The Major League season doesn't even start for a couple of more days. So its really too early to get worked up about a possible player defection, but this one could really hurt the Blue Jays down the road. Josh Johnson had the best camp of any of the Blue Jays starting pitchers, though R.A Dickey being away at the World Baseball Classic, and then pitching in mainly minor league games after that was a mitigating factor. ...more
Late last week, a veteran left hander soon to turn 28-years-old was sent down to the minors. He was coming off shoulder surgery and hadn't regained the velocity he used to have. Another 28-year-old southpaw in Toronto is trying to avoid a similar fate. ...more
It's almost become a cliché in baseball to say a team has to get off to a quick start. Conversely, if you don't you're supposed to be behind the proverbial 8-ball. It's interesting to look back at what a quick start meant to certain teams and if it's a factor at all. TSN Radio 1050's Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
As things stand right now with the regular season two weeks away, it's interesting to see that the Blue Jays and Red Sox both have a 22-year-old centre fielder as their top prospect. Not only that; both teams appear to be heading in different directions in terms on their development. TSN Radio 1050's Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
It seems these days for every prognosticator who thinks the Blue Jays will win the American League East, you find two who think they won't. At first I found this surprising, since I believe the club brought in one of the greatest arrays of talent from outside the organization that we're ever seen from any team. TSN 1050's Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
Any baseball purist who loves the game wants to see it played on natural grass. The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays are the only two teams in the Majors now playing on artificial turf and it's pretty clear there won't be natural grass at Rogers Centre anytime soon. TSN Radio 1050's Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
In their entire illustrious history, the New York Yankees have only finished in the basement twice. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how the AL East will play out this season and at this point in spring training, the only thing I'm convinced of is the mighty Yankees will finish last. Yes, in fifth place. TSN Radio 1050's Scott Ferguson has more. ...more
Lately, there have been plenty of stories projecting possible Cy Young and MVP winners this season. That made Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 1050 wonder how winning these awards correlates to World Series victories and even just World Series appearances. The results are surprising. ...more
Earlier this week, former Blue Jays catcher and now Cardinals manager Mike Matheny suggested that home plate collisions should be banned from baseball. Scott Ferguson of TSN Radio 1050 disagrees when it comes to close plays and harkens back to one of the most memorable plays in Blue Jays history. ...more
Over the last couple of weeks, we've heard talk that the Leafs and Raptors both want to host their respective leagues' All-Star games in the next few years. It could very well happen, and TSN Radio 1050's Scott Ferguson thinks the Blue Jays should try to make it a trifecta. ...more
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