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Vernon Wells Could Start All Star Game

Vernon Wells is currently tearing the cover off the ball for the New York Yankees. He has a .354 on base percentage with 10 homeruns and has already put up a 1.5 WAR as we sit here in mid-May. It’s…Read More

Is Mark Buehrle A Cost of Being Competitive?

While the Jays were able to mount an epic comeback on Monday night after Mark Buehrle gave up seven runs to the Rays, that sort of offensive firepower is not the sort of run support  Buehrle can expect …Read More

National Boo Week In Toronto

If you’ve been a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays since 2009 salary dump has to be 2 of your favorite words in the English dictionary. After all if there was no such thing as salary dumps Alex Rios and…Read More

The History of Our Home Openers: 2008

This is the year it all went south. Sure we had a winning record and some outstanding players but the key here is J.P. Ricciardi may know talent but developing that talent was something lacking in the…Read More

The History of Our Home Openers: 2007

When I proposed this idea I thought it would not only be kind of fun for a new generation to get a glimpse of the past, but would allow me to re-think the past of our beloved Jays. Perhaps garner more…Read More

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The History of Our Home Openers: 2006

To the average fan it looked like J.P. Ricciardi was going for it this season. To help augment the…Read More

The History of Our Home Openers: 2004

And then there was one. If you recall, 2004 would be the last year with two teams from Canada. The…Read More

Wells Wells Wells Look What The Yanks Dragged In

No, you’re not dreaming. The New York Yankees are acquiring Toronto Blue Jays great Vernon Wells.…Read More

The History of Our Home Openers: 1998

We are in full blown panic mode now. Star power does not a winner make. Watching the 1997 was akin…Read More

2 Years After The Vernon Wells Trade

It was like it just happened yesterday when I got a call from my best friend telling me the greatest…Read More

Vernon Wells Comments on Jays Contractual Policy

CBS sure seems to love the Votto to Toronto story line. Unfortunately, their reporting is (at least)…Read More

How the Blue Jays Spend Money

Last month Alex Anthopoulos dropped a bombshell when he announced during the winter meetings that the…Read More

Vernon Wells Backs Young, Respects Alex Anthopoulos

For the first time in a while, a post about Michael Young‘s situation in Texas won’t be…Read More

Comprehensively Breaking Down Jose Bautista’s 5-Year/$64 million Contract

Shortly after completing his first year as Blue Jays GM, Alex Anthopoulos mentioned how in order to be…Read More

The Jose Bautista Debates Continue, Despite His Signing

Normally, fans of a club are either relieved that their team and star player didn’t go to arbitration…Read More

Jays Jots: James Paxton, Jose Bautista, J.P. Ricciardi

After a very, very good Super Bowl comes some Jays related matter, and the great news that it’s…Read More

Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some

There are 3 things that have occurred, or are about to occur, recently that affect the 2011 season of…Read More

Jays Fans Poll Results: “Are you satisfied with the moves..”

I posted this poll just before the new year, at a time that had the Rajai Davis acquisition and the…Read More

Alex Anthopoulos and the Jays Burned Some Bridges? Not Likely.

This is a post that is hard to write, because I don’t personally believe it to be a major issue…Read More

Top 50 Jays Prospects, Jays Journal Edition: #22 Darin Mastroianni

After Shane Opitz at #23, comes the player who easily benefited the most from last week’s Vernon…Read More