Post a positive comment about the 2014 Toronto Blue Jays

[8D]

Canada still has a team in 2014.

[KingKat]

If not, does Beeston get called out mercilessly by the media for his comments about contending?

 

Nope. They will praise his moxy and still praise him for last off-season's aggressive moves. I still think this team is seen as merely unlucky in a lot of circles. Of course, to some extent, they were unlucky last year but it's not like they fell just short because of luck. They were never in it. With better fortune, they would have made it closer but to assume they were a playoff team if not for luck is a silly notion that ignores a lot of the poor planning and the finger crossing that took place last year. Nonetheless, I think that's what a lot of people and most of the media believe.

[G-Snarls]

"It can't possibly be worse than 2013!"

 

Words to die by

[Terminator]

No Ramon Ortiz or Chien-Ming Wang

 

Despite not adding any FA's and even losing one, we still have more depth at SP this year. So we've got that going for us.

[fatcowxlive]

When the roof is open you can actually watch the game from that window floory thingy up their. I watched a bit of an argos game from up there last year.

 

That's a good point! Probably the best positive we have, CN Tower and Jays for the price of 1!

[G-Snarls]

"Tickets will be easier and cheaper to come by"

[Dick_Pole]

By the time the Jays season starts, this s***** weather will be over. And if they stink, I can preoccupy my time with other things during the summer.

[Jimcanuck]

Bautista, EE, Reyes, Lind are still young enough to fetch a very good return

[fatcowxlive]

Bautista and Edwin yes. Reyes doesn't bring back more than a good, but not blue chip, prospect IMO, and Lind is basically valueless.

 

You're underestimating the fact that there are dumn GMs (like AA and Amaro) who will pay a hefty price for just the name

[Jimcanuck]

Bautista and Edwin yes. Reyes doesn't bring back more than a good, but not blue chip, prospect IMO, and Lind is basically valueless.

 

Lind can fetch a B grade prospect from A ball.... from a contender looking for post season bench depth

[LunchBox]

I'll be attending games in DET rather than TOR, so at least the money from my ticket purchases will be going towards team improvement rather than souvlaki and diet coke.

[John_Havok]

We're better than Miami?

[Olerud363]

We're better than Miami?

 

Another positive is that this is basically the most unified I've ever seen this board. Most people are directing their mean, hurtful, sarcastic and cutting comments at AA and Beeston instead of each other.

 

It might be end times but we have... peace.

[Angrioter]

We're better than Miami?

 

Stanton - Home run King

Fernandez - CY candidate every single year

Yelich - Future batting champ

Marisnick - Handsome player ever

Saltalamacchia - Best name ever

Heaney - Cole Hamels twin

[fapaholic]

There absolutely positively will be no playoffs again for us this season.............I'm positive of that

[fatcowxlive]

We're better than Miami?

 

No we're not lol

[awsomest]

Stanton - Home run King

Fernandez - CY candidate every single year

Yelich - Future batting champ

Marisnick - Handsome player ever

Saltalamacchia - Best name ever

Heaney - Cole Hamels twin

 

Bautista - Former Home run King

Dickey - Former CY winner

Reyes - Former batting champ

Rasmus - Handsomeless player ever

Dionner - Worst name ever

J A Happ - sure as hell is no Cole Hamels twin

 

 

we win right?

[ace3113]

They've managed to increase my apathy to mathematically impossible levels. It's quite an accomplishment.

[Jimcanuck]

Aww shaddup ya horse-humping knob-jockey bike!

 

Come on tell him how you really feel

[JFD]

they just said on TSN that the Jays have the makings of a great infield.

[awsomest]

they just said on TSN that the Jays have the makings of a great infield.

 

They do other then goins

[Muck Bartinez]

they just said on TSN that the Jays have the makings of a great infield.

 

Well we should be able to get 10 wins from 3B, SS, and 1B. Problem is when you add 2B that number doesn't go up.

[JaysAllMighty]

The possibilities of the following:

 

-Dickey returning to his best

 

-Bautista remaining healthy and getting another 50 HR season

 

-Edwin joining Bautista for 50 HR

 

-Laurie winning a gold glove at 3rd.

 

-Romero making a come back

 

-Bullpen remaining excellent

 

-GETTING ON BASE more by every player

 

-Average or better results at catching, helping pitchers with pitch framing

 

-Lind and Rasmus with .300+ BA

 

-No more clowning on the bench, showing some professionalism

 

-All our starters doing a decent job and giving us 6 innings on average.

 

 

 

One can dream.

[jaysblue]

Article just released by Jayson Stark from ESPN:

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/579/jays-gotta-be-better-right

[Laika]

Article just released by Jayson Stark from ESPN:

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/579/jays-gotta-be-better-right

 

Bet the over on Toronto! Sleeper team for 2014 for sure, much like Boston was in 2013.

 

Just imagine if Edwin, Bautista, Reyes, Colby, and Lawrie stay healthy all year. Runs!

[Angrioter]

Article just released by Jayson Stark from ESPN:

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/579/jays-gotta-be-better-right

 

 

“Sometimes you sit there and say, ‘We won 74 games, when everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong,’” the GM said. “So this year, what happens if we just have a little bit of luck?

[G-Snarls]

“Sometimes you sit there and say, ‘We won 74 games, when everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong,’” the GM said. “So this year, what happens if we just have a little bit of luck?

 

The answer, Alex, is that you go 82-80. And finish 4th.

[o2cui2i]

it's only 162 games until next off season when the jays have a new GM and CEO.

[G-Snarls]

Article just released by Jayson Stark from ESPN:

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/579/jays-gotta-be-better-right

 

It actually is a good read, thanks

[o2cui2i]

It actually is a good read, thanks

 

blaming the WBC is lame. sure BL hurt himself there, but that could have happened anywhere and cant really be blamed on the WBC. the Jays babied ALL their starting pitchers and position players even after the WBC was finished. guys were only playing 4-5 innings every other day??? I get doing that the first week of ST, but doing it right up until opening day is mental and the team started off flat.

 

I buy the things cant go worse to a certain extent, but changes were not made when everyone knew they needed to be made. JPA should never have been the starting catcher last year. after all the money and players the team spent last year, not picking Russel Martin was a sin of stupidity and falls on AA. the

 

Fact that Bonifacio was even in the trade was ridiculous and only surpassed in in insanity level by the fact that it took them so long to figure out that he was a SOS.

 

jays are already better this year because JPA and Bonifacio wont be in any of the 162 games this year.