http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com Toronto Blue Jays Blog Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:28:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry about that folks, been sick for the last four days. Stay tuned tomorrow for a detailed look at the pitching. http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com/?p=6 The Jays closed the deals with two more players today, locking up Lyle Overbay and Scott Downs to one year deals. Overbay agreed to a $2.52 million contract while Scott Downs was secured for $705 thousand. Both deals are designed to prevent salary arbitration, which still looms for Shea Hillenbrand, ... http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com/?p=5 If the achilles heel of last year’s team was its offense, then surely its saving grace was its defense. With two gold gloves, promising rookie play from Aaron Hill, and another solid year behind the plate from Zaun the Blue Jays were able to rely on their defense to bail ... http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com/?p=4 We’ll be watching lots of sweeps, From our luxury box seat, And the days of shutouts will be gone… Other teams looked light upon, And sang the same old song, But we know the Jays will prove them wrong! We’ll finally have solid execution, An offense built on fair distribution. Smack the ball, and bat all around, Drive the ... http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com/?p=3 They are definitely not the same as the old Jays. (With apologies to Roger Daltry.) This off-season has been an exhausting one for loyal followers of the Blue Jays, and at times a challenging one. Not a day goes by when someone somewhere (usually my parents unfortunately) asks me, “did you ... http://BlueJays.sportslogs.com/?p=2