Toronto Blue Jays Tribute

[FRSDailyTimes]

Excellent franchise in the 1980s and early 90s

[canmoore]

The blue jays would have won in 1994 had the players not have one on strike. The 1994 strike really killed the MLB in Toronto, during the 80's and early 90's the skydome (rogers center) was filled EVERY game!!

The players basically said screw you to the fans during the strike, that combined with management that prefers to trade or give away talent rather than build a great team has pushed the fans away, and they have never come back!

[eviola11]

Jays are headed back to the promised land. Big Jays fan here follow me @Eviola1

[loveless0oneball]

Joey Bats!!

[GoJays09]

GO JAYS!!!

[mrceleb2006]

Touch 'em all, Joe!

[torontoBluejays87]

Baseball is the most unfair professional sport in Canada and the US. Spend as much money as you want type bullshit....curious how New York can 't get a decent hockey team when they are not allowed to spend asinine amounts of money on players. Kudos to Boston for winning the cup this year but fuck your baseball team haha. I will always love the Jays even if they come close every year and never make it.

[Dan77able]

Toronto has lots of money to put a WINNING TEAM together, but I truly believe that they don't want to spend the money

[CamoRam77]

@Tetrahydrocanbnl I got three signed balls from that triple play (Pat Borders, John Olerud, and Pat Hentgen)

[TheMalhavoc56]

The jays sold out for years in the 80's and 90's. It was the strike that turned fans off and not the performance on the field.

[CausallyAwkward]

jays should move to teh central AL

[zener256]

when I was younger child almost was exciting see like toronto and atlanta always were playing the world final serie

[erictippett123]

Lately you know the sports talk in Toronto is about Robbie Alomar making the hall of fame, as a blue jay, second to none. This got me looking at the old videos on You Tube of boring stories of jays glory days. Which brings me to this story behind the scenes for the success of the blue jays, talk about the big leagues. Search with key words The 1000 Such Days Topsites Website.

[hanmerboys]

i honetly do not understnd why MLB desided to put a baseball team in canada we love most sports and i know allot of Americains will take offence to this but most Canadians don't give a crap about baseball at all infact most of us find that it is a stupid sport we much prefer our hockey and lacross

[MrBigAzzLover]

...stupid crap like that.

we had the best pitcher in baseball for 7 years and we couldn't do anything. all because of bad management.

right now, the jays are definitely on the right track with anthopolous at the helm. he's prying away coveted prospect after coveted prospect. we will be a force in a few years. stay patient.

[MrBigAzzLover]

would everyone please shut the hell up about our division?! we have played the division tough year in and year out. the problem has been mismanagement for 15 years.

i still think that ricciardi was high off his fucking ass when he traded young for loaiza. and what about the hiring of his puppet, gibbons? in 2007 and 2008, we had EVERY tool to compete, but it was the non-offensive minded gibbons keeping us out of the race. after gaston took over, we had the best record in mlb.

[Jeff6851]

This is one of the greatest calls I've ever heard, love it. And I'm a Tigers fan

[artgal80]

1992-93 was so EPIC. I remember the streets in my old neighborhood were whooping it up! :D

[FRSFreeStateES]

The Blue Jays were great from the mid 80's to early 90's but haven't come close to matching that since

[stubs96]

@FRSFreeStateES that's not quite true, as said before the 2006 Blue Jays had a better record than the World Series Champion Cardinals. The Jay's main problem is the division they're in and unbalanced schedule, being in the West would be great because instead of playing the 200 million salary Yankees they'd be playing White Sox, Royals more often making their record better and possibly making the post season the only bad team in the AL East is Baltimore all other teams are contenders.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@stubs96

The Blue Jays were annual Playoff Contender 20-25 years they haven't been that since which was my point. Having Winning Records is not the same thing.

[stubs96]

@FRSFreeStateES I agree that the Blue Jays haven't been real contenters in 17 years (1993 when they won the world series) I'm not sure how you thought that was 20-25 years ago, do the math, but as recent as 2006 they finished in 2nd place in the hardest division in MLB with 87 wins. If you remember 1985(their 1st time winning their division) they had 89 wins which is only 2 more than 2006's season, they're not as bad a team as many seem to think.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@stubs96

LOL my point was they started becoming annual contenders in the mid 80's up till the early 90's. Thanks for the cheap shot it made me laugh.

[stubs96]

@FRSFreeStateES sorry I wasn't trying to make a cheap shot, but I'm glad I made you laugh. I was trying to let you know that the Blue Jays have had as successful seasons as their glory years, like 1985 when with 89 wins they won the pennant as recent as 4 years ago they won 87 games and that's pretty close to being a contender. If the Jays were in any other division they'd be contenders every year, but as long as the Yankees continue to buy players, it's going to be hard to contend.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@stubs96

My point being they had a successful run but they haven't done much since. And you can blame their Division if you want instead of the Jays. But the fact is the Jays are also a big market club with a big revenue stadium.

[stubs96]

@FRSFreeStateES I think you can legitamately blame the division, in 2006 (that's only 4 years ago) the Blue Jays record was BETTER than the world series champion St. Louis Cardinals. Had the Jays been in the NL Central they'd be in the 2006 playoffs, now how can you NOT blame the division? I agree with you Rogers does and should spend more money, but to equal the amount of the Yankees is hard to do.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@stubs96

So your blaming the Blue Jays division for them not winning the division, how does that work? Its not the Yankees fault they won more games. The Jays and Red Sox are similar size markets and look at the success of the Sox the last 20 years.

[Robis2349]

@FRSFreeStateES

It really has nothing to do with the similiar size of the market as opposed to the revenue generated & what a team is willing to pay players. The Red Sox & Yankee brands are huge, the Jays aren't.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@Robis2349

The Blue Jays don't spend enough resources that they have which is what they were doing 20 years ago. And look at the success that they had.

[Acenorthpaw]

@FRSFreeStateES You are joking, right? The Jays and Red Sox are in entirely different markets. Toronto is fullof people who hate baseball. People don't even notice the Jays until the All-Star break becase the hockey playoffs run so long. That team could be the class of the league and it wouldn't start filling seats until the ASG at the earliest. When the Jays made that 27-14 start a couple years ago, the attendance barely changed. Boston loves baseball and gets fans regardless.

[Acenorthpaw]

@FRSFreeStateES You are joking, right? The Jays and Red Sox are in entirely different markets. Toronto is fullof people who hate baseball. People don't even notice the Jays until the All-Star break becase the hockey playoffs run so long. That team could be the class of the league and it wouldn't start filling seats until the ASG at the earliest. When the Jays made that 27-14 start a couple years ago, the attendance barely changed. Boston loves baseball and gets fans regardless.

[FRSFreeStateES]

@Acenorthpaw

The City of Toronto has 2.5M people about the size of Houston, Texas. In a Metropolitan Area of over 5M people. About the size of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas. In a region of Southern Ontario of 8.1M people. Thats what a big market franchise looks like. Its not the Blue Jays market size but marketing thats been the issue.

[Doc418]

Blue Jays suck

[SamonMarquis]

I'm looking at the still shots of their former roster, and they seem like a bunch of high school kids compared to the players nowadays. Did this generation have a sudden growth spurt?

[awalker2012]

if i could find a vid from just 1:45 on, that would be GREAT

[103Uke]

I just heard that Bud Selig is thinking about adding another playoff spot to the current playoff format in two yrs. How is it gonna be like? I don't know, but that's what I heard on the radio.

[weshiebert1]

The Blue Jays have a good team but no fan support.This has held up for several years. Isn't it time to relocate the Jays? I don't think that it will be very long from now

[KingCorman]

@weshiebert1 The thing is, you think they don't have a lot of fan support but the reality is that compared to the league standards they are not that bad. It is the sport of baseball itself that is losing it's fan support. Teams like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Kansas City, & even a team like Tampa Bay who have a good team pale in comparisn to the fan support the Jays get. So you can reloacate the Jays, but to where? Where can you relocate them to without receivng even less support than they have now?

[weshiebert1]

@KingCorman Good point

[JaguarLexusCentral]

The Jays would be a far more successful franchise if they werent in the AL East division. It's bad enough they had to deal with New York & Boston all those years, now all of the sudden Tampa Bay is a great team as well. I remember a few years back, the Cardinals won the World Series but had a worse record in the regular season than the Jays! Not only that, but I beleive they even met for a interleague series that same year & the Jays swept them! Just goes to show how messed up MLB's system is!

[gameshowfreak2007]

@JaguarLexusCentral

I hear they are thinking about extending the playoffs in MLB, that would be nice, If they go to a system like the NHL or NBA uses I can see the jays getting in, in like 6th 7th or 8th.

[JaguarLexusCentral]

@gameshowfreak2007 Yeah but they are only thinking of adding 2 more teams per league which would be 12 teams in the playoffs total, not enough. They should have 16 teams in the playoffs! But #1: the regular season is too long & #2: baseball's always been unwilling to change their rules & formats cuz baseball has the most history of any of the 4 major North American sports so they are reluctant to change anything.

[MrBigAzzLover]

@JaguarLexusCentral no, man. boston and new york have absolutely nothing to do with it. we have had terrible management since gillick left. anthopolous finally has us on the right track.

[Jmnor60]

@JaguarLexusCentral where should the Jays move to, Winnipeg, to be in the AL Central?

[Timsped]

@JaguarLexusCentral

Sooooo true. I do take comfort in the fact that the jays are still rebuilding somewhat and they had a winning record last year in the toughest division (4 of 5 teams had a winning record).

[ROBCRX]

I have the entire game recorded when Joe Carter hit the winning home run ! It should be worth something no ?

[MrSportsfan06]

I LOVE THA BJ WHOOT

[mentallystable]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT GO JAYSS!!!!!

poor morrow :( but i feel bad for hill haha xD he really wanted to catch that. nothing to be ashamed about there though!! awesome game

[Brian211978]

bluejays are only 10 back...problem is there's 3 teams to pass!

[shinyhunter007]

@Brian211978 Hopefully Brandon Morrow will keep it up.

[quarf53206]

Joe carter cannot complain about anything for the rest of his life he lived every little boys dream so he cant complain about anything ever again

[mylifeiscool123]

every time i hear tom cheek call that home run i get a chill. GO JAYS GO

[doucetteje]

i was a big fan of the blue jays. hate the new logo and name.

[MrSouthphillyitalian]

PHILLIES BABY fuck the blue jays

[bulldogbarks55]

@MrSouthphillyitalian Wild Thing, you make my heart sing!

[xhemexx]

1992 and 1993 Jays, AWESOME Best teams ever in history. And if you ain't down with that, TORONTO HAS TWO WORDS FOR YA....S### #T!!!!

[easygoinbloke]

ahhh... Tom Cheek... we'll never hear one like him again... With all due respect to Jerry Halworth, Tom ruled the show RIP :(

[1moreastronaut]

Tom's call still brings a tear to my eye. And by "a tear", I mean "rivers of tears". And by "to my eye", I mean "streaming down my face".

[awalker2012]

the call at the end still gives me chills

[SandPNews]

I meet Joe Carter once

[retoryx]

those cocksuckers.... type in any american winning the show and they show it... yankee media PRICKS

[leafyutube]

If MLB weren't such dirty assholes, someone could post some plays of those 92 and 93 series.

[ChappyCave]

Thanks, great vid!!]

[mistrbrwn]

the Alomar pic at the beginning is the 2nd biggest home run in Jays history...off Dennis Eckersley in the 92 ALCS. Good vid.

[Aggiechilds]

What a team.

[streetcarjay]

"Touch em' all Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"

Tom Cheek

1939-2005

[Champwsox05]

they should go back to the old logo

[dopey41]

for sure!!!

[mingrassia33]

Why did they change it in the first place??!!...The old logo was probaly the best in MLB; the new one is easily the worst!

[torontodave]

@Champwsox05 And those 92-92 uniforms

[torontodave]

@torontodave Whoops, I mean the 92-93 uniforms

[TWGRY80]

@Champwsox05 Your dreams have come true....sort of. Check out the new logo on Google for 2012. It's very close to the original.

[wickeritis22]

The best blue jays logo was of the world series era. Period. It's the only jays cap I love and own! I hate "reinvention", I don't know why they keep changing it?! Do you see the Yankees, Detroit, Boston or any other teams with "real" legacies changing theirs? Maybe that's the reason for their shitiness over the last fifteen years! Stay true to yourself Jays... it will always be the SkyDome to me! F#$k Rogers and corporatization!!

[mav3196]

@wickeritis22 i agree!..well said....

[CarmineDude]

I think the 2nd Logo was the best and then the T logo and then the new logo

[blujays79]

outstanding, man that Muscle bound T-logo was the worst

[MajorMcKay]

Go Jay Go!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rtsoccerplayer]

i like the old logo best. i want a jays hat with that logo! i used to have one that i bought at a game but i lost it a long time ago...

[d1m0a1n]

i have won i got it at there last home game of the year

[SolidPaint]

Jays 4ever

[bailingbradt]

why the heck have the jays had so many logo changes/jersey changes over the years? Their early 90's unis were the best

[petrov32]

BACK 2 BACK!

[eggsandbacon202]

Two Best Jays Ever: Olerud, Carter

Two Best Jays Now: Hill, And Halladay

[ieas29]

tear

[canuck4ever82]

they should co back to Blue as there colors not the grey jays awesome vid !

[WhatCarterDid2Philly]

Rest in Peace Tom, you deserve the Ford Frick award. Joe, you're a hero.

[connorpenny]

i wish we could still play like that

[scarletrobin]

Touch 'em all Joe!

Love it

[karey26]

Those words will be forever etched in my mind until the day I die. What a time that was. God Bless you Joe Carter! RIP Tom.

[titaniumtori]

@scarletrobin

I met Joe Carter in 1993 & I still can't believe it