The Blue Jays clinched their first division title on Oct. 5, 1985. It was a great day for Toronto baseball, but do you remember what happened the next day in the final game of the season? It was Phil Niekro's 300th win, and Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 1050 Toronto remembers it very well. ...more
Colby Rasmus hasn't been the player Alex Anthopoulos thought he was getting and going through the memory bank, I tried to remember a similar highly-touted player in Blue Jays history. It didn't take long to come up with the name of Jose Cruz Jr. TSN Radio 1050 broadcaster Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
It's been 19 seasons since the Toronto Blue Jays last made it to the post-season. Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio goes through a little "flashback" look at some of the other highlights of 1993. ...more
With a number of quality free agents still available, it should be noted that a year ago at this time there were also still a number of big names on the market, including Prince Fielder. Looking back, the Tigers' signing of the slugger looks like a solid move. Baseball insider Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has already had a career-defining off-season that could one day be a major building block to putting him in the Hall of Fame. But as Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio writes, do the Blue Jays still need a closer? ...more
Back in 1999, I was fortunate enough to be at the final All-Star game of the last Century at Fenway Park in Boston. During the festivities, The Major Leagues unveiled their " Team of the Century".What might the line-up look like for the 21st Century? ...more
For those who believe the Jays are giving up too much to acquire R.A. Dickey, remember the Roy Halladay deal. The Jays received Kyle Drabek, who is injured and will miss the bulk of the coming season, Travis D'Arnaud, who has yet to play in the Majors and - through a pair of later prospect swaps - Anthony Gose. Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 10050 has more. ...more
I can remember Alex Anthopoulos saying that he had trouble sleeping at the time he signed Jose Bautista to his current contract. Alex loved Jose as a player, but was concerned about giving so much long-term money to a player who had burst into stardom in his late 20's in such an unprecedented fashion. Now, that five-year deal, plus an option year, that will pay Jose $14 million over each of the next three seasons looks like an incredible bargain. ...more
While you could never get the Blue Jays to admit it, they've got to be happy, if not ecstatic, about the Rays huge six-player deal with Kansas City Sunday night. Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 1050 shares his thoughts. ...more
It was almost fitting that the Blue Jays didn't do anything major at the Winter Meetings at Nashville this week. That meant all the attention was given to the announcement that Tom Cheek had finally won the Ford C. Frick Award for a Lifetime of Baseball Broadcasting Excellence. Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 1050 shares his thoughts. ...more
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