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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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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
We took a look at the guys that were on our prospect list last year, to see which ones should move up or down on the list, now let's take a look at guys that weren't on last year's list and maybe could be this year. We'll look at the guys in that were in Triple and Double-A today and look at the possible prospects from A-ball tomorrow. Brian Dopirak : Last year, when we put together the list, Dopirak...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Jays have added first baseman/DH Brian Dopirak to the 40-man roster and also acquired utility man Mike McCoy off the waiver wire from the Colorado Rockies. McCoy comes to the Jays after getting his first taste of the big leagues this past season. The 28 year-old right-handed hitter played 12 games with the Rockies as a September callup and there was speculation he might have been up sooner with...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Jays made a couple of roster moves today. Here is the press release: BLUE JAYS MAKE 40 MAN ROSTER ADDITIONS The TORONTO BLUE JAYS made two additions to the 40-man roster today by selecting the contract of 1B BRIAN DOPIRAK from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League and claiming infielder MIKE McCOY on waivers from the Colorado Rockies . DOPIRAK, 25, split the 2009 season between New Hampshire of...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
To complete the minor league week here on Batters Box let's look at the movement in the top 30 lists from 2008 to 2009. Five players graduated to the major leagues, replaced by five players who are new to the organization since last season. Thirteen players dropped off the list from 2008 and thirteen players made it on to the lists despite being overlooked last year. Graduates: Travis Snider, #1 in...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
The Blue Jays recently announced the Webster Award winners who will be presented with their awards this weekend at the Rogers Centre. Baseball America is starting their league top 20's today with the GCL and Carlos Perez makes the list. The Webster Award winners are: AAA - Randy Ruiz AA - Brian Dopirak High A - Moises Sierra A - Johermyn Chavez Low A - Sean Ochinko Rookie - Carlos Perez Dominican -...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
I'm just going to cut and paste this exactly as it is in the press release. Congratulations to all winners. We have some good young players coming up in our system and, of course, Randy Ruiz, who isn't so young but is good. BLUE JAYS ANNOUNCE 2009 WEBSTER AWARD WINNERS The TORONTO BLUE JAYS are pleased to announce the following players have been selected as this year’s recipients of the R. HOWARD...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
In a season where the minor leagues send players such as Travis Snider, Ricky Romero, Brett Cecil, Marc Rzepczynski and Scott Richmond to the big league club, is it fair to say that 2009 was a disappointing year for the minor leagues? Although those players made a great contribution to the major league team the system behind them is thin and many players who had great expectations on them failed to...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Continuing the 'do as little as possible' mode that the Jays are in at the moment, they have called up David Purcey , Jeremy Accardo and Kyle Phillips . They moved Shawn Marcum from the 15 to the 60 day DL to make room for Phillips on the 40 man roster. Moving Marcum doesn't cost them anything as he wasn't going to pitch this season so it doesn't matter which list he is on. Purcey will likely fill...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Jeff Blair gets things going in the Globe and Mail today with a column questioning Cito Gaston. "Cito should have done better" is the headline. JP Riccardi has been the target of the scribes up to now but Blair is the first one to take on Gaston. Blair does credit the blogosphere for discussing this over the last few weeks. With the Jays touch and go to win 70 games this is likely the first...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
I've been waiting all season for a perfect 5-0 day from the affiliates. Could the final Sunday of the season be the one? Las Vegas 3 Portland 2 (10 innings) Not even a homer by Russ Adams could beat the 51s on this night. Poor ol' Russ isn't exactly tearing it up with the Beavers, putting together a .680 OPS over 35 games. In any event, J.P. Arencibia had a decent night, going 3-for-5 with an RBI....
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
And that's 'cause they didn't play. At least this thing's almost over. Las Vegas 4 Portland 5 Well, J.P. Arencibia 's nice little hot streak came to a crashing halt with an 0-for-4 with 3 Ks. Brian Dopirak's didn't, though as he went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI, which gives him 102 across two levels. Fabio Castro wasn't all that fabulous in his final start of the season going 5 innings and allowing three runs...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 4 hours ago: New York Yankees' Nick Swisher, right, slides safely into second base as Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Marco Scutaro fields the throw after a Blue Jays error in the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) Browse more photos » Yankees 6 Blue Jays 4 I don't...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
As the season winds down in the minors the affiliates won two of five games last night. Las Vegas won on the strength of a one hit-around inning while some of Auburn�s bats came to life, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, Lansing and Dunedin both lost by two and the Fisher Cats lost a tough game. Players with the initials A and M turned in the two best performances on the farm. Fresno 8 @ Las...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
The top two minor league affiliates swept a doubleheader of sorts against their San Francisco counterparts and number three laid the smack down on a Yankees affiliate. Those are the highlights of a 3-2 night on the farm. Las Vegas 7 Fresno 3 Las Vegas, NV - It didn't look like this one was going to go the 51's way after the first two-and-a-half innings. Former Twin/Brewer/Royal/Giant Matt Kinney, who...
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