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One week in, what do we think about the Blue Jays?
One week and 7 games in, what do we think about the Jays?We are 3-4 (one game better than last year's 2-5. We've won the games where the pitching was very good, lost the game when the pitching was...
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Yankees 4, Orioles 2: Contributions all around in win over Orioles
It was an all-around solid effort in the Yankees' 4-2, home opening win over the Baltimore Orioles.Following a bit of an underwhelming 3-3 road trip against the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays,...
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Players Union approved Blue Jays plan to 'borrow' from players
Ken Rosenthal tells us that the plan to ask players for money to pay for Ervin Santana had gone as far as asking the Players Union for permission and getting that approval."Everyone had signed off,"...
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Game #8 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Astros
American League West punching bag Houston Astros visit Toronto this week for a three game series, with the 'Stros playing some surprisingly good baseball so far this season. After taking two out of...
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Emilio Bonifacio: Fools Gold?
Each week, I'll profile a player who's outperforming his draft stock. The clear-cut choice for Week 1? Cubs second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, who's already setting records this season.If I told you that...
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Is the infield shift ruining baseball?
Examining whether or not this question, posed at the SABR Conference, has any roots in reality or is largely a myth.A growing trend over the last several seasons has been the use of defensive shifts....
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Series Preview: Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays, April 8-10, 2014
Astros head north in hopes of righting the ship against the Blue Jays. You take the good, you take the bad - that's the facts of the Astros' life. Yes, that was bad reference, but it sums up the 'Stros...
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Are Brandon Morrow's Days as a Strikeout King Over?
Brandon Morrow used to be a dominant strikeout pitcher, but his K-rate hasn't been close to the league leaders in three years.This season the Blue Jays find themselves in the unenviable position of...
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Yankees Prospects: Keith Law scouts the Trenton Thunder
Keith Law gives his scouting report on the Yankees' Double-A affiliateKeith Law recently went to go see the Trenton Thunder play the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays Double-A affiliate), where both...
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Wednesday's Three Astros Things
Talking about replay, Matt Alber, and Eduardo Perez.....I have been called in from the pen while Mr. Coleman is off prancing around Augusta, Georgia taking in The Masters.1. Replay unfinishedLast night...
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Blue Jays recall Neil Wagner, Option Marcus Walden
Sometimes, ok, often, I don't understand the moves the Blue Jays make.They decide they have to get rid of Jeremy Jeffress. They want to get rid of him so badly that they do it too soon to be able to...
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Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees lineups and game notes - April 9
Can the Orioles pull off the first series win of 2014? Doing so against the Yanks will make it sweeter.Boy, the Orioles offense needed that one from yesterday. The offense exploded with 14 runs, which...
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Neil Wagner called up to Blue Jays, Marcus Walden becomes "phantom player"
After notching two saves for the Buffalo Bisons to begin 2014 (and going 18-for-18 in save opportunities since 2013), right-hander Neil Wagner has been recalled to the Blue Jays before Thursday...
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Cubs Minor League Wrap: April 9
It was a big day for some former big prospects in Iowa. The Smokies won their home opener while Daytona dropped two and Kane County lost.We've actually got a photo from today's I-Cubs game accompanying...
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Brandon Morrow strikes out 9 in 6 innings, Edwin Encarnacion
Astros 3 Blue Jays 7This was the most runs the Jays scored this year, and all it took was facing a pretty lousy starting pitcher. Lucas Harrell didn't impress, though his defense didn't help him out.On...
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Game #10 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Astros
Is that the sweeping of brooms I hear coming nearer? The Blue Jays get their first shot at a series sweep tonight as they take on the lowly Astros. R.A. Dickey gets his third start of the year and...
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The Zero K Club: Andrelton Simmons and Dioner Navarro
Early into the 2014 season only two qualified batters have gone without a strikeout in a league where the K is more common than ever.For a game that has experienced relatively few significant rules...
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Houston Astros (3-6) at Toronto Blue Jays (5-4), 6:07 pm CTT
Astros hope to salvage final game north of the border with Keuchel on the mound. Houston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.TV: CSN Houston, MLB.TV Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AMBlue Jays SBNation Blog: Bluebird...
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No sweep, Jays lose to Astros
Astros 6 Blue Jays 4So that didn't go the way we hoped it would.I have a Gibby rant all bubbling to get out. I wish Gibby would get that, while R.A. Dickey is a knuckleball pitcher, he's not the normal...
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Around The Nest Blue Jays Minor League Question Thread - Week 2
Episode title: "Marcus Walden Pond"It's Friday again, so that means we will be airing another live episode of the Blue Jays minor league podcast Around The Nest today at 5 pm Eastern. This is your...
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