Toronto Blue Jays Thread - Page 6

Skybean · June 15th, 2011, 01:32 AM

Maybe

Skybean · June 15th, 2011, 03:49 AM

Rzepczynski gives up the game tying 2 run HR in the 8th inning with 0 outs........ he should not be in the major leagues.

Marbur66 · June 15th, 2011, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybean

Rzepczynski gives up the game tying 2 run HR in the 8th inning with 0 outs........ he should not be in the major leagues.

I think he should be used as a lefty specialist.

Travis007 · June 15th, 2011, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dennis911

Didn't see you as a baseball person travis. I thought you were one of those hockey only people

I'm a generally well rounded sports fan. It's funny because I actually don't follow baseball as much as I use to. I used to be die hard when I was in elementary Grade 8 (7 years ago). I watched almost every game, practiced pitching with a tennis ball on a chain-linked fence in my back yard, and played all 162 games on MLB 2001 on PS1 (LMAO).

Baseball was my second chronological favourite sport in life, first was basketball because of my father. Then high school kicked in and I started following hockey more. I'm also quite interested in speed skating. The current sport I follow most would be soccer (especially the German Bundesliga). The only sport I never quite developed an thorough interest for is (american) football.

Paul29 · June 24th, 2011, 12:48 PM

I'm taking a stab in the dark here that we're all pretty disgruntled with the team so we're staying quiet.

I keep hearing whispers in my ears, rebuilding......rebuilding............rebuilding........or they're voices in my head, I'm not sure.

Skybean · July 2nd, 2011, 09:58 PM

John Farrell is a bad manager. Took out Villeneuva to bring in Perez with 2 out in the 7th. Perez sucks - he's from AAA and as a releiver, he's not ready to be just put into a game without warmup. It takes time for inexperienced relievers to find the strike zone. Sure enough he comes in and gives up a 2 run HR in the 7th. Farrell should have kept Villenueva in the game...... he would have been 6-1.

Paul29 · July 3rd, 2011, 01:48 AM

It's his first season as a big league manager, these things are going to happen.

Marbur66 · July 3rd, 2011, 10:46 PM

Nice comeback against Cliff Lee today......can't believe we didn't get swept.

Diesel_Power · July 5th, 2011, 03:52 AM

Thames seems to be a great addition to the team, but his defense in the outfield is suspect.

When you play outfield at Fenway Park you have to be prepared for the balls to ricochet off the green monster and back towards you, but they're running right up to the wall and the balls is ricocheting away from them. They have to stand back and let it bounce back to them.

Good to see Snider back and with a much improved swing. More compact and tighter. Letting his arms and not his body do all the work.

Marbur66 · July 6th, 2011, 04:09 AM

This just in.......Corey Patterson is the worst base-runner in the history of the game.

Diesel_Power · July 6th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Attempting to steal a base when your team has 2 outs. What was Patterson thinking?

BS call at the end of the game there. Straight up "Ump ball"! EE was safe!

Travis007 · July 10th, 2011, 04:34 PM

Bautista continues to be an unstoppable beast!! Bullpen remains completely unreliable... =/

Skybean · July 10th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Signing "has been" relievers is not going to cut it. We would be contenders NOW if we had a real closer.

koolio · July 11th, 2011, 08:08 AM

Jays gotta go on a big spending spree this off-season if they want to take advantage of Bautista being in his peak. We need bonafide number 2 and number 3 starters, an established closer, a setup man, a power hitting outfielder and possibly a 2nd baseman depending on what happens with Hill.

Travis007 · July 11th, 2011, 01:07 PM

^ That list of things to do would generally translate to automatic success for most clubs in the league. But not when you're in the same division as the Yankees and Red Sox, as well as currently strong/decent Rays teams with prospects and money to improve. It's difficult picturing the Jays as more than mediocre and hovering around the .500 mark.

But in terms of future; Eric Thames looks like he's got potential to be a solid player for us in the outfield. It's rough seeing how quickly injuries have caused Aaron Hill to declined so badly. Hopefully he finds his way...maybe next season. If Hill doesn't rebound, then Brett Lawrie should be the Jays 2nd baseman for the future, and could also play 3rd. Lawrie has put up some pretty beast stats so far in AAA (15 HR, 49 RBI, .354 BA in 54 games), and is also ranked 10th in Baseball America's Top 50 Prospects List. Other jays prospects to have made the list are; Travis D'Arnuad (Catcher) and Anthony Gose (CF).

Travis007 · July 11th, 2011, 03:37 PM

Also good to see Brett Cecil regain his form and confidence in his recent couple of starts. We could always use some reliable starting pitching. After a rough start in his AAA stint, Drabek looks to be regaining his form too lately. And Congrats to Romero for making the All-Star game.

Paul29 · July 12th, 2011, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Travis007

And Congrats to Romero for making the All-Star game.

Sweet, I hadn't heard that.

Diesel_Power · July 12th, 2011, 04:19 AM

UUUUUUUUUUggggh! Bautista choked in the HR Derby. He was probably nervous and his pitcher didn't seem all that great.

Skybean · July 12th, 2011, 04:41 AM

Wonder why he didn't use Pat Hentgen.

Travis007 · July 15th, 2011, 03:10 PM

Epic offensive performance by the Jays!! Always great watching the Jays own the Yankees any day. Snider has been on fire ever since getting re-called, hopefully he has an impressive final half of the season. Bautista's ankle injury is concerning though, hopefully it's not serious and he can return soon.

June 15th, 2011, 01:32 AM	#101
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June 15th, 2011, 03:49 AM	#102
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Rzepczynski gives up the game tying 2 run HR in the 8th inning with 0 outs........ he should not be in the major leagues. __________________ 「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

July 2nd, 2011, 09:58 PM	#106
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	John Farrell is a bad manager. Took out Villeneuva to bring in Perez with 2 out in the 7th. Perez sucks - he's from AAA and as a releiver, he's not ready to be just put into a game without warmup. It takes time for inexperienced relievers to find the strike zone. Sure enough he comes in and gives up a 2 run HR in the 7th. Farrell should have kept Villenueva in the game...... he would have been 6-1. __________________ 「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

July 10th, 2011, 04:34 PM	#112
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	Bautista continues to be an unstoppable beast!! Bullpen remains completely unreliable... =/ __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

July 10th, 2011, 04:59 PM	#113
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Signing "has been" relievers is not going to cut it. We would be contenders NOW if we had a real closer. __________________ 「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

June 24th, 2011, 12:48 PM	#105
Paul29 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 252 Likes (Received): 0	I'm taking a stab in the dark here that we're all pretty disgruntled with the team so we're staying quiet. I keep hearing whispers in my ears, rebuilding......rebuilding............rebuilding........or they're voices in my head, I'm not sure.

July 3rd, 2011, 01:48 AM	#107
Paul29 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 252 Likes (Received): 0	It's his first season as a big league manager, these things are going to happen.

July 3rd, 2011, 10:46 PM	#108
Marbur66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,496 Likes (Received): 295	Nice comeback against Cliff Lee today......can't believe we didn't get swept.

July 5th, 2011, 03:52 AM	#109
Diesel_Power Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 0	Thames seems to be a great addition to the team, but his defense in the outfield is suspect. When you play outfield at Fenway Park you have to be prepared for the balls to ricochet off the green monster and back towards you, but they're running right up to the wall and the balls is ricocheting away from them. They have to stand back and let it bounce back to them. Good to see Snider back and with a much improved swing. More compact and tighter. Letting his arms and not his body do all the work.

July 6th, 2011, 04:09 AM	#110
Marbur66 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,496 Likes (Received): 295	This just in.......Corey Patterson is the worst base-runner in the history of the game.

July 6th, 2011, 03:47 PM	#111
Diesel_Power Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 0	Attempting to steal a base when your team has 2 outs. What was Patterson thinking? BS call at the end of the game there. Straight up "Ump ball"! EE was safe!

July 11th, 2011, 08:08 AM	#114
koolio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,767 Likes (Received): 259	Jays gotta go on a big spending spree this off-season if they want to take advantage of Bautista being in his peak. We need bonafide number 2 and number 3 starters, an established closer, a setup man, a power hitting outfielder and possibly a 2nd baseman depending on what happens with Hill. __________________ Victoria, Canada

July 11th, 2011, 01:07 PM	#115
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	^ That list of things to do would generally translate to automatic success for most clubs in the league. But not when you're in the same division as the Yankees and Red Sox, as well as currently strong/decent Rays teams with prospects and money to improve. It's difficult picturing the Jays as more than mediocre and hovering around the .500 mark. But in terms of future; Eric Thames looks like he's got potential to be a solid player for us in the outfield. It's rough seeing how quickly injuries have caused Aaron Hill to declined so badly. Hopefully he finds his way...maybe next season. If Hill doesn't rebound, then Brett Lawrie should be the Jays 2nd baseman for the future, and could also play 3rd. Lawrie has put up some pretty beast stats so far in AAA (15 HR, 49 RBI, .354 BA in 54 games), and is also ranked 10th in Baseball America's Top 50 Prospects List. Other jays prospects to have made the list are; Travis D'Arnuad (Catcher) and Anthony Gose (CF). __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

July 11th, 2011, 03:37 PM	#116
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	Also good to see Brett Cecil regain his form and confidence in his recent couple of starts. We could always use some reliable starting pitching. After a rough start in his AAA stint, Drabek looks to be regaining his form too lately. And Congrats to Romero for making the All-Star game. __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

July 12th, 2011, 04:19 AM	#118
Diesel_Power Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 0	UUUUUUUUUUggggh! Bautista choked in the HR Derby. He was probably nervous and his pitcher didn't seem all that great.

July 12th, 2011, 04:41 AM	#119
Skybean 天豆 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,946 Likes (Received): 5	Wonder why he didn't use Pat Hentgen. __________________ 「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

July 15th, 2011, 03:10 PM	#120
Travis007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,851 Likes (Received): 2	Epic offensive performance by the Jays!! Always great watching the Jays own the Yankees any day. Snider has been on fire ever since getting re-called, hopefully he has an impressive final half of the season. Bautista's ankle injury is concerning though, hopefully it's not serious and he can return soon. __________________ View my photos on: Flickr & Follow me on: Twitter

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