General 2018 Blue Jays Discussion Thread

[The Iceman]

Barker is entertaining....that is what he is paid to do. He will take a side and not blow smoke up the players asses like most of the other on air personalities do.

[John_Havok]

Barker is entertaining....that is what he is paid to do. He will take a side and not blow smoke up the players asses like most of the other on air personalities do.

 

I know what people find entertaining is pretty subjective... but Barker is only entertaining to me in the "should be at the ticket gate of a circus" type of thing.

[Brownie19]

Barker is entertaining....that is what he is paid to do. He will take a side and not blow smoke up the players asses like most of the other on air personalities do.

 

I bet you find Tabler entertaining too.

[Brownie19]

He's awful, and he's banging Hazel Mae (presumably) who I still find very, very hot.

 

I am old, too so it's not gross.

 

They're married, man. lol

 

I wonder how it feels to be married to the community bike.

[G-Snarls]

Seasons where we expected to contend mostly started poorly in April

 

This season where we expect a third place finish they seem to be playing over their heads a bit

 

Baseball...

 

I'm loving it

[LGBJ29]

Barker is entertaining....that is what he is paid to do. He will take a side and not blow smoke up the players asses like most of the other on air personalities do.

 

I see Kevin Barker decided to join the board. You still suck

[jerb]

 

Shi Davidi‏

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@ShiDavidi

 

John Gibbons says Kendrys Morales on track for activation from DL when his 10 days are up Friday. Josh Donaldson expected to need longer than his 10 days. #BlueJays

[Deadpool]

 

Shi Davidi‏

Verified account

@ShiDavidi

 

John Gibbons says Kendrys Morales on track for activation from DL when his 10 days are up Friday. Josh Donaldson expected to need longer than his 10 days. #BlueJays

 

Can this be oppositeTweetday?

[Spanky__99]

I wonder how it feels to be married to the community bike.

 

Sloppy!

[G-Snarls]

Can this be oppositeTweetday?

 

Here's hoping Shi has it backwards

 

LOL

[AledmysDiaz]

Why even activate Morales, we are so much better without him. Pearce, Grichuk and Hernandez all need to be in the lineup.

 

Let just leave him on DL.

[Spanky__99]

Why even activate Morales, we are so much better without him. Pearce, Grichuk and Hernandez all need to be in the lineup.

 

Let just leave him on DL.

 

Uhmm... he has something to say about that, lol.

[AledmysDiaz]

Uhmm... he has something to say about that, lol.

 

Let him eat away his feelings like he is already used to.

[Spanky__99]

Let him eat away his feelings like he is already used to.

 

They'd have to agree, one call to the MLBPA and Toronto's f***ed.

[Boxcar]

They'd have to agree, one call to the MLBPA and Toronto's f***ed.

 

They need to just release him at this point. He's a sunk cost and just makes the team worse when he plays. I'm thinking Rogers has to be interfering or something because I can't really fathom why Morales is still here.

[Spanky__99]

They need to just release him at this point. He's a sunk cost and just makes the team worse when he plays. I'm thinking Rogers has to be interfering or something because I can't really fathom why Morales is still here.

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Jonn]

They need to just release him at this point. He's a sunk cost and just makes the team worse when he plays. I'm thinking Rogers has to be interfering or something because I can't really fathom why Morales is still here.

 

I mean he hit 28 homeruns last year and has elite exit velocity. Hes far from useless. I would love to get rid of him but releasing him would be stupid. We could at the very least use him as a pinch hitter.

[AledmysDiaz]

It's time to send Hernandez back down to make room for Morales

[wilko]

It's time to send Hernandez back down to make room for Morales

 

It's time for the Jays to make up a phantom injury for Morales and put him on the 60 day DL.

[AledmysDiaz]

"in Baseball, you need to try less"

 

-Kevin Barker

Baseball Central, April 18th, 2018

 

Edit: This is a great piece of insight from Barker about how you need to just sit back in baseball and let things happen. If you try too hard, you are going to end up getting in your head.

[Spanky__99]

Mods!

[JaysAllMighty]

"in Baseball, you need to try less"

 

-Kevin Barker

Baseball Central, April 18th, 2018

 

Edit: This is a great piece of insight from Barker about how you need to just sit back in baseball and let things happen. If you try too hard, you are going to end up getting in your head.

 

Does Barker tell his wife that size don't matter?

[JuniorFelix]

"in Baseball, you need to try less"

 

-Kevin Barker

Baseball Central, April 18th, 2018

 

Edit: This is a great piece of insight from Barker about how you need to just sit back in baseball and let things happen. If you try too hard, you are going to end up getting in your head.

IDK, just me, but I think that is a rather terrible piece of advice.

[Maico450]

"in Baseball, you need to try less"

 

-Kevin Barker

Baseball Central, April 18th, 2018

 

Edit: This is a great piece of insight from Barker about how you need to just sit back in baseball and let things happen. If you try too hard, you are going to end up getting in your head.

 

For a lot of players, this is completely accurate. Some players have the ability to rise to the occasion and excel, other players tank in hi pressure situations.

The metric guys will argue all day that all players are the same, but in fact they are all different and all will react differently.

[Krylian]

"in Baseball, you need to try less"

 

-Kevin Barker

Baseball Central, April 18th, 2018

 

Edit: This is a great piece of insight from Barker about how you need to just sit back in baseball and let things happen. If you try too hard, you are going to end up getting in your head.

 

You hear this sort of thing in a lot of sports though. Squeezing the stick too hard in hockey and trying to do everything yourself. I think sticking to the game plan is what they mean instead of trying to be a hero and winning the game all on your own.

[Maico450]

You hear this sort of thing in a lot of sports though. Squeezing the stick too hard in hockey and trying to do everything yourself. I think sticking to the game plan is what they mean instead of trying to be a hero and winning the game all on your own.

 

in every sport, even team sports, there are times that require individual performances. Some players try too hard and fail. Some try hard and succeed. Others don't try hard and succeed. I think what Barker was trying to get across was that particular player, needed to relax, and let the play happen rather than trying to make it happen.

[Bobthe4th]

[glory]

Morales destroys the roster flexibility so much that it is infuriating. They obviously did not want to release him in the winter but now that they have a surplus of options that are by far better than him, there's really no point in holding on to him. It's sunk cost. They aren't getting a return on it. Just cut him loose and free up the DH spot.

[Spanky__99]

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Josh Donaldson (shoulder) "felt great" after throwing on Thursday.

 

Advice: Donaldson is eligible to return from the disabled list this weekend, though Gibbons confirmed Thursday that he needs more time. The former MVP has been battling shoulder issues since spring training. Yangervis Solarte will continue to fill in at third base for Toronto.

 

 

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[Krylian]

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You'll forgive me if I don't believe anything this organisation says with regards to the health of its players. I'll believe it when I see it.