Jeff Hoffman needed just 10 pitches to throw a clean 7th inning, striking out two.
He's handling this move out of the closer's role well, both on the mound with these first two appearances and with the comments he made after the move. Credit to him. #BlueJays
Not enough people talk about Willie Upshaw
• .262/.335/.419 (.754 OPS), 103 OPS+
• Part of the iconic 1980s Blue Jays
• 13.0 WAR over 10 MLB seasons
• MVP votes in 1983 and 1984
• Great, aesthetic lefty swing
• 1103 hits, 123 HR, 528 RBI
• Great-fielding first baseman
• 1.7 WAR, 16 HR, 68 RBI per 162
• Teammates spoke highly of him
• Never struck out 100x in a season
• First Blue Jay with 100 RBI in a year
• Top Similarity Score: Michael Tucker
• Career year in '83 (4.7 WAR, .887 OPS)
• And also .306 BA, 27 HR, 104 RBI, 10 SB
• Managed Bridgeport Bluefish for 8 seasons
• As SFG 1B coach, was first to hi-5 Bonds 756
• Huge in Japan, 1989: 33 HR, 80 RBI, .896 OPS
• Willie Upshaw had the most seasons with at least 10 HR and 10 SB among all first basemen of the 1980s (min. 90% of games at 1B per season, 1980-89), with four such seasons; only 13 players even did that once, and only four did it multiple times during the decade