joining the big club: Franco, Gonzalez

Activated from the IL: Manolo Gutierrez

Jeff Gray is placed on waivers.

rpriske · 12-27-2023, 10:24 AM

Tony Brito signed a minor league deal.

rpriske · 12-29-2023, 01:45 PM

May 3rd, 1992

The Blue Jays came from behind to beat the Brewers, 4-3.

WP - Jim Abbott (2-2)
Save - Kent Johnson (4)
LP - Shae Simmons (2-3)

Record - 12-14

rpriske · 12-29-2023, 02:08 PM

May 4th, 1992

David Roberts went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI but the Jays still lost, 6-4, to the A's.

To make matters worse, in his second game as a Blue Jays, Julio Franco strained his back and will miss the next few weeks.

WP - Francisco Baez (4-2)
Save - Jim Gore (7)
LP - Dave Fleming (3-2)

Record - 12-15

rpriske · 12-29-2023, 02:10 PM

James Abrams and Gerald Lewis signed minor league deals.

Julio Franco was placed on the IL.

rpriske · 12-29-2023, 02:23 PM

The Dodgers needed to free up some money and we were in the right place at the right time.

TRADE

To DODGERS

Garry Moore
Marvin Morris
Juan Delgado

To BLUE JAYS

Kent Hrbek (LAD retains small piece)
Carlos Valentin
Rafael Gonzales
Ernesto Dominguez
Greg Beck

Hrbek joins the club.

12-05-2023, 04:54 PM	#61
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12-05-2023, 05:22 PM	#62
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 23rd, 1992 What is worse than losing 10-7 to Cleveland, despite Lorenzo Hernandez hitting a Grand Slam? Willie McGee left the game with pain in his shoulder. WP - Tim Belcher (3-1) Save - Mike Stanton (4) LP - Jim Abbott (0-2) Record - 8-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-05-2023, 05:23 PM	#63
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Willie McGee has a strained shoulder and is likely to miss 4-5 weeks. Dave Beck and Rick Rowe are called up from AAA. Vernon Riddle is sent down. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-05-2023 at 05:29 PM.

12-09-2023, 02:08 PM	#64
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 24th, 1992 The Royals took advantage of tired Blue Jays team to beat them, 8-2. WP - Dennis Martinez (3-0) LP - Wes Sweet (0-3) Record - 8-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-15-2023, 11:46 AM	#65
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 25th, 1992 Bubba Cook's franchise-record tying 3rd double of the game tied things up in the 9th, but the Blue Jays left the base loaded in the 10th and lost, 9-7, to the Royals. After an okay start, that is five losses in a row for Toronto. WP - Doug Sullivan (3-1) LP - Xavier Hernandez (1-1) Record - 8-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-15-2023 at 11:48 AM.

12-18-2023, 06:35 PM	#66
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 26th, 1992 The Jays made it close but still dropped their sixth straight, losing 8-7 to the Royals. Bill Maxwell and Santiago Canseco homered for Toronto. WP - Mark Langston (1-2) Save - Lao Tieh (1) LP - Juan Guzman (2-1) Record - 8-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-18-2023, 06:45 PM	#67
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	A returning face! TRADE To BREWERS Rick Nelson Ron Spears Anthony Ross John Paul To BLUE JAYS Sam Wilson (MIL retains 10% of contract) Jesus Madrid Martin O'Halloran Dylan Annear Jason Duncan Wilson joins the Jays. Dave Beck is sent to AAA. Andrew Miles is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-18-2023, 07:02 PM	#68
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Players of the Week: Bip Roberts, Rangers & Frank Thomas, Braves The Blue Jays have fallen to #23 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-20-2023, 02:20 PM	#69
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 28th, 1992 The Jays broke their losing streak behind a great outing by Jim Abbott. He went the distance in a 5-1 win over the Angels. Kirby Puckett homered for Toronto. WP - Jim Abbott (1-2) LP - Alex Fernandez (0-4) Record - 9-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-20-2023, 03:00 PM	#70
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 29th, 1992 Keith Mylne went 3 for 5 with a home run, leading the Blue Jays to an 11-2 victory over the Angels. WP - Dave Fleming (3-1) LP - Mark Gubicza (1-2) Record - 10-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-20-2023, 03:21 PM	#71
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	April 30th, 1992 The good news: The Blue Jays beat the Brewers, 3-2 The bad news: Miguel Rivera was hit int he head by a pitch and has a concussion. He will be out out for the next few weeks. WP - Dave Summers (2-0) Save - Kent Johnson (3) LP - John Durand (0-1) Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-20-2023, 03:33 PM	#72
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	APRIL AWARDS PITCHER - Charles Nagy, White Sox & Mark Moore, Cardinals HITTER - Bip Roberts, Rangers & Frank Thomas, Braves ROOKIE - DAVE FLEMING, BLUE JAYS & Mark McDaniel, Expos Miguel Rivera is placed on the IL. TRADE To INDIANS Joe Williams Larry Greer Julio Valera Millard O'Brien Mark Hunter To BLUE JAYS Frank Viola (CLE retains 85% of his contract) Thierry Seguin Gunner Lewis Andrew Chandler Jason Vaughn Viola joins the team. Jeff Gray is sent to AAA. Joseph Prost is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-23-2023, 04:48 PM	#73
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	May 1st, 1992 What a way to lose. A throwing error by Joseph Prost in the 9th inning gave the Brewers a 4-3, walk off win over the Blue Jays. WP - Doug Dicks (2-1) LP - Andrew Miles (0-1) Record - 11-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-27-2023, 09:41 AM	#74
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	May 2nd, 1992 It was a rough first appearance for vet and new Jay, Frank Viola as the Brewers beat the Blue Jays, 8-2. WP - Vern Parker (2-1) Save - Roman Martinez (1) LP - Frank Viola (0-1) Record - 11-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-01-2024 at 11:01 AM.

12-27-2023, 10:06 AM	#75
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To ROYALS Bill Mooneyham Tim Cooper Martin O'Halloran Reginald Vazquez Merrill Harding To BLUE JAYS Ricardo Gonzalez (KC keeps a small piece) Gary Disarcina Justin Hall Scott Servais Hector Wagner One of those players was flipped in a much bigger deal. TRADE To REDS Keith Mylne Justin Hall Alberto Gonzalez To BLUE JAYS Julio Franco (CIN retains a small piece) Jeremy Peoples Mark Anderson Dane Clift Carlos Hernández Asst GM George Sanford calls this a major win. Followed by another solid trade as the Jays make over their roster. TRADE To GIANTS Joseph Prost Jeremy Peoples Ron Peralta Milton Harrell To BLUE JAYS Junior Felix Dave Eiland Scott Coolbaugh Jeff Conine (SF retains 35% of contract) Cristian Torres Joining the big club: Franco, Gonzalez Activated from the IL: Manolo Gutierrez Jeff Gray is placed on waivers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-27-2023, 10:24 AM	#76
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	Tony Brito signed a minor league deal. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-29-2023, 01:45 PM	#77
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	May 3rd, 1992 The Blue Jays came from behind to beat the Brewers, 4-3. WP - Jim Abbott (2-2) Save - Kent Johnson (4) LP - Shae Simmons (2-3) Record - 12-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-29-2023, 02:08 PM	#78
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	May 4th, 1992 David Roberts went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI but the Jays still lost, 6-4, to the A's. To make matters worse, in his second game as a Blue Jays, Julio Franco strained his back and will miss the next few weeks. WP - Francisco Baez (4-2) Save - Jim Gore (7) LP - Dave Fleming (3-2) Record - 12-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-29-2023, 02:10 PM	#79
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	James Abrams and Gerald Lewis signed minor league deals. Julio Franco was placed on the IL. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-01-2024 at 11:02 AM.

12-29-2023, 02:23 PM	#80
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,415 Blog Entries: 1	The Dodgers needed to free up some money and we were in the right place at the right time. TRADE To DODGERS Garry Moore Marvin Morris Juan Delgado To BLUE JAYS Kent Hrbek (LAD retains small piece) Carlos Valentin Rafael Gonzales Ernesto Dominguez Greg Beck Hrbek joins the club. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-01-2024 at 11:02 AM.