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July 2, 2008
BURNETT WILL BE TRADED BY THE DEADLINE—THE QUESTION IS WHERE? There is little doubt that AJ Burnett will be dealt by the Blue Jays by the July 31 trade deadline. The Jays cannot afford the luxury of a $12 million fourth starter on a club that has far too many other holes that need to be filled. Since AJ will definitely opt out of his contract at season’s end the Jays might as well get something positive for him now rather than draft choices later. May 14, 2008 - HERE'S HOW A BURNETT FOR GRIFFEY TRADE WORKS April 17, 2008 - YES JACKIE WAS CRUCIAL, BUT TWO OTHERS SHOULD BE ENSHRINED March 30, 2008 - TOO MANY IFS WHEN IT COMES TO JAY SEASON February 17, 2008 - GREG ZAUN...EITHER A LIAR OR A CHEAT November 15, 2007 - BORAS IS THE EVIL PROGENY FROM OWNER INCOMPETENCE October 17, 2007 - ROCKIES POISED TO DOMINATE N.L. WITH AN A.L. LINEUP September 20, 2007 - HEY JP, A MINOR TWEAK MEANS GETTING CARL CRAWFORD September 6, 2007 - AN MVP SEASON STILL DOESN'T MAKE A-ROD A YANKEE August 23, 2007 - KEEPING POP-GUN ATTACK SHOULD COST JP HIS JOB August 12, 2007 - BEING GREAT JUST WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR BARRY BONDS July 19, 2007 - HESITANT JAYS SHRIVEL UNDER LIGHTS OF BIG DADDY'S DEN July 5, 2007 - RICCIARDI IS A GOOD EVALUATOR BUT A LOUSY BUILDER June 10, 2007 - AN ANALYTICAL LOOK AT THE JAYS AND THEIR HITTING WOES May 10, 2007 - THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND BONDS IGNORED RECORD CHASE March 28, 2007 - NATIONAL LEAGUE HAS NOW BECOME THE JUNIOR CIRCUIT February 20, 2007 - THE SURPRISE FACTORS IN AL RACES THIS YEARS February 8, 2007 - HOPE IS ALL THAT'S LEFT IN BARGAIN SHOPPING SEASON January 10, 2007 - WRITERS GOT IT RIGHT OMITTING MCGWIRE FROM HALL December 6, 2006 - OWNERS, SELIG BACK TAKING THEIR STUPID PILLS November 8, 2006 - MY NAME IS JP RICCIARDI AND THIS IS MY SHOPPING LIST September 12, 2006 - JAYS COULD IMPROVE CLUB BY DEALING WELLS August 22, 2006 - HILLENBRAND WAS RIGHT--THE JAYS SHIP IS SINKING August 3, 2006 - "WAITING FOR BURNETT" WILL CLOSE AS A FAILED JAY PLAY July 20, 2006 - HILLENBRAND HAD REACHED POINT OF NO RETURN WITH JAYS July 6, 2006 - JAYS WILL NOT MAKE PLAYOFFS WITH PRESENT ROSTER June 1, 2006 - NOT ANOTHER LIST! BASEBALL POWER RANKINGS DONE RIGHT May 11, 2006 - CASE AGAINST BALCO REPORTERS SHOULD SWIRL DOWN DRAIN April 13, 2006 - STEROID COMMISSION SET UP TO BE EFFECTIVE TIMEWASTER March 29, 2006 - YANKS, RED SOX AND WHITE SOX TO STRUGGLE THIS YEAR March 6, 2006 - JAYS SHOULD FORGET WILD CARD AND LOOK AT DIVISION January 12, 2006 - VINDICTIVENESS, ARROGANCE FUEL BASEBALL WRITERS December 13, 2005 - MORE BIG TRADES--BUT NOT FOR MANNY, TEJADA December 1, 2005 - WINTER MEETINGS TO DECIDE CONTENDERS, PRETENDERS November 1, 2005 - OF UMPS, INSTANT REPLAY, THE SERIES AND MORE August 15, 2005 - PALMEIRO NOT ALONE ON LIST OF STEROID ABUSERS July 28, 2005 - TOO MANY BUYERS, NOT ENOUGH SELLERS AT DEADLINE June 16, 2005 - YOUNG AND IMPROVED JAYS NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME May 20, 2005 - AGE AND EXCESS ABOUT TO CRUMBLE YANKEE DYNASTY April 26, 2005 - MARLINS AND CARDS FAVOURED TO WIN IN NL March 23, 2005 - BASEBALL'S LABOUR HISTORY PART 3--FREE AGENCY February 22, 2005 - BASEBALL'S LABOUR HISTORY PART 2--CURT FLOOD February 8, 2005 - BASEBALL'S LABOUR HISTORY PART 1--MARVIN MILLER January 5, 2005 - NEW SALARY STRUCTURE NEEDED; OWNERS LOSE CONTROL November 4, 2004 - AGELESS PITCHERS SIP FROM FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH October 7, 2004 - STREAKING ASTROS SET UP PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS August 31, 2004 - HOW TO FIX THE JAYS--LET ME COUNT THE WAYS August 6, 2003 - DEADLINE DEALS FAIL TO INJECT EXCITEMENT July 20, 2004 - BIG UNIT HOLDS THE KEY TO PENNANT RACES July 1, 2004 - ASTROS AND RED SOX SEEK HELP AS DESPERATION ARRIVES April 22, 2004 - SEASON PREVIEW--NATIONAL LEAGUE April 13, 2004 - SEASON PREVIEW--AMERICAN LEAGUE March 2, 2004 - YANKS, RED SOX LOST IN THEIR OWN FANTASY WORLDS December 12, 2003 - YANKS, SOX HIGHLIGHT HECTIC OFF-SEASON OF DEALS October 31, 2003 - FORGET CURSES, IT'S SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES FOR CUBS, SOX September 29, 2003 - IT'S TIME FOR BASEBALL TO COMMIT TO MONTREAL August 27, 2003 - SOPHOMORE JINX IS MORE ABOUT ADJUSTMENTS THAN LUCK July 11, 2003 - WITHOUT A GOOD BULLPEN TEAMS CAN KISS A TITLE GOODBYE June 9, 2003 - ALOMAR HEADS THE LIST OF STARS TO BE TRADED May 23, 2003 - SOME POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS FOR THE THREE DESIRABLE JAYS May 12, 2003 - HOT STARTS WILL COOL DOWN WHEN WARM WEATHER ARRIVES April 9, 2003 - IMPROVED BLUE JAYS WILL NOT MOVE UP IN STATIC DIVISION March 13, 2003 - SEASON PREVIEW--AL REVOLVES AROUND THE YANKS March 3, 2003 - SEASON PREVIEW--SAME TEAMS EXPECTED TO WIN IN NL February 14, 2003 - HALL OF FAME MAY ONE DAY FILL WITH PLAYERS OF TODAY January 24, 2003 - PROLIFERATION OF ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS A CHARLIE FINLEY DREAM January 3, 2003 - JAYS NEED PITCHING TO BE SMALL MARKET CONTENDERS December 23, 2002- PLAYERS AND AGENTS STARTING TO QUIETLY USE THE "C" WORD December 9, 2002 - EXPOS WILL NOT GO GENTLY INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT November 25, 2002 - BASEBALL IS FINALLY STARTING TO FIND ECONOMIC SANITY October 31, 2002- ALL-TIME GREATS SHOULD BE REVERED NOT REVILED October 27, 2002- WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? September 1, 2002 - HISTORY HELPS OAKLAND BUT KILLS THE RED SOX August 31, 2002- THE FANS MUST BE LISTENED TO August 30, 2002- ITS TIME FOR THE FANS TO BE HEARD August 2, 2002- SOMETIMES ITS HARD TO HOLD ONTO A DREAM July 8, 2002- THE LAMENT OF A STUMBLING AND BUMBLING LEADER July 1, 2002- MEMORIES OF EXPO TIMES PAST June 8, 2002- THIS IS THE STORY OF 'SLICK' AND 'THE MAN' May 18, 2002 - BASEBALL REACHING ITS CROSSROAD
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