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How to Go From 75 to 88 Wins
19 days ago by
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How to Go From 75 to 88 Wins
Go read this. Well written piece, but mostly I'm happy to see someone else think that picking up Mike Cameron and shifting Vernon Wells to right is a good idea. We'll been banging this drum for a bit now.
Lyle Overbay for Chris Snyder
19 days ago by
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Lyle Overbay for Chris Snyder
Overbay's on-base skills would be a welcome addition in the Diamondbacks lineup. He is owed $7 million next season in the final year of his contract. He turns 33 in January.
Snyder is owed at least $11.25 million through 2011 -- $4.75 million...
Saturday Banterings
19 days ago by
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There isn't all that much for Blue Jay news this morning, but before I get to what there is: I forgot to check out our World Series predictions right after it ended, likely due to sadness that the Yankees won. Looking back I see that Masterkembo was the only one to guess Yankees...
Happy Birthday Buck Martinez
19 days ago by
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Former Blue Jay catcher, color commentator and manager Buck Martinez turns 51 today. Buck started his major league career with with the Kansas City Royals, spent 8 seasons there and then 3 in Milwaukee before being traded to the Jays. For 6 seasons he was the right-handed hitting...
The Small Moves Keep Coming, Jays Drop Three From 40-Man Roster
20 days ago by
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The press release:
BLUE JAYS ADJUST 40-MAN ROSTER
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have outrighted C KYLE PHILLIPS, LHP DAVIS ROMERO and LHP BILL MURPHY from the 40-man roster to Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (AAA). This now brings the...
NFL Pool Week 9
20 days ago by
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This weeks NFL Pool, send me your picks and total points scored in the Monday game. I can't do worse than last week, hopefully.
Date & Time
Favorite
Spread
Underdog
11/8 1:00 ET
At Jacksonville
-6.5
Kansas City
11/8 1:00 ET
Baltimore
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Another Wished for Blue Jay Trade Bites the Dust.
20 days ago by
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A lot of us were hoping that the Blue Jays might be able to trade for J.J. Hardy to fill our need for a shortstop for the next few years. It's not going to happen, the Twins traded CFer Carlos Gomez to the Brewers for Hardy. I guess if the Brewers were looking for a cheap...
Cowboy Going....Kevin Millar Files for Free Agency
21 days ago by
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The first step towards us being Millar free next season happened today, Kevin Millar filed for free agency today. Let the balloons fly, strike up the band, actually....save some of the balloons for when he actually signs with someone else. Until then the unthinkable might...
Team That Spends the Most Money Wins. Thrilled I Am.
21 days ago by
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I guess they could call it a win for capitalism. I don't know how even a Yankee fan could get excited about winning when you win because you spend $67 Million more than the team that spends the second most on payroll. It would be a tough thing to get excited about. The Yankees...
The Season That Was: Travis Snider
22 days ago by
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
Yeah he struck out too much this year.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darren Calabrese)
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Travis Snider was the unanimous choice as number...
Playing Hurt
22 days ago by
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Mike Wilner says a lot of things I agree with in his post yesterday talking about Vernon Wells and Edwin Encarnacion's wrist surgeries. In two of the last three years Vernon has had terrible seasons and seemingly in both he has tried to play through injuries. Now...
Jays Claim Jarrett Hoffpauir
23 days ago by
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Here is the press release:
BLUE JAYS CLAIM HOFFPAUIR FROM CARDINALS
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have claimed 2B JARRETT HOFFPAUIR (hoff-power) on waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP BILL MURPHY has been designated for assignment.
HOFFPAUIR...
Vernon Wells to have Wrist Surgery
23 days ago by
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by Duane Burleson - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vernon is having surgery on the wrist of his glove hand. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
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Vernon Wells is going to have surgery...
Week 8 NFL Results
23 days ago by
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Another week where most of us did terrible. There was only one of us that got 50%, Craig in Calgary wins this week with 8. The loser this week was me, I only got 4 of 13 right. Oh well. At least I can improve next week.
If They Had a King of Fools, Then I Could Wear that Crown: What Should We Expect from Ricky Romero in 2010?
23 days ago by
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by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Ricky Romero (right) reacts to manager Cito Gaston (left) telling him what Bill James has projected for his 2010 season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Chase Utley Beat A.J. Burnett and the Yankees
24 days ago by
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Managers can't win can they. Yesterday Charlie Manuel was a fool because he didn't start Cliff Lee on short rest, tonight Joe Girardi is a fool because he had A.J. Burnett pitch on short rest. It really isn't fair, managers don't really have a crystal ball. It is...
Changes..
24 days ago by
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Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning you should notice some changes in the looks of our site (and all the other SB Nation sites). I've been programming like you wouldn't believe (in Fortran) (yeah I know, none of you remember what Fortran was) to make these changes. No, actually...
The Season That Was: Kevin Millar
24 days ago by
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
It was tough to watch at times this year. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darren Calabrese)
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When we signed Kevin Millar I was less than thrilled...
Is it Just Me, Or Does Charlie Manuel Remind Everyone of Cito
24 days ago by
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Manuel seems to come from the minimalist school of managing too. Leaves pitchers in too long. All the usual Cito complaints, Manuel seems to get too, though Charlie doesn't have Kevin Millar bat clean up.
But what really gets me about him comes from last night. Tie game, 9th...
Fielding Bible Awards
25 days ago by
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Fielding Bible Awards
Aaron Hill voted best fielding second baseman in the game. Lyle Overbay, Scott Rolen, Marco Scutaro and Rod Barajas also ranked top-10 at their positions.
World Series Game 4 Game Thread
25 days ago by
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If you are watching the game tonight, join in.
Next Game
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009, 8:20 PM EST Citizens Bank Park
CC Sabathia vs Joe Blanton
Lineup
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies
11/01...
Backing Slightly Away From the Ledge, A Calmer Look at the Jay's Coaching Changes
25 days ago by
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Occasionally, when I go to bed, I know what I'm going to write about the next morning. Last night I felt that I, and the rest of the Blue Jay blogosphere, over-reacted to changes in the coaching staff. So they kept Cito as manager for another year. It is possible for a team...
World Series Game Three Game Thread
26 days ago by
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Game three is tonight in Philadelphia.
Next Game
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies
Saturday, Oct 31, 2009, 7:57 PM EDT Citizens Bank Park
Andy Pettitte vs Cole Hamels
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Lineup
New York Yankees @ Philadelphia...
Cito To Fans, 'We Aren't Winning This Year'
26 days ago by
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I'm late on this one but do you think someone in the PR department could talk to Cito about how he speaks to the press. Here is a Cito quote:
"My gut is that I think Doc wants to be on a winning team," Gaston said. "He's probably sitting there looking...
Milton Bradley for Vernon Wells?
26 days ago by
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In this morning's Toronto Sun, Bob Elliot reports that the Cubs and Blue Jays are talking about trading Vernon Wells for Milton Bradley. A trade of bad contracts. The Cubs pretty much have to move Bradley told a Chicago paper that "you can understand why they...
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