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Found October 03, 2009 on FanHouse:
by Ed PriceFiled under: Blue JaysJ.P. Ricciardi, fired Saturday morning as general manager of the Blue Jays, will be remembered for spending plenty and not winning enough. Hired in 2001, Ricciardi was charged with trying to compete with the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East. To do it, he splurged on free-agent signings such as A.J. Burnett and B.J. Ryan and long-term deals for Toronto players Vernon Wells and Alex Rios.J.P. Ricciardi Fired as Blue Jays GM originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:13:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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