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Brandon League Best AL Reliever at…
July 02, 2009 by
Mop Up Duty
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Brandon League Best AL Reliever at…
Brandon League is one of those guys that always irks me. He has some nasty, nasty, stuff, yet at times he can be inconsistent. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised to see that he’s tied as the AL’s best in
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75 to 88 Wins in 2 Simple Steps
2 days ago by
Batter's Box
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It's easier than you might think.
Step 1: Do NothingThe Jays won 75 games last year, but Pythagoras suggests they should have won 83 (actually, 83.5 to be more precise). The only significant non-random factor that affects a team's deviation from its Pythagorean record is the...
Breaking Down Arnsberg: What Are the Astros Getting?
6 days ago by
Crawfish Boxes
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
Is the criticism of Brad Arnsberg justified?
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In case you missed the FanShot from last Friday, the Astros hired a new pitching coach. Brad...
The End of the Road, But the O's Win 4th in a Row to Finish 2009...
October 05, 2009 by
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After enduring a 13-game losing streak, the Orioles won their fourth straight game - and the penultimate one of the season - 5-4, thanks to an unbelievable 11th inning where the Orioles used two bunts aided by back-to-back errors by Toronto reliever Brandon League. League, who was...
New League Rules Required
June 14, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Has anyone else noticed that Brandon League has been absolutely lights out coming out of the bullpen this season?
Well, he has. Trust me. League struggles when he's coming out of the dugout.League has appeared in 23 games this season. Here's what he's done in that first...
Don't Believe the Hype - Carlos Quentin & Brandon League
December 21, 2006 by
Mop Up Duty
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Another new series, which will outline two players per article that will be over hyped come draft time. Give these articles a quick read, then sit back and watch your fellow owners bid up these 2007 fantasy players like the Royals bid up Gil Meche.
League Loser in Interleague Play
June 12, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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With Roy Halladay leaving early, the Blue Jays depended on their bullpen to get the job done against the Marlins. They did so until the eighth, when Brandon League gave up five runs, including a grand slam to Cody Ross. The Marlins turn a close game into a blow out as they win [...]
O's sweep Jays in 11, close with 4 straight wins
Michael Aubrey scored the winning run on Brandon League's second throwing error in the 11th inning Sunday, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays and a three-game sweep.
Lowrie’s late bomb propels Sox to series win
August 24, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Sox 6, Jays 5 (11)
WP: Papelbon (5-3) LP: League (0-2) SV: Delcarmen (1)
HRs: BOS-Pedroia (14), Crisp (7), Lowrie (2); TOR-Wells (13), Overbay (11)
Summary:
The Red Sox salvaged a series win one day after getting torched in Toronto when Jed Lowrie hit a tie- breaking home run in the...
What was your least favorite Jay's game of the season?
October 06, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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We asked, yesterday, what your favorite game of the season was, so today we ask which was your least favorite? Which was the worst game, in your opinion, for the Jays?
There are many possibilities, if you weren't paying attention, we lost a number of games last year...
Blue Jays Report Card
September 24, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The great Dave Till took care of this for us, year after year. I don't have Dave's fine sense of the classroom (it's been a while since I was actually in one, you know) but I'll do what I can.Something to do while I wait hopefully for Jim Balsillie to give up on his...
Toronto Blue Jays: Brandon League and Jesse Carlson Follow-Up
August 20, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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In a post earlier this week I took a look into the recent struggles of Brandon League and Jesse Carlson. While there was some statistical evidence, it felt like I had just scratched the surface on explaining the downward spiral of these two pitchers who at one point were two of the...
Brandon League and Jesse Carlson: Mr. Inconsistency and Captain Facepalm
August 17, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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They're the faces we've seen all too often this season; the patented Jesse Carlson facepalm and the Brandon League look of disbelief.
The struggles of both of these young hurlers have been well documented this season and were evident once again in the Toronto Blue Jays'...
Your 2009 Blue Jays
October 06, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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We're agreed, are we not, that the first 41 games of the season didn't count - that the team (and the players) rolled up some impressive numbers against the inferior competition in the Al Central and West...
So how did everybody do in the last 121 games? Let's have a look...
Athletics-Blue Jays Odds Preview
April 18, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The fans at Rogers Centre will be treated to a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays when they take their seats on Saturday. Trevor Cahill will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Cahill is 0-1 this season with a 2.25 ERA. Cahill...
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4: SWEEEEEP
October 04, 2009 by
Camden Chat
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by Gail Burton - AP
about 4 hours ago:
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon League reacts after making his second throwing error in the 11th inning of a baseball game allowing Baltimore Orioles Michael Aubrey...
More Signings
January 19, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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A couple more players avoided arbitration this morning:Jason Repko, 28, and the Dodgers have agreed to a one year deal worth 500 K, plus incentives, according to the L.A. Times.MLB.com is reporting that the Cardinals have avoided arbitration with Todd Wellemeyer and Chris Duncan. Wellemeyer...
BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2009 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
Bucks announced today the teams roster for the 2009 Summer League. Brandon Jennings (10th overall) and Jodie Meeks (41st overall) will join second year players Joe Alexander and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, as well as first-year Buck Salim Stoudamire.
If You Didn't Like That, You Don't Like Baseball
June 18, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by H. Rumph Jr - AP
about 3 hours ago:
Toronto Blue Jays' Scott Rolen (33) tags out Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Rollins as he attempts to steal third base during the first inning of an interleague baseball...
Orioles 7, Jays 5
August 08, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Jim Ross - AP
Former Toronto Blue Jays player Joe Carter laughs as he is acknowledged by the crowd during a celebration of the Blue Jays World Series team from 1992 and 1993 at Rogers Centre before a baseball...
Hated the Strike Zone Tonight, Jays Lose to Rays in Extras
July 07, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Brian Blanco - AP
Yes, vote early and often for Adam Lind for the All-Star game.. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
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Marc Rzepczynski pitched great...
Slump? What Slump?
June 16, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Gonna free fall out into nothingGonna leave this world for a whileIt was just about this time last season when a three week death spiralcost John Gibbons his job. What's different about this one?
Two things, mainly. This one has gone on a little longer. The bad streak from last...
One We Should Have Won
June 28, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
about 3 hours ago:
Toronto Blue Jays' John McDonald, bottom, collides with Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz, top, while being tagged out in a rundown during the...
Monday Roto Round Up
June 09, 2009 by
Fake Teams
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by Kathy Willens - AP
about 13 hours ago:
With New York Yankees Robinson Cano on first, Tampa Bay Rays' Andy Sonnanstine delivers in the second inning against the New York Yankees in a baseball game at...
"Something, perhaps, from above ..."
July 06, 2009 by
Sports And The City
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The baseball Gods were most definitely in the house that dirty Yankee money built on Monday afternoon. How else to explain John McDonald's home run? And three missed calls by the umpires in favour of the Blue Jays?It was the baseball Gods' way of making up for some their recent...
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