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Monday, February 20th, 2012
Jose Bautista had his coming out party in 2010, smashing 54 home runs and driving in 124 runs. Last season many baseball officials were wondering if Bautista could duplicate his 2010 success and not just be a one-year wonder. The Blue Jays right fielder sure put all the doubters to ...
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
It's one thing for a guy to try to steal signals at home from second base, but having a fan relay the information on from the stands? Wow. You'd think Major League Baseball would be all over that kind of allegation. Joe Torre, Major League Baseball’s Executive ...
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The fairy tale season continues for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista. The Toronto slugger set a record with 7.45 million votes to lead the 2011 Major League All-Star ballot that was announced on Sunday. Bautista was a reserve in last year's Mid Summer Classic and is one of seven ...
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
There are some records that professional athletes would like to bury from their memory. For Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Jo Jo Reyes it had been 28 consecutive starts without a victory when he took the mound at the Rogers Centre on Memorial Day. On this afternoon Reyes would finally have ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
There are very few examples of a utility player who looked destined to be a journeyman transforming himself into arguably the most dangerous man in baseball. Jose Bautista is on that short list. Bautista arrived in Toronto during the middle of the 2008 season from Pittsburgh after Cito Gaston and ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
When Roger Clemens appeared before a Congressional committee on the use of steroids in baseball back in 2008, he was unconvincing in his testimony before Congress, which opened the door up for federal perjury charges. I am not sure why Clemens took the huge risk by appearing and answering questions, ...
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
If you want to win a trivia contest with your buddy at the bar ask him who led the majors in home runs last year. While most people would probably guess Albert Pujols or Josh Hamilton or another player who is known for mashing, it was actually Jose Bautista of ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Many analysts throughout baseball were giving kudos to Alex Anthopoulos for somehow being able to unload Vernon Wells exorbitant contract (4-years/$86 million left) on the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim in a trade that sent the All-Star center fielder from Toronto to California on Friday while the Blue Jays acquired ...
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Monday, September 27th, 2010
History was made this past week when Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista blasted his fiftieth home run of the season, making him just the twenty-sixth player in MLB history to do so. Bautista joins the likes of legendary players like Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle and surpassed George Bell’s ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Jose Bautista is having one of the most surprising individual seasons in Major League baseball this season. Heading into Tuesday night, he was batting .258 with 95 RBI and earlier this week the Toronto Blue Jays outfield/third baseman became the first player in the league to reach the 40 home run ...
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