ESPN: Alex Anthopoulus in jeopardy?

[Angrioter]

Are the Toronto Blue Jays one of the teams that will be making a big play for free agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka? Back in September, general manager Alex Anthopoulus all but said as much prior to the team's 2013 finale.

 

insider copy-paste

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb/rumors/post?id=11139&ex_cid=espnapi_public

[jaysblue]

This is the blurb:

 

"Are the Toronto Blue Jays one of the teams that will be making a big play for free agent pitcher Masahiro Tanaka? Back in September, general manager Alex Anthopoulus all but said as much prior to the team's 2013 finale.

 

As Tom Maloney of the Globe and Mail wrote back then, "Prior to the game, Anthopoulos reasserted the goal of strengthening the rotation with a front-of-the-line pitcher via trade or free agency. He followed in a television broadcast by acknowledging the club will bid for Masahiro Tanaka, a 24-year-old free agent from Japan’s Pacific League."

 

Flash forward to the present, and the pursuit of Tanaka is something that Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star thinks is essential for Anthopoulus's future with the team. "In Anthopoulos's three seasons as GM since transforming Ricciardi's 80-82 team of 2009 into a faux-contender at 85-77 in 2010, (he) has constructed teams that have posted win totals of 81, 73 and 74. He needs a winning season in 2014 or he will likely be fired."

[GD]

better than the Marty York tweet

[G-Snarls]

This is just a follow up to Griffin's ridiculous article, zero f***s are given.

 

Agree

 

His being fired or staying on depends entirely on how the team does in 2014, not whether or not he signs any particular player

[Laika]

Maybe AA is waiting in the weeds for Garza, ready to pounce like a ninja during the post-Tanaka fallout!!!

 

/s

[TwistedLogic]

Griffin is a stupid f***ing moron.

[Laika]

Griffin is a stupid f***ing moron.

 

As opposed to a smart moron, of course, which would also make him an oxymoron.

[TwistedLogic]

As opposed to a smart moron, of course, which would also make him an oxymoron.

 

^ A smart f***ing moron.

[Angrioter]

As opposed to a smart moron, of course, which would also make him an oxymoron.

 

Oxymoron?

[connorp]

Oxymoron?

 

Its when you put two things together that are opposite, so it makes no sense..

Like.. "that guy is a really nice *******"

 

Nice and ******* being opposites.. So "nice *******" would be an oxymoron

 

*please dont read that as "that guy has a"

[TwistedLogic]

Oxymoron?

 

examples: bittersweet, icy hot, politically correct

[Angrioter]

examples: bittersweet, icy hot, politically correct

 

Thanks

[dineke]

Long chode

[Angrioter]

[P2F]

Its when you put two things together that are opposite, so it makes no sense..

Like.. "that guy is a really nice *******"

 

Nice and ******* being opposites.. So "nice *******" would be an oxymoron

 

*please dont read that as "that guy has a"

 

I had to double back. It was funnier the way I read it the first time.

[connorp]

I had to double back. It was funnier the way I read it the first time.

 

Lol..yeah, when read that way it loses its oxymoron status.

[Atothe]

I love that Griffin wrote that article because now it will put pressure on AA to sign a pitcher instead of trading for a mediocre one and giving up top prospects. AA should take a chance with Tanaka or Garza especially with Hutch and Stroman waiting in the wings.

 

To reiterate Thank you Uncle dick for writing that article

[P2F]

I highly doubt that AA gives a f*** what Dick Griffin thinks or writes about.