General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)

[John_Havok]

I don’t know. I have heard that before over the years with guys in ST. They always ended up being hurt or re-injuring themselves. Hope it really is just an over abundance of caution, he is fine and plays over 140 games.

 

It is, there’s a full article on him in the Athletic and he and the Jays only figure he needs about 2-3 weeks to be ready for opening day. He is there in camp and could play today if they wanted to.

[Jimcanuck]

Suppose we won't see much of Springer or Belt until last few weeks of ST

 

Less chance of a sprinkler head encounter

[Carlos Danger]

Suppose we won't see much of Springer or Belt until last few weeks of ST

 

Less chance of a sprinkler head encounter

 

I get it, but no substitute for in game ABs. In Springers case, getting comfortable/communicating with his new OF partners etc.

 

We are playing St. Louis on the road and that will be a tough series, don’t want to start out in a hole.

[Jimcanuck]

I get it, but no substitute for in game ABs. In Springers case, getting comfortable/communicating with his new OF partners etc.

 

We are playing St. Louis on the road and that will be a tough series, don’t want to start out in a hole.

 

Those guys just need the equivalent of a MiLB rehab stint to get their timing and the like back.

 

They are working everyday to get physically ready.

[John_Havok]

I get it, but no substitute for in game ABs. In Springers case, getting comfortable/communicating with his new OF partners etc.

 

We are playing St. Louis on the road and that will be a tough series, don’t want to start out in a hole.

 

KK and Springer are long term veterans, them getting used to each other defensively shouldn’t take weeks, more like a few games at most.

[Spanky99]

CD *shits pants* lol

[Carlos Danger]

I am just being inquisitive because we went down this road before with Jays teams. Remember Gibbons publicly made a shift due to our s***** starts.

 

Gibbons used to say they are vets and don’t need much time and don’t need to work on ABC and then we were always getting off to the s*** starts or saw a lot of new team errors in the field etc.

 

Gibbons publicly shifted tact after that and went away from the, they are veterans and don’t need the time/reps etc. Gibby stated lesson learned.

[Spanky99]

They still work in intrasquad-games in the backfields CD, nothing to worry about.

[Stangstag]

This baby does not want to come out...

 

 

Jesus christ dude.

 

Imagine any of us taking like 4 weeks off work because “my wife is going to deliver soon”

[Carlos Danger]

No more WBC for Kirk.

[L54]

Jesus christ dude.

 

Imagine any of us taking like 4 weeks off work because “my wife is going to deliver soon”

 

Imagine being critical of a guy putting his family first because he’s not there for the first two weeks of your favourite baseball teams spring training

[Krylian]

Imagine being critical of a guy putting his family first because he’s not there for the first two weeks of your favourite baseball teams spring training

 

Doesn't change the fact that most of us can't take off a month for a pending birth.

[L54]

Doesn't change the fact that most of us can't take off a month for a pending birth.

 

Most of us aren’t worth 30M in surplus value to our employers either

 

Athletes live in a different world. They are the exception to the rule and sometimes life just isn’t fair. If I hadn’t blown out my knee I would’ve made the CFL

[Laika]

In Canada you can take several weeks of paternity leave concurrent with your wife's normal maternity leave

 

Kirk won't get more than a couple days at home with his kid post birth

[Krylian]

Most of us aren’t worth 30M in surplus value to our employers either

 

Athletes live in a different world. They are the exception to the rule and sometimes life just isn’t fair. If I hadn’t blown out my knee I would’ve made the CFL

 

Of course. We all know why... Just saying there's nothing wrong with pointing it out. It is what it is.

[Spanky99]

Imagine being critical of a guy putting his family first because he’s not there for the first two weeks of your favourite baseball teams spring training

 

Hah!

[Stangstag]

In Canada you can take several weeks of paternity leave concurrent with your wife's normal maternity leave

 

Kirk won't get more than a couple days at home with his kid post birth

 

Good point.

 

Anyways my point was that this is not the norm for ball players to be taking this much time off for a birth. I guess its only spring training, but this year feels important with all the rule changes and WBC

[BlueRocky]

[Spanky99]

Good point.

 

Anyways my point was that this is not the norm for ball players to be taking this much time off for a birth. I guess its only spring training, but this year feels important with all the rule changes and WBC

 

He's not going though.

[Stangstag]

He's not going though.

 

Yes, but others are. I guess Berrios is probably the only significant pitcher for the Jays that will be gone

[Deadpool]

Decent little write-up on Barger. I didn't know he was a natural righty!

 

[Stangstag]

Decent little write-up on Barger. I didn't know he was a natural righty!

 

 

Pretty sure every LHH infielder is a natural righty though (excluding first basemen)

[WryNGinger]

I don't recall seeing anything regarding Erik Swanson so far this spring. Anyone know what's going on with him?

[Spanky99]

I don't recall seeing anything regarding Erik Swanson so far this spring. Anyone know what's going on with him?

 

He's there, just no game action yet.

[WryNGinger]

He's there, just no game action yet.

 

Just seems like the media has been slobbering on everyone's knobs for the last few weeks but no has talked to the return for Teo? Has there even been any interviews with him?

[Dick_Pole]

Doesn't change the fact that most of us can't take off a month for a pending birth.

 

If you don't like being a bottom cog in the capitalist system, stop taking it up the ass and do something about it. I'm going on...100 months of "paternity leave" now and I don't even have a kid. Nothing worse than a worker bee complaining about their predicament but they are too much of a wuss to quit their job and hustle as an entrepreneur.

 

Krik, an out of shape nobody given like a $5,000 signing bonus to play baseball busted his ass, became good and now has earned the privilege of his employer sucking up to him. He absolutely deserves it over the typical worker bee.

[WryNGinger]

If you don't like being a bottom cog in the capitalist system, stop taking it up the ass and do something about it. I'm going on...100 months of "paternity leave" now and I don't even have a kid. Nothing worse than a worker bee complaining about their predicament but they are too much of a wuss to quit their job and hustle as an entrepreneur.

 

Krik, an out of shape nobody given like a $5,000 signing bonus to play baseball busted his ass, became good and now has earned the privilege of his employer sucking up to him. He absolutely deserves it over the typical worker bee.

 

Holy f*** you are a nutbar... Talk about trying to swing a discussion to your own agenda. Long walk...short pier (don't forget your steel toed boots) yah f***ing fossil.

 

You mix some valid points (Kirk has earned the right to be with his family) with psycho s*** about taking it up the ass if you aren't capable or willing to win in a capitalist environment...

[Deadpool]

If you don't like being a bottom cog in the capitalist system, stop taking it up the ass and do something about it. I'm going on...100 months of "paternity leave" now and I don't even have a kid. Nothing worse than a worker bee complaining about their predicament but they are too much of a wuss to quit their job and hustle as an entrepreneur.

 

Krik, an out of shape nobody given like a $5,000 signing bonus to play baseball busted his ass, became good and now has earned the privilege of his employer sucking up to him. He absolutely deserves it over the typical worker bee.

 

Yes, we're all aware that capitalism has failed as an economic system.

[Grant77]

Yes, we're all aware that capitalism has failed as an economic system.

 

You could argue that it has been a little too good, especially recently. Equality was never a promise of capitalism.

[glory]