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19 Nov 2009 02:46:19 PST

Written by Tom Dakers
That said, I really don't want to position us closer to the mass media. I don't want full access to the team, I don't want to be in the locker room or the press box. I don't want to be an 'insider'. I don't want to know that Kevin Millar is really a great guy in the locker room. Until they start giving run...

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The Small Moves Keep Coming, Jays Drop Three From 40-Man Roster

06 Nov 2009 14:33:00 PST

Written by Tom Dakers
BLUE JAYS ADJUST 40-MAN ROSTER PHILLIPS, 25, appeared in five games for the Blue Jays this past season, batting .278 with three doubles and two RBI. The San Diego California, native is a veteran of eight pro seasons, spending the last three in the Blue Jays organization.

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Do these Phillies resemble the '92-'93 Toronto Blue Jays?

28 Oct 2009 04:38:53 PDT

There have been only 14 winning streaks in the 106-year history of the World Series and six of those repeat...

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This is News?

19 Oct 2009 06:57:17 PDT

Written by Tom Dakers
And what's even a bigger sin? That this is the closest to worth talking about as far as the Jays are concerned, that we have. Can you see it? CBC interrupts their Coronation Street reruns to bring us: "Breaking News. The Jays would like to sign their free agent catcher and shortstop. Do we have fi...

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Ain't Gonna Work on Maggie's Farm No More: Jays' 2009 Minor League Affiliates' Season in Review, Part I

18 Sep 2009 13:42:30 PDT

Written by hugo
Hi everyone. Before we update our top prospects list, let's take a broader view at what has been going on among the Jays' minor-league affiliates this season. Part I will focus on the lower-level affiliates, Part II on the teams closer to the majors.

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Opinion: Bits on a Wednesday

16 Sep 2009 11:13:42 PDT

Written 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.

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Toronto Blue Jays news and blogs - November 24, 2009

24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Toronto Blue Jays news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Where Will Roy Halladay Play Next Year? -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
• Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition is In: Who Moves Up, Who Moves Down on our Prospect List, Part 3, 21-30 -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
• Aaron Hill and Adam Lind Win Silver Slugger Awards -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
• Jays Make More 40-Man Roster Moves -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
• Another Wished for Blue Jay Trade Bites the Dust. -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
• ESPN's Chris Berman Caught On Camera Talking About Smuggling Canadian Pills -- from Google Videos - -site:youtube.com "Blue Jays" MLB.TV OR Batting OR Barajas OR Toronto OR Moczulski OR Marcum OR Overbay OR "Shaun Marcum" OR "Cito Gaston" OR Halladay OR Burnett OR MLB OR AL OR Avg OR "Joe Carter" OR McGowan OR Ricciardi OR "Vernon Wells" OR "Troy Glaus" OR "Rogers Communications" OR "Roberto Alomar" OR INDIANS OR SkyDome OR Rios OR Rank OR Rolen OR "Roy Halladay" OR "John Olerud" OR "Alex Ríos" OR "Paul Molitor" OR "Corey Koskie" OR "Guillermo Quiroz"
• Jays Claim Jarrett Hoffpauir -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter
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• Milton Bradley for Vernon Wells? -- by Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter

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Bluebird Banter Answers the Dallas Morning News' Questions

31 Aug 2009 05:35:28 PDT

Written by hugo
DMN: Anything else Rangers fans should know about the Blue Jays? Hugo: The past two months have really taken its toll on the psyche of the team's fans. Even after the Jays' hot start, fans expected the second half to be tough with so many games against the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays, b...

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Recap: Boston vs. Toronto

28 Aug 2009 21:17:43 PDT

The Money Times The Blue Jays had the bases loaded with one gone in the ninth. Lyle Overbay and Vernon Wells each singled, and Randy Ruiz had his jersey clipped by a pitch. ... Bosox rally over JaysTimes and Transcript JD Drew is hotter than Heidi Watney in a dressOver The Monster

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Opinion: John Sickels Updates On Blue Jays' Top 20 Prospects

13 Aug 2009 08:18:28 PDT

Written 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...

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Long and it didn't end well, no not the Transformers movie. Jays lose to Yankees in extras.

12 Aug 2009 15:09:40 PDT

Written by Tom Dakers
about : Toronto Blue Jays' Randy Ruiz greets teammates in the dugout after hitting a second inning home run off Yankees starter A.J. Burnett in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Blue Jays 3 Yankees 4 (11 innings)

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They Try To Kick It; Their Feet Fall Asleep: 6/24 Game Preview and Thread, Reds at Jays

24 Jun 2009 16:19:23 PDT

Written by hugo
Cincinnati RedsToronto Blue JaysChris Dickerson - CFMarco Scutaro - SSJerry Hairston Jr. - SSAaron Hill - 2BJoey Votto - 1BVernon Wells - CFBrandon Phillips - 2BScott Rolen - 3BLaynce Nix - LFAdam Lind - LFJonny Gomes - DHAlex Rios - RFJay Bruce - RFLyle Overbay - 1BRamon Hernandez - CRod B...

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I'm Not the Way I Thought I Was: Solving the Blue Jays' DH-Sized Dilemma

23 Jun 2009 09:51:05 PDT

Written by hugo
Fast forward to the end of June, we're almost but not quite halfway through the season, and the Jays are doing well, sitting 5 games over .500 and just 1 game behind the New York Yankees for the AL Wild Card lead. And, yet, a familiar problem...

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MLB Weekly Betting Review Week 10

16 Jun 2009 08:11:25 PDT

FL Outside of a 9-0 shellacking (-114) at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays last Tuesday, Texas averaged three runs against per game last week. The Rangers should continue to remain in the black on the under as long as oddsmakers overrate their offense ...

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Opinion: Bluebird Banter Answers Dallas Morning News' Questions About the Blue Jays

08 Jun 2009 11:06:44 PDT

Written 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?

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April is the Cruelest Month / Breeding Lilacs Out of the Dead Ground: Blue Jays' April in Review

02 May 2009 05:58:04 PDT

Written 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

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Opinion: Even Here We Are: Is The Blue Jays' Bullpen Headed For a Fall in 2009?

11 Apr 2009 06:10:59 PDT

Written 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)

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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

31 Jan 2009 09:09:42 PST

Written 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...

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Opinion: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Jays Top 30 Prospects, #20-11:

21 Oct 2008 10:01:34 PDT

Written 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...

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O's vs. Angels preview: July 25-27

24 Jul 2008 17:13:10 PDT

The Orioles’ struggles continued with three straight losses to conclude their recent four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. They are now 48-53 this season and 2 1/2 games behind the Blue Jays at the bottom of the American League East. It won’t get any easier for the Orioles this wee...

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Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day With Canadian Highlights And Lou Gossett Jr.

16 Apr 2008 08:10:13 PDT

Written by rickchand
Hill dined on a Steve Trachsel curve in the third for a three-run homer, as Toronto collected 16 hits in an 11-3 win over Baltimore. Hill is looking good in that 2 spot, is he not? Every Blue Jays starter had at least one hit; David Eckstein with three. It's all good news for Jays fans, who despera...

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Blue Jays Fan Bares ... Nothing

05 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Written by sussman
What is it about that vast field of indoor turf that compels individuals to sashay onto it? Was it the powder blue throwbacks? That's the only excuse I'm taking on an otherwise standard Blue Jays opening night. Toronto beat the visiting Red Sox 6-3, thanks to Frank Thomas's go-ahead double....

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Podcast: Angels in trouble, Opening in Japan, Previewing the Rockies, Reds, Astros, Mariners, Royals and Blue Jays

27 Mar 2008 13:57:57 PDT

The guys spend the remainder of the hour covering missing team previews for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. To jump to and listen to a specific team preview, select the team below… Colorado RockiesCinci...

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Baseball Season Preview: Toronto Blue Jays [Baseball Season Preview]

22 Feb 2008 10:35:37 PST

Written by Leitch
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all. How novel -- the duty of writing the Jays preview has been offered to an actual Jays fan.

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Podcast: Blue Jays' troubles keep mounting with Halladay sidelined 4-6 weeks

12 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Former Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay is expected to miss four to six weeks after having an emergency appendectomy Friday, the latest bad break for the struggling Toronto Blue Jays.

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Baseball Season Preview: Toronto Blue Jays

19 Mar 2007 10:45:29 PDT

Written by Leitch
We've come of age, and now team owner Rogers Communications has beefed up the payroll to give us the winner we deserve - well, there's that, and the corporate imperative that more people watching the Jays equals greater sales of cellphones and CrackBerries. Rogers has us by the balls twice...

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