go blue jays!

[brucewayne]

wooo hooo :)

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-source-marlins-trade-3-083520886--mlb.html

[The Wolf]

Can't wait for spring!

[Unoriginalusername]

if only we had a coach

[Impressive]

if only we had a coach

We need like a whole roster of coaches after the Red Sox snagged all of ours.

[The Wolf]

Ozzie is coming...

[Scottobot]

Ozzie is coming...

Let's hope not..

[wormburner]

Gaston apparently called Bobby Cox about returning to manage the Jays. Sadly, he declined.

[trulankan]

i reallyyy hope the Jays can finally contend. something always happens to f**k them up like injuries. Now would be a good time with the red sox having their own troubles. The last thing we need is to have the yanks, rays, and bo sox all contending.

[Gareth232]

Just signed Melky Cabrera!! 2 years

[trulankan]

Just signed Melky Cabrera!! 2 years

what?!?

[2zoom]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/11/16/blue_jays_to_sign_melky_cabrera_outfielder/

[Felks24]

Just signed Melky Cabrera!! 2 years


what?!?

2 years, 16 million.

[Shinglez]

I heard that Anthopoulos told Melky that the Blue Jays organization will not be providing syringes during his contract :chuckle. Nonetheless, I'm down

[SilentJay]

Wow... If the Marlins deal goes through, this'd be a drastically different team!

[S.F.W.]

Melky deal is interesting..you look at his numbers pre-steriods and they are not very good..

[p-o-g-i]

Melky deal is interesting..you look at his numbers pre-steriods and they are not very good..

Ok, so I'm not the only one who noticed that.
Interestimg signing in terms of adding big names, but I'm not jumping on the bandwagon yet.

(I'll just follow it for now closely :p)

[adubya]

Melky deal is interesting..you look at his numbers pre-steriods and they are not very good..
hopefully the signing is for use in a future trade.

and the trade with Miami will probably be rejected based on Bud's conference yesterday. The MLB can't afford to have Miami fold, especially after they got a new stadium

[mazdaagain]

hopefully the signing is for use in a future trade.

and the trade with Miami will probably be rejected based on Bud's conference yesterday. The MLB can't afford to have Miami fold, especially after they got a new stadium

That's stupid. Miami will not fold. Astros traded away most of their top players last year and the Red Sox unloaded $250 million in salary and none of those trades were vetoed. Selig said 2 of his advisors said that Miami got some very good players in return.

And you don't sign a free gaent to trade him right away !! What other free agent would EVER sign with you after that ? They might trade Rasmus and play Gose instead.

[S.F.W.]

I can't see the trade being vetoed. Jays gave up better/more talent than the Dodgers did in their deal with the Red Sox.

[brucewayne]

Ok, so I'm not the only one who noticed that.
Interestimg signing in terms of adding big names, but I'm not jumping on the bandwagon yet.

(I'll just follow it for now closely :p)

typical toronto sports negativity. jays are making their biggest moves in 20 years and toronto fans can't fathom winning.

bandwagon is filling up fast folks... gonna be reserved seating soon so ya better hurry up

[The Wolf]

^+1

[The Wolf]

So what do you guys think about the Jays bringing back John Gibbons?

[brucewayne]

So what do you guys think about the Jays bringing back John Gibbons?

well with such an influx of well known players that might have big egos, a disciplined take no crap type of alpha was needed to show everyone who's boss. i didn't see that coming but given the fact that he is familiar with the organization that should allow him to focus on the things that matter, the team. gibbons seemed to do well winning wise with less talent in his years here so you'd think he would do better with more. however his often combative coaching style mind not get the best out of this new talent. if things go bad with gibbons, i don't expect them to get better with him and a quick firing might happen if he loses the players respect. i think it is interesting that 4 of the biggest bats in the lineup are dominican. i think bautista has shown good leadership and composure these last couple of years and hopefully he is able to be a leader/influence on those guys, the way i believe he was on encarnacion who enjoyed a career year.

[SirWanker]

I have not followed the Jays since they won back to back World Series in 1992-1993. The joys of parading down Yonge St without the idiotic wankers pulling the smash and grab bull$hit you see these days.......

[brucewayne]

welcome to the new ace of the blue jays, R.A. Dickey

http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/mlb/article/1303328--12-things-to-know-about-r-a-dickey

[S.F.W.]

Jays gave up a lot for Dickey, but being able to get him extended makes me a little more comfortable. Heck of a rotation now.

[Ogata]

now watch your cellphone / cable bills go up if we don't get at least in the playoffs.

[Maz3Dan]

They do have one of the top 4 rotations in the league....if they hadn't gone with the Dickey trade i was really hoping they'd have picked up Shawn Marcum. Sure he wouldn't be the pitcher Dickey is, and he has had a rough year or so, but he has talent. I remember when he pitched for the Jays, everyone loved him. And i remember how pissy everyone got when they traded him for a then unknown Brett Lawrie. They idea of having both would make it seem like we won that trade (which i think we did in the end).

[The Wolf]

Blue Jays? More like Blue Balls. What a disappointment thus far

[omalak]

Pathetic... That is all

[turtle]

Not great yet, but it'll come together. It's a long season.

[Rob23]

Guys its the beginning of the season, it doesnt even matter yet. We will do well this year.

[Slade]

Guys its the beginning of the season, it doesnt even matter yet. We will do well this year.

Exactly!

Half the team is new together, trying to understand how each other plays.

Some of their key players have only played half of the games. You can't blame the fielders for Homeruns and walks.

Too many people I know who are not even interested in baseball joined the bandwagon when they heard Toronto would have a good team, the only time they speak up is when they lose, but when they are winning you don't hear a peep from them, because they don't actually watch baseball.

Monday night game could have gone better, both the play off the bunt and the throw from Kawasaki should have gone to 2nd, neither should have went to first.

Give them time, well see whos wagon jumpers once they get on a roll.

[The Wolf]

I am a HUGE jays fan.

that being said, the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)

That being said, I know it is still early and I'm not giving up on them (I never give up on the Jays). But at the same time, NOTHING has gone right this year so far. We also seem to get more than our fair share of bad calls go against us.

[turtle]

I am a HUGE jays fan.

that being said, the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)

That being said, I know it is still early and I'm not giving up on them (I never give up on the Jays). But at the same time, NOTHING has gone right this year so far. We also seem to get more than our fair share of bad calls go against us.

Melky Cabrera's called third strike late in the game? Not even in the strike zone.

[Scottobot]

...the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)


THAT is what worries me.

[Slade]

After just seeing what Lawrie was struck out on, I am 100% sure you don't even need to be close to the plate to get a strike called.

[The Wolf]

After just seeing what Lawrie was struck out on, I am 100% sure you don't even need to be close to the plate to get a strike called.

Yeah. I mean Lawrie is a K machine early this season so far so that doesn't help either.

I know some of you guys will scoff at this notion but the more I see it, the more I think the umpires have been coached to call close plays against the jays. All the balls outside the strike zone, the bad calls at first base...
MLB essentially admitted to it two seasons ago.

[Kat]

I am a huge Jays fan but even I agree that after 3 weeks of playing together, things should be happening more now. The boys need to loosen up a little and have some fun. I have noticed that when they have fun, they play better. I'm just wondering if they're putting on undue pressure on their shoulders...

[Slade]

Nice to see Gibby stand up to the Ump today.

Beautiful to watch the O's walk the winning run in on 4 throws, after all the bad calls.

[The Wolf]

Nice to see Gibby stand up to the Ump today.

Beautiful to watch the O's walk the winning run in on 4 throws, after all the bad calls.

damn I really need SN1

[Slade]

damn I really need SN1

I stream it while I am at work :)

Usually pretty smooth. I'll send you a PM.

[Slade]

Just made this up haha

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoxXVh3IAAAmRwH.jpg

[Ogata]

Hendricks got lucky today...they need to trade for an upgrade but i can't see who they would give up... lind? rasums?

[brucewayne]

Hendricks got lucky today...they need to trade for an upgrade but i can't see who they would give up... lind? rasums?

they need to make a couple deals imho. only untouchables are dickey, buerle, bautista... and maybe jansen

[Arbitrageur]

Maybe AA can convince the Rays to give us David Price :P

[sp3GT]

^We could only dream lol. The bats are alive now, but a winning record now doesn't mean anything....

[Arbitrageur]

As long as Sportsnet doesn't do a cover page on the Blue Jays, they'll be fine.

After last year's huge winning streak and reaching .500

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/87/39/a6/8739a6453a54095626a8675ece7a2ab3.jpg

After putting Stroman on the cover page after he got called up...

http://kevinspraggettonchess.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/cover-stroman-276x377.jpg?w=550

[jaimie08mazda3]

Jays do it again. Loving how they are playing lately. Bats are moving and the pitchers are a lot better then they were last year.

[btown-mazda]

Wow, another sweep AGAIN today against Detroit, another Division leading team.

This years team looks completely unstoppable; quality pitching, superb defense and BOMBastic offense. There is no other lineup in the whole league that can strike fear into pitcher's hearts then the Jays do. I know it's still early and a lot of baseball to still be played, but if they keep this up who knows what can happen, title maybe?

My only gripe is the lack of fan support at home games. With a team playing this good we should be selling out every home game rather than have 20,000 at a weekday game, given there are larger crowds on weekends but watching them play to a half-empty stadium is very disparaging and also reflects on the team as well.

Come folks, let's go out there and support our Blue Jays. (Remember their the last team to bring home a major sports championship to the city)

[Shinglez]

Can't wait to see them play the Cardinals tonight!

[lazycro]

I thought they were playing the Miami Heat?

[The Wolf]

Wow, another sweep AGAIN today against Detroit, another Division leading team.

This years team looks completely unstoppable; quality pitching, superb defense and BOMBastic offense. There is no other lineup in the whole league that can strike fear into pitcher's hearts then the Jays do. I know it's still early and a lot of baseball to still be played, but if they keep this up who knows what can happen, title maybe?

My only gripe is the lack of fan support at home games. With a team playing this good we should be selling out every home game rather than have 20,000 at a weekday game, given there are larger crowds on weekends but watching them play to a half-empty stadium is very disparaging and also reflects on the team as well.

Come folks, let's go out there and support our Blue Jays. (Remember their the last team to bring home a major sports championship to the city)

Have you ever tried to get downtown for 7pm? If the stadium were not in the busiest part of Canada it would be full

[loki]

Have you ever tried to get downtown for 7pm? If the stadium were not in the busiest part of Canada it would be full

Does that even make sense?

I think because it is in the busiest part of Canada they get the attendance that they do

AcC is a couple hundred feet away and they are sold out every night

[The Wolf]

You mean hockey has a bigger draw than baseball in Toronto? How many seats in the ACC vs Rogers Centre?

Speaking for me, my family, and a bunch of friends, it's impossible to justify missing work for a baseball game.

[loki]

You mean hockey has a bigger draw than baseball in Toronto? How many seats in the ACC vs Rogers Centre?

Speaking for me, my family, and a bunch of friends, it's impossible to justify missing work for a baseball game.

I'm saying for you it doesnt make sense but if it were in say...kitchener you may get even less attendance

Alot of people commute in on the GO to watch the game. More so now that they are playing well

[loki]

55k seating vs 25k seating at the ACC but the average price of a hockey ticket is around 125 bucks vs a baseball ticket at 20 bucks

[loki]

I'll be going to Monday's game in the 500 level like a boss. But I can also throw rocks at the Skydome from my desk

[The Wolf]

True enough. I just think that if the city planned for a huge megasportsdome a little better, you'd get better attendance. Hence why so many pro arenas/stadiums are actually outside the city in the suburbs.


edit: WTF am I arguing for; enjoy the game! haha

[ecmirand]

I thought they were playing the Miami Heat?

Nah. Lechoke can't play baseball. He'll just cramp up playing under the sun.

I think Steve Bartman made an appearance in the 9th inning :chuckle

[Innovator]

Have you ever tried to get downtown for 7pm? If the stadium were not in the busiest part of Canada it would be full

There is so much construction happening down there also on major routes its such a pain.

[soccerboy1491]

I used to drive to toronto all the time for games and stuff but now with construction I many just go bus it from bramalea go. $7 bus ride each way per person instead did $15 parking + has that no one paid me anyways so I may go bus now till construction is over. I didn't even know how efficient to go bus was to union till that past weekend when I went to echo beach for skrillex

[Shinglez]

Game was unreal last night. Awesome to see how Gibby influenced the fan interference call, setting up Janssen for the save

[Default User]

I admit - for years I've avidly tried to watch the Jays - but after a disappointing first half of the season .... I simply tune out.

This year - I did the same... But tuned out right before they're comeback streak

So now - I guess I'm jumping the bandwagon.... Until they suck again LOL

[Shinglez]

I admit - for years I've avidly tried to watch the Jays - but after a disappointing first half of the season .... I simply tune out.

This year - I did the same... But tuned out right before they're comeback streak

So now - I guess I'm jumping the bandwagon.... Until they suck again LOL

hah gayyyyy

In all seriousness, don't be that guy

[Default User]

LOL
it's pretty difficult for me to watch a game (w/ 2 kids). Best I can do is catch the highlight reels - which don't really give a good in-depth coverage of how the players perform.

Another sad part is the people around me don't watch sports at all :( Co-workers, friends and family are all bandwagon jumpers.

So even trying to talk about it proves pointless when eyes glaze over and topics quickly get changed

[sp3GT]

Game was unreal last night. Awesome to see how Gibby influenced the fan interference call, setting up Janssen for the save

Sick game last night, I was there too. First time seeing a triple play in one shot with 0 outs.

[boyracer]

Sick game last night, I was there too. First time seeing a triple play in one shot with 0 outs.

Pointless to go for a triple play with anyone out, since all you need is 3 outs.

[loki]

Pointless to go for a triple play with anyone out, since all you need is 3 outs.

If there was any outs the play would be dead once the 3rd out is reached anyway

[loki]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/10/avuhy2e5.jpg

[loki]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/10/eru6e6a7.jpg

[The Wolf]

Alex Anthopolous needs to put down the ****ing donuts and pick up a phone to find some pitching. This is ridiculous.

[The Wolf]

I don't know why Gibbons keeps playing Navarro. Got a great bat but couldn't throw out David Ortiz. Is it really worth allowing every runner to get into scoring position?

This thread may just turn into my personal sounding board.

[brucewayne]

I don't know why Gibbons keeps playing Navarro. Got a great bat but couldn't throw out David Ortiz. Is it really worth allowing every runner to get into scoring position?

This thread may just turn into my personal sounding board.

unfortunately the jays aren't a pitching and defense team... canadians don't know much about baseball and think homeruns will win everything... people thought arencebia was good since he could crack 20-25 hr even though he struck out 150+ and sucked at catching and pretty much everything actually

[The Wolf]

Well his Kurkjian impression is spot on lol!

ESPN J.P. Arencibia does his best Tim Kurkjian Im…: http://youtu.be/IQfYJrLA0KA

[S.F.W.]

Not just Navarro's inability to throw runners out, his game calling is not very good.

[Arbitrageur]

I don't know why Gibbons keeps playing Navarro. Got a great bat but couldn't throw out David Ortiz. Is it really worth allowing every runner to get into scoring position?

This thread may just turn into my personal sounding board.

Yeah he isn't superb at defense but it's his offensive game that the Jays like/want. It's like the Jays playing Francisco at 3rd even though his defense is awful and moving Lawrie to 2nd just so they can have Francisco in the line up.

I'm sure in late games they'll switch out Francisco for Tolleson and Navarro for someone like Kratz for defensive purposes.


Not just Navarro's inability to throw runners out, his game calling is not very good.


Him and Buehrle aren't too bad together; he takes care of all calls and Buehrle just pitches. The lack of wins in his last 5 starts is cause of the dumb bats going silent :(

[brucewayne]

he's in for his bat and its a hitting lineup for sure. he was an upgrade from arencibia offensively and defensively though.

having fransisco and rasmus together might make too many k's... id hate to see them revert to a strikeout happy team... i still remember couple years ago having rasmus, arencibia, and kelly johnson in the lineup,,, just brutal

[The Wolf]

Can someone please explain why Thole is on this team? Dump Dickey and Thole. Or let R.A. hit for himself, pretty sure he had a better average in the NL than Thole does.

[S.F.W.]

Can someone please explain why Thole is on this team? Dump Dickey and Thole. Or let R.A. hit for himself, pretty sure he had a better average in the NL than Thole does.
Thole is supposed to be an expert st catching the knuckle ball. Having been Dickey's personal catcher last three seasons, including the one he won the cy young with the mets.

[brucewayne]

Thole is supposed to be an expert st catching the knuckle ball. Having been Dickey's personal catcher last three seasons, including the one he won the cy young with the mets.

if dickey was up to all star pitching level i could tolerate carrying a catcher just for him but thats not the case. dickey has been good but not great. last year when arencibia was catching it was understandable. dickey pitching to arencibia would have set passed ball records

[brucewayne]

Can someone please explain why Thole is on this team? Dump Dickey and Thole. Or let R.A. hit for himself, pretty sure he had a better average in the NL than Thole does.

i don't know how you can say dump dickey, hes the only other pitcher besides buerle.

[The Wolf]

i don't know how you can say dump dickey, hes the only other pitcher besides buerle.
Okay maybe.
I guess I don't really like the way he's employed. He's prone to giving up home runs, and his OPP skyrockets on his third time through the order. In close games I think he needs to have a much shorter leash late in games. Seems like he's never taken out until he's given up multiple runs and/or has multiple base runners.

[brucewayne]

Okay maybe.
I guess I don't really like the way he's employed. He's prone to giving up home runs, and his OPP skyrockets on his third time through the order. In close games I think he needs to have a much shorter leash late in games. Seems like he's never taken out until he's given up multiple runs and/or has multiple base runners.

yeah but i think its because him and buerle are expected to eat 225+ innings plus. there simply aren't guys who can be trusted to pitch and eat innings. guys like morrow and happ have only pitched 150+ inning once and twice respectively in their careers. and thats a pretty low benchmark for a starter.

[soccerboy1491]

18th inning....

[soccerboy1491]

Sorry 19th now...

[Arbitrageur]

This is the game that never enddddddddddddddds.

[soccerboy1491]

They won it in the 19th finallyyyy lol

[Default User]

I guess people got their money's worth

[Arbitrageur]

Rasmus with the two big defensive catches (game savers) late, and Jenkins strong 6 inning outing, wow.

Great game. Rasmus and Jenkins were the definite MVPs, aside from the walk off by Bautista.

[The Wolf]

Great game

[Arbitrageur]

The Jays had used 8 pitchers this game and had no one left in the bullpen, so they had Dickey warming up to go into the Top of the 20th. This is what Dickey did after Bautista's walkoff:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuuEyPRIAAAqupr.jpg

Let's hope the Jays' bullpen isn't too trashed going into the Seattle series. It's gonna be a huuuuuuuuuge series.

[Arbitrageur]

So.

How are you liking our chances for that wildcard spot.

[The Wolf]

Not gonna happen this year but I've been saying that since July.

[The Wolf]

I know that probably nobody else is watching but WHAT THE **** REDMOND. After Escobar hit the HR and did his little move on home plate, the next pitch HAS to be a beaner. It's things like this that separate the teams with pride from the apathetic ones.

Edit: This move right here:
http://www.mlb.com/r/video?content_id=36253403

[brucewayne]

that was a big loss today. they needed a sweep against the rays and then they lose 2 out of 3. im hoping some orioles fall down the stairs tonight.

[Arbitrageur]

No way we can catch the Orioles.

Best bet is that the Wild Card spots even out some more and we sneak it by sweeping the Mariners.

[brucewayne]

No way we can catch the Orioles.

Best bet is that the Wild Card spots even out some more and we sneak it by sweeping the Mariners.

yeah but jays play the orioles in 2 more series... i think 6 games total. that is gonna be tough. jays need wins against anyone period

[Arbitrageur]

11 back on the Orioles.
4 back on a Wild Card Spot, 3 back from Mariners who are 3rd, 0.5 ahead of the Yankees.

6 Games against the Orioles, 4 against the Mariners, 4 against the Yankees, 14 total.

Numbers don't look good, but hopefully the Jays and everyone else can keep it interesting. Realistically, we'll need to win close to all of them in order to crack 90 wins to have a shot. Oakland and KC both need 7 and 9 games to hit 90 wins; the former is do-able, the Jays might have a chance with Kansas City.

[Arbitrageur]

Replica Blue Jays Jerseys for $44: http://www.sportchek.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=12357202

Both in Blue and White. Not a bad deal at all; regular price is $110.

[Slade]

Replica Blue Jays Jerseys for $44: http://www.sportchek.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=12357202

Both in Blue and White. Not a bad deal at all; regular price is $110.

Thanks I'm gonna head to the store tomorrow to scope this out.

[Arbitrageur]

Stroman with torn ACL; out for the reason.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-stroman-year-torn-acl/

Welp.

[cwp_sedan]

:facepalm

[Ogata]

See you guys next year..

[Raxor]

:(

[ecmirand]

Sanchez from closer to starter? Blue Jays have always had bad luck when it comes to their starting pitchers...

[Arbitrageur]

Sanchez, Norris, and Estrada fighting for 2 starter spots.

Unless Johan Santana can have a rebirth of his arm.

[brucewayne]

starting pitching is what you build a team around, you can never have enough depth... unless your owned by rogers, then your doomed

[Arbitrageur]

starting pitching is what you build a team around, you can never have enough depth... unless your owned by rogers, then your doomed

The Happ doesn't seem to great right now, but no one would have expected freak injuries to Saunders (okay, maybe him...) and Stroman.

It's funny, AA keeps going "oh, management says I can go get what I want, they've given me financial flexibility, they are willing to spend, etc." but it's evident that Rogers has slapped a hard, hard cap on AA. Otherwise, he would have done something already.

[brucewayne]

The Happ doesn't seem to great right now, but no one would have expected freak injuries to Saunders (okay, maybe him...) and Stroman.

It's funny, AA keeps going "oh, management says I can go get what I want, they've given me financial flexibility, they are willing to spend, etc." but it's evident that Rogers has slapped a hard, hard cap on AA. Otherwise, he would have done something already.

i didn't like that happ trade at all. i dont care for happ but you can't trade an average sp for an average outfielder, especially relying on youngsters in your starting rotation.

i dont like to call stroman a freak injury. until you've proven your a mlb starting pitcher, you can't be relied upon imho. a sp needs to go 150+ innings a year... hutchison, stroman, sanchez, etc aren't proven.

[Ogata]

The Happ doesn't seem to great right now, but no one would have expected freak injuries to Saunders (okay, maybe him...) and Stroman.

It's funny, AA keeps going "oh, management says I can go get what I want, they've given me financial flexibility, they are willing to spend, etc." but it's evident that Rogers has slapped a hard, hard cap on AA. Otherwise, he would have done something already.


I think cuz the CAN dollar sucks and Rogers would lose a lot in the US exchange rate

[Arbitrageur]

Opening Day!

Hutchinson and Tanaka both looking good so far.

[ecmirand]

I forgot we had an early game. Projected Wins: 162

[Arbitrageur]

I forgot we had an early game. Projected Wins: 162

Both EE and Travis are statistically on route to hit 162 dingers.

Donaldson, Bautista and Martin to hit 0... what a shame.

[Pablo Vasquez]

Both EE and Travis are statistically on route to hit 162 dingers.

Donaldson, Bautista and Martin to hit 0... what a shame.

Early season Jose Reyes injury scare....things never change.

[Arbitrageur]

Norris down to AAA, Estrada added to the rotation.

[The Wolf]

At the risk of jinxing it...


http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/800623

[cwp_sedan]

At the risk of jinxing it...


http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/800623



http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/801700

[jaimie08mazda3]

Best offense in the league and adding David price would be incredible. Makes you sad that Stroman had a season ending injury before it even started. But I think with price and maybe another pitcher the jays could become real contenders.

[jaimie08mazda3]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/30/a7877eb4425b0bd353fef2b6393afee7.jpg
Done deal wooohooo!! Go jays go!

[The Wolf]

And the Jays keep Alford? NICE.

I was a big Norris fan but this deal makes sense. Hopefully he's more than a rental and the Jays can sign him in the offseason.

[jaimie08mazda3]

I'm still not sure how AA is managing to pull off these crazy deals and getting (in my eyes anyway) more to the jays then they are giving up.

[The Wolf]

I'm still not sure how AA is managing to pull off these crazy deals and getting (in my eyes anyway) more to the jays then they are giving up.

Well if the Jays don't at least make the playoffs and Price doesn't re-sign in Toronto, it'll end up being a horrible horrible trade. But if either happen, good deal. If both happen, GREAT move.

[Pablo Vasquez]

Well if the Jays don't at least make the playoffs and Price doesn't re-sign in Toronto, it'll end up being a horrible horrible trade. But if either happen, good deal. If both happen, GREAT move.
If they don't make the playoffs, they can always trade Bautista or Encarnation next season to recoup some players and prospects.

[jeff7670]

Price pitching Monday!

[loki]

How does 1 person who plays every 5 games really make such a big difference?

[Pablo Vasquez]

How does 1 person who plays every 5 games really make such a big difference?
Price can single handily win you 8-9 out of 10 games he'll play for the remainder of the season. Means even more if it's against divisional teams.

When winning 51% of your games means you have a winning season, any one player who affects 20% of the season is huge!

[jaimie08mazda3]

I don't know what to say anymore but Go jays Go. Go to a stadium that kills the jays most times and out of the 3 games only give up one run, vs our 10 through 3, two shutouts and at least one home run from every game. It's a lot of fun watching these guys have a blast.

[SirWanker]

As long as the Jays stay healthy and motivated, it will be an interesting October.

[The Wolf]

How does 1 person who plays every 5 games really make such a big difference?

There are number of reasons.
First, of course David Price was the best pitcher available. The best the Jays have had since Roy Halladay. So besides getting one of the best players in the game, management showed confidence in the team and spent big bucks on helping them win right NOW. Huge morale boost vs last year at this time. Also, picking up Price means Aaron Sanchez can go to the bullpen. So getting a legitimate ace pitcher not only solidifies the starting rotation, it makes the bullpen one of the best in the AL.

[jaimie08mazda3]

There are number of reasons.
First, of course David Price was the best pitcher available. The best the Jays have had since Roy Halladay. So besides getting one of the best players in the game, management showed confidence in the team and spent big bucks on helping them win right NOW. Huge morale boost vs last year at this time. Also, picking up Price means Aaron Sanchez can go to the bullpen. So getting a legitimate ace pitcher not only solidifies the starting rotation, it makes the bullpen one of the best in the AL.

This times more then Loki can Count.

[SirWanker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=43&v=E9jaMJvYNq0

[jaimie08mazda3]

This is just amazing baseball. Edwin with 9 RBIs and 3 home runs getting a hat trick destroying the tigers today. This could be our year. It's got me so excited and giving me serious Blue Jay fever. They have it going so well in every single aspect from Hitting and home runs and runs in general (#1 in all categories), pitching has been amazing and if Stroman comes back it'll be even better. And the fielding especially in the outfield has been incredible. God I'm loving this team. Good job AA. You have definitely done the job you were hired to do! Go Jays Go.

[jonjon72]

This is just amazing baseball. Edwin with 9 RBIs and 3 home runs getting a hat trick destroying the tigers today. This could be our year. It's got me so excited and giving me serious Blue Jay fever. They have it going so well in every single aspect from Hitting and home runs and runs in general (#1 in all categories), pitching has been amazing and if Stroman comes back it'll be even better. And the fielding especially in the outfield has been incredible. God I'm loving this team. Good job AA. You have definitely done the job you were hired to do! Go Jays Go.

During the 7th inning this is what I was thinking about the Tigers.....

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/watching-the-brazil-vs-germany-game-meme.jpg

[The Wolf]

I'm concerned about Stroman's return.

[boyracer]

I'm concerned about Stroman's return.

I don't think it's a concern yet. If and when he starts pitching, let's see how he does in triple A first before we disrupt the apple cart.

[The Wolf]

Definitely see him in the pen this year if anything. The Jays don't really need a starter at this point unless something awful happens

[jaimie08mazda3]

The way I see it. If He is cleared for it and feels great then let him go. He would be an asset to an already great pitching staff. We shall see what they do.

[jaimie08mazda3]

Time to bring this back. Only a handful of games left and a 3 games up on New York. If we keep playing the way we have been although there has been some fatigue in the lineup they still keep winning. And we didn't help New York winning 2-3 and well 13-6 all season. Let's go Jays. And with price on his game and Stroman doing incredible when he should still be on the DL. Even with tulo out we still have an amazing defence on the infield. Can't get enough of these jays. And those crowds going insane. This is what Canadian sports is all about.

[Aitch]

It's amazing to see the SkyDome packed again. Last time that happened for the Jays my wife wasn't even a Canadian.

[SirWanker]

It's amazing to see the SkyDome packed again. Last time that happened for the Jays my wife wasn't even a Canadian.

Maybe my memory is going but the crowds appear to be more enthusiastic than the ones from the '92 & '93 runs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDVND9PC8DQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFpaTDsqhEI

[Aitch]

I think we've had a longer drought of success this time around, apart from some excitement from the Raptors recently.

[soccerboy1491]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/25/9b25d66ecdf395f006647e60b3ca70b6.jpg

Got a playoff ticket yesterday :)

[jaimie08mazda3]

You know what's awesome SirWanker? My parents were at all the 92 and 93 games and watched Joe Carter hit the grand slam that won the jays the World Series. And we have almost clinched a playoff spot. So close! If LA Angels lose tonight we clinch. Ohh and if the Royals lose and Jays win tomorrow we will be tied for AL leader.

[loki]

Angels won

[boyracer]

Maybe my memory is going but the crowds appear to be more enthusiastic than the ones from the '92 & '93 runs.

You are absolutely right. The crowd's are much noisier this time around. I remember when Dave Windfield begged the crowd to be loud.

[loki]

At the very least they have the wild card

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-clinch-playoff-spot-in-unexpected-fashion/

[loki]

What a game...

Donaldson for MVP

[soccerboy1491]

Such an amazing game to go to. Dome was cheering for 15 minutes after that walk off. Great weather too. Got so burnt as I was in the sun whole game lol

[jaimie08mazda3]

What a game...

Donaldson for MVP

He deserves it. He has just shown everyone the real threat he is. And 7 walk off HR this year. He's been the best trade this year in all of baseball. Sure Brett Lawrie hasn't been doing bad. But Donaldson has been destroying baseball. I can't wait for the playoffs.

[SirWanker]

You know what's awesome @SirWanker (http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/member.php?u=5442)? My parents were at all the 92 and 93 games and watched Joe Carter hit the grand slam that won the jays the World Series. And we have almost clinched a playoff spot. So close! If LA Angels lose tonight we clinch. Ohh and if the Royals lose and Jays win tomorrow we will be tied for AL leader.

I was not as fortunate to be at the games. However, the post celebrations on Yonge St......heh....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdMHja2tk8I

[soccerboy1491]

He deserves it. He has just shown everyone the real threat he is. And 7 walk off HR this year. He's been the best trade this year in all of baseball. Sure Brett Lawrie hasn't been doing bad. But Donaldson has been destroying baseball. I can't wait for the playoffs.

4th walk off this year but impressive none he less lol

[jaimie08mazda3]

4th walk off this year but impressive none he less lol

Yea I realized that. I read something wrong lol. And nope so damn impressive. What a way to end the home finale.

[loki]

Who's watching tonight?

[The Wolf]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/238/631/27_display_image.jpg?1274977654

[jaimie08mazda3]

Same. Tune in works well.

[mazdasport]

Terrible call in top of 9th clearly safe still gets called put

[loki]

Huuuuuge

[The Wolf]

Stephen Piscotty collision is the scariest thing I've seen happen on a baseball field.

[Flagrum_3]

KC lost, Yankees lost, magic number=2 and 1st overall in AL!!

[SirWanker]

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11217511_708343889296254_4883931838168048468_n.jpg ?oh=55e39b027ccbd7c301072e86fbfcfd52&oe=56A97712

[jaimie08mazda3]

We are the AL leaders... With 5 games to play... This is awesome.

[em_5ive]

Should be able to lock up the AL as we hold the tie-breaker over the Royals. Home advantage throughout will be key in the playoff run.

[loki]

are you guys watching this??

[boyracer]

What a way to win the division, knocking in 15 runs.

[soccerboy1491]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/30/b7ff55eff5d4acbdc81427cb742d8566.jpg

[SirWanker]

patience....

[jaimie08mazda3]

TM3 meet to leafs square to watch playoffs? Haha.

[loki]

TM3 meet to leafs square to watch playoffs? Haha.

I work about the Air Canada Centre so that works for me.

IMO I would not have pulled my "starters" for game 2. After such a big loss, that was the time to hammer Orioles again for a win to stay ahead of KC

[jaimie08mazda3]

I work about the Air Canada Centre so that works for me.

IMO I would not have pulled my "starters" for game 2. After such a big loss, that was the time to hammer Orioles again for a win to stay ahead of KC

they are still a game up on them. I would have. Second game isn't near as big as the first one. These guys could use the rest. It's been a looooong stretch and two games in a row would be a bit tiresome.

[soccerboy1491]

Only reason I agree with the pull is with the game today being pulled ahead a few hours it will have helped a lot as long as they didn't get wasted last night

[loki]

Only reason I agree with the pull is with the game today being pulled ahead a few hours it will have helped a lot as long as they didn't get wasted last night

there looked to be about 100 bottles of champagne in the dressing room after the game. Some of that must have made it into someone's mouth.

[loki]

you watching this?

[loki]

and just like that it's 5-4 jays

[jaimie08mazda3]

And climbing.

[jaimie08mazda3]

And just like that 8-4 jays win.

[The Wolf]

Well I was going to watch the Jays this afternoon. Now I don't know what to do.

[Mr Wilson]

Ouch.

Home-plate ump sure didn't help.

[soccerboy1491]

Got tickets to the American leagues championship games! Section 120 for game three & section 519 for game 2 both single tickets since it's the only way I'm able to get any lol

[ecmirand]

Got tickets to the American leagues championship games! Section 120 for game three & section 519 for game 2 both single tickets since it's the only way I'm able to get any lol

Wow good job! Did you get that through ticketmaster? It was sold out almost immediately. You got games 2 and 3? One of them will be an away game then right

[loki]

Who are these commentators?

[soccerboy1491]

Wow good job! Did you get that through ticketmaster? It was sold out almost immediately. You got games 2 and 3? One of them will be an away game then right

Yeah through ticket master. & it's the home games

[Kiewan]

Texus 7th inning butterfingers.

[soccerboy1491]

WHAT A GAME TO BE AT

[jaimie08mazda3]

WHAT A GAME TO BE AT

So jealous. But got to watch it with my family! That look on bautistas face when he hit it was just perfect. SEE YA LATER!!

[Aitch]

Texus 7th inning butterfingers.

Surprising, since I thought it was only Canadians who didn't know how to catch balls.

[Kiewan]

Surprising, since I thought it was only Canadians who didn't know how to catch balls.

That inning really surprised me. The Ranger's 2nd baseman made 2 consistent catching errors.

Also Everything after the Choo call was electric!

Aside from the throwing of the beer.... That was tacky

[jaimie08mazda3]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/14/23a8cba267db982304e43f5322cef9bf.jpg
Bahaha yessss. Please don't delete. This is perfect lol.

[Canadianbacon]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/14/b315bbf58c3fada60e21ba3d9ddb6c4c.jpg

[The Wolf]

I just knew the fans were going to embarrass Canada. It's probably going to happen again too.

[soccerboy1491]

You guys have no idea how much beer was actually thrown :( it was so embarrassing.

[Aitch]

I just knew the fans were going to embarrass Canada. It's probably going to happen again too.
Can we blame the Leafs for this?

[cwp_sedan]

If you didn't expect the crowd at the Dome, or any park for that matter, to get rowdy then you are naive. I can see why a lot of the fans got upset after that call with tensions and emotions so high. Do I blame them? No way. I'm certainly not saying they should have thrown anything, but I can certainly understand why.

As for the antics after Bautista's homer, those were uncalled for.

As for the woman with the baby, etc. She never should have brought the baby to that game. The sound levels from the crown alone would have been crazy. Poor parenting on her part even if everyone in the crown behaved.

If you are looking for a dull, well behaved game, go watch some shuffleboard.




Go Jays Go!

[loki]

You guys have no idea how much beer was actually thrown :( it was so embarrassing.

most of it must have landed in Kawasaki's mouth

His interview was...epic

[The Wolf]

I've definitely got no problem with the fans booing and getting rowdy. It's not a bad thing for the Rogers Centre be a difficult Park for a visiting ball club to play in... But throwing stuff on the field multiple times in the game is embarrassing.

Apparently MLB was very close to declaring a forfeit.

[Aitch]

I've definitely got no problem with the fans booing and getting rowdy. It's not a bad thing for the Rogers Centre be a difficult Park for a visiting ball club to play in... But throwing stuff on the field multiple times in the game is embarrassing.

Apparently MLB was very close to declaring a forfeit.

If that had happened, someone might have died. It was definitely embarrassing though, it's one thing to be upset at the call (I certainly was at the time) but you can't throw crap on the field.

BTW, I thought this was the whole point of NOT having cans handed out at sporting events. What gives?


As for the antics after Bautista's homer, those were uncalled for.

As for the woman with the baby, etc. She never should have brought the baby to that game. The sound levels from the crown alone would have been crazy. Poor parenting on her part even if everyone in the crown behaved.

If you are looking for a dull, well behaved game, go watch some shuffleboard.


I'm going to disagree with you here. If you mean Bautista throwing the bat, or admiring his homer, I think it was perfectly fine. Given the emotions of the game, and that he'd struggled a bit, he's just letting it all out and I don't see anything wrong with it at all.

And if there hadn't been beer cans raining down from the upper deck, no one would be calling that mom a bad parent for bringing her baby along. Parents bring kids of all ages out to all kinds of events, and in some respects I respect them for it because if your kid isn't super fussy, you shouldn't have to change your life completely just because you have a kid. Yes it's an elimination playoff game, things might get rowdy, but you should be able to feel relatively safe bringing your baby along IMO.

[cwp_sedan]

I'm going to disagree with you here. If you mean Bautista throwing the bat, or admiring his homer, I think it was perfectly fine. Given the emotions of the game, and that he'd struggled a bit, he's just letting it all out and I don't see anything wrong with it at all.

And if there hadn't been beer cans raining down from the upper deck, no one would be calling that mom a bad parent for bringing her baby along. Parents bring kids of all ages out to all kinds of events, and in some respects I respect them for it because if your kid isn't super fussy, you shouldn't have to change your life completely just because you have a kid. Yes it's an elimination playoff game, things might get rowdy, but you should be able to feel relatively safe bringing your baby along IMO.

I wasn't referring to Bautista's actions. I was still talking about the fans still and throwing garbage. Bautista earned all of his celebration.

No need to try and justify the reason why items, beer cans, popcorn, etc shouldn't be thrown. They should never be. What I was saying is that people need to understand and realize that this could and WILL happen at a game of this magnatiude.

I don't think parents should completely change their lifestyle either but as a parent you should be aware enough to realize that this probably isn't the best time to attend your first baseball game. I would never bring a baby to any sporting event that was either an elimination game or a playoff game. Maybe a young child but definitely not a baby. It's common sense.

If their wasn't a woman and a baby, they wouldn't have been talked about either. The lady certainly didn't deserve any of that but people need to wake up and realize that this shit happens at EVERY sports event where a Toronto team advances. Toronto FC is another example. It was crazy there last night. I'm surprised someone didn't complain about having a baby there. lol

[jaimie08mazda3]

http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/854416
This is what I think cwp_sedan was referring to. Dyson got pissed with the bat flip. But how could he? His own teammate wiped his ass with a jays towel, which then the jays wiped their ass with him lol. Bautista deserved that. In my opinion he was the perfect person to win that series for him. He's been on that team for a long time and he's waited for a moment like this for a long time. And his reaction was perfect. The whole house erupted when he did. It was like something out of a book. And he cranked that ball. Dyson knew it was gone and I bet between him and Elvis they must just have died inside.

I don't agree with the fans throwing beer cans on the field but that was ridiculous but the right call. But it happened. And with 3 errors and a mis play we capitalized and showed why we were the leaders in Runs over the year. I can't wait to see the KC/TO showdown. It's going to be awesome and heated.

My dad had an opportunity to go to that game. He says afterwords "I seriously facked up"

GO JAYS GO!!!

[loki]

Dyson got pissed with the bat flip. But how could he? His own teammate wiped his ass with a jays towel, which then the jays wiped their ass with him lol.

because this needs to be quoted

[The Wolf]

I don't get why a pitcher can pump his first and do a little dance when they get a big k but a batter can't?

[Aitch]

I don't get why a pitcher can pump his first and do a little dance when they get a big k but a batter can't?

Because loser.

[Slade]

I took my kid to a Jay's game when he was 6 months, he's also been to demo derbys for the last 2 years , because the call was correct does not give the right to dump and throw shat on the field , it's embarrassing that the fans did that because the umps actually made the right call , it wasn't even wrong that's my issue , get mad for a reason not because it was an error on Martin.

Why shouldn't I be able to bring my kid to a game ? If you plan on being that inebriated you shouldn't be in a public place in the first place. It doesn't matter what the age of the child was if anyone of you were sitting there with your kid , regardless if they are 6 months or 16 years , you as the parent are going to get pissed off, period.

[soccerboy1491]

It was so loud in the dome yesterday that you could barely hear the people beside you. That home run made it louder than anything I've heard before :p

[Canadianbacon]

This is Toronto not surprising at all... If we would of lost there would be riot downtown

[soccerboy1491]

This is Toronto not surprising at all... If we would of lost there would be riot downtown

If we lost due to that call I could of seen it happen but if it was a regular loss I don't think it would have happened.

[loki]

It was so loud in the dome yesterday that you could barely hear the people beside you. That home run made it louder than anything I've heard before :p

And this is why little kids should be wearing hearing protection at events like this

And that's all I'm going to say regarding kids at sporting events

[Kiewan]

And this is why little kids should be wearing hearing protection at events like this

And that's all I'm going to say regarding kids at sporting events

Agreed. I wore earplugs to moster jam when I was 5 or 6. Problem solved.

[jaimie08mazda3]

because this needs to be quoted

They did. They really did. 6 earned runs in 3 innings? Karma's a bitch.

[jonjon72]

Meanwhile in Kansas......

http://hugelolcdn.com/i460/358106.jpg

[Kiewan]

Pretty cool game. I'm happy they didn't lose after last night's thrashing. There is still hope.

[ecmirand]

With two of our strongest pitchers coming up (here hoping the price would be right on Friday), we have a good shot at this. If we win game 6, with stroman slotted for game 7, we got this series.

[jaimie08mazda3]

Dear god I hope we can take this series. But if the last series is any indication, this team thrives off being down in the series. We've come this far. Let's go all the way!

[loki]

Need to find somewhere in Barbados to watch the game tomorrow night

[Reddie1337]

Need to find somewhere in Barbados to watch the game tomorrow night

I haven't found anything in Hawaii yet. Also my Bell Fibe app won't let me watch tv outside of Canada. BOO!

[S.F.W.]

I haven't found anything in Hawaii yet. Also my Bell Fibe app won't let me watch tv outside of Canada. BOO!
IP masker ?

[loki]

Will watch it at Berts which is owned by the Ottawa Senators owner. They should be playing the game, just down the hill from my house

[Reddie1337]

IP masker ?

They have that for iPad or phone? I could use Hola on chrome if SN is playing it.

[loki]

Friggin' rain delay. They had the momentum going

[staax]

Big inning right here boys.

[SKyactivmanny]

http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz327/skyactivmanny/Screenshot_2015-10-24-00-25-24-1_zpsyqruwhzu.png

He can eat a bag of dicks

[SirWanker]

fudge.....Alex Anthopoulos is leaving the Toronto Blue Jays (http://www.tsn.ca/reports-anthopoulos-leaving-jays-1.384667)

[loki]

fudge.....Alex Anthopoulos is leaving the Toronto Blue Jays (http://www.tsn.ca/reports-anthopoulos-leaving-jays-1.384667)

They're all going to want a ton more money now

I doubt they will sign Price either, and then next year when a bunch of them become free agents you may see more leave.

At the end of the day, money talks....

[loki]

or maybe there is more to it than we know

[jaimie08mazda3]

Can you blame them though? Look at how much money Rogers made from all this. The least they could do is give some back. There was a guy on one of the sports group On Facebook I'm apart of who said if they put a 2 dollar price signing fee he would pay it. And personally so would I. I really look forward to seeing what they do. Because they have all the tools in place. They just have to do what they did and keep on going with it.

[S.F.W.]

The Anthopoulous situation isn't about money. New president has final say over baseball decisions, Alex A wanted final say himself, hence no extension.

[bbbwood]

Tend to agree with Shapiro on this; AA traded away a lot of really good prospects. True, you have to give up something to get something, but not sure it worked well in many cases (especially the Dickey & Marlins trade). It is easy to second guess a trade two years later, so point taken to those who disagree with me. In any event, I see this as a positive step. AA did good, but also made lots of mistakes. If the Jays are to push it to the next level, a more seasoned GM is needed, in my opinion.

[boredstudent3]

hope the jays can repeat and get back to playoffs next year

[Default User]

The Anthopoulous situation isn't about money. New president has final say over baseball decisions, Alex A wanted final say himself, hence no extension.

Declined the extension because the offer was simply a slap in the face.

[Default User]

JB and EE are both gone once the contracts are done.

Price ain't sticking around either.

They want to be in the American spotlight, and unfortunately, MLB simply doesn't get Canadian love (in comparison) Nor do they make any money in Canadian broadcasting.

That's why we got stuck with the afternoon games during playoffs.

[jaimie08mazda3]

JB and EE are both gone once the contracts are done.

Price ain't sticking around either.

They want to be in the American spotlight, and unfortunately, MLB simply doesn't get Canadian love (in comparison) Nor do they make any money in Canadian broadcasting.

That's why we got stuck with the afternoon games during playoffs.

I don't know if I agree with you on that. Joey bats is loved out here and he loves it here. Same with Edwin. Maybe Edwin will leave but joey bats hopefully will be a lifetime jay. Plus look how close they got to the World Series. A few more pieces to the puzzle and we will have a World Series caliber team next year. At least they should keep Estrada and price if they can. That with stroman and dickey and someone else they can find in the off season we could be incredible. Plus imagine that offence the entire year compared to half of it.

[thanu31]

Rogers dropped the ball.

Sad

[S.F.W.]

I don't know if I agree with you on that. Joey bats is loved out here and he loves it here. Same with Edwin. Maybe Edwin will leave but joey bats hopefully will be a lifetime jay. Plus look how close they got to the World Series. A few more pieces to the puzzle and we will have a World Series caliber team next year. At least they should keep Estrada and price if they can. That with stroman and dickey and someone else they can find in the off season we could be incredible. Plus imagine that offence the entire year compared to half of it.

It's more than a few pieces. It's resigning Price or getting another #1 pitcher, it's resigning Estrada or getting another quality pitcher, replacing Buehrle, it's replacing Lowe, and adding more to the bullpen.
A lot of work to be done.
Yes the hitters will be a great lineup, but need pitching.


Rogers dropped the ball.
Sad

Disagree. At the time Rogers was negotiating with Shapiro, they were a team around 500, and Alex A had mad one great trade(Donaldson), and some that had not worked out.
Had Alex A not been able to pull off all the deadline deals, and the Jays don't make the playoffs, or only make the wild card, replacing Alex A might have been the plan. So you wait until the end of the season and can't get the candidate you want.

To entice Shapiro to take the Jays job, they had to offer him final say on baseball matters.

I was a big fan of Alex A and the team he built, no reason to think Shapiro can't do a great job.

[Default User]

I Joey bats is loved out here and he loves it here. Same with Edwin. Maybe Edwin will leave but joey bats hopefully will be a lifetime jay.

Both are loved for sure.

But all players will say they love it here - however, when comes down to it - $$$$ talks.

Truth is - players want the ring. And given the opportunity - will go to a team that can take them there

And in all honesty - it's not really up to any player if they stick to one team. Case in point - Look at what AA did for the Jays.

[brucewayne]

this is awful for the toronto blue jays. AA and bautista have been the heart of the team for the last 6 years. AA is a baseball guy whos passionate about the game, you cant buy that. hes constantly been working, scouting, calling, trying to make things happen. shapiro hasnt won anything. toronto was rated 2nd worst sporting city. cleveland, where shapiro was in charge for 10 years, was voted worst. why bring in a proven loser? losers lose and winners win. AA is a winner and shapiro is a loser, rogers bet on the wrong guy. he's a princeton history grad who knows how to talk the talk, and Supposedly oversaw stadium redevelopment and ticket pricing, while attendance plummeted to the point they removed seating to make a bar that provides non baseball income. hes going to be the president of baseball, taking over for beeston. the jays will still need a gm, who knows how much of that will be just be in name though.

AA helped take a team that was slighly behind the ball, to moved to slightly ahead of the ball, in all categories.
-he gave chances to bautista, and encarnacion to develop.
-traded for talent like buerle, and reyes when noone wanted to be here.
-got good players and character guys like dickey, martin, donaldson
-brought in good character guys like kawasaki and colabello.
-improved scouting and got guys from overseas including japan and australia. he even signed vladdy guerreros kid recently. whereas they jays werent even scouting outside north america and were trying to market matt stairs and cory koskie cause they were canadian.
-he drafted and developed stroman, sanchez, osuna, pillar, goins, and pompey. they all contribute at the major level and should for several years if they avoid injury and keep developing. and they all provide pitching and defense up the middle, which is a winning formula in my books. none of them were high draft picks and were developed. focused has changed to pitching with more pitchers being drafted than position players. in 2013 9 of the top 10 picks were pitchers.

the team is well put together with a mix of talent and character, across all ages. they could win now and in the future, and will keep drafting and developing. i think AA was right when he said he was getting better as a gm. its too bad he wont get to finish what he started. AA has left his mark and hopefully shapiro wont ruin it too quickly. hopefully AA will be back somehow. i was hoping for a few years of title contention. now price and estrada wont resign. dickey, bautista and EE will be gone next year, and the team will go backwards temporarily if not permanently. i fear shapiro is a corporate potato that will make a team based on what rogers tells him, which will be "save money since there is better ROI on ringtones and overage charges." AA will probably go south and prosper in a city that likes baseball that doesn't have a soulless corporation as its owner, like the dodgers. During his time as gm AA helped take the team from a 350m value to 850m value.

my bottom line: **** rogers, i ****in hate rogers. i waited 2 decades for that? **** rogers!!! eat a dick rogers!!! **** your mother rogers!!

[loki]

Passionate...I like it

[Slade]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/30/d3b58c1b5decf4e8d32affc650a20c8b.jpg

We grabbed the scentsy hat, expensive but it's pretty sweet.

[brucewayne]

Anthopolous rejects Rogers contract after realizing it only comes with 150 long distance minutes

TORONTO - The Blue Jays have announced the departure of General Manager Alex Anthopolous due to a contract dispute in which Rogers was only able to promise him 150 long distance minutes.

“Are they kidding me with this shit?” said a clearly irate Anthopolous. “I bring them David [Price] and Troy [Tulowitzki] but they can’t even get me 300 outgoing minutes? Christ.”

The contract negotiations had been going well until a Rogers executive handed Anthopolous a pamphlet detailing their mobile plans and told him to “pick whatever he wanted, within reason”.

“I assumed the guy who single-handedly gave this city its most successful baseball team in over two decades would be worth a free iPhone upgrade,” said Anthopolous. “Apparently they don’t consider that ‘being a team player’.”

Anthopolous says initially he requested unlimited day-time minutes, which caused the assembled Rogers executives to burst into long, loud laughter before eventually realizing that the Blue Jays GM was being serious. Furious, Anthopolous then made an attempt to call his lawyer but couldn’t get reception.

“The worst part is they kept trying to give me Shomi,” said Anthopolous. “What the **** is Shomi? Is it Netflix? I already have Netflix!”

At press time, Anthopolous had been informed he would be charged a $400 cancellation fee for leaving the Blue Jays before winning a title.

http://www.thebeaverton.com/sports/item/2193-anthopolous-rejects-rogers-contract-after-realizing-it-only-comes-with-150-long-distance-minutes

[loki]

Hahaha

Shomi the moni!!!

[Default User]

Hahaha

Shomi the moni!!!

Fobbiest joke ever LOL

[Default User]

JB and EE are both gone once the contracts are done.

Price ain't sticking around either.




http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/904432

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25404142/agent-david-price-would-have-signed-with-blue-jays-had-they-offered

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com//sports/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-must-decide-if-jose-bautista-is-a-luxury-they-cant-afford-or-a-player-they-cant-afford-to-lose


Told you

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/07/7ef763c8a4cb789fd70c6156dc68439a.jpg

[jaimie08mazda3]

Price went where the money went. It sucks but it is what it is. Now if they don't keep Jose and pay him what he deserves (guy took a pay cut to help the Jays out) and he should be rewarded with how good he has been since he started with the Jays. If they don't sign him you watch there will be rioting out front of the Rogers centre lol. I would be severely disappointed if he's anything else but a jay for the rest of his career.

[jonjon72]

The question that's out there......."is David Price worth 30 million dollars a year?"

Personally, I think he's a great pitcher, has a great personality that brings the team together, however not worth 30 million.

[S.F.W.]

The question that's out there......."is David Price worth 30 million dollars a year?"

Personally, I think he's a great pitcher, has a great personality that brings the team together, however not worth 30 million.

Not just cost per year, but also length of contract. 30M for three or four years sure..seven years, no thanks. History shows these long term contracts for pitchers rarely work out. They are typically good for 3-4 years then they start to break down.
Case in point CC Sabathia.

[jonjon72]

Not just cost per year, but also length of contract. 30M for three or four years sure..seven years, no thanks. History shows these long term contracts for pitchers rarely work out. They are typically good for 3-4 years then they start to break down.
Case in point CC Sabathia.

That's the thing. Factor in his age and the deal gets worse for the Red Sox

[ecmirand]

I don't mind not being able to sign price...but not offering him at all sucks at all. Even 5 years I'll probably take it with the first 3 years in WS contention. Shows that Rogers has no interest in signing anyone big this offseason.

Yes the offseason just started but the Blue Jays haven't made any big signings to show the fans that they intend the win after a playoff run with big fan support and BIG REVENUES. It tells the fanbase that rogers isn't willing to spend the money to make it better and just hope to be good only.

[brucewayne]

this is awful for the toronto blue jays. AA and bautista have been the heart of the team for the last 6 years. AA is a baseball guy whos passionate about the game, you cant buy that. hes constantly been working, scouting, calling, trying to make things happen. shapiro hasnt won anything. toronto was rated 2nd worst sporting city. cleveland, where shapiro was in charge for 10 years, was voted worst. why bring in a proven loser? losers lose and winners win. AA is a winner and shapiro is a loser, rogers bet on the wrong guy. he's a princeton history grad who knows how to talk the talk, and Supposedly oversaw stadium redevelopment and ticket pricing, while attendance plummeted to the point they removed seating to make a bar that provides non baseball income. hes going to be the president of baseball, taking over for beeston. the jays will still need a gm, who knows how much of that will be just be in name though.

AA helped take a team that was slighly behind the ball, to moved to slightly ahead of the ball, in all categories.
-he gave chances to bautista, and encarnacion to develop.
-traded for talent like buerle, and reyes when noone wanted to be here.
-got good players and character guys like dickey, martin, donaldson
-brought in good character guys like kawasaki and colabello.
-improved scouting and got guys from overseas including japan and australia. he even signed vladdy guerreros kid recently. whereas they jays werent even scouting outside north america and were trying to market matt stairs and cory koskie cause they were canadian.
-he drafted and developed stroman, sanchez, osuna, pillar, goins, and pompey. they all contribute at the major level and should for several years if they avoid injury and keep developing. and they all provide pitching and defense up the middle, which is a winning formula in my books. none of them were high draft picks and were developed. focused has changed to pitching with more pitchers being drafted than position players. in 2013 9 of the top 10 picks were pitchers.

the team is well put together with a mix of talent and character, across all ages. they could win now and in the future, and will keep drafting and developing. i think AA was right when he said he was getting better as a gm. its too bad he wont get to finish what he started. AA has left his mark and hopefully shapiro wont ruin it too quickly. hopefully AA will be back somehow. i was hoping for a few years of title contention. now price and estrada wont resign. dickey, bautista and EE will be gone next year, and the team will go backwards temporarily if not permanently. i fear shapiro is a corporate potato that will make a team based on what rogers tells him, which will be "save money since there is better ROI on ringtones and overage charges." AA will probably go south and prosper in a city that likes baseball that doesn't have a soulless corporation as its owner, like the dodgers. During his time as gm AA helped take the team from a 350m value to 850m value.

my bottom line: **** rogers, i ****in hate rogers. i waited 2 decades for that? **** rogers!!! eat a dick rogers!!! **** your mother rogers!!

AA signs with dodgers... fack me
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14509649/los-angeles-dodgers-hire-former-blue-jays-gm-alex-anthopoulos-front-office

[Ogata]

AA signs with dodgers... fack me
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14509649/los-angeles-dodgers-hire-former-blue-jays-gm-alex-anthopoulos-front-office

Its ok its a slap in the face for Shapiro and Rogers

[jaimie08mazda3]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160403/66dbd38cc23aff0af2b1f62fd0ef48be.jpg

What a lineup this team has got. Will put the fear in pitchers this year. I'm excited to see how this season goes! Go Jays Go!

[soccerboy1491]

Wooooo! Bring on Texas. Gonna be insane.

[The Wolf]

I just knew the fans were going to embarrass Canada. It's probably going to happen again too.

well well well