Blue Jays getting second baseman?

[eastcoastjaysfan]

He stopped writing the last two seasons I believe - he did come back and wrote the series finale though.

 

Yeah just double checked wiki.

 

The difference between the first few seasons and the last two seasons are like night and day.

 

Kind of like how the Simpsons fell apart after Conan O'Brien and a bunch of other writers left. Anyone can write a drama. Comedy is by far the hardest genre to perfect.

[jaysblue]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Seinfeld_episodes#Season_8_.281996.E2.80.9397.29

 

Larry David left Season 8 and 9, though he still did the voice of George Steinbrenner.

 

Still some funny episodes though:

"The Frogger"

"The Dealership"

"The Merv Griffin Show"

"The Butter Shave"

"The Voice"

"The Little Jerry"

 

The episodes were still funny, though they were a lot stupider in comparison to the episodes written by Larry David. You can actually tell by watching Seinfeld which episodes were written by Larry David and which ones weren't lol.

 

From wiki for Seasons 8 & 9: "The show no longer contained extracts of Jerry performing stand-up comedy (Jerry had no time or energy for this with his new roles), and storylines occasionally delved into fantasy and broad humor."

[reedjohnsonfan]

I might be wrong but I believe Larry stopped writing Seinfeld episodes in some of the later seasons and those were, by far, the worst episodes.

 

I don't find Jerry Seinfeld to be that funny at all to be honest. His standup act is good for a few mild laughs at best. Jason Alexander is also not funny at all outside of his portryal of George Constanza. David made those two much funnier than they actually were.

 

TL;DR Larry David might be the GOAT

 

Totally agree and when he did leave, the episodes seemed weird, even predictable. I've seen Jerry live a couple of times, he was way better than 99% of the crap comedians churn out, but if that's not your style I can see it being stale. I found (a very old) Bill Cosby to be better. I wonder if Larry's standup is any good, haven't heard much about it.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Totally agree and when he did leave, the episodes seemed weird, even predictable. I've seen Jerry live a couple of times, he was way better than 99% of the crap comedians churn out, but if that's not your style I can see it being stale. I found (a very old) Bill Cosby to be better. I wonder if Larry's standup is any good, haven't heard much about it.

 

Some people just naturally have it. Robin Williams had it. Don Rickles has it. Larry David has it. Ricky Gervais has it.

 

Seinfeld was a great show but Jerry is only as good as his material. He can't make something that isn't funny, funny. Even Will Ferrell on SNL could take the dumbest sketch in the world and make it hilarious (not saying Ferrell's comedies are good but he's still naturally hilarious). There is nothing worse than a comedian trying to force something.

[LongTimeReader]

Some people just naturally have it. Robin Williams had it. Don Rickles has it. Larry David has it. Ricky Gervais has it.

 

Seinfeld was a great show but Jerry is only as good as his material. He can't make something that isn't funny, funny. Even Will Ferrell on SNL could take the dumbest sketch in the world and make it hilarious (not saying Ferrell's comedies are good but he's still naturally hilarious). There is nothing worse than a comedian trying to force something.

 

Ricky Gervais has never made me laugh, not my cup of tea. Seinfeld was easily my all time fav comedy show. Farrell is a comedic god...

 

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay

 

(Though in that video I think the little girl takes the cake)

[KingKat]

So maybe the forum should be re-designed a bit? The off topic forum could be renamed the fantasy forum since that's all that's really active and off-topic threads could be here with OT headings. The only difference is that you can't embed videos in the main forum but you can still link to them so it would be no big loss.

[Chappy]

I have no problem with people going OT in the main forum during the offseason. After all there is only so much that can be discussed baseball wise. During the season I'm more likely to move threads around, etc.

[Stangstag]

I have no problem with people going OT in the main forum during the offseason. After all there is only so much that can be discussed baseball wise. During the season I'm more likely to move threads around, etc.

 

Good mentality. There is literally 0 baseball news to discuss right now. At least we are having nice conversation in this thread.

[Chappy]

Good mentality. There is literally 0 baseball news to discuss right now. At least we are having nice conversation in this thread.

 

Yup. As long as people are engaging in civil conversation it's all good.

[Gorlak]

I have no problem with people going OT in the main forum during the offseason. After all there is only so much that can be discussed baseball wise. During the season I'm more likely to move threads around, etc.

 

Even during the season it won't drown out baseball threads.

[LongTimeReader]

I imagine things will pick up quite steadily shortly after the new year.

[Jimcanuck]

I imagine things will pick up quite steadily shortly after the new year.

 

starting with Toritani to the Jays

[LongTimeReader]

starting with Toritani to the Jays

 

Hope so

[xposbrad]

Hope so

 

A 33 year old with no mlb experience is not really something to hope for. Who knows how he will transition here, it's not like he's a 20 year old with a ton of upside either. 2B is not really a problem, you just need good D there, which we should have. The bigger issue is going to be signing a SP or trading for a #1/#2 guy. Toritani is not going to be a difference maker.

[LongTimeReader]

A 33 year old with no mlb experience is not really something to hope for. Who knows how he will transition here, it's not like he's a 20 year old with a ton of upside either. 2B is not really a problem, you just need good D there, which we should have. The bigger issue is going to be signing a SP or trading for a #1/#2 guy. Toritani is not going to be a difference maker.

 

Eh. We're looking for a 1-2 year filler. At this point we just need to upgrade wherever/whenever we can. So just to be clear you'd rather have Ryan Goins or Maicer Izturis playing 2B every day?

[jayswin11]

A.Cabrera on a 1 year deal please

[BTS]

A.Cabrera on a 1 year deal please

 

http://38.media.tumblr.com/bff78890808fd2941db8ad41892c8e35/tumblr_mntiolhySW1snpc3lo1_r1_500.gif

[xposbrad]

Eh. We're looking for a 1-2 year filler. At this point we just need to upgrade wherever/whenever we can. So just to be clear you'd rather have Ryan Goins or Maicer Izturis playing 2B every day?

 

I think Travis will be fine. How much better will Toritani be? No one knows, but Travis will likely earn a lot less. Every penny counts with the Jays. I would like to see a top end starter signed, I just don't know how much money they have.

 

I know Travis only saw AA, but he's 23, time to rush him.

[LongTimeReader]

I think Travis will be fine. How much better will Toritani be? No one knows, but Travis will likely earn a lot less. Every penny counts with the Jays. I would like to see a top end starter signed, I just don't know how much money they have.

 

I know Travis only saw AA, but he's 23, time to rush him.

 

Regardless, Travis will probably not be playing in the major leagues this year, at least not to start...

[baubau]

A.Cabrera on a 1 year deal please

 

Why? The dude has been on a clear decline the past 3 seasons. He hasn't even been a league average hitter the past two seasons posting a 94 wRC+ in 2013 and 97 wRC+ in 2014. He'd Izturis V 2.0. Rather just give the time to Travis.

 

http://38.media.tumblr.com/bff78890808fd2941db8ad41892c8e35/tumblr_mntiolhySW1snpc3lo1_r1_500.gif

 

Pretty much.

[bronson44]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/bff78890808fd2941db8ad41892c8e35/tumblr_mntiolhySW1snpc3lo1_r1_500.gif

 

A.Cabrera on a 1 year deal please

 

Awkward

 

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 17m17 minutes ago

Rays To Sign Asdrubal Cabrera http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/?p=45576

[TheHurl]

Awkward

 

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 17m17 minutes ago

Rays To Sign Asdrubal Cabrera http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/?p=45576

 

it's okay BTS dumped the Rays anyway. I will speak on behalf of the Rays on this one and say it's pretty blah but 1 year contracts are never the worst. It could mean a Zobrist trade is to follow which will be interesting.

[TheHurl]

Don't really get it with Escobar and Franklin...

 

It's the anti-Rizzo/AA mentality, constantly building a 40 man without too much thought of the starting 8. It can be frus"ray"ting to watch but I'm pretty sure they will get everyone on the team, not named Longoria, 300 to 500 PA's. I'm a big Ryan Brett supporter too and hoped he was the injury move by mid-season.

[BTS]

Don't really get it with Escobar and Franklin...

 

Has to signal a Zobrist trade. Jennings and Kiermaier are both above-average starters in the OF, and they still have Souza, Dejesus, Guyer, and Mahtook. Zero reason to burn Zobrist in the OF, and zero reason to add Cabrera with Franklin, Escobar, and Zobrist in the IF.

[xposbrad]

Has to signal a Zobrist trade. Jennings and Kiermaier are both above-average starters in the OF, and they still have Souza, Dejesus, Guyer, and Mahtook. Zero reason to burn Zobrist in the OF, and zero reason to add Cabrera with Franklin, Escobar, and Zobrist in the IF.

 

Zobrist is 100% gone. He's 34 this year, and on the last year of his deal. I'm surprised he hasn't been traded already.

[jaysblue]

Has to signal a Zobrist trade. Jennings and Kiermaier are both above-average starters in the OF, and they still have Souza, Dejesus, Guyer, and Mahtook. Zero reason to burn Zobrist in the OF, and zero reason to add Cabrera with Franklin, Escobar, and Zobrist in the IF.

 

If you were the Blue Jays, what would you offer the Rays for Zobrist?

[BTS]

If you were the Blue Jays, what would you offer the Rays for Zobrist?

 

Sanchez + 1-2 lesser prospects.

[GreekFatAss]

If you were the Blue Jays, what would you offer the Rays for Zobrist?

 

Osuna and not much more.

[Chappy]

Osuna and not much more.

 

Lol.

[glory]

Sanchez for Zobrist. Put Estrada in the rotation, Redmond as the long man, and Norris as the 1st call up.