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My Kind, Your Kind: 8/24 Game Thread, Rays at Jays

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Lineup Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays 08/24/09 7:07 PM EDT Tampa Bay RaysToronto Blue Jays Jason Bartlett - SS Marco Scutaro - SS Carl Crawford - LF Aaron Hill - 2B Evan Longoria - 3B Adam Lind - LF Ben Zobrist - 2B Lyle Overbay...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/8/...
 

Francisco Cervelli Hits 14th Yankee Walkoff Win of 2009 Season

It's becoming a theme in the new Yankee Stadium for opposing teams. If you don't win the game before the ninth inning, you're in deep trouble, because the Yankees will find a way to come back and beat you. On Wednesday night, it was no different. The Yankees were trailing...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Yeah another one that wasn't fun

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More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 3 hours ago: Toronto Blue Jays Vernon Wells, center, and Travis Snider, right, sit on the bench as teammate Marco Scutaro returns to the dugout after flying during ninth inning...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/8/...
 

Good June; Bad June: A Look at Individual Jays' Performance So Far This Month

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More photos » by NATHAN DENETTE - AP Bad June, Lexi (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) Browse more photos » In an idea shamelessly stolen from the Animaniacs "Good Idea; Bad Idea...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/6/...
 

The Shopping List

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Which isle do you visit first? Think of the trade deadline as a massive outdoor market where you have to bid for what you want.  And there's only one of each item.  Freddy Sanchez was just sitting there behind the table, as a Pirate bartered with a Giant and a pair...
>> www.twinkietown.com/2009/7/...
 

You think maybe we could just have an automatic title saying 'Jays lose to Red Sox' come up after every game against Boston?

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More photos » by Winslow Townson - AP about 3 hours ago: Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill, right, takes the throw to get out Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew stealing during the fourth inning of a baseball game...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/8/...
 

That was Great!

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More photos » by John Froschauer - AP about 2 hours ago: Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas continues a television interview even with a beard full of shaving cream after the Blue Jays' 11-4 win over the Seattle...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/7/...
 

If Roy Halladay is traded, then what?

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We are a week away from the trade deadline and 4 days away from JP's suggested deadline for trading Doc. The trade winds have never blown harder in Toronto. But if Halladay is traded odds are that it would only be the first domino to fall. Who is likely to go after that? Well...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/7/...
 

Baseball Before Bedtime: Do It For Love

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Here's what happened in baseball last night when you once again gazed into the glassy-eyed stares of animatronic singing animals: Phillies 3, Reds 2: A mid-afternoon live chat with inquisitive Yahoo readers must have sat well with Shane Victorino as the Flyin' Hawaiian knocked...
>> www.walkoffwalk.com/2009/07...
 

Rays-Blue Jays Lines Preview

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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rogers Centre. Lefthander David Price will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Price is 3-4 this season with a 4.86 ERA. Price's opponent in this one...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/07...
 

Heyman On Blue Jays, Indians, Crawford

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Believe it or not, there's more to this year's deadline than Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Jon Heyman of SI.com has the latest on some other trade possibilities: Scott Downs, Jason Frasor and Brandon League are coveted around the league, but the Jays want to figure...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07...
 

The Other Blue Jays Trade Candidates

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Roy Halladay's the one we hear about, but the Blue Jays could deal a number of other players, so Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports breaks down their other trade candidates: Marco Scutaro - The Mariners and Red Sox are following Scutaro, who makes just $1.1MM. The Blue Jays will...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07...
 

We ought to hire a couple of those Angel pitchers to throw BP, Jays beat Angels

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More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 1 hour ago: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero works against the Los Angeles Angels during second-inning AL baseball game action in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/8/...
 

Trade Deadline Thoughts

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More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Rolen is a Red, in a related story Carm is now a Reds fan. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » Several thousand words were wasted on a Roy Halladay...
>> www.bluebirdbanter.com/2009/7/...
 

Orioles Made the Right Decision on B.J. Ryan

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When the Baltimore Orioles chose not to match the five-year, $47-million contract that B.J. Ryan signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2006 it seemed to be just another example of the Orioles lack of commitment toward building a winner. However, in hindsight it appears to have been...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 
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