Everyone Calm Down

[theblujay]

I'm losing my calm

[Olerud363]

And my guess is you've been prematurely excited every year for quite awhile now. They have desensitizing creams for that, I hear. Or think about your grandfather picking his nose and eating it, or something ...

 

You're welcome.

 

Maybe think about Reyes throwing it into the dirt and ending the season??

[Smedley Butler]

Maybe think about Reyes throwing it into the dirt and ending the season??

 

Amen.

[Smedley Butler]

Calm down Olerud. This thread is out of control now that people are seeing th

at I was RIGHT all along. So yes, stay calm. We're in first and there will be some amazing laughs at the end of the season when we stay in first and remember how everyone freaked out just like I said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

JSFIP out.

 

OMFG WHO IN THE LIVING #DESPAIRING f*** IS THIS GUY AND WHY IS SOMEBODY NOT HOLDING THIS DUDE DOWN AND FORCIBLY INJECTING HIM WITH NEEDLEFULLS OF HEROIN AGAINST HIS WILL YET?!?!$!?!?!11

 

Eleven.

[Maahfaace]

OMFG WHO IN THE LIVING #DESPAIRING f*** IS THIS GUY AND WHY IS SOMEBODY NOT HOLDING THIS DUDE DOWN AND FORCIBLY INJECTING HIM WITH NEEDLEFULLS OF HEROIN AGAINST HIS WILL YET?!?!$!?!?!11

 

Eleven.

 

Thats Mario Balotelli, soccer player from italy, super prima donna of all sports and quite possibly the biggest douchebag in the world.

[Olerud363]

Thats Mario Balotelli, soccer player from italy, super prima donna of all sports and quite possibly the biggest douchebag in the world.

 

Busy today didn't get a chance to watch. Just calmly saw the score appear on my phone. Calmly posting on the board a bit, backing up my boy the_dh with some well thought arguments on ops vs. true produciton.

 

Keep calm my friends.

[Caper]

Settle down boys... calm the f*** down.

 

 

BTW can some find that article some douche bag columnist wrote declaring the Jays finished one week into the season?

[Caper]

We are only few days into the 2014 season and there is no reason for a team to panic if it gets off to a slow start -- unless you’re the*Toronto Blue Jays. For the Jays, it's time to accept the fact that they are not going to make the playoffs this year.*

 

The four other teams in their division are well-equipped to make a playoff run, while the Jays are plagued by a lack of pitching depth and have already seen*Jose Reyes*-- the key to any 2014 revival -- hit the DL again with a hamstring injury.*

 

Now, I'm not going to blame general manager Alex Anthopoulos for this predicament. Back in the fall of 2012, he sensed that the*New York Yankees*and*Boston Red Sox*might be poised to drop off -- a sentiment shared around the league at the time -- and decided to see if he could capitalize by trading a number of elite prospects, such as Noah Syndergaard,*Travis d'Arnaud,*Jake Marisnick*and Justin Nicolino, in two separate deals with the Mets and Marlins that netted him*R.A. Dickey,*Mark Buehrle,*Josh Johnson*and Reyes.*

 

Everyone in baseball believed the*Blue Jays were headed for October*-- and many thought Anthopoulos would win executive of the year -- but their playoff hopes were dashed by injuries and underperformance.*Things only look worse now, as Reyes is hurt, the back end of the Jays' rotation is filled with question marks, and the upper levels of the farm system have been gutted by the aforementioned trades.*

 

The worst thing that Anthopoulos can do now is double-down on his situation and stay the course in an attempt to salvage his big moves from 2012. Instead, he needs to accept his current reality and make the kind of veteran-for-prospect deals he once benefited from. And if he does it now, he can be ahead of the curve and let all contending teams know that he has the final pieces for their playoff run. They don’t have to wait until June or July. Need a middle-of-the-order power bat? No problem, we have*Jose Bautista*and*Edwin Encarnacion. Need a veteran reliable starter to provide quality starts? We have Dickey and Buehrle. Need a dynamic All-Star shortstop who might never get healthy? Perhaps you'd be interested in Reyes.*

 

It’s not time to dwell on deals gone bad. It’s time to dwell on what happens if you keep looking at deals gone bad, because it can go from bad to the unemployment line very quickly.*

 

So how do the Blue Jays fix it? By making some big trades. Here is a look at their most tradeable pieces and some possible destinations.*

 

1. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B*

Encarnacion is in his prime after belting 78 home runs the past two years and his contract is even better than his power numbers. He makes just $9 million this year, $10 million next year, and has a team option in 2016 for $10 million. Teams will line up with prospect packages for this impact middle-of-the-order bat. He could be the best player available this summer.*

Possible destinations:*Rays, Mariners, Pirates, Brewers, Marlins and Mets*

 

2. Jose Bautista, OF*

Bautista slugged 97 home runs in 2010 and 2011 in becoming one of the game's best sluggers. However, the four-time All-Star has had to deal injuries the past two seasons reducing him home run total to 56 in that time. But when he plays, he mashes. The 33-year-old will make just $14 million each of the next two years with a club option in 2016 for the same amount. An affordable contract with reasonable length that should lead to a tremendous trade return.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Pirates, Marlins, Mets*

 

3. Jose Reyes, SS*

The Blue Jays need to make him sit for weeks after he says he’s ready to go. They need to make sure the hamstring is 100 percent before he gets back on the field and onto the trade block.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Yankees, Mets, Dodgers (*Hanley Ramirez*to third base)*

 

4. R.A. Dickey, RHP*

Dickey is only one year removed from the National League Cy Young Award and with the hard knuckleball being his best pitch, there is no reason why he can’t pitch a few more years. A return to the National League would give him his best chance to recapture his elite status.*

Possible destinations:*Pirates, Padres, Dodgers and Braves*

 

5.*Colby Rasmus*

Rasmus will be a free agent at season’s end, which limits his trade value a little since a team that acquires him can't give him a qualifying offer and reap a draft pick. He is just starting to come into his own at age 27 after hitting .276/.338/.501 with 22 home runs last year. He’s not a middle-of-the-order bat, but he is a solid contributor who can lengthen a lineup.*

Possible Destinations:*Tigers (left field), Padres and Rockies*

 

6. Mark Buehrle, LHP*

Buehrle still can provide quality starts and has won in double digits and pitched 200 innings every year since 2001. A contending team in need of a quality No. 3 or 4 starter would be the perfect fit for him. The Blue Jays, however, would have to be prepared to eat significant salary since he’s due to earn $18 million this year and $19 million next year as part of the backloaded deal Miami gave him.*

Possible destinations:*Angels, Mariners, Athletics and Rangers*

 

7.*Casey Janssen, RHP*

The closer has had a sub-3.00 ERA for three straight years and saved 56 games over the past two. He's on the DL with a back strain but will be a good trade chip once he proves he's healthy.*

Possible destinations:*Orioles, Diamondbacks, Mets and Tigers*

 

8.*Brett Cecil, LHP*

An All-Star last year with a 2.82 ERA, his stock will never be higher.*

Possible destinations:*Angels and Nationals*

 

9.*Steve Delabar, RHP*

Another once-in-a-lifetime All-Star last year, and, like Cecil, his value is at its peak.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Yankees, Indians, Mets and Giants*

 

10.*Sergio Santos, RHP*

He is healthy once again and pounding the strike zone. He had a 1.75 ERA last year in 29 games and didn’t walk a batter in six appearances this spring. If he gets off to a good start, he could be a good under-the-radar pick-up for someone.*

Possible destinations:*Orioles, Mets, Rangers, Indians

 

 

Found the article I was looking for.

[Caper]

We are only few days into the 2014 season and there is no reason for a team to panic if it gets off to a slow start -- unless you’re the*Toronto Blue Jays. For the Jays, it's time to accept the fact that they are not going to make the playoffs this year.*

 

The four other teams in their division are well-equipped to make a playoff run, while the Jays are plagued by a lack of pitching depth and have already seen*Jose Reyes*-- the key to any 2014 revival -- hit the DL again with a hamstring injury.*

 

Now, I'm not going to blame general manager Alex Anthopoulos for this predicament. Back in the fall of 2012, he sensed that the*New York Yankees*and*Boston Red Sox*might be poised to drop off -- a sentiment shared around the league at the time -- and decided to see if he could capitalize by trading a number of elite prospects, such as Noah Syndergaard,*Travis d'Arnaud,*Jake Marisnick*and Justin Nicolino, in two separate deals with the Mets and Marlins that netted him*R.A. Dickey,*Mark Buehrle,*Josh Johnson*and Reyes.*

 

Everyone in baseball believed the*Blue Jays were headed for October*-- and many thought Anthopoulos would win executive of the year -- but their playoff hopes were dashed by injuries and underperformance.*Things only look worse now, as Reyes is hurt, the back end of the Jays' rotation is filled with question marks, and the upper levels of the farm system have been gutted by the aforementioned trades.*

 

The worst thing that Anthopoulos can do now is double-down on his situation and stay the course in an attempt to salvage his big moves from 2012. Instead, he needs to accept his current reality and make the kind of veteran-for-prospect deals he once benefited from. And if he does it now, he can be ahead of the curve and let all contending teams know that he has the final pieces for their playoff run. They don’t have to wait until June or July. Need a middle-of-the-order power bat? No problem, we have*Jose Bautista*and*Edwin Encarnacion. Need a veteran reliable starter to provide quality starts? We have Dickey and Buehrle. Need a dynamic All-Star shortstop who might never get healthy? Perhaps you'd be interested in Reyes.*

 

It’s not time to dwell on deals gone bad. It’s time to dwell on what happens if you keep looking at deals gone bad, because it can go from bad to the unemployment line very quickly.*

 

So how do the Blue Jays fix it? By making some big trades. Here is a look at their most tradeable pieces and some possible destinations.*

 

1. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B*

Encarnacion is in his prime after belting 78 home runs the past two years and his contract is even better than his power numbers. He makes just $9 million this year, $10 million next year, and has a team option in 2016 for $10 million. Teams will line up with prospect packages for this impact middle-of-the-order bat. He could be the best player available this summer.*

Possible destinations:*Rays, Mariners, Pirates, Brewers, Marlins and Mets*

 

2. Jose Bautista, OF*

Bautista slugged 97 home runs in 2010 and 2011 in becoming one of the game's best sluggers. However, the four-time All-Star has had to deal injuries the past two seasons reducing him home run total to 56 in that time. But when he plays, he mashes. The 33-year-old will make just $14 million each of the next two years with a club option in 2016 for the same amount. An affordable contract with reasonable length that should lead to a tremendous trade return.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Pirates, Marlins, Mets*

 

3. Jose Reyes, SS*

The Blue Jays need to make him sit for weeks after he says he’s ready to go. They need to make sure the hamstring is 100 percent before he gets back on the field and onto the trade block.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Yankees, Mets, Dodgers (*Hanley Ramirez*to third base)*

 

4. R.A. Dickey, RHP*

Dickey is only one year removed from the National League Cy Young Award and with the hard knuckleball being his best pitch, there is no reason why he can’t pitch a few more years. A return to the National League would give him his best chance to recapture his elite status.*

Possible destinations:*Pirates, Padres, Dodgers and Braves*

 

5.*Colby Rasmus*

Rasmus will be a free agent at season’s end, which limits his trade value a little since a team that acquires him can't give him a qualifying offer and reap a draft pick. He is just starting to come into his own at age 27 after hitting .276/.338/.501 with 22 home runs last year. He’s not a middle-of-the-order bat, but he is a solid contributor who can lengthen a lineup.*

Possible Destinations:*Tigers (left field), Padres and Rockies*

 

6. Mark Buehrle, LHP*

Buehrle still can provide quality starts and has won in double digits and pitched 200 innings every year since 2001. A contending team in need of a quality No. 3 or 4 starter would be the perfect fit for him. The Blue Jays, however, would have to be prepared to eat significant salary since he’s due to earn $18 million this year and $19 million next year as part of the backloaded deal Miami gave him.*

Possible destinations:*Angels, Mariners, Athletics and Rangers*

 

7.*Casey Janssen, RHP*

The closer has had a sub-3.00 ERA for three straight years and saved 56 games over the past two. He's on the DL with a back strain but will be a good trade chip once he proves he's healthy.*

Possible destinations:*Orioles, Diamondbacks, Mets and Tigers*

 

8.*Brett Cecil, LHP*

An All-Star last year with a 2.82 ERA, his stock will never be higher.*

Possible destinations:*Angels and Nationals*

 

9.*Steve Delabar, RHP*

Another once-in-a-lifetime All-Star last year, and, like Cecil, his value is at its peak.*

Possible destinations:*Tigers, Yankees, Indians, Mets and Giants*

 

10.*Sergio Santos, RHP*

He is healthy once again and pounding the strike zone. He had a 1.75 ERA last year in 29 games and didn’t walk a batter in six appearances this spring. If he gets off to a good start, he could be a good under-the-radar pick-up for someone.*

Possible destinations:*Orioles, Mets, Rangers, Indians

[Caper]

Above was the article I was looking for. Found it on this thread. Bowden is a douche.

[leaffie]

And then he turned around a week later and said the Jays should trade for Samardzia.

[Olerud363]

And then he turned around a week later and said the Jays should trade for Samardzia.

 

Just came to the calm thread just to get the blood pressure down a tad... and what the f***?? Trade the team??

 

I guess it is a old article from April. Careful what you post here. We are insecure.

 

Keep calm. Don't trade the team.... at least not until we calmly watch to see if the hot streak goes anywhere.

 

Whatever substances keeps you calm, legal or illegal, it is OK on this thread.

[wilko]

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[Olerud363]

Just another calm day. Partly cloudy, no rain, no wind, no extreme weather either way. Not to much going on in the world.

 

So here are just a few of calm random thoughts on our hitting coach Kevin Sietzer.

 

First I bring you back to 1990. George Brett looked done. Late into June he was hitting horrible. Then all of a sudden he hit .390 or so in the second half of 1990 to win a batting title in a third decade. I think knowing what we know now we gotta speculate that sometime in June Kevin Sietzer (who was on that Royals team) sat down and gave him some hitting tips.

 

Second. Ryan Goins. There is no way he was listening to Sietzer's hitting tips. I have to speculate he was getting bad advice from his Uncle, or his Sister, or his old high school hitting coach, or Duane Murphy.

 

Third. What would J.P. Arencibia hit if he was still on the team and listened to Sietzer's hitting tips?? I am guessing .280 with a .350 on base. But I with the cavaet that J.P. may not be smart enough to understand Sietzer's advice.

 

On that note why is Brett Lawrie still under .240 even with Sietzer?? Is he not listening?? I think he is listening, but he probably has an undisclosed injury. Broken wrist or something that would put him out for the season, however Sietzer has reworked his mechanics so he can just get by and avoid the disabled list

 

Keep calm my friends.

[blurnandez]

That Bowden article is hilarious.

 

Oh nos, a sub-500 record in April!! Blow-up the team!

[HERPDERP]

I'm calm okay?!

[Olerud363]

I'm calm okay?!

 

We need to keep calm but we have to start asking....

 

When will Masahiro Tanaka demand a trade to a contender like the Blue Jays??

 

When will people start saying such and such "out of nowhere" star is the next Francisco?

 

When will the 9th and 11th picks sign? (I am guessing both sign below market deals at about 8:00 tonight just to join this juggernaught of an organization as soon as possible).

 

Stay calm my friends.

[Solaxys]

I can't be calm when we are going to be facing Lynn (3.48 ERA), Miller (4.06 ERA), and Garcia (5.47 ERA) from STL, instead of Wainwright & Wacha (2.31 & 2.45 ERA respectively).

 

HOW IS THAT CALM WORTHY; THE BASEBALL GODS ARE BLESSING US.

[Smedley Butler]

Pffft I was all down with being calm before it got cool. Pass the heroin and remain Calm my Brothers and Sisters.

[SAAviour]

I'm surprisingly calm considering this:

 

EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA DIFF STRK L10 POFF

Toronto 37 24 .607 - 18-13 19-11 311 260 +51 Won 5 8-2 87.4

Baltimore 30 28 .517 5.5 11-12 19-16 254 256 -2 Lost 1 5-5 23.5

NY Yankees 30 29 .508 6 13-16 17-13 240 268 -28 Won 1 4-6 18.4

Boston 27 32 .458 9 15-17 12-15 240 252 -12 Lost 3 7-3 17.8

Tampa Bay 23 38 .377 14 12-16 11-22 228 275 -47 Lost 10 0-10 2.0

 

 

Lol rays. f***in hate you but love your last 10 games.

[Smedley Butler]

Ninja draft 2014. Stay f***ing Calm.

[Mac Outlaw]

Boys and girls, I have no idea what the f*** this is.

 

Reason tells you it won't continue. Logic tells you it has to end. No rotation featuring Dickey, Stroman and Happ can play .600 baseball. This lineup can't continue scoring 6 runs a game. Who the f*** is Juan Francisco and what have you done with the replacement level scrub we signed that no one wanted? How has million old Mark Buehrle morphed into a top 3 pitcher in the game? Where is the Melky Cabrera we saw from last year? Tolleson, Pillar, Kratz, are they seriously getting the job done vs left handed pitching? When's that going to end? Seriously, when is this all going to end?

 

That's the pessimist in me.

 

But you know what, maybe we'll keep mashing. Maybe we'll keep mashing and mask our pitching deficiencies. We'll ride this sick lineup all the way to the post season. How many games did the bullpen blow in April? We could be 40-21 now if not for Santos and all those bullpen shenanigans early on the year. That's a pretty big f***ing sample size, over one third of the way in. I got news for you. There are 101 games left and a .500 record gets us 88 wins and a playoff birth, if not a division title. It's getting early late boys and I am absolutely motherf***ing loving life.

 

Who's ready to beat the motherf***ing Cardinals? Let's get this s*** on!!!

[Convo]

f*** f*** f***ing motherf***ing motherf***ing s***

 

A little more swearing and you can be cool like Andrew Stoeten and Drew Fairservice.

[Mac Outlaw]

A little more swearing and you can be cool like Andrew Stoeten and Drew Fairservice.

 

Never heard of them. Just like I've never heard of you.

 

If you don't like swearing, get off the board, straight up.

[Convo]

Never heard of them. Just like I've never heard of you.

 

If you don't like swearing, get off the board, straight up.

 

OK.....

[Olerud363]

Never heard of them. Just like I've never heard of you.

 

If you don't like swearing, get off the board, straight up.

 

Hey! This is the calm thread. We don't kick people off the board on this thread. There are more aggressive threads for that kind of thing. At the same time you are totally allowed to swear on this thread. Swearing may seem aggressive, but for some it calms them down. Swearing is cool. The other guy was out of line a bit.

[Olerud363]

OK.....

 

He is allowed to swear in the calm thread. Some people take drugs to keep calm. Some people swear. We have one rule on the calm thread. Whatever keeps you calm is cool.

 

If a poster is doing something that is making you uncalm you just have to calm down about it. Maybe fight it out on another thread.

[Convo]

He is allowed to swear in the calm thread. Some people take drugs to keep calm. Some people swear. We have one rule on the calm thread. Whatever keeps you calm is cool.

 

If a poster is doing something that is making you uncalm you just have to calm down about it. Maybe fight it out on another thread.

 

I made a joke. Who said he couldn't swear?

[Olerud363]

Boys and girls, I have no idea what the f*** this is. No rotation featuring Dickey, Stroman and Happ can play .600 baseball.

 

What if the other two guys are Mark "30" Buerhle and Drew "what comes after Stieb and Halladay" Hutchison?

 

Where is the Melky Cabrera we saw from last year?

 

Taking pain killers for his tumour?? Talking hitting with Mottola and Murph??

 

Who's ready to beat the motherf***ing Cardinals? Let's get this s*** on!!!

 

Calm down my friend. Enjoy it. But keep calm.

[Olerud363]

I made a joke. Who said he couldn't swear?

 

I guess you did not technically tell him he couldn't swear. But you did compare him to Andrew Stoeten. That was mean. I guess it was a joke. But maybe he didn't get it was a joke and now he thinks he is operating at the same level as Andrew Stoeten??