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| Lind highlights Toronto's season-opening drubbing of Tigers |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Adam Lind went 4-for-5 with a home run and finished with six RBI and two runs scored, as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Detroit Tigers, 12-5, in the season-opener for both clubs. Travis Snider had a solo homer while Lyle Overbay drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, who finished the 2008 campaign with an 86-76 overall mark, which was good enough for fourth place in the powerful AL East. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells and Scott Rolen each drove in a run in the win. Roy Halladay (1 |
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| Blue Jays, Tigers ready to begin season |
MLB Baseball |
04/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers hope to erase the memories of a disappointing 2008 when they lift the lid off the 2009 campaign with tonight's opener of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Following the offseason acquisitions of first baseman Miguel Cabrera, starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis and shortstop Edgar Renteria, coupled with the progression of ace Justin Verlander, just about everyone had Detroit back in the playoffs after a one-year absence following their AL penna |
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| Tampa Bay Rays 2009 Preview |
MLB Baseball |
04/01/2009 |
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| es berth the next. Like the Rays, none of the previous three teams closed their runs with a trophy presentation, and only the Braves were able to mirror their success with a second straight trip to the title round - which ended in a 1992 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. That said, many of the same faces - and one key new one - return to Tropicana Field for 2009. Below we take a capsule look at the 2008 edition of the Texas Rangers, with a personnel evaluation and prognosis included therein: 2008 FINISH (97-65) - F |
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| Toronto Blue Jays 2009 Preview |
MLB Baseball |
04/01/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays have produced three straight winning seasons for the first time in almost a decade. Unfortunately for the Jays they just happen to play in the best division in all of baseball. Not only do they have to contend with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, but now the once-perennial doormat Tampa Bay Rays have emerged as a powerhouse in the East. After John Gibbons was fired on June 20, former skipper Cito Gaston, who guided the franchise to its two World |
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| Oakland Athletics |
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03/28/2009 |
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| Acquired catcher Curtis Thigpen from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later or cash considerations; signed catcher Eric Munson to a minor league contract. |
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| A's acquire C Thigpen from Jays |
MLB Baseball |
03/27/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics acquired catcher Curtis Thigpen from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later or cash considerations on Friday. In addition, Oakland signed catcher Eric Munson to a minor league contract. Thigpen was batting .148 in 14 games for Toronto this Spring as a non-roster invitee. He was outrighted off the Jays' 40-man roster on February 6. The 25- year-old had two separate stints with the big league club last season, going 3-for-17 (.176) in 10 games. Mu |
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| Indians reassign Ohka |
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03/15/2009 |
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| reassigned pitcher Tomo Ohka to minor league camp. Ohka signed a minor league contract with the Tribe in December. The veteran right-hander hasn't pitched in the majors since 2007 when he went 2-5 with a 5.79 earned run average in 10 starts for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2008, he spent the year at Triple-A Charlotte after signing with the Chicago White Sox organization during spring training Over nine major league seasons, Ohka has compiled a 50-63 mark with a 4.14 ERA in 184 games, including 172 starts, for Bos |
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| Blue Jays closer Ryan out of WBC |
MLB Baseball |
03/02/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan became the latest player to pull out of the World Baseball Classic, further depleting Team USA's quality relievers. Ryan on Monday cited concerns about his mechanics and becomes the third relief pitcher in the last 24 hours to announce that he will miss at least the first round of the tournament. Minnesota's Joe Nathan pulled out entirely on Sunday, while Angels closer Brian Fuentes said he will miss the first set of games. In his first two sprin |
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| A-Rod homers, but draws controversy after spring training game |
MLB Baseball |
02/25/2009 |
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| Dunedin, FL (MySportsbook) - Alex Rodriguez shrugged off the steroid frenzy and smacked a two-run homer in his first official at-bat of the Spring and the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1, in the Grapefruit League opener for both teams. Rodriguez worked a walk in the first and again in the fifth amid a smattering of supporters and detractors at Dunedin Stadium. It was the embattled slugger's first professional appearance since his admission to taking performance-enhancing drugs while a mem |
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| Jays' Wells out for a month |
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02/23/2009 |
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| Dunedin, FL (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells will miss the next month with a strained left hamstring. Wells left the team's spring training facility after the injury on Monday and will undergo an MRI to evaluate the extent of the damage. "Right now, preliminarily, I'd say he's going to miss four weeks," said Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi. Wells battled through several injuries last season, including a left hamstring injury, and batted .300 with 20 home runs and 78 RBI |
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