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    Why the Blue Jays Have Missed the Playoffs for 21 Straight Years

    October 7, 2014February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 4 Comments Alex Anthopoulos, draft picks, J.P. Ricciardi, Paul Beeston, Playoffs

    By now, everybody knows the Toronto Blue Jays have the dubious distinction of owning the longest postseason drought in baseball at 21 years running.

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    Flashback Friday: J.P. Ricciardi’s Feud with Adam Dunn

    September 5, 2014March 23, 2017 Ian Hunter 1 Comment Adam Dunn, Flashback Friday, J.P. Ricciardi

    “Do you know the guy (Adam Dunn) doesn’t even like baseball all that much?”

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    Seven Years Later: The Vernon Wells Contract

    January 2, 2014January 20, 2021 Ian Hunter 1 Comment contract extension, J.P. Ricciardi, Vernon Wells

    It’s hard to believe, but 2014 marks the final year of Vernon Wells’ 7-year/$126 million contract.

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    Was Shaun Marcum the Smoking Gun?

    January 29, 2013February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 17 Comments Alex Anthopoulos, J.P. Ricciardi, Shaun Marcum

    What happened in the clubhouse used to stay in the clubhouse.

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    Should the Blue Jays Spend Like It’s 2005?

    November 7, 2012February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 7 Comments Alex Anthopoulos, J.P. Ricciardi, offseason
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    2005 – it was a great time to be a Blue Jays fan.

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    Revisiting the B.J. Ryan Contract

    November 14, 2011September 4, 2017 Ian Hunter 4 Comments B.J. Ryan, closers, free agent closers, J.P. Ricciardi

    Anytime somebody says the Toronto Blue Jays need to sign a big-name closer, there is one name that is brought up time and time again to refute that point: B.J.

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    Flashback Friday: The Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Jose Bautista to the Blue Jays

    August 20, 2010February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 6 Comments Acid Flashback Friday, Flashback Friday, J.P. Ricciardi, Jose Bautista, Pittsburgh Pirates, trade

    In baseball, there are always two sides to every trade.

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    One Year Later: Are the Blue Jays Better or Worse Without Alex Rios?

    August 10, 2010February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 7 Comments Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox, J.P. Ricciardi, trade

    Every day, I’m reminded of what happened this very day just one year ago as an Alex Rios figurine and Alex Rios bobblehead sit prominently on my desk.

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