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It took less than one week and already the first round of the MLB playoffs are in the books. It was not without controversyùwhat with the botched callsùbut, for me, the storyline that prevailed through most of the series was the fall of many of the teams' closers.Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, Huston Street, and Ryan Franklin were all victims of blown saves in what was otherwise a sparkling year for ...

Talk about the bombshell that never happened...the Toronto Blue Jays were actually in the market to get Victor Martinez at the trade deadline earlier this year?This was mentioned in passing in a recent article by Rob Bradford from WEEI. If it werenÆt for the heads-up from the guys at MLB Trade Rumors, I probably would never have even noticed it. It said that the Blue Jays were planning on keeping ...

Somewhere, members of the 1987 Toronto Blue Jays roster are rejoicing.Just as the Detroit Tigers prevented them from going to the postseason, the Minnesota Twins prevented the 2009 Detroit Tigers from making the playoffs in game 163 of the regular season. I'd say we're about even, don't you think?It's a shame that it was only a one-game playoff because it really was an epic game that could have been made ...

There are a lot of things that the Toronto Blue Jays can take away from this season. Whether it was starting the year at the top of the division or ending the year being swept by the Baltimore Orioles, at least the Blue Jays kept us entertained throughout the long and grueling 162-game schedule.Below is a collection of some of my favourite moments from this past season. Enjoy! Paper airplanes being thrown ...

Tip of the cap to the ladies at Babes of Baseball for inspiring me to write this Haiku, which pretty much summarizes the entire season for the Toronto Blue Jays: Memories of the springKeep us warm in October.That and the bourbon. It ended in a way that we've become all too familiar with in 2009ùa one-run loss in extra innings (on an error, to boot). That makes a grand total of 28 ...

After all the turmoil in the Blue Jays clubhouse these past few days, the last person I expected to get fired was J.P. Ricciardi.Yes, the writing was on the wall for J.P. and he was on his way out the door anyway, yet it was surprising to see him turfed so soon.Ricciardi received a lot of flack over his eight years as General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Not ...

This post is about a week too late, but better late than not at all...right? After Roy Halladay's stellar start just one week ago, I couldn't help but notice that there was a distinct pattern every time Doc suited up in the powder bluesùhe dominates. If you had the pleasure of catching Halladay starting on a Flashback Friday, you maybe have also noticed that Doc has been nearly unstoppable. Over the past ...

ôIt just got away from me...You don't want to see anybody get hurt, but sometimes those things happen and you move on.ö Roy Halladay is so accurate with his pitches. Even the ones he throws to plunk opposing hitters are delivered with pinpoint accuracy. Knowing how precise Halladay is, there is no way the pitch that hit David Ortiz Wednesday ôgot away from himö and landed on the exact same spot that ...

Do mine eyes deceive me, or are these the sameáToronto Blue Jays from earlier this year? For the second night in a row,áToronto's offense was firing on all cylinders and the starting pitching put forth a great effort to keep the team in the ballgame. And Adam Lind is a beast. If it wasnÆt for Jonathan PapelbonÆs plunking in the top of the ninth, Lind had a legitimate shot at hitting four home ...

It took them seven tries and some assistance from Mother Nature, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally won a game at Fenway Park.After seven innings and a hell of a downpour, the umpires chose to call it a game with the final score 11-5. By glancing at the box score, you might think that the Blue Jays had a comfortable lead late in the game. By the time the initial ...