Getting a chance to chat in-depth with baseball beatwriters for our “Around the Beat” segment each week has been one of the coolest things about my new endeavor.
And this particular episode might be my favorite. Because it features one of the best guys and best reporters in the business, Bob Elliott, who has covered baseball in Canada for nearly 40 years.
Elliott, columnist for the Toronto Sun and the 2012 winner of baseball writing’s highest honor, the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, is stepping down from the daily grind this month. He’s not exactly sure what’s next, but I’m sure it will involve baseball and Canada.
Elliott took some time this week to talk with me about the defending AL East champion Blue Jays, who host the Orioles for four games at the Rogers Centre starting tonight.
We discussed why the club’s turbo-charged offense has been so average, what’s made the starting rotation click, and why assumed ace Marcus Stroman hasn’t clicked.
We get a personal look into Camden Yards’ tormentor Jose Bautista as he enters free agency. You may be surprised by what Elliott thinks of JoeyBats.
I also ask Elliott to break down the AL East race for me, and he tells me which team has more candy in its candy store.
Yeah, Elliott, known as Boxer to his friends, is definitely one of a kind. And I hope that comes through in this podcast. Enjoy.
Question: Are there any MLB rule limitations to how many non-roster players can be invited…
The Orioles will have to look elsewhere for another starter. According to a report from…
The Orioles invited 30 non-roster players to next week’s spring training in Sarasota. Fifteen are…
After an absence of five seasons, Frederick has returned as an Orioles affiliate. The Frederick…
Doug DeCinces would never forget the day his baseball life changed forever. In early 1973,…