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No white flag from Blue Jays
Even after Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi dealt Scott Schoenweis to the Reds and Eric Hinske to the Red Sox in salary dumps, he was talking about catching Boston in the standings. ``We're only five games back and we've been playing a lot better lately," Ricciardi said. ``This is by no means a sign to our team that the season is over. We're still after it. We've moved players we don't feel are essential to us right now. There's no question we've made progress. I didn't know whether we'd be able to make up all of the difference between the Yankees and Red Sox in one offseason, but we're close."

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