Today In Dave Stieb History
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Detailing the history of Dave Stieb, legendary #BlueJays pitcher and Hall of Famer (Canadian Baseball HoF 2005; San Jose Sports HoF 2023)
December 2, 2003 (1/3) - 🚨
The 2025 Eras Committee ignoring of Dave Stieb for the @baseballhall.org of Fame is as bitter a taste as when he hit the writers ballot in '03 (thanks to '98 comeback), only to not make the 5% cut to stay a 2nd year. Jon Bois explains the details in the video below... 🧵 🚨
The 2025 Eras Committee ignoring of Dave Stieb for the @baseballhall.org of Fame is as bitter a taste as when he hit the writers ballot in '03 (thanks to '98 comeback), only to not make the 5% cut to stay a 2nd year. Jon Bois explains the details in the video below... 🧵 🚨
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
December 2, 2003 (1/3) - 🚨
The 2025 Eras Committee ignoring of Dave Stieb for the @baseballhall.org of Fame is as bitter a taste as when he hit the writers ballot in '03 (thanks to '98 comeback), only to not make the 5% cut to stay a 2nd year. Jon Bois explains the details in the video below... 🧵 🚨
The 2025 Eras Committee ignoring of Dave Stieb for the @baseballhall.org of Fame is as bitter a taste as when he hit the writers ballot in '03 (thanks to '98 comeback), only to not make the 5% cut to stay a 2nd year. Jon Bois explains the details in the video below... 🧵 🚨
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays winner is...Lou Whitaker!
Lou's time vs. Stieb was not very sweet. Lou had 87 PAs against Stieb and of all the players with 60 or more PAs, Whitaker finished with the 2nd worst OPS. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
Lou's time vs. Stieb was not very sweet. Lou had 87 PAs against Stieb and of all the players with 60 or more PAs, Whitaker finished with the 2nd worst OPS. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays winner is...Lou Whitaker!
Lou's time vs. Stieb was not very sweet. Lou had 87 PAs against Stieb and of all the players with 60 or more PAs, Whitaker finished with the 2nd worst OPS. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
Lou's time vs. Stieb was not very sweet. Lou had 87 PAs against Stieb and of all the players with 60 or more PAs, Whitaker finished with the 2nd worst OPS. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
⚾️ NEW Stieb INTERVIEW!!! - Betway Insider talks to Dave Stieb about radar guns now vs the 1980s, sticky substances, and his love of new analytics. Read the article here ✅️ blog.betway.com/mlb/dave-sti... ⚾️
Dave Stieb interview: Sticky stuff, bat flips, Cy Young, Hall of Fame | Betway Insider
The former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher reveals his views on the modern game and reflects on his 16-year MLB career.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
⚾️ NEW Stieb INTERVIEW!!! - Betway Insider talks to Dave Stieb about radar guns now vs the 1980s, sticky substances, and his love of new analytics. Read the article here ✅️ blog.betway.com/mlb/dave-sti... ⚾️
November 29, 1988 (1/2) - 🚨 Dave Stieb and Fred McGriff win #BlueJays Pitcher and Player Of The Year; a celebration of Stieb's return to domination. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
November 29, 1988 (1/2) - 🚨 Dave Stieb and Fred McGriff win #BlueJays Pitcher and Player Of The Year; a celebration of Stieb's return to domination. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 27, 1990 (1/3) - 🚨 These happy fellows finish 1-2 in the voting for #BlueJays Pitcher Of The Year. It's Dave Stieb 5th win with David Wells finishing a distant second. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
November 27, 1990 (1/3) - 🚨 These happy fellows finish 1-2 in the voting for #BlueJays Pitcher Of The Year. It's Dave Stieb 5th win with David Wells finishing a distant second. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 25, 1981 (1/2) - 🚨 Dave Stieb is the first Blue Jay to get a MVP vote (10th place) finishing in a 27th-place tie with George Brett for 1981 AL MVP. Stieb’s 4.4 WAR (a prorated 6.7) ranks 3rd for AL pitchers in ‘81 and ties for 9th among all players. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
November 25, 1981 (1/2) - 🚨 Dave Stieb is the first Blue Jay to get a MVP vote (10th place) finishing in a 27th-place tie with George Brett for 1981 AL MVP. Stieb’s 4.4 WAR (a prorated 6.7) ranks 3rd for AL pitchers in ‘81 and ties for 9th among all players. Read on... 🧵 🚨
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays winner this week is...Eddie Murray!
Stieb and Murray faced each other 67 times...the first being Stieb's first start on June 29, 1979; the 7th batter Stieb ever faced in the #MLB. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
Stieb and Murray faced each other 67 times...the first being Stieb's first start on June 29, 1979; the 7th batter Stieb ever faced in the #MLB. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays winner this week is...Eddie Murray!
Stieb and Murray faced each other 67 times...the first being Stieb's first start on June 29, 1979; the 7th batter Stieb ever faced in the #MLB. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
Stieb and Murray faced each other 67 times...the first being Stieb's first start on June 29, 1979; the 7th batter Stieb ever faced in the #MLB. Let's dive into more... 🧵 ⚾️
⚾️ Yes, #BlueJays fans, making the World Series will cause an even steeper rise in ticket prices and concessions...oh wait. This one is from 1983, their 1st winning season. But the Stieb Easter Egg is in the Notes section: Stieb is getting sued by TWO agents. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
⚾️ Yes, #BlueJays fans, making the World Series will cause an even steeper rise in ticket prices and concessions...oh wait. This one is from 1983, their 1st winning season. But the Stieb Easter Egg is in the Notes section: Stieb is getting sued by TWO agents. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 20, 1990 - 🚨 Dave Stieb finishes with his 2nd highest MVP voting of his career. This time, he gets one 10th place vote to earn him 25th place. (1984 was his highest with 22nd place; 1981 saw him finish 27th place.) 🚨
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
November 20, 1990 - 🚨 Dave Stieb finishes with his 2nd highest MVP voting of his career. This time, he gets one 10th place vote to earn him 25th place. (1984 was his highest with 22nd place; 1981 saw him finish 27th place.) 🚨
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays! ⚾️
A feature where *you* can submit your requests for how Dave Stieb performed head-to-head vs the best (or just your personal fav)!
Let's look at one of Stieb's biggest nemesis, *Wade Boggs*! Read on... 🧵
A feature where *you* can submit your requests for how Dave Stieb performed head-to-head vs the best (or just your personal fav)!
Let's look at one of Stieb's biggest nemesis, *Wade Boggs*! Read on... 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
⚾️ #StiebMatchUpMondays! ⚾️
A feature where *you* can submit your requests for how Dave Stieb performed head-to-head vs the best (or just your personal fav)!
Let's look at one of Stieb's biggest nemesis, *Wade Boggs*! Read on... 🧵
A feature where *you* can submit your requests for how Dave Stieb performed head-to-head vs the best (or just your personal fav)!
Let's look at one of Stieb's biggest nemesis, *Wade Boggs*! Read on... 🧵
November 16, 1985 (1/2) - 🚨 A great thought piece (from the Great One's home, Brantford, Ontario) by Ted Beare on the different sides of Dave Stieb at his peak, at a peak moment (so far) of despair, after the #BlueJays lost in Game 7 to the Royals in the ALCS. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
November 16, 1985 (1/2) - 🚨 A great thought piece (from the Great One's home, Brantford, Ontario) by Ted Beare on the different sides of Dave Stieb at his peak, at a peak moment (so far) of despair, after the #BlueJays lost in Game 7 to the Royals in the ALCS. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 15, 1989 (1/3) - Bret Saberhagen romps to the 1989 Cy Young Award…and he absolutely deserves it.
But one pitcher - the difference-maker in the AL East division race - is totally absent from the BBWAA ballot.
Guess who, Dave Stieb fans?
#BlueJays
#CyYoungAward
But one pitcher - the difference-maker in the AL East division race - is totally absent from the BBWAA ballot.
Guess who, Dave Stieb fans?
#BlueJays
#CyYoungAward
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
November 15, 1989 (1/3) - Bret Saberhagen romps to the 1989 Cy Young Award…and he absolutely deserves it.
But one pitcher - the difference-maker in the AL East division race - is totally absent from the BBWAA ballot.
Guess who, Dave Stieb fans?
#BlueJays
#CyYoungAward
But one pitcher - the difference-maker in the AL East division race - is totally absent from the BBWAA ballot.
Guess who, Dave Stieb fans?
#BlueJays
#CyYoungAward
November 13, 1990 (1/2) - Five years after last appearing on a Cy Young Award ballot, the #BlueJays' Dave Stieb finishes in a fifth-place tie for 1990's top honour, with two third-place votes from 28 BBWAA scribes.
It's the mainstream's belated acknowledgement of his return to form in 1988.
It's the mainstream's belated acknowledgement of his return to form in 1988.
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
November 13, 1990 (1/2) - Five years after last appearing on a Cy Young Award ballot, the #BlueJays' Dave Stieb finishes in a fifth-place tie for 1990's top honour, with two third-place votes from 28 BBWAA scribes.
It's the mainstream's belated acknowledgement of his return to form in 1988.
It's the mainstream's belated acknowledgement of his return to form in 1988.
November 8, 2023 (redux) (1/3) - Still got Halls of Fame on the brain (I wonder why).
Here's the San Jose Sports Hall Of Fame 2023 class (Lorrie Fair, Patrick Marleau, Dave Stieb, Chris Wondolowski) with their official plaques, permanently displayed on the concourse at the SAP Center.
Here's the San Jose Sports Hall Of Fame 2023 class (Lorrie Fair, Patrick Marleau, Dave Stieb, Chris Wondolowski) with their official plaques, permanently displayed on the concourse at the SAP Center.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
November 8, 2023 (redux) (1/3) - Still got Halls of Fame on the brain (I wonder why).
Here's the San Jose Sports Hall Of Fame 2023 class (Lorrie Fair, Patrick Marleau, Dave Stieb, Chris Wondolowski) with their official plaques, permanently displayed on the concourse at the SAP Center.
Here's the San Jose Sports Hall Of Fame 2023 class (Lorrie Fair, Patrick Marleau, Dave Stieb, Chris Wondolowski) with their official plaques, permanently displayed on the concourse at the SAP Center.
November 8, 2023 [continued] - In summer 2023, we were asked to contribute to Dave Stieb's San Jose Sports Hall of Fame induction video, which played just before his acceptance speech.
It's a great clip. Here's our trailer-length edit:📽️
In the "tweet" BELOW, a link to the FULL clip.
It's a great clip. Here's our trailer-length edit:📽️
In the "tweet" BELOW, a link to the FULL clip.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
November 8, 2023 [continued] - In summer 2023, we were asked to contribute to Dave Stieb's San Jose Sports Hall of Fame induction video, which played just before his acceptance speech.
It's a great clip. Here's our trailer-length edit:📽️
In the "tweet" BELOW, a link to the FULL clip.
It's a great clip. Here's our trailer-length edit:📽️
In the "tweet" BELOW, a link to the FULL clip.
November 8, 2023 (1/3) -🚨A picture's worth a thousand-and-thirty-seven words!
A #BlueJays legend becomes part of his hometown’s sporting firmament: Dave Stieb is inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.⚾️
#SanJoseSportsAuthority
A #BlueJays legend becomes part of his hometown’s sporting firmament: Dave Stieb is inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.⚾️
#SanJoseSportsAuthority
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
November 8, 2023 (1/3) -🚨A picture's worth a thousand-and-thirty-seven words!
A #BlueJays legend becomes part of his hometown’s sporting firmament: Dave Stieb is inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.⚾️
#SanJoseSportsAuthority
A #BlueJays legend becomes part of his hometown’s sporting firmament: Dave Stieb is inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.⚾️
#SanJoseSportsAuthority
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November 7, 2025 (1/2) - Buck Martinez Appreciation Post
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
November 7, 2025 (1/2) - Buck Martinez Appreciation Post
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
November 7, 2025 (1/2) - Buck Martinez Appreciation Post
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
November 7, 2025 (1/2) - Buck Martinez Appreciation Post
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
October 14, 1976: In the biggest game of his career, Buck goes 3-for-4 in G5 of the ALCS (aka the "Chambliss game").
He's also confounded everyone with the pronunciation of his surname.
We've all been saying it wrong?🤯
November 7, 1948 -🚨 Future Dave Stieb teammate and #BlueJays icon Buck Martinez is born in Redding, CA.🎂
Playing for Milwaukee, he singled in Stieb’s first home start and win, July 9, 1979.
Buck caught Stieb 88 times, to a 3.05 ERA (Stieb's career ERA was 3.44).
Playing for Milwaukee, he singled in Stieb’s first home start and win, July 9, 1979.
Buck caught Stieb 88 times, to a 3.05 ERA (Stieb's career ERA was 3.44).
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
November 7, 1948 -🚨 Future Dave Stieb teammate and #BlueJays icon Buck Martinez is born in Redding, CA.🎂
Playing for Milwaukee, he singled in Stieb’s first home start and win, July 9, 1979.
Buck caught Stieb 88 times, to a 3.05 ERA (Stieb's career ERA was 3.44).
Playing for Milwaukee, he singled in Stieb’s first home start and win, July 9, 1979.
Buck caught Stieb 88 times, to a 3.05 ERA (Stieb's career ERA was 3.44).
November 4, 1982 [P2] - The 1982 Cy Young voting debacle - nicely summed up by Jon Bois' Captain Ahab doc in this clip📽️ - creates a butterfly effect felt even in 2025:
Dave Stieb's easier to overlook by Era Committee Hall Of Fame panels without that hardware, isn't he.
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Dave Stieb's easier to overlook by Era Committee Hall Of Fame panels without that hardware, isn't he.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
November 4, 1982 [P2] - The 1982 Cy Young voting debacle - nicely summed up by Jon Bois' Captain Ahab doc in this clip📽️ - creates a butterfly effect felt even in 2025:
Dave Stieb's easier to overlook by Era Committee Hall Of Fame panels without that hardware, isn't he.
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Dave Stieb's easier to overlook by Era Committee Hall Of Fame panels without that hardware, isn't he.
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November 4, 1982 [P1] - Oh, goody! Time for this old favourite again.
The 1982 AL Cy Young Award vote's in. Milwaukee's Pete Vuckovich wins. The #BlueJays' Dave Stieb's fourth.
Look at Pete's K:BB ratio!
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The 1982 AL Cy Young Award vote's in. Milwaukee's Pete Vuckovich wins. The #BlueJays' Dave Stieb's fourth.
Look at Pete's K:BB ratio!
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November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
November 4, 1982 [P1] - Oh, goody! Time for this old favourite again.
The 1982 AL Cy Young Award vote's in. Milwaukee's Pete Vuckovich wins. The #BlueJays' Dave Stieb's fourth.
Look at Pete's K:BB ratio!
1/2
The 1982 AL Cy Young Award vote's in. Milwaukee's Pete Vuckovich wins. The #BlueJays' Dave Stieb's fourth.
Look at Pete's K:BB ratio!
1/2
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November 3, 2025 (1/3):🚨The @baseballhall.org has released its 2026 Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
November 3, 2025 (1/3):🚨The @baseballhall.org has released its 2026 Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
November 3, 2025 (1/3):🚨The @baseballhall.org has released its 2026 Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
November 3, 2025 (1/3):🚨The @baseballhall.org has released its 2026 Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
Dave Stieb has been overlooked.
Carlos Delgado IS on the ballot. Congratulations, #25! Best of luck next month.
Following: two charts showing the eight candidates vis-à-vis their peers.
November 3, 2025: The @baseballhall.org's released its 2026 Contempoary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
There's a legendary #BlueJays player included, but it's not Dave Stieb.
Six hitters, two pitchers - the split we hoped and expected.
Results announced December 7.
More to come.
There's a legendary #BlueJays player included, but it's not Dave Stieb.
Six hitters, two pitchers - the split we hoped and expected.
Results announced December 7.
More to come.
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
November 3, 2025: The @baseballhall.org's released its 2026 Contempoary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
There's a legendary #BlueJays player included, but it's not Dave Stieb.
Six hitters, two pitchers - the split we hoped and expected.
Results announced December 7.
More to come.
There's a legendary #BlueJays player included, but it's not Dave Stieb.
Six hitters, two pitchers - the split we hoped and expected.
Results announced December 7.
More to come.
November 2, 1982 (1/3) - 🚨The votes are in! Dave Stieb wins The Sporting News' 1982 A.L. Pitcher of the Year award, a huge hit of mainstream recognition for the rapidly improving #BlueJays. Read on... 🧵 🚨
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
November 2, 1982 (1/3) - 🚨The votes are in! Dave Stieb wins The Sporting News' 1982 A.L. Pitcher of the Year award, a huge hit of mainstream recognition for the rapidly improving #BlueJays. Read on... 🧵 🚨