Rasmus to be benched for the remainder of the year.

[G-Snarls]

Tony LaRusa, John Farrell, living in a big city, firing Motolla, playing on turf. It's not his fault.

 

He and his dad always find plenty of excuses don't they?

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Colby is obviously gone this year

 

On a negative note, the Gose/Pillar platoon is not looking so good this past month - neither have convinced me they'll be able to provide even remotely acceptable plate performance even in a strict L/R platoon.

 

1. We HAVE to retain Melky

 

2. We may need to acquire a better 4th OF who bats right

 

I have no idea where I stand on Melky. Defensive pylon with a body that likely won't age well... but the guy can clearly hit.

[G-Snarls]

I have no idea where I stand on Melky. Defensive pylon with a body that likely won't age well... but the guy can clearly hit.

 

I think the bat is so good in the 2 spot that if you can sign him for 2-3 years +/- options you do that for sure. Then you feel better with Gose (obviously all glove no bat) in centre and Bautista in right.

 

If some other idiot GM wants to sacrifice a draft pick AND give Melky 4+ years you bite your lip, let him go and collect a draft pick. But then you need an extra OF this off season cause we CAN'T use Gose + Pillar next year under any circumstance.

[KingKat]

Best guess:

 

Mentally fragile, doesn't adapt well to changes in coaching staff, distracted/nervous/second guessing all the time.

 

In his interview, he talks about his hamstring and his hips and how the turf has taken its toll on him. It sound like he's no longer comfortable playing hard on the turf anymore ("I try to tell myself that I played hard on the turf, I dove on the turf"). He's become indecisive and passive defensively. All the more reason why his relationship with the Jays is done. The turf isn't going anywhere for awhile.

[G-Snarls]

THE TURF HAS TO GO

 

tf

[G-Snarls]

But so does Colby

[G-Snarls]

I wish we didn't run every player we have out of town. It seems like we never have a good parting relationship. Either the player blows something up, the media does it, or the fans do it. We boo pretty every every former player its stupid.

 

The only booing that really bothers me is Vernon Wells

 

Honestly WTF is up with that??? The guy was sent out in a pure cold-hearted salary dump, was visibly hurt because he actually wanted to stay here, and (some) idiots at the RC boo him when he plays in Toronto again???

[KevinGregg]

The only booing that really bothers me is Vernon Wells

 

Honestly WTF is up with that??? The guy was sent out in a pure cold-hearted salary dump, was visibly hurt because he actually wanted to stay here, and (some) idiots at the RC boo him when he plays in Toronto again???

 

I always thought the boos were because they were mad at how bad he became while he was here. I am still disappointed that he never lived up to his contract. I can see why everyone else is too.

[RealAccountant]

I always thought the boos were because they were mad at how bad he became while he was here. I am still disappointed that he never lived up to his contract. I can see why everyone else is too.

 

Wells and Rios killed this team in 2009. We were 27-14 but both Wells and Rios played like garbage because it was hill and Lind leading the way

 

 

Eventually everything ended. If they had come through we could have been a surprise that year

After that fans hated him

[G-Snarls]

Blame the people who gave him the contract not the player. The day he signed it he said he doesn't know if he deserves it but his family is set for life.

 

Exactly

 

Blame the nose

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VBTn2wvw_Tc/TULQ54sXZHI/AAAAAAAAAQo/AJeUWr13V64/s1600/JP.jpg

[CHRIS]

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/archives/sunnews/politics/media/2013/05/20130516-193906-g.jpg

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Wells and Rios killed this team in 2009. We were 27-14 but both Wells and Rios played like garbage because it was hill and Lind leading the way

 

 

Eventually everything ended. If they had come through we could have been a surprise that year

After that fans hated him

 

Brian Tallet, Scott Richmond, Marc Rz, and Brett Cecil combined to start 48% of our starts in 2009.

 

It was not Rios' and Wells' fault.

[jaysblue]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5t0_4JAubww/TFz7R6BmG5I/AAAAAAAABj0/tozKf-7jhrQ/s1600/Brian+Tallet+-+Wolverine.jpg

 

This guy pitched 160.2 innings in 2009!

[jaysblue]

http://williamshealthgroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sp-scott-lr.jpg

 

This guy pitched 138.2 innings in 2009.

[Sorrow]

JPR isn't the one that extended Wells, it was Paul Godfrey. The rumoured trade was Wells to the Dodgers with us eating salary for Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsly and the only reason that we don't know if it would've gone through is our ownership wanting Wells.

 

I really wonder how much the turf has screwed around with Rasmus, if he's complaining of sore hips and bad hammies. It makes me wonder how much of Wells leg issues were turf related.

[ManOnThird]

The only booing that really bothers me is Vernon Wells

 

Honestly WTF is up with that??? The guy was sent out in a pure cold-hearted salary dump, was visibly hurt because he actually wanted to stay here, and (some) idiots at the RC boo him when he plays in Toronto again???

 

What about the Eric Hinske booing? The guy was a fairly reliable player who did everything asked of him and he got thrown out of Toronto. No different player than Reed Johnson and that guy's loved like Jesus. Them high socks; hard nosed player; plays the game the right way; (enter your own cloying phrase of choice here)