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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
As a "reward" for loyal fans and season ticket holders for a 75 win campaign, the Blue Jays organization is considering jacking up the price of single game tickets for next season according to the Globe & Mail . In addition, the team is cutting back benefits for season ticket holders such as free plane trips to Dunedin next spring. What's next? Inviting dead players to try out before...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Evil Empire manager Joe Girardi is looking to change his uniform number from 27 to 28. My suggestion to him is to 86 this idea. Another would involve the number 96 backwards and any of his players. In all fairness, Girardi did bail someone out of a jam recently. Personally, I think it's ridiculous for managers and coaches to have numbers to begin with. They're usually wearing team-issued windbreakers...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mike Wilner says a lot of things I agree with in his post yesterday talking about Vernon Wells and Edwin Encarnacion 's wrist surgeries. In two of the last three years Vernon has had terrible seasons and seemingly in both he has tried to play through injuries. Now to his credit, neither year has he tried to use the injury as an excuse. In 2007 he hurt his shoulder and he never said anything about it,...
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Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
With postseason baseball still going on, there isn't much to talk about Orioles -wise beyond the minor moves that have been made in the past few days. I figure with 1 to 2 days of the baseball season remaining, it might be fun to take a look at the events of the 2009 Orioles seasons. Not a recap or analysis, really, as a ton of sites have already done that, but a look back at some memorable events...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
A's manager Bob Geren, right, greets Landon Powell after Powell's grand slam in the second inning against the Royals. OAKLAND - Landon Powell hit his first career grand slam to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Wednesday. Ryan Sweeney had two hits and drove in two runs, while Trevor Cahill won back-to-back starts for the first time in more than two months. Powell homered...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ Associated Press A's shortstop Cliff Pennington, right, steals second base as Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo waits for the throw from the plate. OAKLAND – Ryan Sweeney had a two-run triple and scored the go-ahead run on Adam Kennedy's bases loaded fielder's choice grounder in the sixth inning to help the A's beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Monday night. Rajai Davis...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Royals manager Trey Hillman informed club officials that he hopes to return in time for tonight’s series opener against Seattle after missing Monday’s game at Tampa Bay because of what he termed “an emergency back home.” Hillman departed after Sunday’s game for Texas. Bench coach John Gibbons served as manager for Monday’s game, and special-assignment...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
On this day in MLBTR history: Last year, the Blue Jays fired manager John Gibbons and Matt Holliday talks were still swirling. In '07, we actually cared who was on Eric Gagne's team veto list and saw Michael Barrett get traded to the Padres. Bill Ladson at MLBlogs got word that reports that a Nationals rep saw Pedro Martinez pitch Friday are untrue. Joe Pawlikowski at River Ave. Blues takes issue with...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
Gonna free fall out into nothing Gonna leave this world for a while It was just about this time last season when a three week death spiralcost John Gibbons his job. What's different about this one? Two things, mainly. This one has gone on a little longer. The bad streak from last year covered 19 games. The team went 4-15, and Gibbons walked the plank when it reached 4-13. The 2009 team has just lost...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
B ill "Spaceman" Lee was widely known for his free-spirited ways while pitching for the Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos from 1969 to 1982. At 10 a.m. today, he'll join the Rev. John Gibbons at the pulpit at First Parish in Bedford to share his thoughts about baseball and life in "The Sermon on the Mound: Don't Drive Faster ...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
While I had the spreadsheet open, I thought I'd check Jays starts onshort rest. This data goes all the way back to the beginning. No Blue Jay has ever started a game with 0 days rest, but 9 times a Toronto pitcher has started with just 1 Day of Rest. Which sounds a little alarming, but in each case what had happened is the pitcher made a relief appearance, didn't pitch the next day, and started the...
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Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
More photos » by Kevin P. Casey - AP about 2 hours ago: Baltimore Orioles' Aubrey Huff slides back to third base late as he is caught leading off by the Seattle Mariners' Rob Johnson in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Seattle, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey) Browse more photos » I'm not going to take too long a time to write this, because it's just too disheartening....
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Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Every once in a while, I get asked a question via the form at TorontoMike.com/contact.html . Here's a question I just received. Who was the third baseman that nearly came to blow with John Gibbons a few seasons ago and where is he now? Ah yes, John Gibbons, super scrapper. I remember two physical fights between Gibbons and his players. The first altercation, and the one I believe you're referring...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 27 (UPI) -- Kansas City Royals Manager Trey Hillman has been suspended for one game following his ejection from a game this week. Major League Baseball Vice President Bob Watson said Wednesday that Hillman was would miss one game and was fined an undisclosed amount for inappropriate actions during Monday's game. Managers cannot appeal suspensions, so Hillman was to miss the Royals'...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman has been suspended for one game following an argument with home plate umpire Paul Emmel. Hillman was ejected by Emmel during Monday's game against Detroit after arguing a called third strike on Willie Bloomquist. The Royals say the suspension is for one game, and bench coach John Gibbons would manage the team Wednesday against Detroit. The ejection was the fourth...
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