Bluebird Banter: FanShots

Jose Canseco to Try Out in AAA Mexican League

2012-02-14T02:26:25Z

Jose Canseco to Try Out in AAA Mexican League

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Sources: Oakland has agreed to terms with Yoenis Cespedes, 4 years, $36 million.

2012-02-13T17:17:55Z

Sources: Oakland has agreed to terms with Yoenis Cespedes, 4 years, $36 million.

Buster Olney.

Looks like I'll be sticking around a little while longer! #pujolstype

2012-02-13T16:41:13Z

Looks like I'll be sticking around a little while longer! #pujolstype

Casey Janssen Thwip, suggesting he's signed a contract. We'll let you know the details when Alex tells us about it.

Rosenthal: Blue Jays out on Manny

2012-02-13T15:18:23Z

Rosenthal: Blue Jays out on Manny

Did anyone really think we were after him? Alex looks at every player but I can't imagine he was ever very serious about Ramirez.

Baseball Propsectus Top 101 Prospects

2012-02-13T08:16:18Z

Baseball Propsectus Top 101 Prospects

Kevin Goldstein released his Top 101 prospects today. Five Blue Jays on the list, though that's no surprise since he had five 5- and 4-Star prospects on his Jays list.

16. Travis d'Arnaud (5 Stars)
28. Jake Marisnick (5 Stars)
54. Daniel Norris (4 Stars)
68. Anthony Gose (4 Stars)
93. Noah Syndergaard (4 Stars)

Brett Lawrie Twitter translator

2012-02-12T21:51:52Z

Brett Lawrie Twitter translator

Translates Brett Lawrie's tweets to English.

Jeff Bagwell, Fred McGriff, The Hall of Fame, and 400 Home Runs

2012-02-12T14:55:52Z

Jeff Bagwell, Fred McGriff, The Hall of Fame, and 400 Home Runs

Prior to the Steroid Era, 500 home runs was considered the milestone a slugger could reach to ensure that one day he would be immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. From 1936 to 2003, all 15 eligible sluggers who hit 500 or more home runs were voted into the Hall of Fame. In addition, from 1939 to 2001, nine sluggers who finished their careers with 407 to 493 home runs appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot, seven of those nine were elected to the Hall of Fame, with five--Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Willie Stargell, Carl Yastrzemski, and Dave Winfield--gaining election in their first year on the ballot and the other two--Billy Williams and Duke Snider--being voted in on their sixth and eleventh ballot, respectively. It was clear that a slugger who reached the 400 home run milestone had almost as good a chance of being elected to the Hall of Fame as a slugger who reached 500. However, like everything else, the Steroid Era has complicated Hall of Fame voting. Since 2002, six sluggers who hit between 431 to 493 home runs have appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot but only two of those six, Andre Dawson and Cal Ripken Jr., have been voted in. Two others, Jose Canseco and Juan Gonzalez, fell off the ballot after failing to collect 5% of the vote, while Jeff Bagwell and Fred McGriff remain on the ballot but are currently on the outside looking in.
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Your Favorite Team’s Top 5 Prospects

2012-02-12T03:38:09Z

Your Favorite Team’s Top 5 Prospects

We talk about Fangraphs a lot here at BBB, so how bout some Notgraphs for a change?
My friend just sent me this link and it is hilarious!