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Opinion: Bits on a Wednesday
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Wed, Sep 16
By Tom Dakers •Jorge Posada? More like Jorge Pissedoffa, amirite? The Yanks' catcher sparks a bench-clearing brawl with the Blue Jays. Pitcher Jesse Carlson suffered a pretty nasty head wound, making this the worst day of casualties in the history of Canadian wars.
Opinion: John Sickels Updates On Blue Jays' Top 20 Prospects
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Thu, Aug 13
By hugo The truth is, the Jays system is really interesting in that it never gets very highly ranked by people who rank prospects systems, but it has been extremely consistent in developing major-league players for the Jays. It's not flashy, but it has been an effective source of cheap, quality m...
Opinion: Bluebird Banter Answers Dallas Morning News' Questions About the Blue Jays
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Mon, Jun 8
By hugo Dallas Morning News: The Blue Jays lost 9 in a row in late May, but have rebounded. What happened during that losing streak and why are they having better success now? DMN: Does Toronto have enough to stay with the Yankees and Red Sox (and even Tampa Bay) in the AL East?
Opinion: Tonight, Jays really need Halladay to save bullpen
Original at Toronto Star
• Wed, May 6
Canada - Dave Perkins T his might not be the first time you've ever heard this one, but there's no time like tonight to have that old reliable innings-eater Roy Halladay on the bump for the Blue Jays. The Jays motored out to California last night with the best record in the ...
April is the Cruelest Month / Breeding Lilacs Out of the Dead Ground: Blue Jays' April in Review
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Sat, May 2
By hugo The Jays went 15-9, good enough for the best/second best record in the A.L.(percentage points behind the Boston Red Sox) Their Pythagorean record was also 15-9, or 14-10 depending on which page of Baseball Reference you read. The Jays lead the American League in defensive efficiency
Opinion: Even Here We Are: Is The Blue Jays' Bullpen Headed For a Fall in 2009?
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Sat, Apr 11
By hugo about : Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Brandon League reacts after hitting Cleveland Indians' Ben Francisco with the bases loaded to force in a run in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, April 10, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Opinion: Game Thread for Spring Game Jays and Reds
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Sun, Mar 15
By rincewind No, he wasn't necessarily looking to jettison incumbent starter John McDonald. Yes, he's considering using Joe Inglett at short sometimes. Yes, he would use Jose Bautista there even though he has never played the position at the major-league level. Joe Inglett SS Scott Rolen 3B
Opinion: It Takes Two When It Used To Take Only One: Pre-Gaming the Battle for the Jays' Rotation, Part III: Matt Clement and Mike Maroth
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Sat, Jan 31
By hugo Those guys are going to come in and they've got an opportunity to win a job," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. Ricciardi has long had a thing for Clement, who underwent rotator cuff surgery after the 2006 season. Ricciardi was in on Clement when Boston signed him before 2005, and...
Opinion: It's Only a Northern Song: Pre-gaming the Battle for the Jays' Rotation, Part 2: Scott Richmond
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Thu, Jan 29
By hugo Richmond has such a thin track record in the minors from which to draw that it is hard to say whether he enjoyed flukey success with the Jays in 2008 or whether he is capable of holding down a back-end rotation spot. Richmond is somewhat making up for his inability to pitch during the Olympics...
Opinion: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Jays Top 30 Prospects, #20-11:
Original at Bluebird Banter
• Tue, Oct 21
By hugo 12. Robert Ray – RHP, DOB 1/1984, 6’4", 185 lbs: Robert Ray had a great 2008 season, split between high-A Dunedin and AA New Hampshire (where he posted a 3.18 ERA over 16 starts). The Jays 7th round pick in 2005, Ray stepped forward after it was feared he had stalled at Dunedin (2008 was his 3rd yea...
Opinion: Toronto Blue Jays sign two-year deal with triple-A Las Vegas
Original at The Canadian Press
• Mon, Sep 22
TORONTO - TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays signed a two-year agreement Monday with triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51's. "We're excited to partner with such a strong ... Blue Jays say good-bye to Syracuse farm team Toronto Star Blue Jays Baseball Affiliate Coming to Las Vegas KLAS-TV
51s, Blue Jays ready to 'make best of it' - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Mon, Sep 22
51s, Blue Jays ready to 'make best of it' Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - The Blue Jays, who won consecutive World Series in 1992 and 1993, feature veterans Roy Halladay, AJ Burnett, Vernon Wells and Scott Rolen and youngsters ... 51s to become Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas Sun