Spring Training

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[TheHurl]

 

safe to say that Loup did not put on 25 lbs. of muscle this off-season

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Jose hitting lefty

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Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista bats lefty? #SpringTraining coverage presented by MLB The Show.

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Jose hitting lefty

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Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista bats lefty? #SpringTraining coverage presented by MLB The Show.

 

Always cool to see players hitting opposite

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[TheHurl]

 

Pillar's flip just broke Saunders leg

[o2cui2i]

Jose hitting lefty

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not enough leg kick

[burlingtonbandit]

Great Tulo article by Ken.

 

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/troy-tulowitzki-says-he-s-done-feeling-bitter-at-the-rockies-022816

 

Tulowitzki, 31, actually began that process during the offseason, talking and texting over the phone with his teammates, communicating with them on FaceTime, even hosting a few at his home. He said the conversations only reinforced that he was in the right place with the right players, “a group of guys that are just like me and care about winning.”

 

Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Ryan Goins, Chris Colabello, Kevin Pillar – Tulowitzki rattles off their names and says, “They know I love the game. They know I’m about winning. And those guys are baseball rats, really. It makes it fun.”

 

Jays officials note that Tulowitzki has grown particularly close with Donaldson, the reigning American League MVP. Donaldson, as I wrote late last season pushes his teammates relentlessly. According to one player, he would scream at Tulo, who was playing in the AL for the first time, “This is the big-boy league! This isn’t facing the Phillies at Coors Field!”

 

Tulowitzki said that Donaldson indeed motivates him.

 

“He brings it every single day. You have no choice,” Tulowitzki said. “He doesn’t let anybody get complacent. That’s what leaders do. That’s the reason he was the best player in the game last year. He brought it on a nightly basis. He likes to be outgoing. He likes to be loud. But he can back it up. When you can do that, you can do whatever you want, really.”

 

Tulowitzki laughed, then continued.

 

“We became close,” he said. “We both love the game of baseball. We love competing. He does it almost better than anybody I’ve ever played with, to be honest. You want him on your team. He might be that guy on the other team that irks you. But you love taking the field with him. He gets the best out of me.”

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Funny how the tone in this USAtoday article is different. Equally great article with words from Bridich

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/bob-nightengale/2016/02/29/troy-tulowitzki-still-seething-over-rockie-exit-denver/81085588/

 

Some interesting points:

-Tulo hates Rockies management, will never speak to them again

 

-Tulo throwing shade at the Jays' facilities. No surprise there, we suck.

 

-Tulo rooming with Donaldson

 

-He fully intends to stay put in Toronto

[Laika]

-Tulo throwing shade at the Jays' facilities. No surprise there, we suck.

 

The Blue Jays’ digs are the last of the old relics in spring training, with players boarding buses to travel to the practice fields 3 ½ miles away.

 

Considering he was leaving behind the Rockies’ 185,000 square-foot spring training facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., including a 1,000 square-foot weight room, it’s like going from a Beverly Hills mansion to a Death Valley trailer park.

 

All in the eyes of the beholder, apparently.

 

“I like this place a lot better than Arizona,’’ Tulowitzki said. “That place was like a country club. Guys got comfortable because it was so nice.

 

“This place has a better feel. It reminds you of spring training. The way it’s supposed to be.’’

[Sammy225]

Yup can't get too comfortable, Got to keep your heads up for sprinkler heads all over the place lol

[Travis_Snider]

The Blue Jays’ digs are the last of the old relics in spring training, with players boarding buses to travel to the practice fields 3 ½ miles away.

 

Considering he was leaving behind the Rockies’ 185,000 square-foot spring training facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., including a 1,000 square-foot weight room, it’s like going from a Beverly Hills mansion to a Death Valley trailer park.

 

All in the eyes of the beholder, apparently.

 

“I like this place a lot better than Arizona,’’ Tulowitzki said. “That place was like a country club. Guys got comfortable because it was so nice.

 

“This place has a better feel. It reminds you of spring training. The way it’s supposed to be.’’

 

1,000 sqft weight room is fkn tiny.

[Laika]

1,000 sqft weight room is fkn tiny.

 

Yeah pretty weak, actually. Tulo probably has a bigger weight room in his home.

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They money we spent on Smoak could have been used to upgrade our facilities..

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JA Happ getting shelled

[Dr. Dinger]

JA Happ getting shelled

 

Is there an audio feed?

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They money we spent on Smoak could have been used to upgrade our facilities..

I never quite got this signing as they have a serviceable Mushroom and EE who could come in on a pinch at first base and so they sign Smoak for 3.9 but let Rever go @ 6.5 and now have try outs for LF. In other words they could of let Smoak go and put that money else where.....

[Laika]

Ben Nicholson-Smith ‏@bnicholsonsmith 1m1 minute ago

Rule 5 pick Joe Biagini throwing 94-95 mph in #BlueJays' intrasquad game today

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Is there an audio feed?

 

Arden Zwelling said he was doing a podcast with it with Wilner but I don't see a link.

 

He is doing play by play tho

 

WILNER WARNING

 

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Ben Nicholson-Smith ‏@bnicholsonsmith 1m1 minute ago

Rule 5 pick Joe Biagini throwing 94-95 mph in #BlueJays' intrasquad game today

 

he just struck out the side (scrubs tho)

[glory]

Atkins was gushing over the fact that they were able to get Biagini so they must see something in him. Will be interesting to see if he can make the team.

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Ben Nicholson-Smith ‏@bnicholsonsmith 1m1 minute ago

Rule 5 pick Joe Biagini throwing 94-95 mph in #BlueJays' intrasquad game today

 

OK heck yeah

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Ben Nicholson-Smith ‏@bnicholsonsmith 1m1 minute ago

Rule 5 pick Joe Biagini throwing 94-95 mph in #BlueJays' intrasquad game today

 

http://gifsec.com/wp-content/uploads/GIF/2014/05/Happy-excited-gif.gif?gs=a

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Twitter idiots apparently bashing Happ already after his first IP. LOL

 

Come on people...

[Effit]

Twitter idiots apparently bashing Happ already after his first IP. LOL

 

Come on people...

 

These are likely the same people who think the Jays are in trouble since Gallardo is now in the AL East.

[TBJ12]

Twitter idiots apparently bashing Happ already after his first IP. LOL

 

Come on people...

 

May as well get used to it now. If he doesn't pitch like Price we're going to here this s*** all season long.

Edited February 29, 2016 by TBJ12

[o2cui2i]

Yup can't get too comfortable, Got to keep your heads up for sprinkler heads all over the place lol

 

don't forget the vicious staircase that attacked Izturis

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#BlueJays minor league RHP Andrew Case gets a 50-game suspension without pay after failing to take a drug test per MLB

[flafson]

#BlueJays minor league RHP Andrew Case gets a 50-game suspension without pay after failing to take a drug test per MLB

 

Failing to take, does it mean he refused to take the test?

[L54]

Failing to take, does it mean he refused to take the test?

 

I would assume so yes.

 

Mr. Case come with us, you're subject to a random piss test.

 

No.

 

Okay, refusal to test. Here's your fifty game suspension.