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D-backs, Jays talking possible deal

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:57:00 +0000

The D-backs and Blue Jays are "making progress" on a deal that would send catcher Chris Snyder to Toronto and first baseman Lyle Overbay to Arizona, according to a Major League source.

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Filings have Jays thinking shortstop

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Marco Scutaro and John McDonald both filed for free agency on Friday, leaving the shortstop position vacant on the Blue Jays' depth chart. Both may be considered for returns.

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Blue Jays outright three to Triple-A

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +0000

The Blue Jays adjusted their 40-man roster Friday by outrighting catcher Kyle Phillips and left-handers Davis Romero and Bill Murphy to Triple-A Las Vegas.

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Millar takes plunge into free agency

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:27:00 +0000

Veteran first baseman Kevin Millar filed for free agency on Thursday, becoming the first of four eligible Blue Jays to take a step toward the open market.

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Jays have interest in veteran trio

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has expressed an interest in bringing back catcher Rod Barajas and shortstops Marco Scutaro and John McDonald, all of whom can file for free agency.

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$200 Million Buys the Yankees a World Series Championship

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:44:00 +0000

Very quickly, congratulations to the New York Yankees on becoming World Series champs. There was nothing overly dramatic about Game Six or the series in general; however, good for the Yankees for coming out on top. But for the New York Yankees organization, anything less than a championship this year would have been an utter disappointment. So after missing the playoffs for the first time in 13 seasons, they went out and snagged the best free agents on the market in the hopes of building another winning team. On Managing... This World Series in particular might have possibly been the most over-hyped when it comes to managing decisions. The media scrutinized Joe Girardi for only using a three-man rotation the entire playoffs, and they even grilled Charlie Manuel for something as simple as not starting the runners with one out. Basically, people need to stop giving so much credit to Girardi, because I think even Cito Gaston could have managed the Yankees to a championship. ...

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A.J. will pitch in if needed

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:25:00 +0000

A.J. Burnett plans to be available out of the bullpen for the final two games of the Series, having thrown only 53 pitches on Monday night. Burnett has made four career relief appearances, the last coming in 2008 with the Blue Jays.

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Blue Jays CF Wells will have surgery on left wrist

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:57:41 +0000

TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells will have surgery next week to repair damaged cartilage in his left wrist.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Vernon Wells to have wrist surgery

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:24:39 +0000

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells will have surgery next week to repair damaged cartilage in his left wrist.

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Left wrist surgery for Wells, Encarnacion

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:55:00 +0000

On Tuesday, the Blue Jays announced that Vernon Wells is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair cartilage damage in his left wrist and that Edwin Encarnacion had surgery on his ailing left wrist.

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The Alex Anthopoulos Game Plan: What Will Blue Jays Do with Roy Halladay?

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:44:00 +0000

Alex Anthopoulos has a plan for the Toronto Blue Jays. The problem is that he can't reveal the full details just quite yet. He's been in the midst of attempting to rebuild this team, solidifying the coaching staff last week. Now the next thing on Anthopoulos' agenda is the players. Last week on Primetime Sports , Paul Beeston assured us that fans would have a better idea of what kind of expectations to have when it comes to total payroll by the end of this week. It looks like he and AA just might deliver in time before next week's general managers meetings. Anthopoulos dropped a few sound bites about particular free agents and whether or not they would return next year. John McDonald, Rod Barajas, and Marco Scutaro were names that he mentioned and could not say whether or not they would be back next year. My suspicion is that at least two out of those three players will leave via free agency, with Johnny Mac almost certainly out the door. It simply doesn't make sense to pay McDonald ...

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Cito Gaston Needs to GO!

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:34:35 +0000

So,here we are again; I just can't help it. I promised that I wouldn't write any more nasty articles questioning the intelligence or motivations of the Toronto Blue Jays. I also promised to up the dose of my medication so that I'd stop thinking that MLB was conspiring to get rid of the Blue Jays, a la the Montreal Expos. That's all done. After a season filled with uncertainties, egos, and mismanagement from the top to the bottom of the franchise, the Blue Jays looked like they were on the way back to sanity; Ricciardi out, Beeston retained as President & CEO, young Alex Anthopoulos installed in the driver's seat and it looked as though Cito Gaston (after managing to annoy half the clubhouse) was on the way out. "Thank God," was the consensus. We really didn't want to remember Cito like this, hanging on, grasping at that "last season in the sun", to paraphrase both Crash Davis and Jake Taylor (who? look 'em up, rookie). Cito had managed to alienate in no particular order (and this ...

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A.J. gets call on 3 days' rest

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:08:44 +0000

A.J. Burnett will follow CC Sabathia's lead and pitch on short rest Monday night in Game 5 - with a chance to clinch World Series No. 27 for the Bombers. Burnett is 4-0 with a 2.33 ERA on three days' rest in his career, including an 8-1/3-inning gem for Toronto against the Yankees last July.

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Cubs not interested in Bradley-for-Wells swap with Jays

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:18:21 +0000

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Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston signs consulting contract

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:48:00 +0000

TORONTO - Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston has signed a four-year consulting contract with the team that will begin when his managerial deal expires at the end of the 2010 season. The...

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Gaston will manage Blue Jays through 2010

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:14:53 +0000

Sporting News staff reports Cito Gaston will return to manage the Blue Jays in 2010, according to the Toronto Star. Following the 2010 season, however, Gaston will serve as a consultant for four years. There had been some speculation that Gaston wouldn't be retained, mainly because there was a near player mutiny late in the season. Some players complained about Gaston's managerial style, his communication skills and the way he treated them. There was even a rift in the coaching staff, and as a result, pitching coach Brad Ansberg decided to leave the organization Friday to become the Astros' pitching coach. The Blue Jays finished 75-87 this season and fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi in the regular season's final weekend. Alex Anthopoulos is the team's new GM.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Cito Gaston signs consulting deal for after managerial deal expires

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:07:39 +0000

Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston has signed a four-year consulting contract with the team that will begin when his managerial deal expires at the end of the 2010 season.

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Cito's Staying Put

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:05:00 +0000

For those who were hoping there might be some new blood in the Blue Jays manager's office next year, you're going to have to hold your breath for yet another season. Sportsnet has confirmed that Cito Gaston will serve out his final year as the manager for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010. Following the end of the 2010 season, Cito will retire and remain on with the club as a consultant for the next four years. News of Cito's comes on the heels of the announcement that Brad Arnsberg has accepted a position with the Houston Astros as their pitching coach. I'm still undecided as to what move will affect this team more - Arnsberg's departure or Cito's survival as manager. So what does this all mean? Basically this move assures that Kevin Millar will be their full-time cleanup hitter next season, Randy Ruiz will be on the 25-man roster but spend all 162 games on the bench, and Jesse Carlson will pitch in almost every single game. For a baseball franchise that's trying to turn over ...

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Happy Halloween!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:13:00 +0000

In between scarfing down bags of Halloween Kisses and trick-or-treating at a very questionable age, I'd just like to wish you all a Happy Halloween! This Blue Jays inspired Jack-O-Lantern (or Jay-O-Lantern as I prefer to call it) took me about three hours in total to carve. That included two hours of gutting, tracing, and carving, then one hour of trying to put everything back into place with toothpicks once it all fell out the front. Fortunately, you don't have to go that extent to celebrate the Bluebirds on All Hallow's Eve. For those looking for creative Blue Jays costume ideas, check out my post from last year on how to dress up as your favourite former Jay or staff member. This isn't baseball related, but this time of year brings along a slew of craptacular Halloween movies. Many of which have gone by the wayside, forever damned to be sitting at the bottom of the Wal-Mart discount bin. But there are a few worthwhile Halloween flicks to check out. My personal favourite and ultimate ...

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Toronto names Beeston full-time president, CEO

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:07 +0000

TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Blue Jays are taking the interim tag off Paul Beeston's title.

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Beeston appointed new Jays CEO

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0000

The search ultimately ended where it began. On Tuesday, the Blue Jays announced that Paul Beeston would remain as the president and CEO of the ballclub and Rogers Centre in a three-year deal, removing the interim tag he has held for the past year.

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Toronto Blue Jays officially name Paul Beeston as president, CEO

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:46:40 +0000

The Toronto Blue Jays are taking the interim tag off Paul Beeston's title.

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Blue Jays take interim tag off Beeston (AP)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:27:44 +0000

The Toronto Blue Jays are taking the interim tag off Paul Beeston's title. He was appointed president and CEO of the club and Rogers Centre for a three-year term Tuesday. Beeston took over from Paul Godfrey on an interim basis in October 2008. He said he didn't want the job full-time, noting it demanded someone willing to make a 5-to-10 year commitment.

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Blogger Nine Innings: The Tao of Stieb

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

What does Donal Logue have to do with baseball? Just a little wordplay off one of his movies is all. I like to run the interviews in the Blogger Nine Innings series with the name of the blogger, but the public persona of The Tao of Stieb , a Blue Jays blog based outside Toronto, is the creation of someone who doesn’t want his name used. I’m not a big fan of people hiding behind screen names, because it often leads to a vulgar edge that people wouldn’t use if they had to attach their real names - but in this case, I will let it slide, largely because Tao, as I’ll call him, provided plenty of thoughtful responses. Tao keeps anonymous because he feels that his blogging might conflict with his job - my job is to provide you with the best content available. So here we go, Nine Innings with the Tao of Stieb… 1. What makes your blog different from the other Blue Jays blogs out there? And how did you come up with the name? Tao of Stieb: I'm not sure if this ...

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