Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Blue Jays Stories Ever Told

by Jim Prime

From the club’s inception in the late ’70s to winning the division for the first time in the ’80s, Joe Carter’s epic home run, the two World Series titles in the early ’90s, the reign of Roy Halladay, Josh Donaldson’s MVP season, and everything in between, the Blue Jays have continued to build a storied history as one of baseball’s most exciting teams. In Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout , Jim Prime captures all of the best moments in Blue Jays history, from the most thrilling to the most humorous, and so much more. Stories of players and coaches from both on and off the field can be found here, including tales of All-Stars Dave Stieb and Carlos Delgado, Hall of Famers Dave Winfield, Rickey Henderson, and Roberto Alomar, and many more memorable Blue Jays, past and present.
It’s all here, in the latest addition to the Tales From series, the perfect gift for any fan of the only current Major League Baseball team playing in Canada!

Genres: Sports, Canada, Baseball, Nonfiction

260 pages, Hardcover

First published March 4, 2014

Reviews

[Christa (haines) Sheridan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed so hard at some of the anecdotes that my family had to check I wasn't choking. I have been a Jays fan since 1984 and it was great to relive so many memories. The names were so familiar. I also learned a lot about the teams prior to 1984.

I would have to say my favourite segment was about Carlos Delgado, and the words of wisdom from Mel Queen: "Do things right, even when nobody is watching." It's a great mantra to live by and something I made sure to read to my son.

[Ray · Rating 1 out of 5]

I typically love books like this that dig into the minutiae of some of my favorite players of my youth as well as guys I've never heard of that have interesting stories. The interesting anecdotes in this book were far outnumbered by distracting editing errors, however.

Dave Stewart volunteered on Thanksgiving between games of the '93 ALCS? I highly doubt that, baseball never runs though late November. Dave Winfield left Toronto for New York? No, he didn't. It was Minnesota. Willie Mays' great catch was in an all New York World Series? Nope, that was against the Indians in '54.

Too bad, but would not recommend.

[Matt Kratz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book about the Blue Jays though I wish they had talked about more than just about the players.

[PJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

The back cover says "Relive the greatest moments in Blue Jays history". Well, sort of. I watched the Blue Jays win the World Series in 1992 so I had high hopes for this book. Yes, there are great moments from their history, as well as anecdotes about many of the players throughout the history of the team. What made this a less interesting book is that it's not necessarily about the team but about the players. I don't care to read about all the times a player has been traded and to what teams. A lot of the anecdotes are completely unrelated to baseball but are in the book because they involve a baseball player who happened to play for the Toronto Blue Jays.

[Patir Hirs]

If you like baseball and watch a lot of games, read this book. I enjoyed reading about players that I have watched for years. The book is badly in need of a good editor, but the facts and stories that the author chose to highlight for each person (not all those featured in the book are players) are interesting and worth a read.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too many typos, incorrect spellings and factual errors throughout this book for me to recommend it. It needs a thorough edit and a second edition.

[Steven · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tons of erroneous information!

[Dianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A interesting read for Toronto Blue Jays fans.