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Why the Blue Jays Won’t Make the Playoffs in 2012

Last month, I wrote an article about the “crisis” in Boston as the high-priced Red Sox struggled to gain traction in the AL East.  I’m sure that many of you thoroughly enjoyed this article (sound of...

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Should the Blue Jays have allowed John Farrell to Go to the Red Sox?

After months of speculation, baseball’s worst-kept rumor finally came true as John Farrell has left Toronto to become the new manager of the Boston Red Sox.  The Jays received infielder Mike Aviles as...

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Pitching prospect destinations, Ricky Romero’s woes, and Injury updates...

Roster moves have begun, and Dylan Bundy is a casualty.  The Baltimore Orioles sent their 20-year old pitching prospect (the consensus #2 prospect) to their Double-A Bowie affiliate.   Chances are...

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A Silver Lining for Jays Fans, Followed by More Clouds

First, a little survey: Raise your hand if you thought that J.A. Happ would be the 5th starter and Ricky Romero would be sent to Dunedin to work on his stuff before spring training would even start?...

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Lawrie’s return, Dickey’s interrupted gem, and Kawasaki’s surprise spark Blue...

The Jays started a four game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday and it turned out to be a great game for the Jays. Mark Buehrle took the mound against his former team, the team where he...

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Vernon Wells haunts Toronto, but Jays Avoid a Yankees Sweep

Jose Bautista returned to the lineup Friday night to face the New York Yankees. The Jays were looking to get their second win in a row and hopefully go on a little bit of a streak. The pitchers were...

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Jays Woes Continue with the Series Against the O’s

The Jays first series of the week was against the Baltimore Orioles, another important series against division rival.  Certainly the Jays have not started the way they were expected to. They are...

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Swept Away: Jays lose all Four in New York

The last time Hiroki Kuroda faced the Jays he went 7.1 innings and allowed only 1 run and 3 hits with 7 strikeouts. The second time around did not start the way he wanted against the Jays. In the first...

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Jays season Quickly Slipping Away

Sorry for the delay folks, had some computer issues. Let’s get it started shall we? Coming off the Yankee four game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, the blue birds were looking to gain a few wins...

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Jays Split 4 Wild Games with The Rays

The week began with a four game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Game 1 on Monday was a crazy game to say the least. Mark Buehrle was on the mound for the Jays and would strikeout five over 6.0...

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Unexpected Contributions Help Jays take 2 of 3 at Fenway

Going into the Jays’ first series in Boston this season they have started to hit the pitching injury bug. JA Happ, Josh Johnson and possibly Brendan Morrow are out for a while and of course Ricky...

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Jays turn into Giant Killers

The Blue Jays started a two game series against the reigning World Series Champs the San Francisco Giants.  Before the series started, a private ceremony was held where the Giants presented current...

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Yankees take Two in Rain Shortened Series with Jays

The Blue Jays faced the New York Yankees again in the Bronx for a 3 game series this past weekend. The Jays came into the series on a four game winning streak, including two games where it seemed the...

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Munenori Kawasaki Delivers to Give Jays a Split with the O’S

On Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays played the first game of a four game series against their divisional rivals, the Baltimore Orioles. The Jays sent Brendan Morrow to the mound while the Orioles...

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Jays and Braves play a strange Home and Home Series

The Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves start what I like to call a very strange four-game series. It is not strange that they are playing interleague baseball as it has been a norm for quite some...

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Blue Jays manage to Salvage One of Three in San Diego

Coming off of what was a pretty bad loss against the Atlanta Braves, the Toronto Blue Jays were hoping things would be different in San Diego.  The first game looked promising. Colby Rasmus hit a...

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Johnson and Dickey Finally Pitch Well, but Jays Still Drop One of Two in SF

The Toronto Blue Jays went to San Francisco to meet the Giants in another two game series, where each team would get a win in low-scoring affairs. The first game the Jays would lose 2-1 in a game where...

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Jays Take Two of Three from Texas

The Blue Jays went home to face the Texas Rangers in a three game series and they hoped to win a few games in the process. Their first game had the Jays’ Esmil Rogers against the young Rangers starter,...

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Weather Plays Havoc in White Sox Series

In the first game of the Blue Jays and White Sox series, the two teams battled it out in foggy weather. The fog delayed the game for a bit, but the White Sox ultimately won the game 10-6 despite the...

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Jays Sweep Rangers in Texas for First Time in Team History

The Toronto Blue Jays left the Windy City and arrived in Arlington, Texas to face the Rangers in a four -game series. Game one of the series started off in favor of Texas. The Rangers scored first in...

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