Toronto Blue Jays Thread - Page 30

Marbur66 · November 25th, 2012, 12:33 PM

Nice. Hale is a great baseball man and a future manager.

Skybean · December 17th, 2012, 08:34 PM

RA Dickey is a Jay pending a physical. We just picked up the 2012 NL Cy Young. This off season is unreal.

Our number 1 starter last year is now number 5. Romero doesn't even need to have a bounce back year and we should be able to reach the post season.

koolio · December 18th, 2012, 11:11 AM

I'm so happy that AA didn't dick around this off season like he did last year. Good to see that he is going all in now. Our rotation is set now and we still have Hutchinson and Drabek who will hopefully make successful recoveries and live upto their potential in a year or two. We also have Happ, who I thought was good for a fifth starter but will now work out of the bullpen and fill in when someone gets injured. Good to see we have at least one solid option unlike last year when we had no experienced starters to go to when the regulars got injured.

Marbur66 · December 20th, 2012, 02:47 AM

This has been quite the off-season. Apparently, the Jays are now 8-1 to win it all, which is the best odds in all of baseball. Should be quite the exciting year!

ChesterCopperpot · January 30th, 2013, 08:14 PM

Got my Jays Season pass for 2013 this morning - looking forward a good winning summer hopefully

OEincorparated · January 31st, 2013, 06:47 AM

Go jay go! Good pitching good hitting could only mean good things are on their way. So buy your season tickets today. Makes a rhyme.

***Taller, Better*** · February 8th, 2013, 07:47 AM

Sorry, but this has to be one of the silliest things I've ever heard; Buehrle is going to leave his family in St Louis because of the pit bull ban here. All that extra commuting just for a dog?:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle8373833/

Marbur66 · February 8th, 2013, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Sorry, but this has to be one of the silliest things I've ever heard; Buehrle is going to leave his family in St Louis because of the pit bull ban here. All that extra commuting just for a dog?:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle8373833/

Why doesn't he just buy a home on the outskirts of Buffalo?

***Taller, Better*** · February 8th, 2013, 06:24 PM

Mind boggling. Instead of being able to see the family every night, it will only be for special occasions. The dog takes preference over the family unity.

koolio · February 8th, 2013, 09:21 PM

Even though I absolutely support the pit bull ban, I can understand why he would do that. Many people treat pets like their children. It would be difficult to simply abandon them.

Marbur66 · February 9th, 2013, 07:35 AM

Yeah, I don't see any issue with loving your dogs, but why St. Louis? Just move to western NY......not like he can't afford to buy a sweet house in Amherst or something.

Toronto2008 · February 9th, 2013, 11:06 PM

Canada ain't no country for old men. Or American terriers.

Skybean · February 17th, 2013, 01:44 AM

Rotation:
1. Dickey (righty soft knuckle)
2. Brandon Morrow (righty, hard)
3. Mark Buehrle (lefty soft)
4. Josh Johnson (righty hard)
5. Ricky Romero (lefty finesse)

This team is stacked. The variety of pitches and change from lefty to righty is going to mess up the opposition hitters. When you have Josh Johnson as #4 in your rotation, it's just not fair.

OEincorparated · February 17th, 2013, 03:56 AM

How about middle relief, and closer?
What's the projected batting order.

Marbur66 · February 18th, 2013, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OEincorparated

How about middle relief, and closer?
What's the projected batting order.

The bullpen is quite strong. I would guess it would look something like this: Oliver, Loup, Rogers, Lincoln, Delabar, Janssen, Santos.....as long as they're all healthy. The projected batting order could look something like this:

SS Reyes
LF Cabrera
RF Bautista
1B Encarnacion
DH Lind
3B Lawrie
CF Rasmus
C Arencibia
2B Bonifacio/Izturis

koolio · February 18th, 2013, 10:21 PM

Lind better pick up his game quick. So far, he seems like the only deadweight in the roster.

ChesterCopperpot · February 19th, 2013, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbur66

Yeah, I don't see any issue with loving your dogs, but why St. Louis? Just move to western NY......not like he can't afford to buy a sweet house in Amherst or something.

He was born and grew up in the St. Louis area - he has a lot of family there

OEincorparated · February 19th, 2013, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koolio

Lind better pick up his game quick. So far, he seems like the only deadweight in the roster.

Shit and he's going to be the one batting 5th, teams are going to pitch around Bautista and not give him anything to hit. We need another guy who can steal bases and hit close to .300 in the second spot then move Melky or Edwin into the fifth spot then. Hopefully Rasmus will have a big bounce back year and can be the two hitter needed.

Marbur66 · February 19th, 2013, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OEincorparated

Shit and he's going to be the one batting 5th, teams are going to pitch around Bautista and not give him anything to hit. We need another guy who can steal bases and hit close to .300 in the second spot then move Melky or Edwin into the fifth spot then. Hopefully Rasmus will have a big bounce back year and can be the two hitter needed.

I don't think that a base-stealer is the best option for the two-hole. When guys steal in front of Bautista, he gets intentionally walked....almost every time. I don't think we want the bat taken out of our most dangerous hitter's hands.

OEincorparated · February 19th, 2013, 08:03 AM

Yes but we've got two guy hitting between 2and4 in Melky or Edwin who are both as if not more dangerous then José.

November 25th, 2012, 12:33 PM	#581
Marbur66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,529 Likes (Received): 368	Nice. Hale is a great baseball man and a future manager. __________________ "An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so." - M. Gandhi

December 17th, 2012, 08:34 PM	#582
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,886 Likes (Received): 6	RA Dickey is a Jay pending a physical. We just picked up the 2012 NL Cy Young. This off season is unreal. Our number 1 starter last year is now number 5. Romero doesn't even need to have a bounce back year and we should be able to reach the post season. __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

December 18th, 2012, 11:11 AM	#583
koolio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,781 Likes (Received): 309	I'm so happy that AA didn't dick around this off season like he did last year. Good to see that he is going all in now. Our rotation is set now and we still have Hutchinson and Drabek who will hopefully make successful recoveries and live upto their potential in a year or two. We also have Happ, who I thought was good for a fifth starter but will now work out of the bullpen and fill in when someone gets injured. Good to see we have at least one solid option unlike last year when we had no experienced starters to go to when the regulars got injured. __________________ Victoria, Canada

December 20th, 2012, 02:47 AM	#584
Marbur66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,529 Likes (Received): 368	This has been quite the off-season. Apparently, the Jays are now 8-1 to win it all, which is the best odds in all of baseball. Should be quite the exciting year! __________________ "An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so." - M. Gandhi

February 8th, 2013, 07:47 AM	#587
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	Sorry, but this has to be one of the silliest things I've ever heard; Buehrle is going to leave his family in St Louis because of the pit bull ban here. All that extra commuting just for a dog?: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle8373833/ __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

January 30th, 2013, 08:14 PM	#585
ChesterCopperpot Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 389 Likes (Received): 22	Got my Jays Season pass for 2013 this morning - looking forward a good winning summer hopefully

January 31st, 2013, 06:47 AM	#586
OEincorparated Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,026 Likes (Received): 5	Go jay go! Good pitching good hitting could only mean good things are on their way. So buy your season tickets today. Makes a rhyme.

February 8th, 2013, 06:24 PM	#589
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	Mind boggling. Instead of being able to see the family every night, it will only be for special occasions. The dog takes preference over the family unity. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

February 8th, 2013, 09:21 PM	#590
koolio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,781 Likes (Received): 309	Even though I absolutely support the pit bull ban, I can understand why he would do that. Many people treat pets like their children. It would be difficult to simply abandon them. __________________ Victoria, Canada

February 9th, 2013, 07:35 AM	#591
Marbur66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,529 Likes (Received): 368	Yeah, I don't see any issue with loving your dogs, but why St. Louis? Just move to western NY......not like he can't afford to buy a sweet house in Amherst or something. __________________ "An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so." - M. Gandhi

February 9th, 2013, 11:06 PM	#592
Toronto2008 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 614 Likes (Received): 0	Canada ain't no country for old men. Or American terriers.

February 17th, 2013, 01:44 AM	#593
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,886 Likes (Received): 6	Rotation: 1. Dickey (righty soft knuckle) 2. Brandon Morrow (righty, hard) 3. Mark Buehrle (lefty soft) 4. Josh Johnson (righty hard) 5. Ricky Romero (lefty finesse) This team is stacked. The variety of pitches and change from lefty to righty is going to mess up the opposition hitters. When you have Josh Johnson as #4 in your rotation, it's just not fair. __________________ 「My Photos」 ● Hong Kong 1\|2\|3 ● Macau 1 ● London 1 ● New York City 1 「Photo Threads」 ● Flying Over Hong Kong 「City Life Series」 ● Hong Kong ● Shanghai ● Seoul ● Tokyo

February 17th, 2013, 03:56 AM	#594
OEincorparated Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,026 Likes (Received): 5	How about middle relief, and closer? What's the projected batting order.

February 18th, 2013, 10:21 PM	#596
koolio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,781 Likes (Received): 309	Lind better pick up his game quick. So far, he seems like the only deadweight in the roster. __________________ Victoria, Canada

February 19th, 2013, 08:03 AM	#600
OEincorparated Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,026 Likes (Received): 5	Yes but we've got two guy hitting between 2and4 in Melky or Edwin who are both as if not more dangerous then José.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode