Playoffs you say...

[KingKat]

Ok well this is the blue jays message board. It's pretty exciting to be a Jays fan right now and its getting annoying reading about Rays s***, and posts that are basically trolling the Jays. Especially before the trades were made and things weren't looking so great for us.

 

These Rays fans aren't contributing much anymore, they are usually just trying to stir the pot.

 

If this was some random not named BTS he/she would have been labelled a troll and banned for baiting a long time ago.

 

BTS and Hurl stick to the off-topic forum 90% of the time. There's very little actual baiting although people like you certainly help to make what little there is succesful.

[HERPDERP]

Credit to BTS For admitting he's a derp

[TheHurl]

This is the reason I am the official thread title changer on this board.

[Dick_Pole]

The Tampa Bay Rays are the worst franchise in MLB. Whether you base that off of all-time winning percentage, franchise value or home gate sales...the Rays are pretty much at the bottom for everything you would deem important for an MLB team. They were even forced to change their name because the 80 year olds in their home town that never go to games got offended by the word devil. I suppose there is a charm to cheering for the team like you would cheer for the Washington Generals or Barry Horowitz, but you know they are destined to be losers forever until they are washed out of existence or completely re-branded in another town.

[BTS]

Can the Rays catch the Yankees?

[TheHurl]

Can the Rays catch the Yankees?

 

Rays are the only team in the Division that can win on the road. Just have to right themselves at home (and beat the weak AL east road teams). Only 7.5 games back, but need to have a good August run...then use as much of the 40 man as possible to hide the weak pen in September. Beating Sale again today is a key game. Who am I kidding they are all big games right now...we need to keep this thread going until playoffs or elimination. Thanks mods for giving us this.

[Smokey]

The Tampa Bay Rays are the worst franchise in MLB. Whether you base that off of all-time winning percentage, franchise value or home gate sales...the Rays are pretty much at the bottom for everything you would deem important for an MLB team. They were even forced to change their name because the 80 year olds in their home town that never go to games got offended by the word devil. I suppose there is a charm to cheering for the team like you would cheer for the Washington Generals or Barry Horowitz, but you know they are destined to be losers forever until they are washed out of existence or completely re-branded in another town.

 

Says the fan of the team that owns the longest playoff drought in all pro sports.

[LTR]

Can the Rays catch the Yankees?

 

The Rays are pretty mediocre, so I'm going to go ahead and say no.

[JaysAllMighty]

This is the reason I am the official thread title changer on this board.

 

Unless requested by the person starting the thread this should not happened imo. Now many of the posts don't make sense anymore.

[o2cui2i]

Unless requested by the person starting the thread this should not happened imo. Now many of the posts don't make sense anymore.

 

none of this thread ever made any sense... lol

[G-Snarls]

Who's with me?

 

You have some credit on here. But you've now used it up with these last few threads you've started.

[o2cui2i]

You have some credit on here. But you've now used it up with these last few threads you've started.

 

yes... we should discuss the repercussions. lol

 

thread has been a bit of fun and given the jays fans a chance to gang up on hurl and BTS. all good fun.

 

I was worried it was going to turn into a real mess but it's been pretty good humored.. so far.

[Sammy225]

Can the Rays catch the Yankees?

 

I am going to Bathe in your tears when the Rays finish 4th in the division and the Blue Jays are in the WS lol

[BTS]

You have some credit on here. But you've now used it up with these last few threads you've started.

 

Come on. There's been a 'Playoffs will be easy to make' thread at a high point in the season for like 9 years running. You're going to ban someone over starting one this year? Not sure what other threads you're referring to. I barely start any.

[TilsonBritoFan]

Would I be going out on a limb if I assumed the Bisons were outdrawing the Rays this year?

[Dick_Pole]

Says the fan of the team that owns the longest playoff drought in all pro sports.

 

Says the fan of the team that owns the longest playoff drought in all pro sports.

 

Rays 1998-today:

 

1325-1534 .463

Runs for: 12603

Runs Against: 13682

Differential: -1079

 

Jays 1998-today:

 

1428-1432 .499

Runs for: 13817

Runs against: 13478

Differential: +339

 

The Jays have clearly been the better team since the Rays came into existence. Can't help the fact that the team has just been lucky to not quite suck enough to sneak into the playoffs a couple of times.

 

Let's be fair for a second and consider that Tampa had some expansion years to go through....so let's compare their meager existence to the Jays' first 18 seasons:

 

1462-1492 .495

Runs for: 13150

Runs against: 13180

Differential: -30

World Series: 2 vs. 0

 

Again, there's no comparison. Blue Jays are clearly the better team no matter what kind of historical comparison you want to make.

 

Saying a team has "the longest drought in all of pro sports" is very misleading. Unless you have scoured every European soccer league to ensure that claim is true, then I assume you mean out of the 4 major North American ones. Now of course in the NBA and NHL half (or more) of the teams make it to the playoffs since 1993 so those comparisons aren't even appropriate. Up until recently the Royals and Pirates had longer droughts and had winning percentages reflective of their futility over those years. Just because on August 4, 2015 your statement may be true doesn't make the Blue Jays a bad franchise. If in two months from now if the Jays are still playing does that automatically take them from 30th rank in MLB to a 10-way tie for first with the other teams that made the playoffs?

[o2cui2i]

Come on. There's been a 'Playoffs will be easy to make' thread at a high point in the season for like 9 years running. You're going to ban someone over starting one this year? Not sure what other threads you're referring to. I barely start any.

 

seriously???

 

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[BTS]

seriously???

 

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11112/111124954/4529779-8758228392-hqdef.jpg

 

I don't see what wouldn't have been serious...

[Orgfiller]

The "Playoffs will be easy to make" is a classic thread from the old board started by the immortal ECJF, which has been made every year in a joking manner after the original thread served as another victim of the ECJF curse. There's really nothing wrong with it.

[o2cui2i]

I don't see what wouldn't have been serious...

 

he's giving you a hard time. nothing else.... complete lack of a sense of humor is a sickness. lol

 

it's kind of odd that people tense up every time one of the mods(especially me) yank someone's chain. If he was actually upset with you you'd know it. None of us are subtle when we are telling people to behave. lol so if you're not getting a "stop or I'll ban you" pm try to think it might be in jest?

 

http://timemanagementninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/relax-blocks.jpg

[Spanky99]

The heading of this thread changes everyday, lol.

[o2cui2i]

The "Playoffs will be easy to make" is a classic thread from the old board started by the immortal ECJF, which has been made every year in a joking manner after the original thread served as another victim of the ECJF curse. There's really nothing wrong with it.

 

it's been a gas all day. I was surprised it was so late in the season this year.

 

no one is trying to kill it. we're having fun. If any of the mods didn't think it was ok the thread would have been deleted.

 

expect the name to be changed as we get closer or farther from the playoffs. lol

[Spanky99]

You can change the name...but you can't change karma (not to mention I am the thread renaming mod).

 

As for me I've honestly become a diehard Rays fan. I know the season is likely going nowhere but i just cheered out loud with Mahtook's go ahead run. I never show much emotion in games...except for these Rays. I understand Jays fans enthusiasm, the team is built for the playoffs. I just won't be sharing in it.

 

I loathe U!!!

[Spanky99]

0.500 will be a decent season given what's happened this year and all the talent that's left recently. I think they have a chance next year with some shrewd moves and Cobb and Smyly back:

 

Archer

Cobb

Smyly

Odorizzi

Karns

Ramirez/Andriese/Moore/Guerrieri

 

That's legit.

 

I'm truly jelly of that rotation.

[BTS]

he's giving you a hard time. nothing else.... complete lack of a sense of humor is a sickness. lol

 

it's kind of odd that people tense up every time one of the mods(especially me) yank someone's chain. If he was actually upset with you you'd know it. None of us are subtle when we are telling people to behave. lol so if you're not getting a "stop or I'll ban you" pm try to think it might be in jest?

 

http://timemanagementninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/relax-blocks.jpg

 

Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just sensitive because the amount of trolling I do is a small fraction of the amount of trolling I get accused of doing. I'd say somewhere in the range of 1% of my posts are actually about the Rays.

[o2cui2i]

Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just sensitive because the amount of trolling I do is a small fraction of the amount of trolling I get accused of doing. I'd say somewhere in the range of 1% of my posts are actually about the Rays.

 

No worries mate. I've defended your right to be here and be a rays fan. In the end it should be about baseball. This isn't the orioleshangout.

 

we give the fantasy guys a hard time now and then, but it's in jest and mostly because some of you guys are just to uptight. makes for an easy target. lol

 

it's all good.

[King]

No worries mate. I've defended your right to be here and be a rays fan. In the end it should be about baseball. This isn't the orioleshangout.

 

we give the fantasy guys a hard time now and then, but it's in jest and mostly because some of you guys are just to uptight. makes for an easy target. lol

 

it's all good.

 

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[BTS]

now King is going to get banned lol

[Sammy225]

Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just sensitive because the amount of trolling I do is a small fraction of the amount of trolling I get accused of doing. I'd say somewhere in the range of 1% of my posts are actually about the Rays.

 

I still love you

[o2cui2i]

I still love you

 

lol