Around Baseball 2014

[P2F]

The playoffs will be easy to make.

 

Most likely.

[havok24]

The playoffs will be easy to make.

 

It doesn't work when you say it King!

[S33n]

This week will be interesting, I'd be happy if we went 3-3. I'm feeling a little more confident now that we know Stroman is here to stay. Hopefully he can keep up the good work from his last start.

[Chappy]

TB is toast. Looks like the East is down to 4 teams.

[Anemic0ffense]

BTS sighting

 

http://www.mavenface.com/wp-content/uploads/bridge-jump.gif

[Caper]

LOL @ expecting objective comments about the Rays on this forum.

 

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[Caper]

No, Caper says they're not allowed back on the bandwagon. They committed fan treason.

 

Well, to be fair.... I haven't counted the votes.

[jaysfan2014]

TB is toast. Looks like the East is down to 4 teams.

 

And the David Price/Ben Zobrist/Matt Joyce and possibly Evan Longoria sweepstakes will begin soon, once ownership orders an Expos-style fire sale in the next few weeks with no new stadium on the horizon and a bleak future looming on the field and with the stadium issue.

 

Expect those players to be playing on contending clubs like the Dodgers, Giants, Brewers, Braves, Tigers, Yankees, Orioles and even the Blue Jays within 4-8 weeks(sorry, not convinced on the Red Sox at the moment)

[labadee]

Everyone losing makes the off day more bearable

[Caper]

How I picture BTS right now:

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nA7lt8P1D0M/T37vwrxY_uI/AAAAAAAAB6U/5xIcN8hyUbg/s640/jimmies-1-knowyourmeme.png

 

 

 

Hahahha..... This is hilarious. If the Jays fall apart... the only good thing about it will be coming on here and receiving the reverse flaming.

[jaysfan2014]

Forgot to also mention other chips, like Yunel Escobar and Grant Balfour, have zero value right now. And would anyone take Loney's backloaded deal?

[Anemic0ffense]

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He should totally delete his account and start over, right? He can "never come back from this" lol.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

TB is toast. Looks like the East is down to 4 teams.

 

Way too early to make that proclamation. They can still go on a run with the best of them. They're digging a huge hole though. Offense is pathetic.

[Solaxys]

KC is tearing up Cards. Looks like if we get past Tigers, we might steamroll again.

[Chappy]

Way too early to make that proclamation. They can still go on a run with the best of them. They're digging a huge hole though. Offense is pathetic.

 

They are 12 games under .500 and have a s*** offense. They would need to go on a huge run just to get to .500 by the ASG. I doubt they come back from this.

[TwistedLogic]

TB is toast. Looks like the East is down to 4 teams.

Not exactly. I mean yeah its possible that they're out of the playoffs (to a certain extent; we're talking about the f***ing Rays, nobody forgot 2011), but even if they're 30 games out, the Rays are the kind of team that if you end up facing them while in a pennant race and have a desperate need for wins, they'll probably do something s***** like sweep you in a 4-game series, before going back to losing against other teams.

[Chappy]

Not exactly. I mean yeah its possible that they're out of the playoffs (to a certain extent; we're talking about the f***ing Rays, nobody forgot 2011), but even if they're 30 games out, the Rays are the kind of team that if you end up facing them while in a pennant race and have a desperate need for wins, they'll probably do something s***** like sweep you in a 4-game series, before going back to losing against other teams.

 

Oh I agree that they are no push over. They we're expect edit o win the division for good reason, I just don't think they will be able to be a serious threat for the division At this point.

[admin]

Man Tanaka is a beast. 11 quality starts in a row, hasn't given up more than three runs in a game. Dickey has given up five or more in four of his 12 starts.

[jays_fever]

We're finally beating the rays for the first time in 5 years 60 games into the season! All it took was triple their payroll and selling our top prospects, but we did it!

[jaysfan2014]

Not exactly. I mean yeah its possible that they're out of the playoffs (to a certain extent; we're talking about the f***ing Rays, nobody forgot 2011), but even if they're 30 games out, the Rays are the kind of team that if you end up facing them while in a pennant race and have a desperate need for wins, they'll probably do something s***** like sweep you in a 4-game series, before going back to losing against other teams.

 

When your biggest name is suffering a huge power outage (Longoria), your rookie RF (Myers) is struggling, the SS Escobar is regressing badly, and neither catcher hits, and the bullpen gets roasted frequently, you won't contend in any division.

[TwistedLogic]

When your biggest name is suffering a huge power outage (Longoria), your rookie RF (Myers) is struggling, the SS Escobar is regressing badly, and neither catcher hits, and the bullpen gets roasted frequently, you won't contend in any division.

 

And all it takes is one week for all of that to turn around. It's way too early in the season for them to be out of it.

 

On the topic of the Rays though...

 

This is before I started following baseball, but ouch:

 

http://i.gyazo.com/07eabc654e3c2fe986039ba3796b1f4b.png

 

Can't remember ever seeing a team lose a division by 48 games. I'm sure it must have happened, but I've never seen it.

[NorthOf49]

And all it takes is one week for all of that to turn around. It's way too early in the season for them to be out of it.

 

On the topic of the Rays though...

 

This is before I started following baseball, but ouch:

 

http://i.gyazo.com/6d85c5725b27190f832ff8115087f9c2.png

 

Can't remember ever seeing a team lose a division by 48 games. I'm sure it must have happened, but I've never seen it.

The D-Rays were BAD for a LONG TIME. So were the Orioles.

 

That's what has made the recent stretch so painful for Jays fans. The two doormats even we got to make fun of passed us by.

[Captain Adama]

And all it takes is one week for all of that to turn around. It's way too early in the season for them to be out of it.

 

On the topic of the Rays though...

 

This is before I started following baseball, but ouch:

 

http://i.gyazo.com/07eabc654e3c2fe986039ba3796b1f4b.png

 

Can't remember ever seeing a team lose a division by 48 games. I'm sure it must have happened, but I've never seen it.

 

The 1962 Mets lost their division by 60.5 games. And that was only modern history.

[Anemic0ffense]

We're finally beating the rays for the first time in 5 years 60 games into the season! All it took was triple their payroll and selling our top prospects, but we did it!

 

Jays farm > Rays farm

 

But continue...

[G-Snarls]

Jays farm > Rays farm

 

But continue...

 

True

 

BP ranks Jays 13, Rays 26

[jays_fever]

Jays farm > Rays farm

 

But continue...

 

4 straight 90 win seasons, 3 post season births, their payroll doesnt come close to ours. I really dont have to continue

[G-Snarls]

This BP write up makes me happy actually:

 

13. Toronto Blue Jays

Farm System Ranking in 2013: 13

2014 Top Ten Prospects: Link

State of the System: Despite a recent penchant for using prospects as currency to acquire major-league talent, the Jays system remains thick with high-ceiling players on both sides of the ball.

Top Prospect: Marcus Stroman (27)

Breakout Candidates for 2014: Miguel Castro and Mitch Nay

Prospects on the BP 101: 3

Must-See Affiliate: Low-A Lansing

Prospects to See There: Alberto Tirado, DJ Davis, Chase DeJong, Jairo Labourt, Mitch Nay, Matt Dean, Rowdy Telez

Farm System Trajectory for 2015: Up. The Jays have some of the best young prospect depth in baseball, and as the short-season talent start to develop at the full-season level, the system as a whole should jump into the top 10, where they are likely to stay for a very long time.

[G-Snarls]

4 straight 90 win seasons, 3 post season births, their payroll doesnt come close to ours. I really dont have to continue

 

That's the thing, of course. You really can't trash another team that's been that successful after you've finally gotten ahead of them for all of a third of a season.

 

(But I probably will a bit anyway because I'm enjoying it LOL)

[Convo]

MLB updated web based Gameday - what do you think?

[G-Snarls]

MLB updated web based Gameday - what do you think?

 

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