Toronto Blue Jays Archive

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    Robbie Alomar and the Blue Jays get their place in Cooperstown

    I can remember the exact day that I knew that Roberto Alomar belonged in the Hall of Fame. Two decades ago, when Oakland was on the top of the baseball world and mentioning the words “strike” and “baseball” in the same sentence brought the quick...

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    Splitting Allegiances

    Some of you may remember a column I wrote a few weeks back, stating that it was time to change the channel after Jose Bautista tied and subsequently broke the Blue Jays all time home run record. While the Jays season is over, it may...

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    Handing out the Awards, Part 2: American League MVP

    After making my pick for the American League Cy Young, which was an easy decision on my part, I move on to the American League Most Valuable Player, which is a bit more difficult to choose. Just as I believe that wins should play a minimal...

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    A fitting send off for Cito

    Cito Gaston is one of the few baseball legends we have in Toronto. He’s right up there alongside Joe Carter, Roy Halladay, Robbie Alomar and Dave Steib as one of the true greats this city has ever had in the sport. He was first hired...

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    Ok, we can change the channel now

    The only point of interest in another dismal Jays season finally sailed over the Green Monster last night, as Jose Bautista became the new Blue Jays home run king, with his major league leading 48th dinger of the year. All but out of it at...

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  • vernon-wells-toronto-blue-jays

    Jays Squandering an Opportunity?

    The Toronto Blue Jays, now losers of 4 of their last 5 and steadily fumbling their way back to .500 baseball, seem to have lost that edge and desire. The team has been marketing their “Hustle & Heart” campaign for most of the season, only...

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  • Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays

    What to do with Bautista?

    With his 43rd home run of the season, a 3 run shot in the 6th inning last night against Tampa Bay Rays reliever Lance Cormier, Bautista took another step closer to the Blue Jays record books, chasing down George Bell’s 23 year old record of...

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  • 0527jays

    Jays a one trick pony

    The Toronto Blue Jays do one thing, and they do it well. They hit home runs. The Jays lead the majors in home runs with 188, 20 more than the Boston Red Sox. Jays right fielder Jose Bautista leads all players with 38, 6 more...

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  • Cito Gaston, Aaron Hill

    Sweep has Jays fans talking post-season again

    What a weekend for the Toronto Blue Jays. They squeaked out a thrilling 2-1 decision on two Tampa Bay Rays errors in Friday’s matchup, hit the lights out with 8 home runs for a 17-11 victory on Saturday afternoon, and then watched Brandon Morrow come...

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    Anthopolous sticks to the plan

    The non-waiver trade deadline came and went, and for the Toronto Blue Jays, nothing changed. The club still managed to lose a game by leaving too many runners on base, and GM Alex Anthopolous made no moves. Earlier in the week, Anthopolous acquired fielding prospect...

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