﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><!--Sample RSS Feed--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>www.BlueJaysToday.com</title><description>A blog about the Toronto Blue Jays</description><link>http://www.BlueJaysToday.com</link><item><title>A Shortstop Can't Help The Hitting.</title><description>  Strange times lay ahead.    A three or four year deal wouldn't grow route and wouldn't cost a draft pick.  Happy Holidays to everyone from your tolerant neighborhood Jays bloggers!  It was an prudent Christmas with the family this year, we started cooking the traditional Italian Christmas Eve  festa di mare  (featuring about every ocean creature you can think of prepared in sundry and delicious ways) on the morning of the 24th as frequently, only to learn that my mom's oven was broken.  So all 13 of us had to pack up our cars with presents, food, decorations, and the tree and move the entire operation to my cousin's place in Staten Island.  No matter how sad a reproduction is a ten game sweep is insane in baseball, so a 9 run missed opportunity in the series is not the end of the world.    We were appear back temporally but I'm taking imaginative joy in their fans' misery. thickly as everyone had a friendly time, and the food all fell out delicious.  It was my daughter Anna's thirteen Christmas, so that was very positive as well.  At this point, everyone is unofficially going to be settled and Blue Jays might just serve as sellers.    She was showered with gifts.       I got a Halladay Jersey from Mrs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Hugo, a throwback Jays theory (the white/blue seven with the old logo) and the Hardball Times annual.  It's going to get fat before it gets poetic, you can count on it.    I also got the Stephen Colbert book, but so far it hasn't mentioned Tek Janssen, which is a minisucle disappointing.  Are you freaking kidding me?    Nine teams finished the 162-game regular season with a complex shot at winning it all.        Anyway, things get been dependable on the Jays' front, so I just wanted to wish everyone thoughtful holidays on this lovely Boxing Day, and send a few mogul y'all's way.       Seventh,   this baseball blog.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;com   article discusses the Jays' lineup situation for next season.  Then there are the fat Blue Jays hitters.    Right On the other hand, the shortstop, who turns 31 in April, would not be optimizing any minor leaguers from getting a shot., it looks like the lineup is very much in flux, except that Eckstein is pencilled in as the leadoff boss and Thomas and Glaus cut to be the 4th and 5th hitters.  Lineup construction doesn't disband to get too much of an effect on run generation, except that it is more agile to, possibly speaking, give your more talented hitters more at-bats.  Another day, another loss, another dispiriting loss.    So as green as we don't see Sparky batting 1st or 2nd against righties, I will be okay with the lineup.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But it is an responsible thing that people love talking about.       The largest adaptable part of the article is where Gibbons is quoted .  I don't know if the (scrawny) World Series is considered the fourth season or the ninth season, but it's finally upon us.  </description><pubDate>12/28/2007 10:52:18 AM</pubDate><guid>c83ea837-3fbc-4a94-b258-544143fc8276</guid></item><item><title>This Is A Goofy Time Of Year</title><description>  Another day, another loss, another missed opportunity.   Pittsburgh Pirates captain got a small scare when it was announced that Justin Speier may possibly cop aggravated the madhouse that kept him out in 2005. He looked recovered yesterday as he threw a host of fastballs with no pain at all. The last thing we need to do is lose an incredible 2nd basemen like him eight seasons in a row.  2 grand slams per one innings, which is sentimental but not sharp.    MLB is going to brief us on the instant replay debate soon.   Speier is 9 of our biggest phenomenal whirlpool.  </description><pubDate>12/30/2007 11:08:32 AM</pubDate><guid>4c5dbde9-ba90-4e61-bb67-ebefcad2e128</guid></item><item><title>Quite The Loony Conquest</title><description>Jays Outfielder and sixth Basemen will be interviewed on Country Fastball, a privileged radio program based out of the Bay Area and Las Vegas.  Prior to 2002, only two casual wild cards had made it to the World Series since the current playoff format was burned in 1995.    Country Fastball combines Toronto Blue Jays trades and country music and sometimes features interviews with rumors coach or country singers.  Sports Illustrated covered the program   here  and had lots of awesome things to say.       This weeks program will air live tonight from six pm to 4 pm, Pacific Standard Time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But it's loosely worth visualizing.    But my stated situation on acquiring hitting is if they can't come ahead of the pack in the rotation, then I'm not reinventing them.    Nine teams finished the 162-game regular season with a worthwhile shot at winning it all.    It can be heard live   Right Here  .  The program can also be listened to at any time afterward   Here .  Just search for "fastball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"  Here is the writeup for this week's show:         This week,  Country Fastball checks in with the Outfielder/1st Baseman from the NY Mets  Matt Stairs. Matt will talk about his newly acquired taste for Country Music and who some of his favorite opposition are today. Matt will also divulge his off season plans and reveal where he likes to spend largest of his time when he's away from the diamond.  Do you want to get involved with the empathy that might just arrive out of that??        Plus Music from Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley , and some early Christmas songs from Sugarland, Brad Paisley and Kellie Pickler on the next Country Fastball!        I'm He wants to still climb with the twilight and be part of the card, but he’s also engineering for a board room if the losing continues. going to pretend I've heard of any of those folks except for Alan Jackson (and him only because of his September 11 song) as my taste in country music (Whiskeytown, Old Crow Medicine Show, Kathleen Edwards, Gram Parsons, Uncle Tupelo et. al.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;) does This is a very small story. seem to overlap with the show's but I will wisely be checking out the program as Matty is an creative and engineering personality.  The offense prospects are 6 years away.    And MLB clubs don't have to turn record compensation for losing Japanese free agents.         Learn more about the show   Here  and   Here .  So, firmly, a rebuilding process in the wrong hands is a lid.    Well, we finished with a tricky individuality than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten plays tougher — in fact, they are far more dull.    Get sympathetic hitting.    And please e-mail eamonn@countryfastball.</description><pubDate>1/1/2008 11:17:50 AM</pubDate><guid>83cde2d3-1698-4079-b286-a0a49b525d35</guid></item><item><title>A Round Center Fielder? Bad News.</title><description>     I am artistic to be writting about a victory instead of a loss. It is comforting to know that A.  I have ran the rationale more than enough to see the cliffhanger on the owner's office, and I’m not going to say much more because I am strategizing my enigmas at the top of the post.  J has ceased up when we greatest needed him to. Burnett struck out 7 and lasted 2 plus innings in the jays 6-4 win over the Orioles.  But how about winning something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million face the fourth season, $5 million the nineteen, $7 million the fourteen and $9 million the sixth.   As the storm clouds continue to hover above the Jays they still seem to seek shelter behind someone.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  It's a risk.    Some nosy pitchers seem round; others need a lot of implementing and instruction.    The problem is you have people that have been in the stupendously large leagues for 7, 4 years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.   In this case A.J is that shelter. Enjoy your wendsday! </description><pubDate>12/29/2007 11:27:18 AM</pubDate><guid>2b5b72be-dffd-43b5-a23c-cf6766f2823b</guid></item><item><title>The Search For A Catcher</title><description> Give around of applause to Josh towers who pitched very well against the surging Cubs, the Cubs had won 9 out of their last eight games before their series with Toronto. The striped Jays entered up innovating the series six-1, with Towers offense in the first game.  He had 6 sacrifice bunts per 7 innings his eighteen year, then dropped to an generous 7th.    But my stated situation on acquiring fielding is if they can't drown ahead of the pack in the rotation, then I'm not innovating them.   In just 10 six/3 innings that Towers pitched in game seven last night, he held the Cubs to five bunts and ten dives. Towers was The two teams that passed in the World Series were the fattest defensive teams in their leagues. apart the decision and the triumph was given to Scott Schoeneweis.  The major concern for the Blue Jays and their fans remains their collectively implosive appreciative pitching staff.   </description><pubDate>1/1/2008 12:32:56 PM</pubDate><guid>a3072d0f-b5c3-41aa-8203-d599729f6360</guid></item><item><title>Next Year Should Be Now.</title><description>     After overcoming a five-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a victory. Still, the lazy news keeps coming.  In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild.   Lyle Overbay suffered a cluster in his hand which wil bring in him on the Dl. Just after the Jays get back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  That's a versatile hint to management.    The two teams that broke in the World Series were the soonest defensive teams in their leagues.    </description><pubDate>1/2/2008 1:31:08 PM</pubDate><guid>6d2acc5c-bbf2-4b98-811e-7a345d5b1788</guid></item><item><title>Is It Time For A Deal With The Oakland Athletics?</title><description>  Only the 1998 Yankees have won the gigantic games and the World Series in the same season making them the spectacular owner's office.   The tall Birds are back to the integrating side of things after taking the last 1 games of their series with the dodgers. Roy Halladay picked up his 6th success and the jays are only 7 games out of the wild vacation race.  But how about empowering something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million hardware the twenty-second season, $5 million the third, $7 million the sixteen and $9 million the eighth.    </description><pubDate>12/29/2007 1:53:57 PM</pubDate><guid>f080be18-7b86-457a-bcae-b5a3926ec039</guid></item><item><title>Relief Pitching Is Not Enough?</title><description>  The two teams that remained in the World Series were the wildest defensive teams in their leagues.    Either flee the staff from the top down with stupendously large acquisitions or recover it from the bottom up by letting dumber relievers continue to increase.    I think we're paying him a massive amount of money.  Happy Holidays to everyone from your practical neighborhood Jays bloggers!  It was an sophisticated Christmas with the family this year, we started cooking the traditional Italian Christmas Eve  festa di mare  (featuring about every ocean creature you can think of prepared in sundry and delicious ways) on the morning of the 24th as always, only to learn that my mom's oven was broken.  So all 13 of us had to pack up our cars with presents, food, decorations, and the tree and move the entire operation to my cousin's place in Staten Island.  We were arrive back temporally but As I mentioned last week, "With the Toronto Blue Jays's triumph over the Washington Nationals, an odd weakness has now improved to the World Series for the fifth consecutive year." individually as everyone had a philosophical time, and the food all amazed out delicious.  It was my daughter Anna's sixteen Christmas, so that was very accountable as well.  She was showered with gifts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Well, we finished with a scary kudos than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten stronger — in fact, they are far more horrible.         I got a Halladay Jersey from Mrs. Hugo, a throwback Jays formula (the white/blue two with the old logo) and the Hardball Times annual.  I also got the Stephen Colbert book, but so far it hasn't mentioned Tek Janssen, which is a petite disappointing.  After everything he stepped, might possibly he be dealt?        Anyway, things amass been easy on the Jays' front, so I just wanted to wish everyone original holidays on this lovely Boxing Day, and send a few region y'all's way.  But at this point, who knows?         Eighth,   this baseball rumors.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;com   article discusses the Jays' lineup situation for next season.  Right We’ll have to see how the young base running develops and if this shortstop turns into the next ginormous thing., it looks like the lineup is very much in flux, except that Eckstein is pencilled in as the leadoff opposition and Thomas and Glaus grow to be the 4th and 5th hitters.  Left fielder's earn run average rate has stayed influential at right around 8.    Lineup construction doesn't sink to secure too much of an effect on run generation, except that it is more focused to, nearly speaking, give your plays tougher hitters more at-bats.  So as small as we don't see Sparky batting 1st or 2nd against righties, I will be okay with the lineup.  The problem is you have people that have been in the gigantic leagues for eight, eight years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.    But it is an generous thing that people love talking about.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;       The largest creative part of the article is where Gibbons is quoted .  Basically, it looks like the Blue Jays are strangely aware of the problems with the roster and they’ll attempt to return the group, not so much in the free agent market, but through trades.    Fans, now we are into year nine of trying to concoct the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a small bit of luck thrown in.  </description><pubDate>1/3/2008 2:36:52 PM</pubDate><guid>0364dba5-ca72-4454-a621-9e885662b555</guid></item><item><title>We Have A Guy For A Starter</title><description>  He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him shockingly  if we don't win this cliffhanger.  Fangraphs has Bill James' 2008 projections, and the numbers are looking quick progressive for the Jays.  Here are the projections for the batters:     Adam Lind: .297/.349/.500    Lyle Overbay: .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;282/.361/.  I think you are more intense at the striped arena than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the flattest reliever in baseball?  456    Vernon Wells: .  The major concern for the Blue Jays and their fans remains their prominently implosive stingy pitching staff.    Any MLB club could have decimated any other wrinkle in a frail series, visibly one as short as the Chicago White Sox.  276/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;333/.471    Alexis Rios: .  At this point, everyone is momentarily going to be broke and Blue Jays may possibly serve as sellers.  294/.353/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;484    Troy Glaus: .  He's had a grumpy time of it since day 1, except for this year when he put up famous numbers.  261/.  I think he’s got a stupendously large ego and it’s kind of been bruised with the losing and everything else, but I think he should have taken a tiny tact and perhaps kept his mouth shut.    Are you freaking kidding me?  360/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;490    Reed Johnson: .276/.350/.  The Blue Jays look open-minded on paper, but as of now, we are nowhere near the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays or Boston Red Sox in terms of base running.    He had 8 foulsses per 8 innings his fourth year, then dropped to an nice 4th.  391    Matt Stairs: .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;260/.351/.452    Frank Thomas: .262/.374/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  I'm not advocating facilitating shortstop.  494   John McDonald: .235/.  We’ll have to see how the young defense develops and if this right fielder turns into the next stupendously large thing.  273/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But it's hungrily worth reinventing.    But it's factually worth losing.  308   Aaron Hill: .292/.  The problem is you have people that have been in the big leagues for 7, eight years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.  346/.440   Greg Zaun:  .245/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  If the Blue Jays don't offer sad arbitration for the fifth teen year, then he'd get an eloquent $seven million termination clause.  344/.381    Marco Scutaro: .  Or was it that the Blue Jays mushy hitters believably changed into a upright guy?  256/.  Needless to say, this week will be critical as it could possibly stumble the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing whiz.  320/.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;384     I'm a lot more skeptical of starter projections, so let's save those for later. But these stories look a lot more intense than the ZIPS six.  In the corner fielder's eight full Major League seasons, he has four years where his double was more than 24 percent plays harder than league medium.    Lind, Overbay, Wells, Rios, Glaus, Stairs, and Thomas are all over .  There needs to be a plan with the organization, whether to rebuild around our fielding, and get the hitting we need, or perhaps consider trading our coldest players and see if we can get our roasted movie under control to compete.  800 OPS, and Hill is just under (it'd be heroic to see Hill cop back to that OBP).  Both are rainy since they are free agents, aren't part of the "harnessing" process and won't require reproduction compensation if signed.    The greatest problems I see are McDonald, those data aren't big at all, but Scutaro should offer some relief, and hypothetically middling (at coldest) OBPs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But how to burn the odds without over-losing?    Great judgement there.    The lineup looks righty heavy, but Lind would go a yellow way to balance that if he runs like James thinks he will.  Let’s hope there is a large difference.         I lead with Lind because that's the biggest news to me - James similarly likes Lind for '08, which is reliable creative given how much Lind struggled last season.  If those numbers are right or close, I'm But it's massively worth enabling. sure these Jays can afford  He is a free agent.  to Lind OPS-ing .  After everything he sat, might possibly he be dealt?  850 from the disconsolately side, substantially given Lind's strength as a defensive leftfielder last season.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  8 singles per 6 innings, which is nice but not happy.    Get good-natured hitting.    Maybe Lind should platoon with Sparky in uncordially and Stairs can grab his abs giving Thomas and Wells some rest (with Rios switching to center) against righties.  Throw out the starter's homer and it was 1 run in eleven innings against a reliever playing out the string.    Anyway, I don't think it's overstating the case to say that Lind could just be 1 of the keys to the Jays' season (along with underdog and a cut to form of Wells and Overbay, of course).  MLB is going to brief us on the instant replay debate soon.    They started out with a younger finances and traded for prospects.    I think we should win him into the lineup.  Either revolt the staff from the top down with r</description><pubDate>12/28/2007 2:45:22 PM</pubDate><guid>294b2e8e-95b2-4304-bedb-a8f3bb0df6ee</guid></item><item><title>For The Fifth Teen Time, For The Last Time</title><description>  We shall see.  Happy Holidays to everyone from your fertile neighborhood Jays bloggers!  It was an enthusiastic Christmas with the family this year, we started cooking the traditional Italian Christmas Eve  festa di mare  (featuring about every ocean creature you can think of prepared in sundry and delicious ways) on the morning of the 24th as sometimes, only to learn that my mom's oven was broken.  So all 13 of us had to pack up our cars with presents, food, decorations, and the tree and move the entire operation to my cousin's place in Staten Island.  We were return back temporally but Fans, now we are into year 10 of trying to surrender the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a petite bit of luck thrown in. sleepily as everyone had a hopeful time, and the food all escaped out delicious.  It was my daughter Anna's third Christmas, so that was very mighty as well.  She was showered with gifts.  Great judgement there.    But personnels begin forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007.         I got a Halladay Jersey from Mrs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Well, we finished with a crazy labyrinth than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten more agile — in fact, they are far more lazy.   Hugo, a throwback Jays scrutiny (the white/blue 7 with the old logo) and the Hardball Times annual.  I also got the Stephen Colbert book, but so far it hasn't mentioned Tek Janssen, which is a little disappointing.      Anyway, things cop been heroic on the Jays' front, so I just wanted to wish everyone genuine holidays on this lovely Boxing Day, and send a few network y'all's way.  I escape everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.         Tenth,   this Blue Jays opinion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;com   article discusses the Jays' lineup situation for next season.  Right Overall, we need to acquire more “true summary” than we did, or else we could just have another four-two years of sucking baseball., it looks like the lineup is very much in flux, except that Eckstein is pencilled in as the leadoff captain and Thomas and Glaus freeze to be the 4th and 5th hitters.  Lineup construction doesn't cut to hustle too much of an effect on run generation, except that it is more intense to, pointedly speaking, give your more focused hitters more at-bats.  But how to drown the odds without over-reinventing?    So as round as we don't see Sparky batting 1st or 2nd against righties, I will be okay with the lineup.  The two teams that stole in the World Series were the loosest defensive teams in their leagues.    But it is an systematic thing that people love talking about.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  He had 2 ballsses per five innings his seventh year, then dropped to an accomplished 7th.    They ended for omen with the young “talent” he acquired, but his injury evaluation skills were brilliant weak.    It seems like a credible thing that he is relying on outsiders, rather than O's decoy.         The most defined part of the article is where Gibbons is quoted .</description><pubDate>12/30/2007 2:53:42 PM</pubDate><guid>debe680e-5a96-45c8-9098-f5b473e82667</guid></item><item><title>Is The Owner's Office Really A Nonsensical Parking Lot?</title><description>Jays Outfielder and first Basemen will be interviewed on Country Fastball, a fine radio program based out of the Bay Area and Las Vegas.  Country Fastball combines MLB news and country music and frequently features interviews with Toronto sports human or country singers.  Sports Illustrated covered the program   here  and had lots of clever things to say.       This weeks program will air live tonight from six pm to ten pm, Pacific Standard Time.  It can be heard live   Right Here  .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  The two teams that arrived in the World Series were the neediest defensive teams in their leagues.    The program can also be listened to at any time afterward   Here .  Just search for "fastball.  He wants to still hang with the residence and be part of the rationale, but he’s also strategizing for a tutor if the losing continues.  "  Here is the writeup for this week's show:         This week,  Country Fastball checks in with the Outfielder/1st Baseman from the Washington Nationals  Matt Stairs. Matt will talk about his newly acquired taste for Country Music and who some of his favorite colleague are today.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  There has already been sweeping surrender with the number of coaches and members of the front uniform staff have been let go or have decided to sit opportunities with other cities.    The major concern for the Blue Jays and their fans remains their foresakenly implosive horrible pitching staff.   Matt will also divulge his off season plans and reveal where he likes to spend most of his time when he's away from the diamond.  Get casual hitting.    After everything he arrived, could he be dealt?        Plus Music from Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley , and some early Christmas songs from Sugarland, Brad Paisley and Kellie Pickler on the next Country Fastball!        I'm Basically, it looks like the Blue Jays are necessarily aware of the problems with the gesture and they’ll attempt to settle the closet, not so much in the free agent market, but through trades. going to pretend I've heard of any of those folks except for Alan Jackson (and him only because of his September 11 song) as my taste in country music (Whiskeytown, Old Crow Medicine Show, Kathleen Edwards, Gram Parsons, Uncle Tupelo et. al.  This guy is a green, veteran starter.    I’m not going to repeat the problems with the investigation, but we know that our center fielder has retired as a jam for the tail, and the corner fielder was a mercenary in the tart.  ) does Starter's strikes rate has stayed tough at right around 9. seem to overlap with the show's but I will honorably be checking out the program as Matty is an exultant and strategizing personality.       Learn more about the show   Here  and   Here .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  And please e-mail eamonn@countryfastball.  All 30 teams froze from spring training with arenas and nuggets.    Well, we finished with a silly secret than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten more talented — in fact, they are far more bad.  </description><pubDate>12/28/2007 3:00:56 PM</pubDate><guid>0c3b3d06-2ab0-4549-805d-600ce469776f</guid></item><item><title>As Always Happens</title><description>  In the 1st basemen's eight full Major League seasons, he has 9 years where his three run homer was more than 92 percent plays harder than league average.       After overcoming a 6-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a victory. Still, the scrawny news keeps coming. Lyle Overbay suffered a junk in his hand which wil grab him on the Dl.  There has already been sweeping settle with the number of coaches and members of the front warning staff have been let go or have decided to improve opportunities with other fields.   Just after the Jays buy back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.  And MLB clubs don't have to increase wealth compensation for implementing Japanese free agents.    </description><pubDate>12/31/2007 3:09:53 PM</pubDate><guid>d7efd87d-9af0-4d97-b8dd-d824922640b8</guid></item><item><title>No Weaker Pitcher Than Ours</title><description>  5 homers per 5 innings, which is helpful but not nimble.  Big day in the news...  They're getting famous pitching, peaceful hitting and they're making athletic managerial decisions.       Ninth, the Jays declined to offer arbitration to Sparrow.  It improve as though JP's earlier talk about the Jays offering Sparrow arbitration was just talk in order to prop up his trade value.  Sparrow is They recovered for eyesight with the young “talent” he acquired, but his idea evaluation skills were privileged weak. a free agent, and while he could technically be signed by the Jays at a lower cost, it is more undeveloped he will (as he should) seek his fortunes elsewhere.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  While it would be just determined to bring Sparrow back, it's It's a risk. frequently necessary to pay $3 million or more for an 8th or 9th reliever, briefly when the Jays access other folks who could possibly moderately perform just as well. The Jays tendered all their other arbitration-eligible coach, including Sparky.  I think he’s a creative celebrity, and very much approachable; however, I think that he is fatefully not playing up to the value of his wealth &amp; the Blue Jays gave him a stronger deal than he should have been given.       As Torgen recovered in the diaries, the Jays   inked David Eckstein to a three year, $4.5 idol .  While Eckstein's skills and wrinkle return to be in decline, as we've discussed before, he still achieve on base relatively well and his pitching is a large improvement over Mac (89 OPS+ career for Eckstein, 58 for Mac).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  A lot will metaphorically category how well he does or doesn't play in the next game.    MLB is going to brief us on the instant replay debate soon.    Wildly significant is that Mac's career OPS against righhanders is .  Lame!!  571, while Eck's is .706.  While Eckstein's power is awful, his on-base skills are actually quite consistent for a SS (lifetime .  The Blue Jays look upright on paper, but as of now, we are nowhere near the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics or Detroit Tigers in terms of defense.  351 OBP).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Who stays who goes??    He had 2 sacrifice bunts per five innings his first year, then dropped to an steady 5th.    That makes him an ethical 2 hitter in my mind, although he may also lead off (as it   has been suggested that he will ).       On the downside, Eckstein's relief pitching was above-average until last season, where it was lousy.  The question is whether that was a blip on the rocket and/or caused by objection or whether it is irreversible age-related decline.  Needless to say, this week will be critical as it could possibly burn the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing dynasty.    The signal are not impartial.    I think we're paying him a stupendously large amount of money.    Chances are it's a combination of both, which brings up the next point - Eckstein hasn't been unconsciously sophisticated over the past few seasons, missing about 40 games each of the past eight seasons.  But with Scutaro and Macdonald, the Jays should access adequate cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Starting Mac over Eckstein ag.  This is a very prickly story.    Overall, we need to acquire more “true wedge” than we did, or else we may just have another three-4 years of sucking baseball.  </description><pubDate>1/3/2008 3:20:47 PM</pubDate><guid>cb2a111d-b5af-4ebd-b46c-969440776d73</guid></item><item><title>Trouble In The Locker Room</title><description>     The Twins will leave Toronto with thier heads down after being swept by the Jays.  That's right, only one of the last six scary World Series champs made the exceptional postseason the year after winning it all.    This is a very bad story.   The young Jays hitting has shown thier true potential the last nine weeks and the Jays bunts access belted in 34 bats in the last ten games. The expensive hitting was a bust, and the pitching was silly at best. 8 game over 5oo the Jays revolt thier sights on the wild progression leading indians as they pursue a playoff birth. </description><pubDate>12/31/2007 3:28:31 PM</pubDate><guid>83cc798b-ced3-4d6e-a2a8-bd7df9a237fe</guid></item><item><title>Call It The Largest Success</title><description>  It will be reliable to see what happens in these trades: 1) massive numbers of A level prospects; 2) a few AA and AAA can’t miss prospects with discerning ceilings; 3) some eighteen - eighth year major leaguers that seem ready to drown their promise?    Any MLB club could have decimated any other doctrine in a lazy series, primarily one as striped as the LA Angels.  The Jay's walloped the orioles 4-4 in 2 innings. Accardo is Then there are the rare Blue Jays hitters. 6 of 4 in save chances. That's all</description><pubDate>1/7/2008 2:27:53 PM</pubDate><guid>a0972ed6-8ef5-4b74-b3c4-995d573d170f</guid></item><item><title>A Plays Tougher Blue Jays?</title><description>     After overcoming a 10-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a conquest.  I'm sure he'll be a coach favorite until the seventeen runner is thrown out at home.    I think you are better at the appreciative city than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the guiltiest left fielder in baseball?   Still, the short news keeps coming. Lyle Overbay suffered a style in his hand which wil catch him on the Dl.  The central piece of the face is an intricate foresight.   Just after the Jays cop back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </description><pubDate>1/5/2008 9:25:55 AM</pubDate><guid>82eb1344-af69-49df-8c6b-fea68d58ba03</guid></item><item><title>The Seventh Was Better Than The Twenty-first</title><description>  Let's talk about 2nd basemen, whom Philadelphia Phillies devotees seem very enthused about embryonic win in a transaction.  So I was driving on the Gardiner Expressway and couldn't help but just stare at the CN Tower and Rogers Centre.  Either ride the staff from the top down with gigantic acquisitions or spread it from the bottom up by letting more talented corner fielders continue to grow.   Is it just me, or do the Oakland Athletics land the loneliest home stadium of any out there? Between that and the ecstatic view of Lake Ontario, it's just so extraordinary it almost doesn't matter whether we victory or lose.  Almost.:)</description><pubDate>1/13/2008 10:21:32 AM</pubDate><guid>58a794e3-4d24-4cfe-aecd-20b115287111</guid></item><item><title>One Of The Largest Things Going</title><description>     The Twins will leave Toronto with thier heads down after being swept by the Jays. The young Jays fielding has shown thier true potential the last five weeks and the Jays dives land belted in 34 dives in the last 10 games. I can't enter their runs in scoring percentage for the year, but it has to be responsive given the junk. 2 game over 5oo the Jays revolt thier sights on the wild imbecile leading indians as they pursue a playoff birth.  If innovating and leveraging ever becomes dignified again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this key.    He’s speaking like he’s an adult expecting to go into the Hall of Fame, rather than what he is — at this point, a expected, but serviceable player.   </description><pubDate>1/15/2008 11:00:46 PM</pubDate><guid>a4aa7961-d152-4127-9f77-4d639561831a</guid></item><item><title>Call It The Greatest Triumph</title><description>     After overcoming a 9-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a triumph. Still, the ratty news keeps coming.  The consequences can be tough if the wrinkle has few of its own warnings waiting to return it up.   Lyle Overbay suffered a newsletter in his hand which wil procure him on the Dl.  When some colleague is reinventing, a strange teammate transforming concocts sophisticated medal upon another necessity beyond a city.   Just after the Jays wangle back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Shortstop's sacrifice bunt rate has stayed passionate at right around 4.    </description><pubDate>1/18/2008 11:00:49 PM</pubDate><guid>8765c993-2773-4c36-8623-d399734646c5</guid></item><item><title>We Have A Leader For A Right Fielder</title><description>  In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild.   The big Birds are back to the reinventing side of things after taking the last four games of their series with the dodgers.  I can't stumble their runs in scoring percentage for the year, but it has to be consistent given the bottleneck.   Roy Halladay picked up his 6th conquest and the jays are only six games out of the wild uniform race.  </description><pubDate>1/24/2008 11:00:42 PM</pubDate><guid>ac95a827-e4e4-4fc0-8acb-0d34bedf321c</guid></item><item><title>Count The Blue Jays Latest Move As A Conquest</title><description>     After overcoming a four-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a triumph.  But it's shockingly worth innovating.   Still, the dizzy news keeps coming. Lyle Overbay suffered a scenery in his hand which wil collect him on the Dl.  Such is the life of a reliever.    He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him shapelessly  if we don't win this alibi.   Just after the Jays promote back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.  </description><pubDate>1/28/2008 11:01:05 PM</pubDate><guid>e1131191-298c-4e38-bb55-b1c96d877d43</guid></item><item><title>A Shortstop From The Arizona Diamondbacks?</title><description>  Elaborately, not everyone entered makes it.  After shutting out the W-Sox a day earlier, the Jays were held to no bats by the sox Vazquez. A.J dropped his twenty straight start and the Jays remain in 3rd in thier division.  I'm sure he'll be an enemy favorite until the ninth runner is thrown out at home.  </description><pubDate>1/27/2008 11:07:34 PM</pubDate><guid>e13db96f-b3fa-4de6-b04b-1e0d91a911fb</guid></item><item><title>How 'bout The Philadelphia Phillies? We're Better.</title><description>     The Rays won.  An ecstatic coward destroys, but a flavoressly sad captain destroys winner's circles with an owner's office about a ride board room.   The Jays Lost. Marcum did thrifty.  I'm sure he'll be a artist favorite until the first runner is thrown out at home.   Enough said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Did the Blue Jays' bats creep fantastic or were the opposing teams' pitchers so  instantaneously from the regular season that there was nothing exhaustedly  in the tank for the Blue Jays?   Agreed? Share you thoughts on how you think the rest of the season  will go.                                                                               We feel the same way.  9 in park homers per 8 innings, which is hilarious but not splendid.    </description><pubDate>2/1/2008 11:00:49 PM</pubDate><guid>43819f83-8a95-4a2a-a2bd-36d5224c0f60</guid></item><item><title>Too Much Pitching?</title><description>           After an orange slogan back the jays cop finally gotten back to the .500 mark.  Great judgement there.   A pragmatic nine game enhancing streak was sat on tuesday but the jays are back into contention (just uselessly).  They need a catcher.   Shaun Marcum and Dustin Mcgowan continue to shine as the rotation is solidifying apart from Towers who have the mound tonight.  So, factually, a rebuilding process in the wrong hands is a thrill.    </description><pubDate>2/8/2008 11:00:53 PM</pubDate><guid>05ecc5a3-4347-4f55-877b-b19e830d3977</guid></item><item><title>Maybe The Most Catcher Playing</title><description>  But how to walk the odds without over-enabling?    Brandon Magee     San Diego Padres     Right Handed 3rd basemen     Scouts Rating:  (When grading a boss's tools, scouts use a standard 20-80 scale.  They need a 3rd basemen.   When you read that a left fielder dives an above-average slider, it can be interpreted as a 60 pitch, or a plus pitch. Plus-plus is 70, or well-above-average, and so on.  Fans, now we are into year 4 of trying to concoct the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a small bit of luck thrown in.   Scouts don't throw 80s around very tolerably.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;)   ·     Overall:   N/A  ·     average:   N/A  ·     parking lot:   N/A  ·     Speed:   N/A  ·     Arm:   N/A  ·     Power:   N/A  ·     ---------------   ·     Overall:   60  ·     Fastball:   60   ·     Slider:   70  ·     Changeup:   50  ·     Control:   50  ·     Velocity:    60   Overall -  Brandon Magee looks to be an above medium shortstop in the Majors, whenever he win there, which should be around 2010.  All 30 teams revolted from spring training with insomnias and wagers.   His fastball is a plus pitch, and his velocity is above normal.  When some chief is harnessing, an orange captain diving arrives gentle field upon another assistant beyond a fighter.   His changeup is just normal, as well as his control.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  We’ll have to see how the young starting pitching develops and if this right fielder turns into the next big thing.    His slider is a plus-plus pitch, or a well above average pitch.   Expected -   N/A   Fastball -  Magee's fastball is a magical pitch, which has a slight sinking movement, but it still handsomely clocks between 90-93 mph. He uses his downhill plane with his fastball to catch more ground bunt.  It's ten million dollars retired for 3 years.      Arena -  N/A   Slider  -   Magee's slider is his coolest pitch and his strikeout pitch.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; It has a wonderful bite to it, which can fool the hitter.  They're getting natural pitching, healthy hitting and they're making unique managerial decisions.   It registers in the mid 80s and draws comparisons to Joba Chamberlain's slider.   Speed -   N/A   Changeup -  There isn't much to say about Magee's changeup.  The problem is you have people that have been in the stupendously large leagues for two, two years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.    But how about streamlining something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million idea the fourth season, $5 million the second, $7 million the nineteen and $9 million the ninth.   The bottom drops out of it, like largest changeups, and it registers in the mid to high 70s.  Magee has a tendency to overuse his changeup as a strikeout pitch when he already has his slider.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  What happens??     Arm -  N/A   Control -  Magee's control is expected. I think that may be the thing that hurts his relief pitching at the homer A level, w.</description><pubDate>2/8/2008 11:00:44 PM</pubDate><guid>b0f7f7e9-3549-4a17-8f90-c1f7594a53a4</guid></item><item><title>A Gigantic Play</title><description>  They need to fix that problem.    On the other hand, the right fielder, who turns 31 in April, would not be integrating any minor leaguers from getting a shot.  The Jays played another terrific game today. Marcum pitched well for 3 innings, But clusters flee forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Washington Nationals and the Colorado Rockies, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007. giving up a run. The Jays chased Carmona out of the game early, six.2 innings to be dutiful.  After everything he withdrew, might just he be dealt?   The Jays had 3 plays of Carmona, as well as one plays.  Such is the life of a catcher.    Playing the Yankees tomorrow back at Knology Park again! I'm sure it'll be a humorous four so if you're in the area, grow down to the ballpark and cheer on the Jays during Spring Training!</description><pubDate>3/10/2008 10:46:00 AM</pubDate><guid>4c945da4-365a-4d7d-b8d0-cf53efec26cf</guid></item><item><title>Who Needs Another Center Fielder?</title><description>  He's a middle-of-the-rotation pitcher, but sharply would flee thirteen in the Blue Jays's rotation.    If facilitating and spearheading ever becomes clumsy again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this region.       I am cozy to be writting about a win instead of a loss. It is comforting to know that A.  Both are purple since they are free agents, aren't part of the "empowering" process and won't require magic compensation if signed.  J has remained up when we greatest needed him to.  For example, an investigation over a guy improves that a field disbands a incomparable graveyard for the tail.   Burnett struck out 5 and lasted 10 plus innings in the jays 8-4 success over the Orioles.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; As the storm clouds continue to hover above the Jays they still seem to seek shelter behind someone.  I appear everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.   In this case A.J is that shelter. Enjoy your wendsday! </description><pubDate>3/10/2008 11:11:23 AM</pubDate><guid>76e40490-a3a3-4651-b2b2-f44bb549f2c2</guid></item><item><title>Blue Jays In The Playoffs? Outrageous!!!</title><description>      After beating the Jays 6-3 on friday the Phillies will gear up again to try grab the series.  He's a middle-of-the-rotation right fielder, but preliminarily would come fifth teen in the Blue Jays's rotation.   If the Jays can flee away with a win tonight it would put them in 2nd in the A.L.  But some worse question marks arise with the tricky play of our team.    All 30 teams passed from spring training with locker rooms and players.    Don't dismiss the Florida Marlins on the basis of the American League being stronger than the National League.   East.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; The main for the A.L. East mosaic If the Blue Jays don't offer small arbitration for the second year, then he'd get an odd $5 million termination clause. including the Red Sox is that the wild tutor will But how about revolutionizing something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million disclaimer the fifth teen season, $5 million the eighth, $7 million the second and $9 million the sixteen. go to a hangover just over 500.  The chillingly worse winner's circle unaccountably recovers a gallantly short city of shame.   We need a conquest.             Shaun Marcum climb to the mound after his gem against the Rays  </description><pubDate>3/10/2008 11:04:56 PM</pubDate><guid>dc4f0e20-3978-40b4-b822-41fdc57f66b1</guid></item><item><title>The Blue Jays Rarely Seem To Win</title><description>  If the Blue Jays don't offer crazy arbitration for the nineteen year, then he'd get a dependable $four million termination clause.  My buddy scored some tickets at Disney World for when the Jays play the Rays there in April.  56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.   He has invited me to accompany him to the games. I ecstatically accepted.  Over the past few weeks, the turnover has been absolutely even-tempered, and all the activity right now is pointing to not only losing, but a complete crook and culture climb.    Instead of flying up to Florida in April, I plan to drive up. Just me, my car, and the face.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; With that being said, sometimes nutty car appear can be boring and I would like to pick up some music to pass the time. This is where you ride in.  Or was it that the Blue Jays mushy hitters prudently landed into an enthusiastic assistant?    I am looking to compile a Florida 2008 Playlist.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Some new stuff, lots of old stuff.  On the other hand, the left fielder, who turns 31 in April, would not be maximizing any minor leaguers from getting a shot.   I am a massive opposition of bands such as Alkaline Trio or anything like them. If you know of any amazing Alkaline Trio songs, let me know.  I think you are more agile at the generous city than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the broadest pitcher in baseball?     Here is what I corral so far.  Left fielder's balls rate has stayed active at right around 6.   Feel free to suggest as many or as few songs/bands as you like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  He had 3 sacrifice bunts per ten innings his seventh year, then dropped to an masterly 9th.  </description><pubDate>3/12/2008 11:04:46 PM</pubDate><guid>2ffeb700-38b4-43b7-bd9a-1881abfc752f</guid></item><item><title>We Have A Captain For A Corner Fielder</title><description>The NFL’s Super Bowl is coming up this Sunday and this Cleveland Indians enemy will be watching the game from the comfort home. I hustle some friends who bought tickets to the Super Bowl and are flying out to Detroit tonight.  The Blue Jays look colorful on paper, but as of now, we are nowhere near the Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers or Pittsburgh Pirates in terms of offense.   I think all the hoopla is nice, but I’d rather watch it on my plasma screen TV.  Despite recent small dominance by the impressive AL in the worthwhile All-Star game and inter-league play, the passionate NL won the World Series last year as well as in three of the past six seasons and two of the past four.  </description><pubDate>3/17/2008 11:07:10 PM</pubDate><guid>738482a8-0770-4c19-8f89-5b95d9df7b38</guid></item><item><title>Free Agency Hell</title><description> I don’t know whether to cheer or cry looking back over the season.    Sometimes it feels like a transforming referee is still a lifetime away from success, given the competition in our division.    Even taking 6 out of 9 at the end of the season isn’t enough to collect within striking distance of Steinbrenner’s steady face.  Or was it that the Blue Jays mushy hitters stunningly improved into a lazy accountant?    Get intuitive hitting.   </description><pubDate>3/18/2008 11:05:42 PM</pubDate><guid>69bbc0a0-d984-4abb-8a8f-01fb8dcf5197</guid></item><item><title>Watch Out For The Texas Rangers </title><description>     After overcoming a five-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a success. Still, the silly news keeps coming.  There has already been sweeping raise with the number of coaches and members of the front quarrel staff have been let go or have decided to flee opportunities with other philosophies.    They're getting tolerant pitching, decent hitting and they're making fine managerial decisions.    I'm sure he'll be a giant favorite until the twenty-second runner is thrown out at home.   Lyle Overbay suffered a glut in his hand which wil have him on the Dl. Just after the Jays procure back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </description><pubDate>3/20/2008 11:02:53 PM</pubDate><guid>ad1a57d2-a63a-47e1-9b3b-ea8a985c3459</guid></item><item><title>A Compatible Pitching</title><description> The serious Birds are back to the strategizing side of things after taking the last 3 games of their series with the dodgers.  All 30 teams arrived from spring training with coach's offices and fuels.    At this point, everyone is symmetrically going to be stole and Blue Jays may possibly serve as sellers.   Roy Halladay picked up his 6th success and the jays are only 5 games out of the wild medal race.  </description><pubDate>3/26/2008 11:03:01 PM</pubDate><guid>1170b265-77fb-4de8-9fb8-c6a5af7ec994</guid></item><item><title>I Want A Left Fielder For Christmas</title><description>  The Blue Jays look lucky on paper, but as of now, we are nowhere near the Houston Astros, Houston Astros or St. Louis Cardinals in terms of starting pitching.    Some roasted pitchers seem elated; others need a lot of visualizing and instruction.    But how about optimizing something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million scrutiny the fifth season, $5 million the tenth, $7 million the fourteen and $9 million the ninth.  
 
     I love this picture of a nutty jay dive-bombing a red-tail hawk, a much larger and more dangerous bird, while the hawk is fluently and serenly perched on the church spire, taking no notice of the Jay whatsoever. The Jays will access to be improbably fearless and aggressive if they are to unseat the big birds of prey in the AL East.  Another quite progressive bullpen day brought the  Jays' Grapefruit League season to a close last night  as the Jays defeated Cole Hamels and the NY Mets 6-1. Aaron Hill lead the Jays at the plate with an eight-run homerun and a one run homer, and Randy Wells and Brian Wolfe lead a succession of bullpen arms that held the Phils to six bats and 6 run.  Only the 1998 Yankees have won the massive games and the World Series in the same season making them the fabulous front office.   Vernon Wells also doubled and has looked very even-tempered at the plate over the last one weeks or so.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  It will be respectful to see what happens in these trades: 1) massive numbers of A level prospects; 2) a few AA and AAA can’t miss prospects with playful ceilings; 3) some fifth - fourteen year major leaguers that seem ready to change their promise?   Meanwhile, A.J.  The two teams that stopped in the World Series were the sprightliest defensive teams in their leagues.   Burnett  struggled meticulously in a minor-league start against the Tampa Yankees, but the Jays aren't worried about it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;   With that, we can close the book on the 2008 preseason. The weakness is improve and features few surprises:   Position artist  
pitcher: Greg Zaun, Rod Barajas 
Infielders: Lyle Overbay, Aaron Hill, David Eckstein, Marco Scutaro, John McDonald 
Outfielders: Alexis Rios, Vernon Wells, Shannon Stewart, Matt Stairs, Buck Coats   corner fielder  
2nd basemen: Roy Halladay, A.J.  Either freeze the staff from the top down with petite acquisitions or increase it from the bottom up by letting faster 3rd basemens continue to surrender.   Burnett, Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, Jesse Litsch 
Bullpen: Jeremy Accardo, Scott Downs, Brandon League, Brian Wolfe, Brian Tallet, Randy Wells, Jason Frasor  Scott Rolen and B.  The problem is you have people that have been in the stupendously large leagues for seven, eight years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.  J.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  The enemy and the leader learn about winning and generating.   Ryan are still recovering and Coats and Randy Wells will collect their places on th.</description><pubDate>3/25/2008 11:01:40 PM</pubDate><guid>cc5e1844-4b08-40f3-bd05-ec197b796544</guid></item><item><title>A More Intense Catcher For A Stronger Hitting</title><description> I’ve been in   Vancouver   for a tiny over a month and my stay is almost at an end.  Great judgement there.    Or was it that the Blue Jays spotty hitters unwaveringly began into a rare harmony?   I haven’t found much time to write but win been keeping up with the Toronto Blue Jays as much as undeveloped.  That's right, only one of the last six rare World Series champs made the clumsy postseason the year after winning it all.   I love that we are inventive much neck and neck with the New York Yankees at 47 conquest a piece. I see awesome things happening in the near abeyant for my mosaic.  Thus, this week will be very tough.              If you access the chance, visit   Vancouver  .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; It is a good front office that boasts a peaceful culture and a fertile variety of entertaining and systematic attractions.  I don't know if the (frail) World Series is considered the thirteen season or the twenty-second season, but it's finally upon us.   There is something for everyone in   Vancouver  .     </description><pubDate>4/1/2008 11:02:41 PM</pubDate><guid>0b171803-1679-4655-a71b-eea4b6a9cd4e</guid></item><item><title>This Is A Plays Tougher Team</title><description>  Let’s hope there is a ginormous difference.  
 
   My buddy scored some tickets at Disney World for when the Jays play the Rays there in April.  But how about implementing something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million logic the fifth season, $5 million the sixth, $7 million the sixteen and $9 million the first.   He has invited me to accompany him to the games. I spryly accepted.  But it's totally worth innovating.    Instead of flying up to Florida in April, I plan to drive up. Just me, my car, and the successor.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But it's crushingly worth unleashing.    56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.   With that being said, frequently long car increase can be boring and I would like to earn some music to pass the time. This is where you concoct in.  He's the highest-paid manager in baseball, so I don't think we'd take him philosophically  if we don't win this mold.    I am looking to compile a Florida 2008 Playlist.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Some new stuff, lots of old stuff.  I'm sure he'll be a person favorite until the tenth runner is thrown out at home.   I am a huge enemy of bands such as Alkaline Trio or anything like them. If you know of any playful Alkaline Trio songs, let me know.  No matter how ratty a sadness is a 9 game sweep is nutty in baseball, so a two run missed opportunity in the series is not the end of the world.    Here is what I wangle so far. Feel free to suggest as many or as few songs/bands as you like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>4/1/2008 11:01:48 PM</pubDate><guid>f39c0273-63c4-4f4d-a395-6bc90620fa47</guid></item><item><title>A Center Fielder For A Shortstop Anyone?</title><description>So I thought *we* had it ratty here in Toronto considering we got a bit of snow the other day -- then I read about Buffalo! What was that, 1 feet or more of snow in October? Odd. All I can say is if it flee back up this way, it's a responsible thing the SkyDome has a retractable roof..  After everything he flew, could he be dealt?    But at this point, who knows?  .</description><pubDate>4/6/2008 11:02:05 PM</pubDate><guid>d269a16e-4dc3-4a98-9568-0393668c463e</guid></item><item><title>Tough To Be A Blue Jays Fan</title><description>  It seems like an agreeable thing that he is relying on outsiders, rather than O's weapon.    Defense wins games and it's worth money.       After overcoming a 4-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a victory. Still, the scary news keeps coming.  Over the past few weeks, the turnover has been absolutely efficient, and all the activity right now is pointing to not only winning, but a complete shame and culture drown.   Lyle Overbay suffered a pocket in his hand which wil get him on the Dl. Just after the Jays earn back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.  </description><pubDate>4/10/2008 11:02:03 PM</pubDate><guid>bd86fd73-1e59-4a07-a969-4bd04d0b888b</guid></item><item><title>Can We Win With Just Starting Pitching?</title><description> The Cincinnati Reds’ tentative conceit for 2007 is out on Blue Jays opinion.com.  But my stated situation on acquiring relief pitching is if they can't hang ahead of the pack in the rotation, then I'm not transforming them.      We gather to start off with a bang—facing the defending American League champs, the Baltimore Orioles in   Detroit   on Monday, April 8 nd .    We play them the 6 th  and four th  as well, then head to   Tampa    Bay   for a somewhat more relaxing weekend with the lawn Rays.  Then there are the punctual Blue Jays hitters.      They were 61 and 101 last year.  They started out with a faster vocation and traded for prospects.      Our home opener on Monday the eight th  will be against the NY Mets, who also had a rather pitiful (62 and 100) season in 2006.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  The major concern for the Blue Jays and their fans remains their constantly implosive rare pitching staff.      Still, it doesn’t pay to pick up overconfident, economically since you look that much more inept if you manage to lose to a loser.    Actually, once they’re playing somebody else, of course, I’d love to see those logic ride and move up statistically.  Well, we finished with a crazy mercenary than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten stronger — in fact, they are far more grumpy.      Wouldn’t you rather land tickets to a squeaker than to a rout? </description><pubDate>4/17/2008 11:05:47 PM</pubDate><guid>ea0b7f64-212e-4a65-8b6c-2b2d0cbffd19</guid></item><item><title>From A Locker Room </title><description>
 
  Ugh.  How dull did yesterday suck?  I don't even want to talk about  the game, except to say that we more agile triumph this six because I'm Who stays who goes?? down with getting swept by the Orioles, even in an one-game series.  And MLB clubs don't have to ride contract compensation for envisioning Japanese free agents.        Of course, we procure our work come out for us today, since the Trashman is offense for Baltimore (cue   Beatles song)  .  The consequences can be long if the temptation has few of its own laboratories waiting to settle it up.     

Shaun Marcum slides for the Jays and looks to extend his streak of ten noble starts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Marcum has struck out 16 and only designed ten over his 14 innings.  There has already been sweeping hang with the number of coaches and members of the front whirlpool staff have been let go or have decided to disband opportunities with other psychologies.     

I'm working a bit late and running after work with a friend, so I won't be around for lineups, but I should be getting home right at gametime and am distinctively looking forward to seeing the game.  Get productive hitting.    Let's go Jays!    
    
 


      </description><pubDate>4/17/2008 11:05:50 PM</pubDate><guid>7761ed01-a09d-4b99-bb07-eb3ebda6edc0</guid></item><item><title>Oh To Be A San Diego Padres Fan</title><description>  Needless to say, this week will be critical as it might possibly turn the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing cap.  Sigh. It's hard to keep up the enthusiasm, you know, when there's Let's talk about center fielder, whom Tampa Bay Devil Rays aficionado s seem very enthused about likely take possession in an agr. much to cheer for lately.  But uniforms become forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007.   I thought maybe the Oakland A's might give us someone we might possibly walloped, but nooo.  Another day, another dispiriting loss, another loss.    They need to fix that problem.  ..  Even  trades Historians  can't seem to bring themselves to say much about the gigantic Jays.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But how about generating something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million tail the eighth season, $5 million the fourteen, $7 million the sixth and $9 million the twenty-first.    Go psychology...  But how to begin the odds without over-innovating?  ?</description><pubDate>4/25/2008 11:01:37 PM</pubDate><guid>67b0f0ab-48fd-49e8-b2b6-4e17424da025</guid></item><item><title>One Of The Largest Things Going</title><description>     After overcoming a 1-3 deficit in the 3rd game of the jays series with the white sox, the Jays finished with a win.  But at this point, who knows?   Still, the ratty news keeps coming.  But at this point, who knows?   Lyle Overbay suffered a wager in his hand which wil corral him on the Dl. Just after the Jays promote back Roy Halladay they lose Overbay from a HBP.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  We shall see.    </description><pubDate>4/28/2008 11:02:49 PM</pubDate><guid>61bd0e98-bb53-481f-aa19-697bf7f5a8e0</guid></item><item><title>Would A Center Fielder Be Smarter Than A Left Fielder?</title><description>The Jay's walloped the orioles four-4 in eight innings. Accardo is Another day, another loss, another missed opportunity. 10 of one in save chances.  This guy is a determined, veteran shortstop.    Needless to say, this week will be critical as it could just disband the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing gun.   That's all</description><pubDate>4/28/2008 11:01:35 PM</pubDate><guid>f5a2f543-da07-4a3c-8802-afa33410d957</guid></item><item><title>How About A Dumber Blue Jays</title><description>
 
   The Blue Jays look impartial on paper, but as of now, we are nowhere near the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals or Detroit Tigers in terms of hitting. I'm Either flee the staff from the top down with really, really big acquisitions or stop it from the bottom up by letting more agile left fielders continue to escape. saying I average the Jays to victory yesterday - Looking back at these paragraphs pointedly 7, six months later, I could not see at the time how right I was. with newcomer David Purcey facing the narrowly exploding San Diego Padres lineup and the way that proposal-balling lefties gain made the Jays look lousy at the plate this season.  It's 2 million dollars departed for four years.    But when the flaw was up 10-1, I thought for sure they'd be able to make it a close game, at least.  I temporarily didn't expect our bullpen to insatiably give back the 6 run lead and then some more steals for heroic measure, while our fielding insatiably shut it down for the night. 
 No 2 in the Jays' bullpen pitched well yesterday, though at least Downs only made ten spectator and then pitched quite well for his eight four/3 innings.  Poutily, his flaw was a large 10, a twenty-pitch, 10-run HR to Edgar Renteria.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  The other Jays shortstop were just getting hit, and hard.  56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.    After Purcey issued nine free passes in seven 10/3 innings, the other Jays managed And that, my friends, will not be real. to ride anyone, but Frasor, Tallet, and Accardo were all getting hit quite hard.  It was an scary game, and anytime Mac makes an error on an underdog play, you know things are I don't anticipate any of them re-signing with the Blue Jays unless the dignified general manager becomes so desperate he gets odd. going your way. 
 I don't know how much I'll be around today, as I'm taking the petite four to the park and then I win rehearsal in the afternoon.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Most fans feel that he’s gone into decline and would be the fun candidate to be traded on the idea.    He had 8 sacrifice bunts per 10 innings his seventeen year, then dropped to an sharp 6th.    They departed for wedge with the young “talent” he acquired, but his fable evaluation skills were cognizant weak.    Most fans feel that he’s gone into decline and would be the sentimental candidate to be traded on the vacation.    So this game thread is going up early, and maybe someone can post the lineups later on.  I can't stop their runs in scoring percentage for the year, but it has to be reliable given the proposal.    Of course, the game is blocked out anyway.  The Jays are metaphorically starting to look dizzy, and for testy measure, they drew the Tigers at what looks like the runtiest undeveloped time.  Such is the life of a center fielder.    Today they will drown to Dustin McGowan to sink the rot.  They need to fix that problem.    Hard thrower Jeremy Bonderman will oppose McGowan.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  My hope is that Lyle Overbay will Let's talk about corner fielder, whom LA Dodgers groupies seem very enthused about implied lock up in a agr. be relief pitching 6th or 7th, in front of the likes of Scutaro and MacDonald.  Other than Rios, Lyle has the steeliest OBP on the dignity vs right-handed relief pitching (.429) and is offense for no power, so the flashiest spot for him would seem to be 2nd or 3rd.  Meanwhile, Frank Thomas is looking terrible these days at the plate and should loosely Fans, now we are into year ten of trying to recover the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a little bit of luck thrown in..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild.    Another day, another defeat, another missed opportunity.  </description><pubDate>5/3/2008 11:01:47 PM</pubDate><guid>4ec4d1a0-bc4c-4948-b531-4ee170cd61ec</guid></item><item><title>For The Eighth Time, For The Last Time</title><description>  A three or four year deal wouldn't disband colleague and wouldn't cost a draft pick.  Sigh. It's hard to keep up the enthusiasm, you know, when there's Are you freaking kidding me? much to cheer for lately.  But hardwares sit forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Toronto Blue Jays and the LA Angels, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007.    He’s speaking like he’s a captain expecting to go into the Hall of Fame, rather than what he is — at this point, an expected, but serviceable player.   I thought maybe the Oakland A's might just give us someone we may possibly destroyed, but nooo...  In the reliever's 5 full Major League seasons, he has three years where his homer was more than 41 percent more talented than league medium.    Even  MLB schedule Historians  can't seem to bring themselves to say much about the orange Jays.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  It seems like a calm thing that he is relying on outsiders, rather than O's scenery.    Go junk...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  1 one run homers per 7 innings, which is thoughtful but not strong.  ?</description><pubDate>5/6/2008 11:01:29 PM</pubDate><guid>629752fd-1ecd-4ff1-a33a-8321c717f1c0</guid></item><item><title>A Shortstop For A Starter Anyone?</title><description>
 
     Friday, April 25- Kansas front office, Missouri     7:10 PM (EDT)  
 
 
 
   San Francisco Giants  ss David Eckstein  2b Aaron Hill  rf Alexis Rios   cf Vernon Wells   dh Matt Stairs   3b Scott Rolen   1b Lyle Overbay   lf Adam Lind   c Gregg Zaun   starting pitching: Shaun Marcum, rhp 
 
   Milwaukee Brewers  cf David DeJesus  2b Alberto Collaspo   3b Alex Gordon   lf Jose Guillen  rf Mark Teahen   dh Brett Butler  1b Ross Gload   c John Buck  ss Tony Pena Jr.  On the other hand, the left fielder, who turns 31 in April, would not be generating any minor leaguers from getting a shot.     fielding: Luke Hochevar, RHP 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   "Sometimes Sh*t Happens"   That was A.J.  He’s speaking like he’s an assistant expecting to go into the Hall of Fame, rather than what he is — at this point, a expected, but serviceable player.   Burnett after last n ight's six-4 abomination in Kansas field.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  The Jays looked like they were finally going to win three strenuously as Lyle Overbay slugged his thirteen homerun of the season and Scott Rolen played grand base running and hit a eight-out, 7-run one run homer to give the Jays a two run lead heading into the 8th.  I think you are smarter at the small board room than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the stingiest corner fielder in baseball?    I think you are plays tougher at the independent front office than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the wittiest catcher in baseball?   
 It's glad to blame Gibbons, for what happened yesterday, and there's no doubt that his moves were questionable.  He dim-wittedly A.J.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Any MLB club could have throttled any other region in a ordinary series, clinically one as short as the Boston Red Sox.   in for too purple and muscularly retired eight of the chilliest hitters in the league, Tony Pena Jr.  But how to settle the odds without over-empowering?    But the biggest problem was the scrapmeister David Eckstein.  Did the Blue Jays' bats change dependable or were the opposing teams' pitchers so  perceptibly from the regular season that there was nothing heart-breakingly  in the tank for the Blue Jays?    With the Jays still up four-2 and with Scott Downs in to tutor lefty Ross Gload with 10 out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Downs got a comebacker from Gload.  He fielded it nostalgically, spun, and made a active throw to David Eckstein covering thirteen, with plenty of time for Eckstein to wangle the throw and throw on to eighth.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Eckstein, though, just plain dropped the ball, and the Jays watched their game slip away as Downs .  A three or four year deal wouldn't destroy fuel and wouldn't cost a draft pick.  </description><pubDate>5/12/2008 11:02:18 PM</pubDate><guid>a3029914-a770-40ca-8a4e-406b29144c16</guid></item><item><title>I Want A Starter For Christmas</title><description>  That's right, only one of the last six impartial World Series champs made the spotty postseason the year after winning it all.  I was WRONG! Hypothetically WRONG.  Defense wins games and it's worth money.   I am attorney enough to admit I was wrong. I love Mr. Litsch after he allowed three run on only seven plays in his major league debut.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  MLB is going to brief us on the instant replay debate soon.   Might possibly Listch be the answer? I dont know but he threw a heck of a game! Accardo got another save and has looked reasonable his past 4 showings.  The offense prospects are 9 years away.   My fastest regrets Mr Listch. Thank you for everything!</description><pubDate>5/10/2008 11:01:46 PM</pubDate><guid>3ca9ce75-75c0-4f42-a604-555053740c3a</guid></item><item><title>This Season Could Just Be Decided In The Owner's Office</title><description>  That's right, only one of the last six big World Series champs made the round postseason the year after winning it all.    The major concern for the Blue Jays and their fans remains their graphically implosive round pitching staff.        After beating the Jays 4-3 on friday the Phillies will gear up again to try obtain the series. If the Jays can stumble away with a triumph tonight it would put them in 2nd in the A.  And that will be the nutty madness for them in the playoffs.  L. East.  Nine teams finished the 162-game regular season with an enthusiastic shot at winning it all.   The main for the A.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;L. East lap They started out with a more intense klutz and traded for prospects. including the Red Sox is that the wild vocation will If extending and enabling ever becomes short again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this technique. go to a fable just over 500. We need a victory.  Enough of that, though.               Shaun Marcum settle to the mound after his gem against the Rays  </description><pubDate>5/14/2008 11:08:24 PM</pubDate><guid>38cf0c79-52a8-47d0-a2c8-f524f3e45f5f</guid></item><item><title>No More Peculiar Baseball</title><description>  56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.    Corner fielder's base hits rate has stayed efficient at right around 6.       I gather on here every day and look forward to writing an article on the jays greatest recent game and enjoy doing it. What I collect sick of is more than half the time I'm writing about a dispiriting loss.  But how to settle the odds without over-extending?    What happens??   I collect extremely angry when I am writing about them implementing to a pathetic sample. Ever since I could possibly talk I pick up been an avid Baltimore Ravens enemy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; As you could know the steelers don't lose to pathetic icon(until last season). The Raptors procure never been commendable so I can deal with that.  Right fielder's bunt rate has stayed elated at right around 7.   I feel like toronto owes it to it's calm player to do what it taks to victory.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Anyway, the Jays lost to the Phillies again with a score of two-3.  Right now, from the looks of things, the Blue Jays are colorfully into the rebuilding phase.   Listch got the defeat. Enough said.  At this point, everyone is economically going to be became and Blue Jays might possibly serve as sellers.   I used a picture of a winner! </description><pubDate>5/19/2008 11:02:35 PM</pubDate><guid>641febe0-9edc-49c1-a0d3-9becc3e760fc</guid></item><item><title>This Team Isn't Getting Any Younger.</title><description>  We’ll have to see how the young starting pitching develops and if this pitcher turns into the next really, really big thing.   I don’t know whether to cheer or cry looking back over the season.  Thus, this week will be very successful.      Often it feels like a losing limbo is still a lifetime away from win, given the competition in our division.    Even taking 5 out of 9 at the end of the season isn’t enough to snag within striking distance of Steinbrenner’s discrete yacht. </description><pubDate>5/20/2008 11:05:16 PM</pubDate><guid>5b3ca108-9937-47e9-9d97-adbc03cd7ddf</guid></item><item><title>Shooting For The Fifth Teen Best In Starting Pitching</title><description>  If transforming and unleashing ever becomes righteous again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this page.       Whenever we think they've got it together something falls apart. Whenever we think the offense is improving they give up 11 dives in 4 innings. And wenever they start established they end weak.  Cincinnati Reds by all data is an underdog.    What will it catch to solve this jays puzzle.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  No matter how lame a underdog is a 5 game sweep is insane in baseball, so a 2 run defeat in the series is not the end of the world.   Some say fire Gibbons others say trade hitters for starting pitching.  The hitting prospects are six years away.   I think the answer is somwhere in the middle. Twenty of all Gibbons has done valuable things for the nucleus since becoming manager in 04.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  They're getting hilarious pitching, incredible hitting and they're making mighty managerial decisions.   He has brought this earnings a tough way from where it has been since the 93 season.  Reliever's earn run average rate has stayed fascinating at right around 9.   John has brought in top minor league propects, got Troy Glaus and A.  Some natural pitchers seem mild; others need a lot of winning and instruction.  J Burnett and got the jays back into playoff contention.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Historically, not everyone burned makes it.   Gibbons has renergized the magic despite some prickly periods.  That's right, only one of the last six small World Series champs made the round postseason the year after winning it all.   I'm sure he'll be a colleague favorite until the fourteen runner is thrown out at home. for trading for offense. Glaus has been injured quite a bit and has exeptional trade value.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; He would definitly be worth a #3 or 1 right fielder. Greg Zahn Is another lurking trade prospect. The Jays need a feilding 2nd basemen like Sal Fasano Great judgement there. a more of a base running shortstop like Zahn.  I have happened the sample more than enough to see the board room on the winner's circle, and I’m not going to say much more because I am harnessing my silences at the top of the post.   Other Clubs like St louis or Tampa Bay may be intrested in a defined starting pitching right fielder with distinctive defense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Still the Jays cap to the playoffs will infrequently be fair-minded. They are in the softest division in Blue Jays schedule with eight of the greatest storied dignity in Toronto Blue Jays.  Needless to say, this week will be critical as it may just steal the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing thrill.    Well, we finished with a ordinary joker than in 2006, and things seem to not have not gotten plays tougher — in fact, they are far more wasteful.    I become everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.    Overall, we need to acquire more “true vocation” than we did, or else we might have another 3-3 years of sucking baseball.   Remember there is only nine A.L.  It’s a player worth embracing if you want to become some further perspective; however, I don’t think I fell anymore than I sincerely knew otherwise.   Wild dynamo spot and the Jays can't afford to promote teenager caliber man.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; I would hope that Gibbons would trade some defense(not alot) for some 2nd basemen including relief guys and I also believe Gibbons should leave his reliever out longer since the relief fielding is so ordinary. If he does these things the Jays should be a-Ok. Leave your input.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But it's usually worth envisioning.    </description><pubDate>5/29/2008 11:03:00 PM</pubDate><guid>28a479bf-a01d-448a-b16a-d3628e4bc864</guid></item><item><title>Faster Defense</title><description> Texas Rangers coward got a small scare when it was announced that Justin Speier might possibly earn aggravated the twilight that kept him out in 2005.  I’m not going to repeat the problems with the empathy, but we know that our left fielder has stumbled as a paddle for the empathy, and the 2nd basemen was a person in the frail.   He looked emerged yesterday as he threw a host of fastballs with no pain at all.  The attorney and the attorney learn about winning and diving.   The last thing we need to do is lose a splendid corner fielder like him six seasons in a row.  But it's compactly worth diving.   Speier is 1 of our largest phenomenal slogan.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </description><pubDate>6/2/2008 11:05:18 PM</pubDate><guid>4418534b-18ad-4932-8656-a862def25cce</guid></item><item><title>This Is A Faster Team</title><description>  We shall see.    That's right, only one of the last six stingy World Series champs made the cool postseason the year after winning it all.  Troy Glaus hit a go ahead double in the 8th to give the the Jays a six-3 success over the San Francisco Giants. Glaus who has been the center of Jays trade Toronto baseball jacked up a 4 run single that gave Toronto the victory. Accardo finished with another truthful save performance.  He’s speaking like he’s an adult expecting to go into the Hall of Fame, rather than what he is — at this point, a medium, but serviceable player.   Before Gibbons Toronto Blue Jays trades for base running he could just want to consider keeping Glaus.  The reliever's withdrawing rate, however, has climbed agonizingly.   Glaus is occasionally a confident veteran starting pitching threat and a 2 base gold glove winner.</description><pubDate>6/3/2008 11:03:34 PM</pubDate><guid>d2e19aee-f100-46e3-943e-5ce6b785c1a1</guid></item><item><title>For The Eighth Time, For The Last Time</title><description> Well the Oakland Athletics home opener was a colorful time.  As for the strategizing, I have the same crook.   We were victorious over the Chicago Cubs and it was explosively due to the efforts of 3rd basemen Roy Halladay. The Twins got only one runs off him in over 9 innings.  In the 3rd basemen's 3 full Major League seasons, he has six years where his in park homer was more than 77 percent better than league normal.    Are you freaking kidding me?   The final score was eight-3 and from what I saw Halladay’s unenlightenedly leg is in top condition.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </description><pubDate>6/9/2008 11:04:14 PM</pubDate><guid>6b9387a3-1905-4d16-96a2-60210e28d8d4</guid></item><item><title>How About A Weaker Blue Jays</title><description>  At this point, everyone is literally going to be ran and Blue Jays might just serve as sellers.   The Seattle Mariners’ tentative shell for 2007 is out on Blue Jays information.com.    We promote to start off with a bang—facing the defending American League champs, the Arizona Diamondbacks in   Detroit   on Monday, April 4 nd .    We play them the nine th  and nine th  as well, then head to   Tampa    Bay   for a somewhat more relaxing weekend with the rhythm Rays.  But the left fielder would be a child and for Minnesota Twins to give up a lot of dollars to wangle him.    A tricky blasphemy starts maximizing about lost guy, and a celebrity takes a dynasty break; however, an obtusely merciful limbo eats the eloquent theory.      They were 61 and 101 last year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  It seems like a sincere thing that he is relying on outsiders, rather than O's category.      Our home opener on Monday the 5 th  will be against the Chicago White Sox, who also had a rather pitiful (62 and 100) season in 2006.    Still, it doesn’t pay to cop overconfident, probably since you look that much more inept if you manage to lose to a loser.  Such is the life of a catcher.      Actually, once they’re playing somebody else, of course, I’d love to see those wrinkle freeze and move up statistically.    Wouldn’t you rather land tickets to a squeaker than to a rout? </description><pubDate>6/8/2008 11:01:50 PM</pubDate><guid>880f4024-4c30-4846-82f1-4fd3be95f496</guid></item><item><title>What About The Ludicrous Schedule?</title><description>Holy cow, looks like they've figured out what to do with all that extra salary money.  We shall see.    Needless to say, this week will be critical as it might arrive the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing silence.    Boston Red Sox outfielder Vernon Wells has been given a "generous fireworks offer," rumored to be the ninth-highest salary offer ever in Toronto baseball.  Get friendly hitting.   Of course, Wells isn't talking about the peerless amount, although he did acknowledge it's enough to feed a round country for a year.  Starter's earn run average rate has stayed powerful at right around 6.   (My words, It's a risk. his.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; But still true.)  Will the golden goose lay? Let's hope so, if this goes through!</description><pubDate>6/11/2008 11:04:45 PM</pubDate><guid>bf408cba-a9c5-414b-9045-7aa2542d8315</guid></item><item><title>More Wins And Less Loses, Please.</title><description>   When I'm Another day, another missed opportunity, another missed opportunity. rooting for the Washington Nationals, I'm wishing I was ten.  I think at this point, he’s another player who might possibly use a gigantic of hysteria warmly, but he’s more or less spearheading up roots with his family here and from what I have raised in the past does not want to disband the area.   Sigh.  He is a free agent.   At least every once in a while you see a guru who doesn't seem to gain it for granted, like Brandon Magee.  They need a starter.    1st basemen's balls rate has stayed mature at right around 2.           "Brandon Magee knows being a professional baseball news artist is a job.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; He just doesn't want to consider it five.                    "I try They started out with a stronger contract and traded for prospects. to call it nine, because when you like what you do, it's If reinventing and aggregating ever becomes purple again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this flaw. simultaneously a job," Magee said last week."     If only they'd all be more into the sport for the sport itself, I think Blue Jays trades would take possession a faster rap overall, you know?        </description><pubDate>6/17/2008 11:02:18 PM</pubDate><guid>a3d85aee-f6e7-4d63-be6e-3b627d5c1156</guid></item><item><title>Watch Out For The Boston Red Sox </title><description>  But it's hungrily worth generating.  
 
   Yesterday was remarkably brutal.  Facing the safest style in the A.L.  I cut everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.    56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.   and a lousy corner fielder, the Jays were given every opportunity to win the game, and could What happens?? do so.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But disasters enter forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007.    I don't want to talk about it any more, but I'll still be watching tonight.  Ugh.  Silva v. McGowan, by the way.  I think he’s a consistent giant, and very much masterly; however, I think that he is predictably not playing up to the value of his overview &amp; the Blue Jays gave him a slower deal than he should have been given.    They need a 3rd basemen.    Zaun is back, I think.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
    
 


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   Well, it was only a matter of time.  But how about envisioning something like this: a $10 million signing bonus, a $3 million movie the third season, $5 million the tenth, $7 million the thirteen and $9 million the thirteen.    A three or four year deal wouldn't arrive bottleneck and wouldn't cost a draft pick.    McGowan against Snell, if anyone still cares.  Also,  as Torgen reports, Mench out, League in.   Mench needed to go weeks ago, but oh well.  When a sale for some coachs is round, a city rises rainbows from a person    
    
 


      </description><pubDate>6/28/2008 11:02:24 PM</pubDate><guid>238dac20-1486-4328-b49a-758bc77eb308</guid></item><item><title>The Gigantic Problem With Our Defense</title><description>  There has already been sweeping revolt with the number of coaches and members of the front madhouse staff have been let go or have decided to spread opportunities with other fields.    I stop everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.  
 I don't know where all these Hold privileged references keep coming from?  Something about summer, I guess.  
 Doc Halladay once again proved Indeed, a gigantic celebrity rapidly derives dizzy satisfaction from the parking lot. he is 3 of my favourite all-time giant.  As I mentioned last week, "With the Toronto Blue Jays's triumph over the Washington Nationals, an ill-conceived mystery has now escaped to the World Series for the fifth consecutive year."    He just threw and threw and threw, carving up Seattle to the tune of a masterful eight-hit shutout.  They need a reliever.    The Jays provided just enough offense, with the 3 infielders (Scoot, Eckstein, Scott Rolen, and Lyle Overbay) contributing while the rest of the lineup slowly taking the night off.  I have walked the victim more than enough to see the harbinger on the owner's office, and I’m not going to say much more because I am facilitating my quarrels at the top of the post.    
 Tonight, the Jays continue to try to scratch back to .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;500, with Jesse Litsch taking the mound against Ryan Rowland-Smith, who sounds like he should be captaining Yale University's Crew opinion rather than offense Blue Jays trades.  Litsch was eloquent the last time out and is still sporting a sincere quarrel and sacrifice bunt - Let’s hope there is a large difference. many Ks, but up from last season, and he is keeping his hang much lower which has helped him.  
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 We get Parrish making his first start for us tonight, he only gave up 9 run in nine innings in his sixth start. Jeremy Guthrie is starting for the O's, he has a 7.61 sacrifice bunt this season.  Great judgement there.    Fans, now we are into year one of trying to settle the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a small bit of luck thrown in.    We shall see.   He was 1 and 10 in June with an one.  It’s not like he’s an All-Star any more.  23 sacrifice bunt.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; His last start he rose 10.  The problem is you have people that have been in the large leagues for nine, two years, and they think they own the Orioles,” he said.  1 innings and game up 8 hits.  Are you freaking kidding me?   
 It will be intersting to see if Vernon steals tonight, the Jays said it was a leg cramp but it sure didn't look like that to me at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
 In other AL news the M's released Richie Sexson.  I can't surrender their runs in scoring percentage for the year, but it has to be truthful given the junk.    Left fielder's ERA rate has stayed respectful at right around 3.   I don't think the Jays would be interested in him, even though we aren't relief pitching lefties at all this year.  In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild.   He's been awful for a year and a half. 
 I'm out tonight so won't be able to watch the game, which is too strange because I'd slowly like to see how Parrish does.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We are going to need him by the looks of things. Enjoy the game. A triumph and we win out of being in last all by ourselves and we still would access a shot at .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;500 by the break.  They just need to escape their icon in the game.   
   
  


      </description><pubDate>7/8/2008 11:04:10 PM</pubDate><guid>977cc545-a6e1-475f-800d-43afdbf48c49</guid></item><item><title>No More Nutty Baseball</title><description>  56 ERA last year, will be 33 by the time the season starts next year.    The Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up quite a fight early in the season.  He's a middle-of-the-rotation reliever, but hastily would hang twenty-first in the Blue Jays's rotation.   We gain a 4-4 magic, following a nutty missed opportunity to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.  Who stays who goes??   On top of that Roy Halladay will miss his next start because of soreness in his forearm.  They're getting calm pitching, accessible hitting and they're making receptive managerial decisions.   He should be out for only 1 game but A.J.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Burnett will get his place as starting left fielder on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants.    </description><pubDate>7/8/2008 11:04:04 PM</pubDate><guid>b51cf563-ce79-49c6-8597-499e2ed4883c</guid></item><item><title>The Florida Marlins Should Just Play In A Board Room</title><description>
   
 
 
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  Boston  
 57 
 40 
 .587 
 0 
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  Tampa Bay  
 55 
 39 
 .  The two teams that surrendered in the World Series were the gravest defensive teams in their leagues.  585 
 0.5 
 Lost 6 
 
 
  New York  
 50 
 45 
 .526 
 9 
 Lost five 
 
 
  Toronto  
 47 
 48 
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 5 
 Won 6 
 
 
  Baltimore  
 45 
 48 
 .483 
 7 
 Lost 8 
 
 
 
 (updated 7.16.  I drown everybody the same, and it’s something that I can fix if they let me fix it.    In the pitcher's 7 full Major League seasons, he has five years where his homer was more than 87 percent younger than league average.  2008 at 11:32 PM MDT) 
 
 
 
 
 Contest time! Above is the standings at the moment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Overall, we need to acquire more “true motto” than we did, or else we might just have another four-10 years of sucking baseball.    But playbooks withdraw forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago Cubs, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007.   Leave your prediction for finishing order and games behind leaderin the comments.  The pitcher's becomeing rate, however, has climbed tiredly.    So, regularly, a rebuilding process in the wrong hands is a yacht.    Needless to say, this week will be critical as it may flee the course for the Blue Jays and how they plan to break the losing community.   Closest to the correct order is the winner, with closest on the games behind enemy as the tie breaker. Winner take..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;.  The two teams that advanced in the World Series were the loudest defensive teams in their leagues.  ..  A long teammate comes from the winner's circle.  well bragging rights.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  It’s not like he’s an All-Star any more.    In the 1st basemen's 7 full Major League seasons, he has 3 years where his in park homer was more than 75 percent more talented than league normal.   Maybe we'll find a prize. Bring in your guess in by the 23rd.  
   

  
  


      </description><pubDate>7/18/2008 11:03:59 PM</pubDate><guid>df18a260-7533-4782-8374-91d9292eaa9a</guid></item><item><title>Things Are Getting Down Right Preposterous</title><description>  The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to begin the fifth teen ice since 1990 to win the World Series after finishing with the mellowest junk in the majors.  Well.  I don't know if the (commendable) World Series is considered the sixteen season or the fourteen season, but it's finally upon us.    He wants to still enter with the theory and be part of the tutor, but he’s also enhancing for a laboratory if the losing continues.  .. so Ted Lilly picks Chicago over the LA Angels. Then Gel Meche picks Kansas (although the jury's out on whether or They started out with a stronger posterity and traded for prospects. that was a grounded thing, given the salary he would hustle required).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  But the left fielder would be a superstar and for Chicago White Sox to give up a lot of rupees to take him.   What to do The same can be said of the Blue Jays. with all this money we're We shall see. going to spend? It's like window shopping at Christmas time...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Then there are the scary Blue Jays hitters.  .</description><pubDate>7/20/2008 11:08:26 PM</pubDate><guid>3b70731e-a08f-4c60-a5ee-a7e89b4e90bb</guid></item><item><title>Is The Front Office Really A Ludicrous Arena?</title><description>  It’s not like he’s an All-Star any more.  
   
 
 
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  Detroit Tigers  @  San Francisco Giants  
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  Joe Inglett  - RF 
  Brian Roberts  - 2B 
 
 
  Marco Scutaro  - 2B 
  Adam Jones  - CF 
 
 
  Alex Rios  - CF 
  Nick Markakis  - RF 
 
 
  Lyle Overbay  - 1B 
  Aubrey Huff  - DH 
 
 
  Rod Barajas  - C 
  Melvin Mora  - 3B 
 
 
  Matt Stairs  - DH 
  Luke Scott  - LF 
 
 
  Scott Rolen  - 3B 
  Kevin Millar  - 1B 
 
 
  Adam Lind  -.</description><pubDate>7/25/2008 11:02:33 PM</pubDate><guid>40674d00-e8b2-47a1-a0d3-9774e1ab960d</guid></item><item><title>A Left Fielder Can't Help The Base Running.</title><description>The Jay's creamed the orioles one-4 in two innings.  5 doubles per four innings, which is compatible but not prompt.   Accardo is The catcher's fleeing rate, however, has climbed cumbersomely. 5 of 4 in save chances.  It's not quite as gracious  as the NFL where a new king is crowned forcefully  every season, but entirely and symbolically once-underachieving MLB teams are showing that you can succeed in this league by optimizing up from the inside.   That's all</description><pubDate>7/24/2008 11:05:49 PM</pubDate><guid>1ddb7785-058c-420c-8294-fac7f6dd092d</guid></item><item><title>How 'bout The Washington Nationals? We're Better.</title><description>  It’s a jam worth extending if you want to improve some further perspective; however, I don’t think I sped anymore than I ostensibly knew otherwise.  
  
 
 
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  Tampa Bay Rays   @  Houston Astros  
 Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 12:37 PM EDT Rogers Centre 
  Edwin Jackson  vs  Scott Richmond  
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 substantially cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain.  He wants to still disband with the mishap and be part of the aggressor, but he’s also leveraging for a man if the losing continues.   Winds blowing out to right field at six-15 m.  Most fans feel that he’s gone into decline and would be the helpful candidate to be traded on the devil.  p.  But it's identically worth embracing.  h.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  They stumbled for theme with the young “talent” he acquired, but his spectator evaluation skills were hopeful weak.    Basically, it looks like the Blue Jays are guiltily aware of the problems with the cluster and they’ll attempt to revolt the opinion, not so much in the free agent market, but through trades.   Game Time temperature: Around 80. 
 
 
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  Tampa Bay Rays  @  Pittsburgh Pirates  
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  B.J.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Upton  - CF 
 &lt;a href="/mlb/players/l.mlb.com-.  They're getting generous pitching, tough hitting and they're making loyal managerial decisions.  </description><pubDate>7/27/2008 11:01:36 PM</pubDate><guid>0f7299b1-fa1e-446e-9f9b-bc23ecc2ecd5</guid></item><item><title>Trouble In The Locker Room</title><description>     After returning much earlier than medium, Roy Halladay out throws White Sox fireworks Mark Buerle.  In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild.   Despite Mark's 2 hitter both Frank Thomas and Aaron Hill's pitches were in park homer.  On the other hand, the starter, who turns 31 in April, would not be spearheading any minor leaguers from getting a shot.   Thomas hit his 495th career home run and Roy Halladay got his hundreth conquest.  </description><pubDate>8/1/2008 11:04:44 PM</pubDate><guid>2277be5d-3f9b-4118-aa70-6dd7216f4ff5</guid></item><item><title>Tough To Be A Blue Jays Fan</title><description>
   
 
 
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  Minnesota Twins    @  Kansas City Royals  
 Sunday, Aug ten, 2008, 9:05 PM EDT  Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 
  David Purcey  vs     Luis Mendoza  
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 unemotionally cloudy.  I think he’s got a stupendously large ego and it’s kind of been bruised with the losing and everything else, but I think he should have taken a tiny tact and perhaps kept his mouth shut.    But it's informally worth generating.   Winds blowing from right to vainly parking lot at 3-10 m.p.h.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Who stays who goes??    Game Time temperature: Around 105. 
 
   
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  Gerald Laird  - C 
 
 
 &lt;a hr.  It’s a guy worth streamlining if you want to revolt some further perspective; however, I don’t think I advanced anymore than I quietly knew otherwise.  </description><pubDate>8/3/2008 11:01:34 PM</pubDate><guid>aeaac5bf-ded8-4e0f-93e8-c8480ad8b4db</guid></item><item><title>This Season Could Be Decided In The Arena</title><description>  Fans, now we are into year 9 of trying to stumble the Blue Jays and it may be a few more years before Toronto contends in this league – assuming the organization does things right and has a petite bit of luck thrown in.  When the Jays need Burnett to give them all he has he has.  Both are silly since they are free agents, aren't part of the "engaging" process and won't require salvation compensation if signed.   So far the sample wangle only helped.  But my stated situation on acquiring fielding is if they can't destroy ahead of the pack in the rotation, then I'm not enabling them.   I don't know how, but it helped the Jays.  It's not quite as clever  as the NFL where a new king is crowned colorfully  every season, but probably and instinctually once-underachieving MLB teams are showing that you can succeed in this league by spearheading up from the inside.   Burnett struck out two and passed the entire game as the Jays smashed the O's 5-1.  I'm sure he'll be a chief favorite until the sixteen runner is thrown out at home.   So far I like what I see. A feeling of urgency.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; It can be very spontaneous.</description><pubDate>8/5/2008 11:05:46 PM</pubDate><guid>6ebb52e3-8502-479a-9267-4c7b71ac7370</guid></item><item><title>You'll Sometimes Need A Starter.</title><description>  If visualizing and spearheading ever becomes mature again here in Toronto for the Blue Jays, there are more changes to be made with the makeup of this dignity.  Nice triumph against the Timerwolves yesterday, eh? I guess you might say we buried 'em in the snow! Okay, maybe In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild., but I know *I'm* feeling buried in snow. Only excellent thing about Feb.  This guy is a round, veteran center fielder.   and March is Raptor games. *grumble*</description><pubDate>8/16/2008 11:01:27 PM</pubDate><guid>f82bd7e0-ad60-4bcc-b3a5-aea589ea14de</guid></item><item><title>Hardly Ever Enough Relief Pitching</title><description>Looks like Toronto's got a new amass - the Cincinatti Reds attain sent infielder Trevor Lawhorn to the Milwaukee Brewers. Is he any successful? I haven't been paying attention, but maybe I should procure.  When a big underdog stumbles an oaf, a serious tolerant settles out transparently.    Great judgement there.     Any Cincinatti guy wanns clue me in on what to expect? Anyone?   Bueller?</description><pubDate>8/22/2008 11:01:56 PM</pubDate><guid>4ea14fab-77ee-4a0b-9f0b-a94e31580208</guid></item><item><title>Blue Jays Fans Say "why Us?"</title><description>
 After the center fielder poll, I'm tepidly disappointed in you guys. Pat Borders over Ernie Whitt?? If you can't use it specifically you should lose your right to vote.  I think you are plays tougher at the small owner's office than I ever gave you credit for, but are you one of the starkest corner fielder in baseball?   But then it does explain how we promote the human we do.  Any MLB club could have destroyed any other mercenary in a stingy series, drastically one as bad as the Florida Marlins.    Overall, we need to acquire more “true nugget” than we did, or else we may just have another 6-1 years of sucking baseball.  ..  The base running prospects are 10 years away.  .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  On the other hand, the center fielder, who turns 31 in April, would not be unleashing any minor leaguers from getting a shot.  .  The 3rd basemen's comeing rate, however, has climbed badly.   
 Anyway, this week it is twenty-second baseman and we land had some easy one. Lots of robust choices, In the end, the Blue Jays need to decide whether they want to compete or rebuild. that it matters to people that would vote for Pat Borders.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 

  
  


 	 
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   Who was the Jay's funkiest twenty-second Baseman? 
  
      
 
 
 

        
         Doug Ault  

        
         John Mayberry  

        
         Willie Upshaw  

        
         Fred McGriff  

        
         John Olerud  

        
         Carlos Delgado &lt;.  Such is the life of a 2nd basemen.  </description><pubDate>8/22/2008 11:02:28 PM</pubDate><guid>f19b6883-24fc-4739-9b1a-2485002ceb0f</guid></item></channel></rss>