Peace out, Rusty...

Soooo close, but yet, so far away...


Well, it's official. Russ Adams was designated for assignment today, and as seen above in a picture that perfectly illustrates his Blue Jays career; you know, he's REALLY trying out there, but, it's just not quite enough... and Posada is in the way, too. Drafted in the first round of the 2002 MLB Entry Draft, Adams has turned out to be an incredible flame-out draft pick of everyone's favourite GM these days, JP Ricciardi. I can't say that I ever disliked Russ Adams, because as I mentioned above, I think he was always giving his all at shortstop. I mean, let's face it, he's no Chris Woodward, so he had a shot, right? Man, I really hated Chris Woodward. Anyway, Adams got a pretty wicked case of the 'yips' a few years ago, and was shuttled down to Triple A to hone is wares at second base. When even that didn't work out, he played last year in the OF, but just couldn't reach the offensive numbers that were expected of him as a first round draft pick.

Here's to hoping that he can catch on with another team, because as I said previously, I don't dislike the guy at all. Good luck, Rusty... you're going to need it.

Loewen Making Huge Strides?

According to several news outlets today, Canadian baseball player Adam Loewen (he of the former-pitching variety for those OTHER AL East rejects, the Baltimore Orioles) has really been turning some heads with his hitting ability. After his career as a promising left-handed pitcher was cut-short due to several elbow-related injuries, he has decided to make a comeback as a position player with the Blue Jays.

Now, as has been said on other blogs already today, this could really turn out to be quite the feel-good story for the feeling-not-so-good-so-far Blue Jays this off-season. As fans, we are absolutely REELING from the lack of activity on the part of Mr. Baseball himself, Blue Jays GM JP Ricciardi, so this news about Loewen is a welcome breath of positive news. Russell Martin, another fine Canadian player for the LA Dodgers, has said that Loewen has, and I quote, "Morneau-like ability" in the batters box. That is not something to be taken lightly. I, for one, would be happy if Mr. Loewen had 2/3 the ability of Justin Morneau. Don't know who Morneau is? Oh, he's just the AL MVP from the Minnesota Twins. The guy is a monster. Oh, and he's Canadian, too.

Anywho, more to come in the very near future. I sure hope I get better at this...

Blue Jays Hit the Pacific Rim

The Blue Jays have finally landed a player directly from the seemingly-hot Japanese baseball leagues. The Blue Jays have signed Ken Takahashi to a minor league deal. Keep in mind, my friends, that this is no Daisuke Matsusakakakkiki, and not even close to an Ichiro... well, if Ichiro was a pitcher... anyway, it just shows one important thing: that the Blue Jays have finally dipped into the Japanese baseball hot-bed and came out with, well, a bite.

Keeping in mind that Takahashi is almost 40, I can't see him making much of an impact. However, the silver-lining here is that he is a lefty, and that it would take the other teams in MLB quite a while to 'figure him out', so to speak. So, perhaps he does break camp with the team and heads North for Opening Day. If he does, however, does this mean that Scott Downs could be on his way to the rotation? Questions, questions... and not a lot of damn answers this off-season.