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Preview: Jays look to Avoid Sweep against Guthrie, Royals
With a 20% chance of precipitation in Kansas City tonight, the above picture is a computer-generated look at what we presume Mark Buehrle would look like during a rain delay.
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Preview: Blue Jays (12-14) send Hutchison to usurp the throne from Royals (13-12)
If the Blue Jays want to avoid another disaster like last night’s bullpen meltdown version 2-point-oh-dear-God-I’ve-lost-count-already, they’ll probably need Drew Hutchison to go all 9 innings tonight.
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Bullpen Implodes Again – Royals topple Blue Jays
Dustin McGowan was wearing his insulin pump Tuesday night in an attempt to lower eleveated blood sugar levels. In the early going, he had to lower elevated blood pressure levels of Blue Jays’ fans.
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Preview: All Eyes on McGowan on Royal Visit
Dustin McGowan (1-1, 6.88) makes would could possibly be his final start as a Blue Jay when Toronto begins it’s three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (8:10 ET, Sportsnet).
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Goins, Goins, Gone
The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned infielder Ryan Goins to AAA Buffalo. A corresponding move will be announced on Tuesday ahead of the team’s game in Kansas City.
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Recap: Dickey shines as Blue Jays avoid sweep with a 7-1 win
The story of the game is undoubtedly R.A. Dickey’s best pitching performance of the season. 6.1 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 0 walks (!!!), 6 strikeouts. But the story behind the story is how short of a leash Dickey had.
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Podcast: Episode One, Sunday April 27
Here, it is folks. The very first edition of the 7th Inning Stretch Podcast, something we hope will be a weekly feature here on Jays Balk. In this episode, Matt, Pete and Asher discuss the possibility of Marcus Stroman making his MLB debut next week, the futures of Dustin McGowan and Brandon Morrow, the black…
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Recap: Red Sox edge Blue Jays Despite Morrow’s No Hitter
Wait, what? Yes, you read that correctly. Brandon Morrow threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, and the Blue Jays still lost 7-6. Kind of.
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Preview: Blue Jays Turn to Morrow to Snap Skid
The Toronto Blue Jays (11-12) send Brandon Morrow to the hill in hopes of snapping their first three-game losing streak of the season, when they take on the Boston Red Sox (11-13), (1:07 ET, Sportsnet).
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Recap: Orioles 11 @ Blue Jays 4 – or Deja Vu All Over Again
Come for the beer and the ballgame, stay for the bullpen blow-up. That pretty much sums of the mid-to-late-April, 2014 Toronto Blue Jays. And the most frustrating part is that just about every arm in the bullpen has caused or been apart of a meltdown in the past week, so it’s not as though any…
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