sports.espn.go.com - 11/28/2008
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With the economy sinking, the Toronto Blue Jays' interim CEO acknowledged Thursday that Toronto might choose to save the $24 million A.J. Burnett passed up this offseason rather than spend it on other free agents.
bizofbaseball.com - 12/2/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, the Canadian communications giant
and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died of...
congestive heart failure at his home on Monday at the age of 75. Rogers was able to take his company, Rogers Communications, Inc., and feign ...
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Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers ...
riveraveblues.com - 11/25/2008
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riveraveblues.com —
They’re both free agents, they both have top
notch power arms, they have an equal amount of...
playoff experience (zero innings), yet one has been much more sought after this winter than the other. Widely considered to be the best non-Sabathia ...
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The Free Agent Starter Debate: Sheets vs Burnett
totalprosports.com - 12/4/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Next week, in lovely Las Vegas, Nevada the
Major League Baseball General Manager meetings will take place....
This is where the top 2009 MLB Free Agents will be discussed and most likely have new teams after the meetings are done.
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2009 MLB Free Agent Projections
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The Padres may have found a third team to help facilitate a trade that could eventually send Jake Peavy to the Cubs, reports Yahoo!.
…just so long as jake doesn’t go to the Braves, gentlemen…
The A’s are at the top of the list for Rafael Furcal, writes the Contra Costa Times, while SI.com says the Giants, Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, and a mystery team also remain involved.
Speaking of Oakland, the A’s and other teams have asked the Nationals for Nick Johnson’s medical records, suggesting he could be traded, ...
Answering Wilner's Call
Drunk Jays Fans —
Truth be told, I hadn't ventured over to Mike Wilner's blog in a while, but with news of the incredible ratings success for Blue Jays games on the FAN 590, I wanted to see if Mike had taken the opportunity to pat himself on the back for a summer of great work by him and those two other guys in the booth. Unfortunately his last post was a few days ago and in typical Wilner form, he was ahead of other writers in asking questions about the Jays apparent willingness to put away and save the money earmarked for A.J. Burnett if the Pete Puma look alike doesn't resign with Toronto. Later in his article, Wilner brought up a topic that ...
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