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Brandon League Best AL Reliever at…

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 Inherited Runners...
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The End of the Road, But the O's Win 4th in a Row to Finish 2009...

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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...
>> oriolepost.blogspot.com/2009/10...
 

New League Rules Required

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...
>> www.battersbox.ca/article...
 

Breaking Down Arnsberg: What Are the Astros Getting?

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by Darren Calabrese - AP Is the criticism of Brad Arnsberg justified? View full size photo uploaded November 2, 2009 In case you missed the FanShot from last Friday, the Astros hired a new pitching coach. Brad...
>> www.crawfishboxes.com/2009/11...
 

Don't Believe the Hype - Carlos Quentin & Brandon League

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.
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Arbitration Eligible Jays

We have 10 players who are eligible for arbitration this off season. Shawn Marcum, Dustin McGowan, Brandon League, Jose Bautista, Jason Frasor, Jeremy Accardo, Brian Tallet, Shawn Camp, Casey Janssen and Raul Chavez. If you are Alex Anthopoulos, which ones do you offer arbitration...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/11...
 

League Loser in Interleague Play

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 [...]
>> baseballmusings.com/?p=3571...
 

75 to 88 Wins in 2 Simple Steps

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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...
>> www.battersbox.ca/article...
 

Lowrie’s late bomb propels Sox to series win

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...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/?p=6167...
 

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.
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Athletics-Blue Jays Odds Preview

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...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/04...
 

Toronto Blue Jays: Brandon League and Jesse Carlson Follow-Up

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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...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Blue Jays Report Card

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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...
>> www.battersbox.ca/article...
 

Brandon League and Jesse Carlson: Mr. Inconsistency and Captain Facepalm

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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'...
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What was your least favorite Jay's game of the season?

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...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/10...
 

Your 2009 Blue Jays

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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...
>> www.battersbox.ca/article...
 

More Signings

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...
>> elismlbrumors.blogspot.com/2009/01...
 

BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2009 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

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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.
>> www.nba.com/bucks/n...
 

If You Didn't Like That, You Don't Like Baseball

More photos » 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...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/6/...
 

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4: SWEEEEEP

More photos » 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...
>> www.camdenchat.com/2009/10...
 

Slump? What Slump?

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...
>> www.battersbox.ca/article...
 

Hated the Strike Zone Tonight, Jays Lose to Rays in Extras

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More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP Yes, vote early and often for Adam Lind for the All-Star game.. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) Browse more photos » Blue Jays1 Rays 3 Marc Rzepczynski pitched great...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/7/...
 

Orioles 7, Jays 5

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More photos » 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...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/8/...
 

One We Should Have Won

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More photos » 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...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/6/...
 

Monday Roto Round Up

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More photos » 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...
>> www.faketeams.com/2009/6/...
 
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