Game 13: Bears 9-5 (recap at bottom) Toronto Blue Jays, Jeff Muessig . 4.86 ERA* Pat Stanley 0-0, 4.00 ERA The Barnstormers get their first look at a Freedom Division rival tonight. It happens to be the defending Atlantic League champ. Newark doesn't much resemble its 2007 form. There's no more Vic Rodriguez. No more Javier Colina. The Bears are off to a 5-7 start, mostly because their team ERA is 5.91. Jeff Muessig will make his debut for the Barnstormers. The righthander was acquired in a trade with the Joliet Jackhammers of the .

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Jays look to Litsch for series win over Rays The Toronto Blue Jays will look to build on Wednesday night's offensive outburst in the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre on Thursday. MLB tickets.

The Man North Of Steeles As last night's game crept closer to completion, the phrase .".here we go again.".could be heard from the little tiny men who operate the machinery of my body from the headquarters in my brain. A stellar pitching performance from Shaun Marcum combined with anemic hitting from Blue Jays hitters had me sweating, cursing and shaking my head with a ferocity usually reserved for love making. In fact, I hate to admit it, but a part of me hoped that the Jays would blow it so that their continued struggle. Toronto Blue Jays tickets.

Hopeless: Adam Lind As A Toronto Blue Jay baseball, The same-game injuries to SSs David Eckstein and John McDonald forced the Blue Jays to recall a player who can sit on the bench in case utility infielder Marcus Scutaro also gets hurt while playing SS. To add this fourth-string SS, Adam Lind was sent back to AAA after going 1-19. The emergency SS? Jorge Valendia! Lind was called-up on the 26th of April following the Blue Jays decision to cut Frank Thomas rather than let him reach an AB total that kicked in a $10MM contract for 2009. This.

The 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball Toronto Blue Jays ticket broker, As we've covered in this space before, there are many time-honored traditions in baseball. Whether it be nicknames, hot dogs, day baseball or the seventh inning stretch, or dunk fans in the bleachers, tradition is important. One of my favorite baseball past times is the bad contract. Because there's no salary cap, baseball is a bastion for high salaries. And because the nature of the game is so volatile, players are more apt to fall on their face and not deliver the goods. Just ask Darren Dreif.

Rays Split in Toronto Rays Split in Toronto by Blake @ 7:04 pm. Filed under 2008 Rays The Skinny:  The Tampa Bay Rays have split their last two games in Toronto against their AL East Rivals, the Blue Jays.  They won on Tuesday 5-4, but lost on Wednesday night by a score of 6-2.  They are now 17-16 on the season. The Pitching: Andy Sonnanstine started on Tuesday and won his fourth straight decision.o run his record to an impressive 5-1 on the year.  Sonnanstine lasted six innings and bent plenty but never brok. MLB.

Baseball Notebook: Around the Bases May 7th major league baseball tickets, Gavin Floyd Two Outs From No-Hitter Joe Mauer is the last batter on the Minnesota Twins a pitcher would want to face when they are two outs from pitching a no-hitter. Gavin Floyd was in that situation against the Twins, and Mauer doubled to end the no-hitter. Floyd has been a different pitcher this season. In his last two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, he had ERA's of 10.04 and 7.29. Last year, his ERA was 5.27 with the Chicago White Sox. This season, he is 3-1 and has a 2.50 ERA and .

Blue Jays battle Rays, injury bug The Toronto Blue Jays will have a different leadoff hitter Wednesday night against visiting Tampa Bay after shortstop David Eckstein suffered a hip injury in a 5-4 series-opening loss Tuesday. tickets for Toronto Blue Jays.

Frank Thomas Wants To Hit a Home Run So Bad, It's Driving Him To Tears Since coming over to the Athletics from the Blue Jays, Frank Thomas has been hitting a lot better than he was in Toronto, though he's not tearing the cover off the ball or anything. In fact, after his first twelve games back in Oakland, the Big Hurt has more triples (1) than home runs. Something tells me that the A's didn't sign Frank for his speed, though, and generally wanted some power. baseball tickets.