Blue Jays Have Things to Prove

The Washington Post;  September 26, 1987 ;     700+ words ......we're going to find out what the Toronto Blue Jays are made of. Bill Madlock made sure of...the olecranon bone in his elbow. Most Blue Jays think Madlock's takeout slide was, as...League East season. Now, how will the Blue Jays, probably the most talented team in baseball...

Blue Jays Win AL East With Two Runs in 9th; Carter Drives In Final Run to...

The Washington Post;  October 3, 1991 ;     700+ words ...The Toronto Blue Jays, hardly a team renowned for its late-seas...in home attendance in a season, the Blue Jays sent the SkyDome's sellout, towel-waving...against relief ace Bryan Harvey. The Blue Jays had squandered a 4-3 lead to trail 5...

Angels are listless against Blue Jays

Daily Breeze;  August 18, 2005 ;     668 words ...The Toronto Blue Jays won with diving catches, timely hitting...of languid performances against the Blue Jays culminated with a soggy 4-1 loss at...about the Angels' efforts against the Blue Jays in 2005. Maybe it was because the Blue...

Blue Jays Put All-Star OF Wells on DL

AP Online;  June 16, 2004 ;     239 words ......06-16-2004 Dateline: TORONTO Toronto Blue Jays' Vernon Wells checks on teammate Alex...June 13, 2004. The Diamondbacks beat the Blue Jays, 5-3. (AP Photo/Aaron Harris) All-Star...the 15-day disabled list by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday because of a strained right...

A's, Hudson feeling all right Injury scare mars victory over Blue Jays

Oakland Tribune;  August 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Hudson's right hand was not broken by Blue Jays first baseman Dave Berg's line drive...victory after Keith Foulke stuffed a Blue Jays rally in the ninth for his 30th save...one out, Guillen homered. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. Blue Jays second: Delgado walked...

Blue Jays Hand Bedard 1st Loss; Toronto Tags O's Starter for 5 Runs

The Washington Post;  April 27, 2006 ;     646 words ...Blue Jays 8, Orioles 2 He stood up and began stretching...plexiglass window that looks into the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen beyond the right field wall...Ryan, once the Orioles' closer, now the Blue Jays', breezed through the ninth in a non-save...

For Blue Jays, Best Is Not Good Enough; Model Franchise Bears Weight of...

The Washington Post;  June 5, 1992 ;     700+ words ...The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at Camden Yards for this weekend...have been stuck with crueler tags. The Blue Jays have won more games than any team in...of people remember. They remember the Blue Jays blowing a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven...

DOUBLE-A COACH MAY REPLACE PEVEY; MIKE BASSO HEADS THE BLUE JAYS' MINOR...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 7, 2005 ;     587 words ......Michael Staff writer When the Toronto Blue Jays needed a manager for the Triple-A Syracuse...hired as Toronto's first base coach, the Blue Jays could turn to their Double-A team again...void. Mike Basso, the manager of the Blue Jays' Double-A club in Manchester, N.H., is...

Blue Jays complete sweep of Angels.

The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  May 4, 2003 ;     267 words ......against sub-.500 teams like the Toronto Blue Jays as springboards to contention and their...been hit with a two-by-four after the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep with an...handcuffed the Angels offensively, two Blue Jays in particular ruined the Angels' weekend...

Tucker makes Blue Jays pay Intentional walk to Bonds helps Giants rally to...

Oakland Tribune;  June 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ......wouldn't see a strike. And he was right. The Blue Jays put Bonds aboard intentionally, Durham...Diamondbacks, Devil Rays, Orioles and Blue Jays. "I like it, just because the city is...we've won a game with a walk like that." Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca said he was trying...

Twins come up short; Blue Jays escape late jams to win.(SPORTS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 9, 1998 ;     555 words ......contend with more than just the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Equally troublesome...of that added up to a 9-6 loss to the Blue Jays in the Metrodome. While the Twins enjoyed...pitchers used by the Twins walked eight Blue Jays and grooved a few other pitches. It is...

Rangers Hold Off Blue Jays

AP Online;  May 1, 2002 ;     517 words ......as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 Tuesday night before the smallest...any of his six starts this season. The Blue Jays, who opened a six-game homestand after...home run, a two- run shot in the ninth. Blue Jays starter Luke Prokopec (1-3) gave up five...

Twins 3, Blue Jays 0

AP Online;  August 12, 1999 ;     422 words ......Writer AP Online 08-12-1999 Twins 3, Blue Jays 0 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Rookie Joe Mays...Twins over Pat Hentgen and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Thursday. Mays (5-4) allowed an infield...Chicago Cubs a week earlier, left the Blue Jays on Thursday and told the club he was...

Blue Jays figure to wing it in 1998 and then soar in '99

Sporting News;  March 2, 1998 ;     648 words ...The Blue Jays are depending heavily on one of the fundamental...who's holding the calculator), then the Blue Jays should be a strong contender in the A...relative. Which brings us back to the Blue Jays, who have one of the top pitching staffs...

ADVANTAGE, BLUE JAYS?

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 2, 1993 ;     700+ words ......Bergen County, NJ) 08-02-1993 ADVANTAGE, BLUE JAYS? -- YANKEES SAY RICKEY'S NOT THE DIFFERENCE...Let's see. The Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays played to a standoff through the first...relief pitcher Paul Assenmacher. The Blue Jays added Rickey Henderson. Now, as the Yankees...