This day in baseball: Olerud’s surgery
Posted: February 27, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, John Olerud, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington State University 2 CommentsAfter collapsing on January 11th following a workout, John Olerud underwent brain surgery for the removal of an aneurysm on February 27, 1989. Olerud, a left-handed first baseman at Washington State University, went on to be the Blue Jays’ third round pick in the June Amateur Draft.
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Infographic: AL East logo history
Posted: October 26, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, history, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays 2 CommentsI stumbled across this graphic in my random internet wanderings depicting a history of the logos and uniforms for the teams in the American League East. I love how this graphic also gives an idea of just how long these teams have been around, relative to one another.
It looks tiny here, but click on the image to get to a larger version.
This day in baseball: Schilling’s shutout
Posted: October 21, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Curt Schilling, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series 2 CommentsOn October 21, 1993, Curt Schilling became the first Phillies pitcher to throw a shutout in a World Series game. Schilling shut down the Blue Jays, 2-0, giving up only five hits.
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Infographic: Defensive positioning
Posted: July 14, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: Baseball, infographics, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays 3 CommentsWhat I like about this infographic is that it’s a great depiction of how many different looks can come out of a team that employs the defensive shift. It’s also a reflection on how much thinking and studying goes into a baseball game. At this level, especially, a team can’t just show up and play, there’s a considerable amount of pre-planning involved.
Infographic, minus the graphic
Posted: June 10, 2016 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Craig Robinson, infographics, Major League Baseball, Rogers Centre, SkyDome, Toronto Blue Jays Leave a commentI’ve posted a handful of Craig Robinson infographics here, and I found this quite clever. An infographic without the graphic. It’s a few years old, but still very fun to read. And it involves quite a bit of beer.
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Posted: November 13, 2014 Filed under: 21st Century, Pop culture | Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, infographics, movies, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series Leave a commentHere’s an infographic that includes an eclectic collection of numbers from 2011 surrounding the game of baseball. I particularly dig the 2 million kids playing ball in the bottom left. Gotta start ’em off right!
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This day in baseball: Royal progress
Posted: October 1, 2014 Filed under: 21st Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays 4 CommentsOn October 1, 2005, the Kansas City Royals established a dubious team record when they recorded their 105th loss for the season, losing 10-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays. It was one of three out of four seasons during this time period that the Royals lost one hundred games or more.
And last night, Kansas City defeated Oakland 9-8 in twelve innings to win the AL Wild Card game, their first postseason win in almost thirty years. They sure have come a long way!
