And Erik Swanson
Former Blue Jays pitcher Doyle Alexander turns 74 today. Doyle played with the Jays for four seasons, or, more accurately, two full seasons and two half seasons. As a Jay, he was 46-26 with a 3.56 ERA in 106 games and 103 starts. The Jays signed him as a free agent on June 21, 1983, about a month after the Yankees released him. When the Yankees let him go, he had a 0-2 record with a 6.35 ERA in 8 games. He was 1-7 the season before with a 6.08 ERA in 16 starts.
I always figured Doyle could make a good pitching coach. He played for eight different teams. He wasn’t exactly a friendly, happy, pleasant fellow, or at least he didn’t seem that way from a distance. Maybe he was warm and friendly with his teammates. He didn’t get any votes when he was on the Hall of Fame ballot, which seems a bit strange to me. Everyone has one writer friend who would write his name on the ballot. But it looks like Doyle didn’t have a friend like that. Happy Birthday, Doyle.
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