Title: About Last Night – Blue Jays Edition
Date: April 7, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Following a huge season opening victory, the Blue Jays had provided the fanbase with a glimmer of hope for the 2009 season.
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Title: Josh Hamilton: The Real-Life Roy Hobbs?
Date: March 13, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With Josh Hamilton finally starting to reach his potential and dominate baseball, I drew some comparisons to Roy Hobbs, the main character from The Natural.
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Title: AL East Foes a Reason to Watch the Jays This Year
Date: March 10, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Without much hope for the 2009 Blue Jays, I argued that any baseball is still worth watching and enjoying. 72 games against elite competition should provide more than enough reason to watch, if you need more than the usual “die-hard mentality” to stay interested for 162 games.
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Title: Spring Training Notes: Unintentional Jays Humor Edition
Date: February 24, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Just ahead of the start of Spring Training games, I took a quick look at some Blue Jays’ notes.
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Title: Interview with IBL Player and Blue Jays Employee Glenn Jackson
Date: February 23, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Glenn was my Blue Jays tickets’ contact but as we emailed back and forth talking Jays, I learned he played in the Intercounty league locally after being quite a star in the Canadian College circuit. So I asked him a few questions, just for interest’s sake.
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Title: Eric Hinske To NL Pitchers: “You’re All in Big Trouble”
Date: February 20, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Eric Hinske departed the AL East to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ending his streak of playoff appearances but offering potentially more playing time, which appeared to be bad news for NL pitchers.
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Title: The 2009 Toronto Blue Jay Starting Rotation
Date: February 12, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I almost threw up in my mouth when I came across this article recently. Halladay….and then Litsch, Purcey, Cecil, etc? Thank goodness Ricky Romero would debut later that year.
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Title: Toronto Blue Jays: Devoid of Action, Optimism, Message
Date: February 10, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: It had been a quiet and event-less offseason so far for the Toronto Blue Jays, and it had me lacking optimism for the 2009 season.
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Title: Don’t Hate the Player…Manny Ramirez
Date: August 8, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: “Don’t Hate the Player…” was a kind-of regular feature I did showing love for players that are generally hated on or just disliked. This installment focused on Manny Ramirez, back when he was hated just for being goofy, not for being a known and confirmed steroid user.
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Title: The Jays Shouldn’t Trade Burnett
Date: July 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With AJ Burnett trade rumors circulating, I argued for hanging on to Burnett and recouping the compensation picks instead of losing him for 50-cents on the dollar.
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