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A.J. Burnett, Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Casey Jannsen, Davis Romero, Frank Thomas, Gregg Zaun, Gustavo Chacin, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Frasor, Jason Phillips, Jason Smith, Jeremy Accardo, John Gibbons, John McDonald, Josh Towers, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Matt Stairs, Reed Johnson, Roy Halladay, Royce Clayton, Sal Fasano, Scott Downs, Shaun Marcum, Tomo Ohka, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells March 28, 2007

Know Thy Enemy 2007: Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to take the next step.
The team that leapfrogged the Red Sox for second place at the deep end of last season is now focusing their attention on a first place crown and a much awaited playoff appearance. Life for Toronto isn

Categories: A.J. Burnett Aaron Hill Alex Rios B.J. Ryan Casey Jannsen Davis Romero Frank Thomas Gregg Zaun Gustavo Chacin J.P. Ricciardi Jason Frasor Jason Phillips Jason Smith Jeremy Accardo John Gibbons John McDonald Josh Towers Know Thy Enemy Lyle Overbay Matt Stairs Reed Johnson Roy Halladay Royce Clayton Sal Fasano Scott Downs Shaun Marcum Tomo Ohka Toronto Blue Jays Troy Glaus Vernon Wells

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  1. Mike Boehm March 28, 2007 at 9:52 AM #

    Signing Frank Thomas will make life painful for AL East opposing pitchers. I thought the guy was done at the begining of last year with Oakland, but he came back with a vengance. I expect him to continue paying off in Toronto.
    John Gibbons though is a detractor from this team. By all accounts he's one of the brightest young baseball minds in the game today. But when you try to beat up your pitchers (especially the ones who are accomplished Ninjas and stuff) in the clubhouse, you're not going to be able to control the team.
    The guy needs anger management training, or perhaps just management training, fast. If he can get that temper under control the Blue Jays could win the division (you know, adding in that the back end of their rotation performs above expectations). But if he's still crazy, the Jays could finish 4th as well.
    You just can't punch your pitchers. It's not an effective management tool.

  2. Brian March 28, 2007 at 9:13 PM #

    Jays will finish 2nd.

  3. Dave April 3, 2007 at 1:16 PM #

    Being a Jay's fan I can honestly say this is the most talented group of guys I have ever seen in this city. We have some question marks in the rotation but have also seen some serious improvment in Towers and hopefully a bounce back to form is in the cards for 07. We can definitly afford to give up a little pop at SS with the best 3-4-5 in the AL right now. Claytons defense is his biggest asset. If he fails we have a capable John McDonald who is a carbon copy of Clayton. Even with bad pitching this offense should run up the score enough that we can afford the odd bad outing from the back end. Expect some suprises from guys like Stairs and Smith who are both solid coming off the bench. Ask most Jay's fans and our biggest loss was Catelanatto and Spiers who were both highly under-rated and will be missed.

  4. MARV July 21, 2007 at 4:42 AM #

    gibbons 1 of the brightest young minds in bseball"???
    after that being said there is no credibility to any of the comments. WELLS mvp ??? thomas a stud/