Darren Oliver

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Josh Johnson could be the poster boy of the Blue Jays' season so far. Both the team and the right-handed pitcher are cases of expectations not realized. So much was expected of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Esmil Rogers has provided just what the Blue Jays' underachieving rotation needed -- to say nothing of the overworked bullpen. He pitched a strong seven innings Thursday. In his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays have missed Jose Reyes. The shortstop was one of the key players obtained in offseason deals that were supposed to transform the Blue Jays into contenders. But he...

MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Chien-Ming Wang is on a start-to-start basis with the Blue Jays. No promises, no guarantees. If that's the case, his first major league start of the season was good enough to earn him another one. And...

C Josh Thole caught knuckleballer R.A. Dickey for the first time this season Monday night against the White Sox in Chicago. Thole, the Blue Jays' backup catcher, went 1-for-3 in just his third game for Toronto this season. He also did well behind the...

Part 2 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Arizona Diamondbacks Paterson, Joe LHP Joe Paterson was recalled from Triple-A Reno to help beef up the Arizona bullpen. Paterson, the Diamondbacks' first Rule 5...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Chad Jenkins did a decent job as a replacement in the beleaguered Blue Jays rotation. In three starts, he was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA. However, the 25-year-old was rushed to the...

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Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Oliver, Darren LHP Darren Oliver (shoulder strain) has appeared in two outings with Class-A Dunedin, pitching two innings with no hits, no walks and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH If the Blue Jays are going to get their act in gear in the American League East, they need good starting pitching. That's obvious. R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson had each...

The Sports Xchange Rangers rally from four down to beat Blue Jays TORONTO -- Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan was busy in Saturday's 18-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The problem was that he never got into the game. He merely warmed up every time...

The Sports Xchange Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4 TORONTO -- Adrian Beltre extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single and then snapped a 4-4 tie with a home run as the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, on Sunday. The Rangers (37-25)...