Toronto Blue Jays
My Thoughts on Mets’ Acquisition of Marcus Stroman
(Editor’s Note: I was planning on taking the week off from blogging but I got the news about the trade and that scrapped my plan. So I write this somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean on my way to the Bahamas). The New York Mets surprised all of baseball by acquiring Toronto Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman on Sunday evening. The deal comes with the July 31 trade deadline looming and many of the top World Series contending teams looking to acquire front-of-the-rotation pitchers. The Mets–who have an 11.2 percent chance of making the postseason–are not one of those contenders. While there is something to be said about a GM unafraid to pull the trigger on a deal, Mets’ GM Brodie Van Wagenen‘s credibility with the fanbase is all but depleted after the ill-fated Robinson C...
Marcus Stroman Hosts Pro Camp at Hofstra University
Stroman on the importance of locating your pitches pic.twitter.com/d6EANEHfPH — Axcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) November 11, 2017 Toronto Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman hosted a clinic at Hofstra University today for young ballplayers . Stroman arrived and was greeted with a warm welcome from the crowd. He immediately spoke about his pitching philosophies. In the above video he demonstrates with his younger brother, Jayden, on the difference between missing your intended location by a fraction of an inch “when you’re facing big league hitters like Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge.” He also took the time to take pictures and sign autographs for the athletes before everyone split into groups and he worked on various drills. It was a season to remember for the 2009 Pat-Med g...
PODCAST: Special Guest Earl Stroman
Listen to this week’s podcast with special guest Earl Stroman, father of Toronto Blue Jays ace Marcus Stroman. We discussed everything from Marcus’ childhood all the way to his 2017 season in which he set a career-high in wins with 13.
