Sports on Earth

Published: Jun 11, 2013, 8:39 am EDT

The Blue Jays, Angels and Dodgers, three of the teams who added the most off season talent over the offseason and were hyped accordingly, have all been major disappointments. Did pressure and expectations get to them? Or are the effects of that just hype, too?

Added: Jun 11, 2013, 1:15 pm via sportsonearth.com

Published: May 8, 2013, 1:15 am EDT

Last season, Edwin Encarnacion blew past his career totals, blasting over 40 homers and posting a .941 OPS, all due to a change in his follow-through. But this year, the infielder once known as "E5" backslid for a while. Will the new fix stick?

Added: May 8, 2013, 1:15 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Apr 15, 2013, 1:34 am EDT

It's been a painful last week in Major League Baseball. Multiple teams saw their roads to the postseason get considerably rockier as players like Jered Weaver, Zack Greinke, Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Reyes were injured. So how bad is it?

Added: Apr 15, 2013, 3:15 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Apr 12, 2013, 1:15 am EDT

The Blue Jays' season is not going according to plan: They're in the AL East cellar, with the game's worst run differential, and the starting pitching has been brutal. They can't be this bad, can they? Well, no, but there is cause for concern.

Added: Apr 12, 2013, 1:15 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Mar 18, 2013, 1:24 am EDT

Once again, baseball is going to war against steroids -- and against its own stars. But given the limited known evidence against players like Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera, what action can MLB actually take?

Added: Mar 18, 2013, 1:24 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Mar 14, 2013, 12:28 am EDT

Blue Jays fans have spent the twenty years since Joe Carter's October homer waiting patiently for a team with promise and stars like R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to arrive in Toronto, and the wait is almost over.

Added: Mar 14, 2013, 1:24 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Feb 12, 2013, 12:17 am EST

From the resurgent hopes of the rebuilt Blue Jays to the high expectations of the high-priced Dodgers, optimism is the operative word across the baseball world this week (well, maybe not in Houston). Here are the top stories to watch as camps open.

Added: Feb 12, 2013, 3:24 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Dec 16, 2012, 3:19 pm EST

R.A. Dickey appears headed to Toronto in exchange for multiple top prospects. While the Mets are folding to wait for a better hand, the Blue Jays are betting everything on 2013. Who better to challenge the odds than a 38-year-old Cy Young winner?

Added: Dec 16, 2012, 6:24 pm via sportsonearth.com

Published: Nov 21, 2012, 12:08 am EST

Toronto has been alternately respectable and mediocre, over or near .500, for several years in a tough division. But the AL East is starting to unfreeze, and with the Jays' recent moves, success might not be assured, but it's at least easy to imagine.

Added: Nov 21, 2012, 3:45 am via sportsonearth.com

Published: Nov 14, 2012, 1:16 am EST

If the Marlins-Blue Jays megadeal goes through, Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle will be among six players headed to Toronto, and the team that Jeffrey Loria seemed so eager to spend for last winter will have been obliterated.

Added: Nov 16, 2012, 12:10 pm via sportsonearth.com