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Jays Journal Series Preview: April 11-13 vs. Seattle Mariners

Jared Macdonald — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:52:16 +0000

After a draining series against the Angels that saw the Jays win on Friday, lose a heartbreaker in extra innings with a peculiar interference call on Saturday, and fail to support Jo-Jo Reyes’ stellar outing due to getting dominated by Jered Weaver on Sunday, our Jays continue their west coast trip to face the Mariners. It’s a perfect opportunity to pick up some momentum and for the Jays to look sweeping their first series of the season.

Joining me for the series preview is Harrison Crow, Lead Writer of FanSided’s great Mariners site Sodo Mojo and he’ll be adding everything on the Mariners after the jump. Here’s everything you need to know:

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Kevin Kouzmanoff to the Blue Jays? or Chone Figgins?

Jared Macdonald — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:22:29 +0000

ESPN’s Buster Olney sparked a slew of discussion on Twitter just under an hour ago where, after saying a third team could be involved in the rumored Chone Figgins/Kevin Kouzmanoff swap between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics, he speculated that the Jays could be that team and be the recipient of Kouzmanoff’s services.

This could also get people thinking about something else:

Could Anthopoulos be trying to trump the Athletics’ offer and grab Chone Figgins himself? (more…)

Jays Jots 12/09: Rogers Inc., Jason Varitek, J.P. Arencibia, Shaun Marcum

Jared Macdonald — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:56:38 +0000

With the Winter Meetings officially wrapping up today, here are a few links to keep you busy:

In his trademark style, Drew Stoeten at Drunk Jays Fans addresses the parts of the Jays’ fan base that are annoyed that Rogers isn’t spending big money on players as a result of the colossal Red Sox moves this week.
Speaking of the Red Sox, Dustin Parkes over at Getting Blanked offers a look into their 2011 team along with quotes from Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos. (more…)