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Quick Recap: Blue Jays Beat A's In Extras
Blue Jays 3 A's 1 (11 innings) Second day in a row that we tie a game in the 9th, this time we win it. Great to see the home run by David Cooper to tie it up with 1 out in the 9th. Then in the 11th,...
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View From The Other Side: Tampa Bay Rays Questions For Jason Collette of...
I sent some questions off to Jason Collett from DRaysBay in anticipation of our series at beautiful (yeah right) Tropicana Field. With Longoria missing so much of the season (back for this series,...
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Series Preview: Misery Loves Company
The Rays have certainly had their share of injuries this season, but they welcome in a team can shares their pain in many ways. Toronto currently has seven pitchers on the 60-day disabled list...
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Drew Carpenter Elects Free Agency
Right-handed pitcher Andrew Carpenter has declined an assignment to Class Triple-A Las Vegas from the Toronto Blue Jays and has instead decided to elect free agency, as first reported by Shi Davidi of...
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J.A. Happ Comes Out the Loser In His First Blue Jay Start.
Blue Jays 1 Rays 4We just couldn't hit James Shields. 2 hit and a walk against him in 8 innings, with 6 strikeouts. The only offense we got was from a Colby Rasmus home run. Adeiny Hechavarria had the...
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HE HAS RISEN; Longoria Beats Blue Jays, 4-1
Making his triumphant return, the "Face of the Franchise" gave the Rays a victory by simply stepping onto the field. Batting cleanup, even eight-hole hitter Jose Lobaton felt 'protected' by Longo's...
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Roto Roundup: Cole Hamels, Miguel Cabrera, Chris Johnson, and Others
The Diamondbacks traded for Chris Johnson about a week ago, and all he has done is hit for them. Johnson settled the third base carousel in Arizona and is making Kevin Towers look smart for dealing...
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Moving In the Fences And Other MLBullets
Anyone else wish there was Olympic baseball going on? After moving in the fences at Citi Field before this season, the New York Mets are apparently thrilled with the result, which saw their park move...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 8/7/12: Nik Turley and Tampa Win Big
AAA Empire State Yankees: W 3-1 vs. Rochester Red Wings Chris Dickerson 3-5, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB - 16 for his last 41, should probably get a promotion when rosters expand Corban Joseph 1-5, BB Eduardo...
View ArticleDunedin Blue Jays 2012 8-Bit Play-Off Clinch
Dunedin Blue Jays produced this video showing their 2012 Play-Off Clinch in 8-Bit style.
View ArticleBluebird Banter Mid-Season Top Prospect Review: 36-40
Let's finish this by the end of the week.The earlier pasts are here:1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16 -20, 21-25, 26-30 and 31-35. 36. Griffin Murphy: Murphy has been pitching in relief in Bluefield and doing a...
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Blue Jays 10, Yankees 7: Phil Hughes Crushed by Light-Hitting Jays
Outside of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, the Toronto Blue Jays lineup used by manager John Farrell today did not have much offensive prowess, so Yankee starter Phil Hughes was presented with a good...
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Rajai Davis Drives In 5 Runs and Makes An Amazing Catch, Blue Jays Beat The...
Yankees 7 Blue Jays 10 A Win! Yay! And Runs. Who figured we'd score 10 runs in a week? That catch by Rajai Davis must have been the best catch by a Jays' outfielder since Devon White. Climbing the...
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Roto Roundup: Stephen Strasburg, Jesus Montero, Jon Lester and Others
Remember last week when wrote about the keeper league trade where I traded Bryce Harper for a boatload of players to help me in my attempt win the league this year? Well, when I wrote the piece, I was...
View ArticleMonday Morning Media Mashup: The Catch Edition
Your browser does not support iframes. Due to a technical problem, Minor Leaguer is unable to make any posts himself. He has asked me (Tom) to help him put this one up. (So errors, blame Tom) Good...
View ArticleMonday Morning Question
We've looked at the AL East and Central, so let's ask the same question about the AL West. If you could take one player off each of the AL West teams and put him on the Jays, who would you pick? Don't...
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Walk-Off Hit for David Cooper: Blue Jays Beat White Sox
White Sox 2 Blue Jays 3 (11 innings) Nice to get a walk-off win. It would have been nicer to have the win in 9, but Casey Janssen had his first blown save since April 14th, after 15 straight saves. I...
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Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2 (11 innings): The dreaded one-out walk
Robin Ventura has been reluctant to use Leyson Septimo in anything resembling an important situation. With four pitches, Septimo proved Ventura correct. Now, the question is whether Septimo will pitch...
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Adam Dunn's monster home run long overdue
After failing to connect for a home run in any of the nine games during the recent homestand, Adam Dunn figured it out in Toronto. He went 3-for-5 with two homers, including one that tied the game in...
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Hey, You Should Bring that Louisville, Yeah Man, I'll Know Where: How Much Do...
About a month ago, we looked at the magnitude of park and league effects on raw pitching statistics, including ERA, FIP, and xFIP. Along the same lines, I was interested in how much context may impact...
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