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MLB Opening Day: Odds Stacked Against Toronto Blue Jays

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

What a difference a year makes in the life and times of a Toronto Blue Jays supporter. Last year, the Blue Jays went into the season as MLB favorite to win the World Series and ended up hitting every pothole imaginable in the long road of a baseball season. They finished in last place in...

MLB

Joe Maddon Opts-Out of Contract with Rays

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Tampa Bay Rays’ head coach Joe Maddon, who took Tampa from a struggling expansion team to annual contender, has opted out of his contract and will no longer manage the Rays effective immediately. Maddon, whose contract runs through 2015, has previously stated that he is happy at the helm of the Rays and excepted to...

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Hit or stick? Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos vs. trade deadline

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 19, 2013

Throw all the excuses aside and forget everything that happened in the first half of the MLB season. Right now, all that matters for the Toronto Blue Jays is the next 13 days on the schedule starting with Friday night’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto enters the second half four games under .500...

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American League East Preview: Jays Lead the Way

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: March 31, 2013

According to the most recent MLB futures, Toronto is the pre-season pick not only to win the most games in the division, but also to take the American League East, the American League pennant and the World Series. So no pressure, right? Well, at least one other team in the division might have something to...

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A.L. East Preview: Arms Race Favors Rays, But They Need More

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 23, 2012

Working with one of the smaller payrolls in Major League Baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays nonetheless have found ways to contend since their trip to the World Series in 2008. While they’ve seen the playoffs three of the past four years, they only made it in 2011 because of Boston’s spectacular September collapse. They’ll need...

MLB

Baseball: Five Best Pitchers Under 25

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 3, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at the best five pitchers under 25 currently working in the major leagues. One of the keys to successful MLB betting is getting smart sooner than anyone else. Everyone knows that Josh Beckett or CC Sabathia are good bets in a ball game. What you need to do is find the guys...