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

October 7, 2014January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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, 2014January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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, 2012January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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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Contract Talks 

Revisiting the B.J. Ryan Contract

November 14, 2011January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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, 2010January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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, 2010January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter 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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