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After taking over for the disaster that was John Gibbons, Cito Gastton set the very reasonable goal of a ten-game over .500 finish for the '08 Jays. While these guys hit that goal on the head exactly, the season was far from satisfying. This is probably because the Jays had arguably the best arms......

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The Toronto Blue Jays thumped the Boston Red Sox 8-1 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon. While it was an easy victory for Toronto, it certainly didn't seem that way early on. In the 4th inning, the Blue Jays had two runners (Vernon Wells on a bloope......

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The Toronto Blue Jays thumped the Boston Red Sox 8-1 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon. While it was an easy victory for Toronto, it certainly didn't seem that way early on. In the 4th inning, the Blue Jays had two runners (Vernon Wells on a bloope......

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So, let me get this straight: The Toronto Blue Jays have won 10 straight games. But they're not going to the playoffs. Yes, I know just last year, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a 7-game deficit with 17 games left, shocking the New York Mets and earning the NL East crown. This year, the B......

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Shaun Marcum did his job for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. B.J. Ryan didn't. And because of that, Marcum had nothing to show for his fine efforts. Marcum, making his first start since being recalled from Triple-A, pitched shutout ball against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays, displaying the fo......

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The Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins in style, winning 9-0 to finish off the Twinkies on Thursday. Toronto is now 9-0 in its last nine against Minnesota, who dropped to 1 1/2 games behind the idle Chicago White Sox. But isn't it great to see for once, the offe......

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It's a pity the Toronto Blue Jays don't play the AL Central contending Minnesota Twins in all 162 games. At this rate, the Blue Birds may never lose a game. On Wednesday, the Jays beat the Twins for the eighth straight time, 5-4 in extra innings, but not before a big bottom-of-the-ninth rally and......

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After beginning the season as the Blue Jays' starting shortstop, David Eckstein's defensive inconsistencies and nonexistent offensive game have reserved him a nearly permanent spot on the bench. Eckstein began to lose out on playing time to John McDonald, Marco Scutaro and Joe Inglett. After beco......

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When you are a Canadian, playing in Toronto, cracking funny jokes and taking massive cuts at every fastball you see, it won't be long before you become a fan favorite. Matt Stairs' ascent to becoming arguably the most popular Blue Jay was no mystery. The Canadian played hard since day 1 and had a......

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Tonight, Blue Jays' struggling rookie David Purcey pitched a complete game. He struck out 11 Tampa Bay Rays and allowed only one run. If he played for any other team in the majors, we would all have sore shoulders due to excessive fist-pumping. Instead, I'm depressed because my Blue Jays could no......

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In the midst of a critical stretch of the season, the Jays are showing a "never-say-die" attitude that no one saw coming. After taking two of the BoSox at Fenway earlier this week, the Jays won another series against a team north of them in the standings, the Yankees. With Halladay on the mound, ......

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In a matchup of the two teams in a toss up for most disappointing team in the Majors, the Blue Jays beat the Tigers tonight by a score of 7-2. Shaun Marcum picked up his seventh win with his second consecutive quality start. The Jays showed a timely and dare-I-say mediocre offense tonight as Team......

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The A's Bobby Crosby ended yet another Blue Jays pitcher's shutout bid. Yet again, it made no difference for Oakland, as Toronto cruised to a 5-1 victory at Rogers Centre to hand the A's their 9th straight defeat. It was Oakland's 16th loss in 18 games since the All-Star break. The Blue Jays took......

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As a quick wrap-up of this most recent Rays series, I have to say that no matter what happens with the rest of this season, a complete overhaul is needed for this offense. Vernon Wells and Alex Rios have proven they are not reliable and a monster bat is needed this offseason. With a few [...]...

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The Toronto Blue Jays came up short in the finale of their three-game series against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays, but it was nothing new for the blue birds. Toronto fell 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre, dropping their second straight to the Rays. Canadian Scott Richmond, from North......

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