General 2016 Blue Jays discussion thread

[HERPDERP]

I followed the guy long before the dirt infield. He was extremely helpful in answering people's ticketing and stadium questions during last year's playoffs.

[burlingtonbandit]

Stephen Brooks the guy who was posting all the pictures of the dirt infield progress got fired today.

 

holy s*** didn't see that coming.

 

I guess it makes sense Shapiro wants his own guy. Brooks was from the Beeston days and were losing out on a bunch of potential revenue which he oversaw.

[KingKat]

Article from sportsnet... Wonder what he did lol

 

Probably has more to do with this being the right timing to bring in a new guy. The front office probably had the switch in mind to be done as soon as the infield dirt project was completed. Sucks for him because he was probably quite proud of this project and completely blindsided.

[nmrch]

Stephen Brooks the guy who was posting all the pictures of the dirt infield progress got fired today.

 

oh wow, that's huge. Brooks was i believe was the #2 to Beeston.

[HERPDERP]

holy s*** didn't see that coming.

 

I guess it makes sense Shapiro wants his own guy. Brooks was from the Beeston days and were losing out on a bunch of potential revenue which he oversaw.

 

Lets hope that doesn't mean more in-game ads.

 

The fake projected advertising in the batters eye and near the baselines are already too much.

[CrackerJack]

Stephen Brooks the guy who was posting all the pictures of the dirt infield progress got fired today.

 

Isn't it strange to fire him a week into the season?

 

Yeah, his twitter was very fan-friendly.

[Jonn]

Isn't it strange to fire him a week into the season?

 

Yeah, his twitter was very fan-friendly.

 

Very odd considering he was answering fan questions up until yesterday. It appears he was blindsided by it as well.

[KingKat]

Isn't it strange to fire him a week into the season?

 

Yeah, his twitter was very fan-friendly.

 

Seems strange but this is a much more quiet time for the front office than the offseason is.

[burlingtonbandit]

Lets hope that doesn't mean more in-game ads.

 

The fake projected advertising in the batters eye and near the baselines are already too much.

 

More in game ads means more $ to spend on players though?

[CultofShatkins]

Honestly it's 7 games. Tulo and Martin will hit, Storen will likely be better, Travis is coming back and Pillar will go back to 9th where he belongs. This is the very definition of small sample size.

 

The only worry I have is if we go 12-24 or something stupid like that, but with this offense and the decent SP/BP we have I highly doubt this happens.

 

As for Brooks, always remember that we are moving inexorably to that higher state of soul, mind and being to reach the Nirvana of becoming the Toronto Indians/Cleveland Blue Jays; do not fight the inevitable my brothers and sisters, embrace it and complete your mystical journey to transcendence!

Edited April 12, 2016 by CultofShatkins

[nmrch]

Very odd considering he was answering fan questions up until yesterday. It appears he was blindsided by it as well.

 

We don't know that, he might have been trying to be very professional until the last day. For a guy that went to Harvard and held a job like that this isn't a terrible moment for him like it would be for ordinary folks, he'll be in demand in and out of baseball. He might even have another job lined up already.

[Jonn]

I don't really give a s*** about in game ads. I rarely even notice them. Until they actually impact the game which they won't unless they plan to turn Baseball jerseys into Nascar jerseys I'm all for it. Get more revenue. Atleast we have a Baseball guy in charge and we know the money will go back into the team. I doubt Shapiro leaves to come here without having complete control of the money being put back into the team.

[Yorkshire Blue Jay]

He was very helpful and responsive regarding everything Blue Jays from tickets to roof status on twitter.

 

I hope his replacement is similarly helpful.

[Jonn]

We don't know that, he might have been trying to be very professional until the last day. For a guy that went to Harvard and held a job like that this isn't a terrible moment for him like it would be for ordinary folks, he'll be in demand in and out of baseball. He might even have another job lined up already.

 

Unfair to speculate but his next tweet should be interesting. I just feel bad for the guy. Following his Twitter has been extremely helpful.

[burlingtonbandit]

Apparently he is "resigning" not being fired. Probably the same thing just makes it look better PR wise.

[WONDERBAT]

I don't really think this is a big shock, he was Beeston's right hand man and probably doing most of Beeston's job at the end. They probably kept him on to make sure everything was ready for this season and finish off the dirt infield project then parted ways with him.

 

I would be pretty surprised if Brooks was caught off guard by something like this.

[Jonn]

Apparently he is "resigning" not being fired. Probably the same thing just makes it look better PR wise.

 

Makes sense.

[Governator]

Apparently he is "resigning" not being fired. Probably the same thing just makes it look better PR wise.

 

"The good news Stephen, is we're going to cut you a cheque today for $250,000 so you can put in your resignation and we never had this conversation."

[burlingtonbandit]

"The good news Stephen, is we're going to cut you a cheque today for $250,000 so you can put in your resignation and we never had this conversation."

 

Exactly...

[Spoonovic]

Too bad. Brooks seemed really approachable and was great on twitter. Provided a lot of useful information regarding the business side of things.

[baseballsss]

The only thing positive about if he got fired is that Gibbons will be right behind him

[KingKat]

The only thing positive about if he got fired is that Gibbons will be right behind him

 

As frustrating as Gibby's strategies can be, him getting fired would suck ass because it would mean that the last Edwin\Bautista season went down the toilet. No one should want that no matter how dumb Gibby's moves look. They won with Gibby last year. They can win with him this year.

[baseballsss]

As frustrating as Gibby's strategies can be, him getting fired would suck ass because it would mean that the last Edwin\Bautista season went down the toilet. No one should want that no matter how dumb Gibby's moves look. They won with Gibby last year. They can win with him this year.

 

Why would Gibby getting fired mean the season went down the toilet? Fire him now and get a manager who knows not to lead Pillar off and that knows how to use a bullpen and bam this teeam shouldnt have a problem making the playoffss

[burlingtonbandit]

The only thing positive about if he got fired is that Gibbons will be right behind him

 

what the f***

[KingKat]

Why would Gibby getting fired mean the season went down the toilet? Fire him now and get a manager who knows not to lead Pillar off and that knows how to use a bullpen and bam this teeam shouldnt have a problem making the playoffss

 

Gibby's not going to get fired over that. No gm worth his salt is going to risky disrupting his clubhouse over something that will have so little impact on win probability. Unless you want to tank the last Bautista/EE season, you don't want Gibby fired. You're just going to have to accept that.

[bones10]

[Spanky99]

 

lol

[KingKat]

Didn't this board figure out last year that the woman behind home plate's name is Sybil?

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/who-is-the-mystery-woman-behind-home-plate-at-blue-jays-games-1.3531884

[KingKat]

Reference to Sybil here.

[intentional wok]

Didn't this board figure out last year that the woman behind home plate's name is Sybil?

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/who-is-the-mystery-woman-behind-home-plate-at-blue-jays-games-1.3531884

 

Someone gets paid not only to have nothing interesting or witty to say but to actively encourage internet weirdos to track down some old lady's information just because she's visible at baseball games.