Posted 26 October 2009 by Saba Taye
Brian Maristela always enjoyed drawing but when he started sketching clothing designs four years ago, he found a new love. "It was something I'd always been interested in," Maristela said. "I always loved the art. One day I realized I wanted to design and make my own line." Continue Reading
Posted 03 November 2009 by Ryan Glassman
Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Vernon Wells will be undergoing surgery next week to repair cartilage damage in his left wrist.
The 11-year veteran is coming off one of his worst offensive performances, batting just .260 with 15 home runs and 66 runs batted in, despite having 630 at-bats.
Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos recently spoke with [...] Continue Reading
Posted 27 October 2009 by John Chidley-Hill
The Toronto Blue Jays have already made the biggest move of their off-season: they removed “interim” from Paul Beeston’s title.
Today Beeston agreed to become the president and CEO of the club and Rogers Centre for the next three years. He had held the position for the past 12 months in an interim role.
During that period, team [...] Continue Reading
Posted 21 October 2009 by Iain Colpitts
After yet another disappointing season by the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Media president and CEO Tony Viner says the owners knew it was time for a change.
Management wasted no time, shuffling the deck in the front office by firing general manager J.P. Ricciardi and installing Montreal native Alex Anthopoulos on Oct. 4.
Viner joined Bob McCown on the [...] Continue Reading
Posted 13 October 2009 by Jim Humphrey
The winds of change are starting to blow in the Toronto Blue Jays front office.
Alex Anthopoulos has been busy putting his stamp in the front office since taking over from the fired J.P. Riccardi earlier this month, .
The latest move happened Tuesday when he hired Dana Brown to serve as a special assistant to the [...] Continue Reading
Posted 06 October 2009 by Jim Humphrey
Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays can’t cheer for the current version in the major league playoffs, but they can still root for some former players.
There are 11 players split on five different teams in the hunt for October glory.
The most notable include New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett, Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Orlando [...] Continue Reading
Posted 02 October 2009 by Jim Humphrey
Fans sitting in the left and right field bleachers were kept busy catching home run balls Friday night at Camden Yards.
The Baltimore Orioles (62-98) won the rain-delayed slugfest over the Toronto Blue Jays (75-85) 13-7, to open a season-ending three-game set.
Orioles’ rookie Michael Aubrey’s grand slam in the sixth inning, his second homer of the [...] Continue Reading
Posted 02 October 2009 by Stephen Sweet
What started off like a second honeymoon looks to be crashing down to reality.
Some of the Toronto Blue Jays are finishing their disappointing season at odds with manager Cito Gaston.
A number of major league sources say some Blue Jays players do not want Gaston back next year, according to Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com.
“It’s nearly a mutiny [...] Continue Reading
Posted 01 October 2009 by Michael Seff
Things may not have gone as planned in 2009, but the Toronto Blue Jays have caught a glimpse of what could have been during their current six-game winning streak.
As they head into their final series of the season in Baltimore, Toronto is riding the wave of their first three-game sweep at Fenway Park since 2001, [...] Continue Reading
Posted 30 September 2009 by Iain Colpitts
Randy Ruiz went four-for-six with two home runs and two RBIs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 12-0 on Wednesday night.
Lyle Overbay and Jose Bautista also hit home runs for the Jays (75-84), who have won six straight and nine out of the last 10.
The win completes the sweep over [...] Continue Reading