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Can we please learn from Expos example? The Blue Jays need a second baseman!
I'm sure you've all seen this FanGraphs post from Jeff Sullivan about the worst position on a contending team, but if you haven't, go read it.First, thank you Jeff for calling the Blue Jays a...
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Edwin Encarnacion: Power, without the strikeouts
Power hitters often pair their long-ball tendencies with a pile of strikeouts. But Edwin Encarnacion is something altogether unique in today's game—a power hitter who rarely strikes out.Any baseball...
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Jays Days Beer Club Roy Halladay Appreciation Day
Jays Days Beer Club and Bluebird Banter will be hosting aRoy Halladay Appreciation Dayevent at Tallboys Craft Beer House (838 Bloor Street West, Toronto) this Saturday, January 11 starting at 1 pm. We...
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Happy Birthday Edwin Encarnacion
Mr. Edwin Encarnacion turned 31 today.When we traded Scott Rolen to the Reds for Josh Roenicke, Zach Stewart and Edwin, no one would have guess that the only one that would be on the team 4 years later...
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Dick Schofield - Top 100 Angels #32
...a grand slam of a short stop...#33 - DICK SCHOFIELD, SSRichard Craig Schofield was the son of John Richard Schofield. They were both major league shortstops known as Dick Schofield. Dick Sr., known...
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Who would be on your Hall of Fame ballot?
Everybody is writing about the Hall of Fame, with the announcement coming later today. We had our own votes, the results are here:I'm guessing that Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas will make...
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Hall of Fame Vote: Maddux, Glavine, Thomas In, Biggio Just Misses
Here are the voting results. Maddux, Glavine and Thomas go in. Biggio misses by 1 vote? What a rip off. Very sorry to see Raines vote went down. stupid voters.NameVotes (Pct.)Yrs on ballotGreg...
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Why Does Anyone Still Care About The Hall Of Fame?
We don't care what most writers say about baseball on a daily basis, so why do we care about them deciding who the best players in the sport's history are?There are some things in life that confuse me...
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Solving the Blue Jays' black hole at second base
With Alex Anthopolous as GM, the Toronto Blue Jays have always had little production at second base. Given the team's position on the cusp of playoff contention, upgrading the team's options at second...
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Jays have 'multiple discussions' with Tanaka
In Jon Heyman's post about Masahiro Tanaka meeting with several MLB teams, he had this:The Jays are among several others teams to have had multiple discussions with team Tanaka, but there was no word...
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Friday Bluebird Links: Bob Stanley, John Gibbons, and Blue Jays prospects...
Top Blue Jays prospects came and went this week, and now the annual Winter Tour has begun (they will be in Kingston today), there should be a bunch of interview-type articles that will pop up in the...
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Podcast episode 14 with Drew Fairservice
The podcast returns with The Score's Drew Fairservice.The podcast has returned after a hiatus, and I'm joined by Drew Fairservice. You may know Drew from Twitter at @DrewGROF, where he writes for The...
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On Kevin Seitzer: do 'one size fits all' philosophies work?
John Lott, in the National Post, wrote about our new hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and Ryan Goins.Seitzer seems to think Goins will be a productive hitter, with a few little changes to his swing that...
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John Gibbons: Jays have interest in Tanaka
Shi Davidi reports:The Toronto Blue Jays have engaged the representatives of Masahiro Tanaka, according to manager John Gibbons, but how aggressively the club intends to pursue the Japanese pitching...
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Flashing pull power
Tremendous pull power is something we all marvel at, but who's been the best at pulling tough pitches out of the yard since 2008? Pull power is one of the most awe inspiring things to watch in our...
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Yankees sign reliever Robert Coello to minor league deal
Amidst the Alex Rodrigueznews, the Yankeeshave signed right-handed reliever Robert Coello to a minor league deal. I'm assuming there's also an invite to Spring Training for Coello in the deal as...
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Sunday Open Thread: Random Thoughts on a Boring January
I wish the Jays would help us out, make some news, give us a halfway interesting rumor. Something. But no, they are continuing the most boring off-season ever. It is getting so bad that I'm looking...
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Colby Rasmus, Brett Cecil, Esmil Rogers could be heading towards salary...
January 14 and January 17 are dates Blue Jays fans should circle in their calendar, so print your Google Calendar and circle them now.It has been 17 years since the Blue Jays last went into an...
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Community Projections: Edwin Encarnacion
Give us your best guess on Edwin Encarnacion's 2014 season.Each winter we predict how our players do in the coming season. I'm hoping, before we are finished this, that we'll have a couple of new...
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Blue Jays announce 2014 minor league coaching staff
The Blue Jays announced that the Buffalo Bisons will be getting a completely new coaching staff in 2014, led by manager Gary Allenson. Allenson will be joined in Buffalo by hitting coach Richie Hebner...
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