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Happy Birthday Jon Rauch

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Tom Szczerbowski-Imagn Images And Len Matuszek, Jason Phillips and Matt Shoemaker Jon Rauch turns 46 today. Rauch was our closer for the 2011 season. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the best of years. He had a 4.85 ERA and 11 saves (5 blown saves) in 53 games. He gave up 11 home runs in 52 innings. He had 14 walks and 36 strikeouts in 52 innings—not the strikeout numbers … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Jon Rauch

Off-Day Bantering

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Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Jays got their seventh win of September last night. After a very good August, I was hopeful about next season. This month makes me think we’ll be lucky not to be worse next year. But I’m willing to watch what they do this winter. There isn’t much for Jays’ news this morning; we haven’t even heard about today’s change in the back of the … [Read more...] about Off-Day Bantering

Jays Out-Clase Red Sox 6-1

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Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Settle for staving off the sweep despite outscoring 12-11 in aggregate Red Sox 1 at Blue Jays 6 On September 28, 1986, the Boston Red Sox hammered the Toronto Blue Jays 12-3 at Fenway, jumping all over a n undistinguished rookie starter by the name of Duane Ward to eliminate the Jays from postseason contention and clinch the division title on … [Read more...] about Jays Out-Clase Red Sox 6-1

Jays Roster Move: Brett de Geus Up, Tommy Nance Down

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Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Who figured we would have roster moves with just four games. But here we are. Tommy Nance has been optioned to the Spring Training Complex (not that he’ll go there). Brett de Geus was recalled from Buffalo. de Geus was picked up off waivers from the Marlins on September 12th. He’s a RHP. He pitched 5.2 innings for the Marlins earlier in … [Read more...] about Jays Roster Move: Brett de Geus Up, Tommy Nance Down