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Jays’ GM willing to give teams time to talk contract with Halladay before making trade

In an apparent departure from his predecessor, Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos will give teams interested in trading for ace right-hander Roy Halladay a window to discuss a contract extension with the pitcher.

The Blue Jays’ Web site reports Anthopoulos would allow teams to talk to Halladay about an extension if it means the interested team will improve its trade offer. Halladay is signed through next season.

Former GM J.P. Ricciardi opposed the idea of a contract window when he was shopping Halladay last summer.

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November 18, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball, Blue Jays, Blue Jays Baseball, Blue Jays News, MLB, roy halladay, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays | No Comments Yet

Lind powers Jays victory

BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years.

The Red Sox clinched the AL wild-card berth when the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night and eliminated Texas from the race. That gave Boston its seventh wild-card berth – more than any other team in the majors.

The Red Sox had long since lost to Toronto – their fifth consecutive loss – and most of the players left Fenway Park to find someplace else to wait for the West Coast game to end. Slugger David Ortiz said he would come back to the clubhouse for the traditional spraying of the champagne.

“Hell, yeah,” he shouted, calling for a clubhouse attendant to give him a pair of goggles. “We worked our way to be in this situation. Even not winning this game tonight, you move into the playoffs so there’s a celebration.”

Adam Lind hit three of Toronto’s six homers to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-7 victory and put Boston’s celebration on hold. The Red Sox scored five times in the eighth inning and put two on with two outs in the ninth before Jason Frasor got Kevin Youkilis looking on a 3-2 pitch to end it.

Click here to read the full article – By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of Thestar.com

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September 30, 2009 Posted by rsanrel | Adam Lind, Blue Jays Apparel, Blue Jays News, Blue Jays Stuff, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | al east, Baseball, Blue Jays, Blue Jays Apparel, Blue Jays Shirts, Blue Jays T-Shirts, Blue Jays Tees, jays baseball, major league baseball, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays, toronto jays | No Comments Yet

Purcey passes Jays’ audition

The Blue Jays have been waiting a long time for David Purcey to realize his potential. The big lefty showed flashes of his ability on the mound last season and was trusted with a spot in the club’s rotation when this year began.

On Monday night, Purcey helped lead the Blue Jays to a 9-2 victory over the Orioles at Rogers Centre, but it was a win that was a long time coming for the pitcher. The win was Purcey’s first in more than a year for Toronto — a drought that Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston did not expect.

“I didn’t think so,” Gaston said. “He’s still a kid, too, I guess.”

At 27 years old and with enough Major League service time to no longer be considered a rookie, Purcey is hardly a kid anymore. He was supposed to be a fixture in Toronto’s staff this year — rather that someone who needed another four months of seasoning on the farm with Triple-A Las Vegas.

Click here to read the full article – By Jordan Bastian of MLB.com

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September 22, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball, Blue Jays, Blue Jays Baseball, Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays | No Comments Yet

Snider leads Jays’ homer charge

The field was littered with equipment. A handful of helmets and bats were scattered in the grass down the first-base line at Yankee Stadium, and in the dirt behind home plate, the chest protector belonging to Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas was abandoned.

A few minutes earlier, New York’s Shelley Duncan was gripping the straps of that chest guard, pulling Barajas out from the bottom of a dogpile during a heated altercation between the Jays and Yankees during the eighth inning of Toronto’s 10-4 victory on Tuesday night.

The late-inning eruption — ignited when Yankees catcher Jorge Posada took exception to a very wild pitch from reliever Jesse Carlson — overshadowed a game filled with positives for the Blue Jays. Toronto matched a season high with five home runs, including two from rookie Travis Snider, and ace Roy Halladay was effective in earning his 15th win of the year.

Click here to read the full article – By Jordan Bastian of MLB.com

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September 16, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider | Baseball, Blue Jays, Blue Jays Baseball, Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider | No Comments Yet

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September 2, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Blue Jays Memorabilia, Carlos Delgado, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball, Blue Jays, Blue Jays Memorabilia, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Delgado Memorabilia, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | No Comments Yet

Blue Jays want Hill to be more patient

It’s hard to find fault with the season Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill is having. His 30 home runs are nearly double his previous career mark of 17 — which tied Roberto Alomar’s club record for second basemen — and put him in fourth in the American League in that category, and first among AL second basemen.

Going into Wednesday’s game, Hill’s average stood at .289 and he had knocked in 82 runs from the second slot in the batting order.

This, after missing almost all of last season with a serious concussion.

Yet, if there’s one area in which Hill could improve, it would be his ability to draw walks. He has gotten only 29 free passes this year — good for sixth place on his team, and seventh among AL second basemen.

Click here to read the full article – By Erika Gilbert of MLB.com

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August 27, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Blue Jays News, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays | Aaron Hill, Baseball, Blue Jays, MLB, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays | No Comments Yet