Title: Don’t Hate the Player…J.D. Drew
Date: July 3, 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. The first installment focused on J.D. Drew, he of the massive expectations and even bigger contract.
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Title: Gibbons Fired, Cito Gaston Returns
Date:June 20, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Finally, John Gibbons was fired by the Toronto Blue Jays. Cito Gaston was named the new manager, and the writing was on the wall for GM J.P. Ricciardi.
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Title: Do the Jays Pitchers Stand a Chance at the Plate?
Date: June 17, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With Interleague play about to begin, I took a look at the Blue Jays’ pitching staff to see if there was anyone who had a prayer of surviving when it was their turn at the dish.
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Title: Mythbusters – The Blue Jays and the NL
Date: June 13, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: It’s a long-held belief that the Blue Jays would do well in the National League. With Interleague play approaching, I tackled that myth to see if the Jays really would fare better on the Senior Circuit.
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Title: Gary Roberts Wednesday – Reed Johnson
Date: May 28, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: ODC writer Stu had a weekly feature spotlighting an under-appreciated player, and when he couldn’t turn one in for this week, I made a mockery of it by doing a fake-GRW about Reed Johnson. It’s a tongue-in-cheek feature highlighting how some “old school” baseball mentalities can really overrate a specific class of player, in this case, Johnson.
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Title: Jays 9-Game Road Trip an Important One
Date: May 27, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Jays were embarking on a big 9-game road trip coming off of a 10-3 stretch, making it a real measuring stick trip for the team. How would it shake down?
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Title: My Baseball Road Trip Part 2 – Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati
Date: May 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was a review of Year 2 of a baseball road trip with friends that is now going on Year 6. After this summer I’ll have visited 20 of MLB`s 30 stadiums, and this is a review of the second installment of the annual roadie.
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Title: Cheering for Two Teams
Date: May 15, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With the Jays at their lowest point, I considered whether it was appropriate or not to cheer for an NL team as well.
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Title: Jays/Indians Series in Review
Date: May 13, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Jays went 31 innings without scoring a run, including a Monday doubleheader. It was getting about time for John Gibbons to go.
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Title: My 2007 Pittsburgh-New York-Boston Baseball Road Trip
Date: May 12, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was a review of Year 1 of a baseball road trip with friends that is now going on Year 6. After this summer I`ll have visited 20 of MLB`s 30 stadiums, and this is a review of the trip that started it all.
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