Today, Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in One Bad Inning.) about : New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira is tagged out by Toronto Blue Jays catcher Raul Chavez during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Friday, July 3, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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And By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Toronto Blue Jays says (in Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2) Toronto @ ^ New York @ ^.

And By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Toronto Blue Jays says (in Yankees Beat Blue Jays 4-2 for 8th Win in 9 Games) NEW YORK (AP) -- A.J. Burnett quickly got the New York Yankees back to their winning ways.

This Week, Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in That Was So Much More Fun; Romero and Jays Beat Rays) Anyway the rest of the offense was fine, we had 8 hits, with 3 homers, one each from Rod Barajas, Adam Lind and Rolen. Our new number 3 hitter, Lind, had 2 hits as did Rolen. 0 fors went to Hill, Millar and Rios (who did have a walk and hit one hard the other way but Gabe Gross made a good catch).

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in We Still Can't Score Against Matt Garza) We got 8 hits and 4 walks and yet only scored 1 run, hard to believe. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit except Marco Scutaro ( but he had 2 walks), Lyle Overbay and Russ Adams. Some power would have been nice, we only had one extra base hit, a double by Aaron Hill. Vernon Wells and Scott Rolen...

And By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Toronto Blue Jays says (in Romero Wins Third Straight Start, Beats Rays 5-0) TORONTO (AP) -- Ricky Romero pitched four-hit ball over eighth innings, Rod Barajas, Adam Lind and Scott Rolen each homered and the Toronto Blue Jays end the Tampa Bay Rays' seven-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory Wednesday.

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Even the Doctor isn't the Cure for all that Ails Us, Halladay Loses to Rays) about : Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay wipes sweat off his brow while pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)

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And By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Toronto Blue Jays says (in Rays 4, Blue Jays 1) Tampa Bay @ ^ Toronto @ ^.

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in One We Should Have Won) about : Toronto Blue Jays' John McDonald, bottom, collides with Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz, top, while being tagged out in a rundown during the bottom of the ninth inning of interleague baseball game action in Toronto on Sunday, June 28, 2009. The Phillies won 5-4. (A...

Last Week, Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Everyone Loves Ricky Romero, Jays Beat Phillies) We are all hoping for a quick recovery for you Rod. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darren Calabrese)

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Jays of the Day are Romero (.354 WPA) and Alex Rios (.114). Honorable mention to Hill for a double and a great DP, Rolen and Scoot. No Suckage Jays, Millar come closest (-.081).

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Can We Get Bronson Arroyo Traded to the AL East, We Need to Face Him More Than Once a Year) That was a great first inning. 3 homers, 5 runs and the game was pretty much over. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells and Adam Lind went deep. Vernon had a great day at the plate with the homer, a double and a walk. Hill had two hits as well, he looked much better at the plate than he has in the last little while. Li...

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Brian Tallet was Great, Bullpen Less So) about : Cincinnati Reds third baseman Adam Rosales, left, lunges for the ball as Toronto Blue Jays' Alex Rios steals third base during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

2 Weeks Ago, Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in As Good as Yesterday's Game Was.....Today's Was Bad) Blue Jays 1 Nationals 2 (11 innings)

The only guy with more than 1 hit was Vernon Wells, he would have had 3 expect for an amazing catch by Nationals center fielder, Willie Harris. Look for the highlight of that one. Vernon made great catch too, earlier in the game.

3 Weeks Ago, Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Dangling Conversation, Debate Edition: Should JP Go?) But things have changed since then.  Sure, the B.J. Ryan deal tanked, as most multi-year deals to relievers are destined to.  The Vernon Wells deal isn't looking any better (though Wells was the Jays' best offensive weapon last season) and the Overbay deal, while at reasonable cost, has hurt...

And Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter says (in Doc Wins His 10th of the Season) Offensively Aaron Hill broke out of his 0 for 25 streak with a 2 run homer and Lyle Overbay was 2 for 3 with a massive solo homer to center. Not that it will matter to the folks that think it's funny to call him Lyle Overpaid but he is batting .302 and has been just terrific all season. But like I said th...