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Drew Hutchison: Toronto Blue Jays Stopper
June 4th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
It may seem silly to reference rookie Drew Hutchison as the Toronto Blue Jays 'stopper', a term usually reserved for true ace pitchers (of which Toronto really has none). Labeling him as such is more semantics than anything, but after putting an end to a five-game Toronto losing streak last...
Updated Thoughts and Projections on the Crowded AL East Race
May 31st, 2012 at 1:19 PM
As we head into tonight's games there is an astonishingly small gap of 2.5 games separating the first place teams in the AL East (Baltimore and Tampa Bay) with the last place team (Boston). Should the Red Sox win their game against the Detroit Tigers this evening (they are the...
Drew Hutchison Uninspiring as the Toronto Blue Jays are Swept by Baltimore Orioles
April 26th, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Well that was a poor sequence of events. The Toronto Blue Jays entered this three game set with the Baltimore Orioles fresh off of a four game sweep against the Kansas City Royals and completely stunk up the place. Losing three straight games in general is one matter, but losing...
Toronto Blue Jays Vie to Break Four Way Tie Atop AL East Tonight
April 25th, 2012 at 2:16 PM
If someone had told you in March that 17 games into the 2012 season we'd find the Toronto Blue Jays tied with the Baltimore Orioles, you may have been inclined to remark that this wasn't Toronto's year. However, if you were told instead that they were tied with the Tampa...
Tied for First, Toronto Blue Jays Go for Sweep of Kansas City Royals Tonight
April 23rd, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Three straight victories against the Kansas City Royals, as well as some missteps by the other members of the AL East sans the New York Yankees, have put Toronto atop the division in a tie with the Evil Empire. If the Texas Rangers can cooperate (and at 13-3 we have...
Ricky Romero Dominates as Toronto Blue Jays Take Win and Series from Boston Red Sox
April 12th, 2012 at 2:57 AM
Ricky Romero made up for his lackluster opening day performance and then some by limiting the Boston Red Sox to a mere one run in the rubber game of this three game series. Romero absolutely dominated the Red Sox through his eight and 1/3 innings, striking out five batters while...
Kyle Drabek Shows Some Promise as Edwin Encarnacion Powers Toronto Blue Jays Win
April 11th, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Count this as en 'eh' effort from Kyle Drabek, but the resulting win is more than enough to make this day a success for both he and the team. Drabek kept the team in the game through his five and 1/3 innings before handing a two run lead to the...
Toronto Blue Jays are Pending Powerhouse, New York Yankees Beginning to Take Note
March 16th, 2012 at 12:55 PM
The New York Post - a news outlet not often recognized for advanced analysis or progressive thinking in sports - posted an article yesterday titled "Blue Jays quietly becoming threat to Yankees". In hardcore baseball circles this is not news, as Toronto has a farm system and revenue stream which...
Toronto Blue Jays Open Season Against Weak Opposition
March 15th, 2012 at 2:13 PM
If you were to ask 100 baseball aficionados to name the six best teams on paper in the American League, you'd get the same answer every time. Placing them in order would probably result in countless combinations, but the same six teams would be on top without fail. The Boston...
The Second Wild Card, and What It Means for the Toronto Blue Jays
February 26th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Major League Baseball is getting tantalizingly close to crossing the self-imposed deadline it is operating under for announcing whether or not a second wild card will be added to each league this year, or if it will not be until 2013. That deadline is March 1st, and with the announcement...
A.J. Burnett Makes Unceremonious Exit from the AL East
February 17th, 2012 at 11:30 PM
The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates have finally come to terms on a deal that will send A.J. Burnett and the remaining two years of his five year, 82.5 million dollar contract out of the AL East and into the NL Central. It has been a long and tumultuous...
Baltimore Orioles Poised to Be the Punching Bag of the AL East
February 6th, 2012 at 9:51 PM
After a year which saw the Baltimore Orioles post the third worst record in the American League, it looks as if they may enter a new level of awfulness in 2012 and serve as a source of easy wins in an otherwise stacked AL East this coming season. After watching...
What Exactly is Alex Anthopoulos Doing? (Part 2)
January 22nd, 2012 at 12:53 PM
If you missed part one in this discussion, check it out here. At any given time, almost all major league teams can be categorized neatly into two distinct classifications: rebuilders and contenders. Sometimes teams possess qualities which overlap both areas: they may (like the New York Yankees) be at once...
New York Yankees Double Down on Rotation, Raise the Stakes in the AL East
January 14th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Just when you thought the New York Yankees were going to go a full offseason without making any noteworthy moves they go ahead and... do exactly what we expect them to do. Within the span of really just a few minutes, the Yankees added not one but two pitchers to...
AL East: the Division of Silence; and What It Means for the Toronto Blue Jays
January 5th, 2012 at 5:38 PM
For the first time in as long as most people would care to remember, the AL East has been silent in all things free agent related and even trade related in the offseason prior to the 2012 season. For a division that boasts arguably the two most storied and wealthy...
AL East is Home to the Key Suitors for Matt Garza
December 30th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
SI.com is reporting that baseball's most likely starting pitcher to be dealt - the Chicago Cubs' Matt Garza - is being sought primarily by teams in the division which he made a name for himself in. Notably absent are the Baltimore Orioles, a team so far from contention that pursuing...
Toronto Blue Jays Poised to Make a Run at AL East Crown
December 16th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
In an article published on ESPN.com today which you can read here, writer David Schoenfield details why he believes that the Blue Jays are ready to make the AL East a four team race (three teams if you think the Carl Crawford deal coupled with Theo Epstein's departure will doom...
Ranking the Starting Rotations of the AL East
December 3rd, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Though the division is more known for its offensive firepower, the Tampa Bay Rays have demonstrated in recent years that if one of the also-rans of the AL East wants to knock off the divisional titans in New York and Boston, they would do well to have a strong starting...
