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Much to my surprise, Jack Morris was great last year as our radio broadcaster. This is really too bad. With Hayhurst out too I wonder who they'll go with.

 

Wilner would be fine (better at that than what he's doing now) but reported friction between him and Howarth (a hardcore Cito guy) probably make that impossible. Zaun could do it but I don't know if they move him since he's carved out a niche for himself as a TV loudmouth. There's any number of ex Blue Jays who could do it (Barfield, Fletcher, Cruz Jr., etc.).

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I would be for Wilner taking over as it would keep him off of twitter for most games and i'm not a huge radio listener anyway.

 

Won't happen until Jerry retires.

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He was similar to Zaun in the sense that when he spoke about on the field things and shared past experiences/stories he added a lot. When it came to evaluating players, he left a lot to be desired.
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Wilner would be fine (better at that than what he's doing now) but reported friction between him and Howarth (a hardcore Cito guy) probably make that impossible. Zaun could do it but I don't know if they move him since he's carved out a niche for himself as a TV loudmouth. There's any number of ex Blue Jays who could do it (Barfield, Fletcher, Cruz Jr., etc.).

 

Are you f***ing kidding me?? What a fiasco. Wilner is like the only guy ever to stand up to Cito. My take on Wilner is he's just the working stiff. Stood up to Cito, no one had his back, so now it's just another day another dollar. Taking care of his family.

 

If true then f*** Jerry Howarth. You are saying he won't work with Wilner because of Cito?? f*** all of them. Blast the entire thing apart, everyone fired inlcuding the suits, Jerry Howarth and down to the home hardware 5th inning sweeper guys.

 

Wilner and Gibby can stay. If any one else is deserving to stay Wilner and Gibby can make up a list.

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Meh. Never wanted him in the first place.

 

he did a good job, he's no alan ashby but was surprisingly good. Howarth is very overrated and wilner is just plain awful. Give zaun a try or get some fresh blood

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They've been essentially grooming him for it for a few years now. To be realistic these guys all want to go home given the chance. Ashby, Morris, whoever. So if you go outside for someone your always at risk to lose them when a job is available in their home town.

 

Wilner seems to be getting better. Why not at this point.

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I would like Jose Cruz to relieve either Zaun or Morris. I watch MLB.tv and rarely listen to the radio so I didn't get much of either guy. Tablet is the most glaring need for an upgrade. Bring back Shulman and add Cruz IMO.
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Are you f***ing kidding me?? What a fiasco. Wilner is like the only guy ever to stand up to Cito. My take on Wilner is he's just the working stiff. Stood up to Cito, no one had his back, so now it's just another day another dollar. Taking care of his family.

 

Wilner has nobody to blame but himself. Have you read the transcript of that infamous press scrum? Wilner was trying to humiliate Cito. It wasn't enough that he had a popular blog and radio slot and Twitter presence in which to inform and educate the fans about Cito's uselessness, he had to try to cut him down in front of the Toronto media.

 

Anyone who followed his stuff knew this was a long time coming. He has an ego the size of a planet and will demean, admonish, manipulate and even be hypocritical in order to seem like the smartest guy in the room. Not an endearing personality, and a google search for his name will confirm he is not fondly thought of. The frustrating thing is that he is a brighter baseball guy than anyone else in the Toronto media, but he has never harnessed it into top-notch professional broadcasting. That ego keeps getting in the way, and the Cito shitshow was a check that he needed.

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http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?c_id=min&content_id=67063300&partnerId=as_min_20140124_17522554&vkey=pr_min&ymd=20140124

 

Much to my surprise, Jack Morris was great last year as our radio broadcaster. This is really too bad. With Hayhurst out too I wonder who they'll go with.

 

yeah, he wasn't near as critical as I thought he might be, but he still brought attention to areas of weakness or concern. I quite liked him the times he was on TV.

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I would like Jose Cruz to relieve either Zaun or Morris. I watch MLB.tv and rarely listen to the radio so I didn't get much of either guy. Tablet is the most glaring need for an upgrade. Bring back Shulman and add Cruz IMO.

 

Obviously Shulman back would be nice but ain't happening.

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Are you f***ing kidding me?? What a fiasco. Wilner is like the only guy ever to stand up to Cito. My take on Wilner is he's just the working stiff. Stood up to Cito, no one had his back, so now it's just another day another dollar. Taking care of his family.

 

If true then f*** Jerry Howarth. You are saying he won't work with Wilner because of Cito?? f*** all of them. Blast the entire thing apart, everyone fired inlcuding the suits, Jerry Howarth and down to the home hardware 5th inning sweeper guys.

 

Wilner and Gibby can stay. If any one else is deserving to stay Wilner and Gibby can make up a list.

 

Look I know any sentence with "Cito" in it sends you into a fit, but I really can't imagine anyone enjoying Wilner more than Howarth.

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Look I know any sentence with "Cito" in it sends you into a fit, but I really can't imagine anyone enjoying Wilner more than Howarth.

 

Yep, especially when we're talking about these guys being play by play men, they don't need to know the value of a walk, they just need to make it sound pretty when it happens.

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Hard to go wrong when you have the best in the business , Jerry Howarth, doing half of the innings. I'm sure they'll bring in someone decent.
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Yep, especially when we're talking about these guys being play by play men, they don't need to know the value of a walk, they just need to make it sound pretty when it happens.

 

Yup, not everything in baseball needs to be modernized. Also, good to see you back on the board.

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Took some time after the train wreck of last season, cured myself of the ensuing mental trauma by consistently watching 5+ hours of hardcore porn each day, I feel like I'm now ready for another gut wrenching Jays season.
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Took some time after the train wreck of last season, cured myself of the ensuing mental trauma by consistently watching 5+ hours of hardcore porn each day, I feel like I'm now ready for another gut wrenching Jays season.

 

I use the Jays to cure me of the hardcore porn season.

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