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 Griffin: Pat Hentgen compares Jays prospects to Carpenter and HalladayThe Jays have been by nature a very conservative developmental organization under third-year GM Alex Anthopoulos. As such the new Jays tend to downplay their own prospects, keeping them secured at levels they can handle, easing them into elevated pitch...
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 Griffin: Jays' Alex Anthopoulos in no-lose situation with Adam LindOn Saturday, CBSSports.com reported it had learned from two major-league sources that the Blue Jays have placed first-baseman Adam Lind on outright waivers for the purpose of removing him from the 40-man roster. Major-league teams that choose to claim him...
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 Griffin: Confused Adam Lind optioned to AAA-Las VegasThe Blue Jays on Thursday optioned Adam Lind to AAA-Las Vegas and purchased the contract of catcher/infielder Yan Gomes from their top farm team. Lind was struggling through a horrible season with the Jays, recently being demoted from cleanup behind...
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 Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie awaits news of suspensionWhile the Blue Jays and third baseman Brett Lawrie await news of any possible suspension following his now-famous meltdown in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rays at the Rogers Centre, check out the website called CloseCallSports'...
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 Griffin: Brett Lawrie likely to be suspended for striking an umpireBrett Lawrie is an emotional player. That's what makes him a Blue Jays crowd favourite. He competes hard and wears his heart on his sleeve. But there are some rules about the privilege of playing major-league baseball and, in fact,...
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 Blue Jays mailbag: No love for Adam Lind and Francisco CorderoThe sleazy and ultimately disappointing Roger Clemens perjury case is in full swing in Washington D.C. The star witness for the prosecution, former Jays strength and conditioning coach Brian McNamee is suggesting that he first administered steroids to the Rocket...
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 Griffin: Decisions and brush fires for Blue Jays manager John FarrellOAKLAND-Following serious struggles at cleanup, with three homers, 13 RBIs and a .624 overall OPS, and at the back-end of the bullpen with seven blown saves in 11 opportunites Blue Jays' manager John Farrell felt the moment had arrived for...
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 Griffin: Jays bullpen blows save for seventh time as A's win 7-3OAKLAND-The Jays can't seem to help but make every game an adventure. After leading twice on Tuesday, including a one-run lead into the bottom of the ninth, the Jays handed the ball to closer Francisco Cordero in search of his...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays brought back to earth in sloppy loss to AngelsANAHEIM-All of the magic, all the superb Blue Jays' defence of the first two nights that had carried the team to back-to-back shutouts at the Big A disappeared on Saturday in a sloppy 6-2 loss against an Angels lineup that...
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 Griffin: Henderson Alvarez tosses Blue Jays second straight shutout over AngelsANAHEIM-The belief over the last three seasons has been that "as Jose Bautista goes, so goes the Blue Jays' offence." Thus, when the Jays' badly slumping right fielder crushed an Ervin Santana fastball to deep left centre field for his...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays catcher Jeff Mathis touched by the AngelsANAHEIM-The Blue Jays' 29-year-old backup receiver Jeff Mathis has been an Angel for most of his career. He was with that team in the other dugout all of his first decade as a pro, selected by the Angels in the...
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 Griffin: Efficient Morrow masterful in Blue Jays win over AngelsANAHEIM-Entering the four-game series at Angel Stadium, it had been the home team's pitching making headlines. But on Thursday, it was Jays' righthander Brandon Morrow pitting a halt to the Angels' modest three-game win streak with a 5-0 shutout over...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays land in SoCal in time for two celebrationsANAHEIM-The Blue Jays, following a successful homestand, with four wins in six games against the Mariners and the powerful Rangers, flew to California following Wednesday's 11-5 win vs. Texas to begin a 10-game, 11-day road trip to Anaheim, Oakland and...
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 Mailbag: Does Jose Bautista's frustration with umpires hurt his reputation?The Texas Rangers are coming to town on Monday and the three-game series against the AL champs is well worth the price of admission. The powerful Rangers have been to the World Series two years in a row and seem...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays notes at Baltimore - Game 19BALTIMORE-For the first time in the major leagues, Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie was written into the starting lineup batting second in the order on Thursday at Camden Yards. For the most part, he has hit 5-6-7 for the Jays,...
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 Griffin: Another setback for Blue Jays' hardluck McGowanBALTIMORE-The news never seems to get better for Blue Jays' hardluck starter Dustin McGowan. Jays' manager John Farrell revealed in a pre-game chat that the 30-year-old righthander had been to see orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, AL on...
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 Griffin: Janssen emerges from manager-imposed sabbaticalBlue Jays reliever Casey Janssen. CARLOS OSORIO/TORONTO STAR BALTIMORE-Casey Janssen had been sidelined, a healthy observer from the Blue Jays' bullpen for nine days after blowing a save in the eighth inning against the Orioles on April 14. Wilson Betemit...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays notes at Baltimore - Game 18With 24 hours to gather his thoughts following Tuesday's game-winning Matt Wieters homer that bounced off his glove into the seats, Blue Jays' outfielder Eric Thames spoke candidly about his difficulties in dealing with an April that has been below...
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 Griffin: Jays' Kelly Johnson among AL second base leadersBlue Jays second baseman Kelly Johnson. REUTERS PHOTO BALTIMORE-At the moment that Kelly Johnson switched leagues last August, coming over to the AL and the Blue Jays from the Diamondbacks in trade for Aaron Hill and John McDonald, he seemed...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays notes at Baltimore - Game 17BALTIMORE-The truth of the matter, if you accept that injuries are an inevitable part of baseball, is that the timing of the right shoulder inflammation suffered by Blue Jays' closer Sergio Santos in Kansas City could not be more fortuitous...
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 Griffin: Blue Jays' Henderson Alvarez better than his recordBALTIMORE - On Tuesday night at Camden Yards, Jays' starter Henderson Alvarez returns to the scene of his first major-league victory for a start against the Orioles. In fact it remains his one and only win in the bigs after...
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 Griffin: Jackie Robinson Day celebrates 65th anniversaryPlayers around major-league baseball wore uniforms with the No. 42, a number that has been retired from use by all teams since the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947....
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 Mailbag: Does Ozzie Guillen's admiration of Castro deserve a suspensionIt's just nine days into the championship season and already commissioner Bud Selig and baseball are under fire. Already, the Marlins, their new, publicly financed stadium, Ozzie Guillen, Cuba, Fidel and world politics have sent ripples through the national pastime....
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 Griffin: Game 2 notes in ClevelandThe Jays are unsure of any timetable for injured righthander Dustin McGowan to even begin a throwing program in his comeback from right foot plantar fasciitis. It turns out that he also had some discomfort in his right shoulder the...
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 Griffin: Opening Day workout day notesThe Jays open their 36th season of AL play on Thursday at Progressive Field, with lefthander Ricky Romero facing my fellow-Jamaican-born righthander, Justin Masterson. It will be the second straight opening day start for Romero. Jack Morris and Dave Stieb...
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