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AL Feast Week 8: The All-Loaded Up Edition (05/12/2013)

Here at Jays Journal we like to keep you up to date with breaking news, statistical analysis and opinion pieces on the players, staff and front office of the Toronto Blue Jays. But in the sports world…Read More

Game Thread: Toronto Blue Jays (12-21) at Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) – They’re Doing It Again

The Toronto Blue Jays have gone and done it again. They’ve sucked me back in, shown me that glimmer of hope, by the end of this Game Thread we could have an honest to goodness win streak! I’m…Read More

Q&A with Rays Colored Glasses Editor Robbie Knopf

The Blue Jays kick off what could very well be their toughest 12-game stretch until the summer tonight against the Rays, so I brought in Robbie Knopf, editor of FanSided’s great Rays site Rays Colored…Read More

Brett Lawrie vs. Bill Miller

As you have surely heard by now, last night’s game against the Rays took an unexpected turn in the bottom of the ninth inning, when both Brett Lawrie and John Farrell were ejected after arguing…Read More

Jays Journal Series Preview: May 3-5 vs. Tampa Bay Rays

After a tough three-game series in the Bronx, the Jays stay in the AL East and find themselves making their 2011 Tropicana Field debut for three games. Joining me for the series preview is Ben Ice, Lead…Read More

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Jays Journal Series Preview: April 22-24 vs. Tampa Bay Rays

After splitting a two-game series with the Yankees – where the Jays rallied back in a team effort…Read More

The Argument for Kyle Drabek to Start the 2011 Season in the Minors

With left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes set to make what is perhaps the most important start of his career tonight…Read More

Determining the AL East All-Division Team: We Need Your Help!

Over the next week or so, Jays Journal will be teaming up with the other FanSided AL East writers to…Read More

Jays Jots: Yunel Escobar, Jose Bautista, Manny Ramirez, Pat Borders

Here are some links, with a new look, to get you by until this afternoon, including a look at the Rays’…Read More

Blue Jays Interested in Jon Rauch?

In addition to the rumors surrounding the Blue Jays and free agent reliever Brian Fuentes, it was reported…Read More

How the Matt Garza Trade Affects the Blue Jays

Officially announced on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays shipped out Matt Garza and his squirrel tail goatee,…Read More

The Remaining Left-Handed Hitting 1B/DH Options for the 2011 Blue Jays

Last Wednesday, in an article on the Jays official team website, GM Alex Anthopoulos revealed that he…Read More

Another Take on the Blue Jays’ 2010 Rule 5 Draft

With so many quality choices available in this year’s deep Rule 5 Draft, it was almost a foregone…Read More

Blue Jays “Interested” In Carlos Pena

This sounds like exactly the type of move that Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos was talking about on Friday…Read More

Non-Tendered Player Watch: D.J. Carrasco, Jose Veras, J.P. Howell

Here’s the final installment concerning non-tendered relievers that could interest the Jays going…Read More