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I'm going to allow this useless thread to stay until Olerud responds.

JPA's mistake?

since when did Harrell start coming out of the pen?

don't hit JP unless you are breaking a bone

have you learned to spell Bedard yet?

sarcasm...sorry I changed my joke from "it died of boredom".

too many users...it shut down!

come on didn't you read up that Bedard has a 6.00 ERA with Emmel behind the plate??? Yeah I'd like them at that price too. Maybe a 5 inning bet would have been best

who was the hero mod that edited the thread title saving Fatcow from horrible reputation killing embarrassment??? that guy should be everyone's favourite!

Bredard? This is why no one has you as their fave poster

Houston had little to start with though. I love what they are doing...building depth with maybe lower upside. Find out who on the 40 man can stick and give you some value. Recycle and try with the next set of guys you have to add to the 40 man. The real talent is still in the minors...if they add a few more pieces and it's obvious they are winning the Rodon sweepstakes (anyone following the Team USA games have heard some of the most insane reviews, including some saying that Rodon's slider will be the best ever and Law saying it's already as good as Darvish's. The high end guys will have to come through the draft.

It's alright, it's not a team that is going to get the non baseball fans to come out and watch. If everyone played to their ceiling it would be amazing but there is still not that much depth (other than the OF and maybe SP) to handle the high number of failures they will have. They will do good to lock up Fernandez through his arbitration plus a couple of years, maybe the same with Yelich. Trading Stanton in the next year is a given...that should improve the depth. Would I love rather have the Jays team to work with or the Marlins...well Marlins but will the Marlins win more games than the Jays before 2016, probably not.

you know the 2008 team only started to play once they got rid of Gibbons and replaced him with Cito right? 2006 the Jays were .500 against the rest of the league and 12 games over .500 against the AL east so I don't agree with that statement either. I certainly don't mind Gibbons as a manager but mostly I don't think a manager means s***.

did Gordie Dougie come back, vote for himself and leave again?

we need permission before the draft to draft him again.

http://www.csssports.com/college-baseball/special-report-vanderbilt-and-team-usa-pitcher-tyler-beede man has he ever matured. Not enough showing his pitches but the fastball movement you see where the pitch comes back over the plate after looking like it's outside to a right handed hitter...he used that effectively in both games I watched this year.

Anyone remember this article... By Michael Oliveira TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays could draw twice as many TV viewers as last season if they play to their potential, Rogers Media (TSX:RCI. president Keith Pelley predicted Wednesday. Last year’s home opener drew a season-high 1.27 million TV viewers while the team attracted an average of 507,000 over the course of the year, up seven per cent from the previous campaign. Of course, there’s more hype around the team this year following an extensive off-season makeover. Rogers gave general manager Alex Anthopoulos the green light to bring in some high-priced talent — including star knuckleballer R.A. Dickey as well as Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle — and now the Jays owners want to cash in on their investment. “When we looked at (the payroll boost) we said, ‘This will do a tremendous amount for Rogers, the Blue Jays are ready to pop in terms of not only on the field, but as far as being a fashionable brand now in Toronto,” said Pelley. If the Jays do contend and make the playoffs for the first time since the back-to-back World Series wins in 1992 and 1993, the revenue potential from TV ads, tickets and merchandise sales would be through the roof. “So the Blue Jays decision to add money and payroll was not in isolation, it was done in a decision that, if we can play meaningful games in September, what that will do to Sportsnet,” Pelley said. “Those numbers of 507,000 would creep up to in the neighbourhood of a million viewers.” While Tuesday’s home opener against the Cleveland Indians was a quick sellout, and fans are eager to tune in to see their revamped team for the first time, Pelley says he hasn’t been too concerned about what kind of ratings the game might draw. “I have not thought about that, I haven’t thought about it once until you’ve asked me the question,” said Pelley. “Do I think we will exceed (last year’s opening night ratings)? I think we will exceed that, but I think it’s not an important number. I think what’s important is the overall average and how the team performs, and if the team performs, then the Blue Jays numbers will be significantly (strong) on Sportsnet.” Some fans will be disappointed that Rogers is again shifting some Blue Jays broadcasts to Sportsnet One, a channel that’s typically bundled into the pricier TV packages. “Sportsnet is a multi-sport brand and … it’s a pretty strong strategic decision not to put all 162 games on Sportsnet, it really then becomes in the summer a pure baseball network and that is not what our mandate or strategic goals of Sportsnet are,” Pelley said. As of now, this season’s Blue Jays games will only be available to stream on the web and mobile devices by Rogers TV customers. But David Purdy, senior vice-president of content, hinted that’s expected to change and customers with other TV providers should get the same digital access eventually. “Right now Rogers is the exclusive carrier on multiple platforms of the Jays but we’re certainly open to having, and are having, those discussions with other carriers,” says Purdy. “It’s in our best interest and the Jays’ interests to expose our product as much as we possibly can.”

I don't like any white person from South of the Mason-Dixon.

I don't care either way but I do think that snake drafts go faster mostly because as you switch rounds you get the back to back picks. There really won't be a huge difference between 21 and 40 as most people will be drafting for positional need (although it's possible that everyone will be drafting RP's), so I'm good with anything we do.

quick summary from Rogers Q2 MEDIA Summarized Media Financial Results - Quarterly Operating Revenue up from $470 from $440 million (up 7%) from same quarter last year. - Operating Expenses up from $361 to $406 million (up 12%) from same quarter last year. - Operating Profit down from $79 million to $64 million (margin down 5.4%) from same quarter last year. Notes: Media Acquisition On April 30, 2013, we finalized the purchase of Score Media Inc. (“theScore”) for $167 million after final regulatory approval was received from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. theScore was Canada’s third largest specialty sports channel with 6.6 million television subscribers. theScore was subsequently rebranded to Sportsnet 360. Media Revenue The increase in Media’s revenue reflects increases in distribution revenue generated by the Sportsnet properties and other specialty channels, as well as higher sales at The Shopping Channel and higher attendance at Blue Jays games. Excluding the impact of revenue generated by the acquisition of theScore on April 30, 2013, revenue growth would have been 5% and 1%, respectively, compared to the corresponding three and six month periods of 2012. Media Operating Expenses The increase in Media’s operating expenses reflects higher player salaries at the Toronto Blue Jays, and increased programming spending at Sportsnet due to the increased NHL games aired on Sportsnet as a result of the NHL lockout earlier in the season, which together approximated $35 million of additional expenses versus the prior year, partially offset by cost management initiatives. Excluding the impact of the acquisition of theScore and the residual impacts from the NHL lockout, Media operating expenses would have increased 7% and 2%, respectively, compared to the corresponding three and six month periods of 2012. Media Adjusted Operating Profit The decline in Media’s adjusted operating profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to the corresponding periods of 2012, primarily reflects the revenue and expense changes discussed above. Excluding the impacts of the acquisition of theScore and the residual impacts from the NHL lockout, the change in adjusted operating profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to the corresponding periods of 2012, would have been a decrease of 8% and 0%, respectively.

zero chance that happens. And I just got my Rogers Q2 earnings sheet. Revenues are up all around from Q2 in 2012.

I think the 639,000 in April is the biggest surprise. The team started off with lower ratings than last year.

with data like this it's obvious we are f***ed. How do we want to go, group cyanide? hanging in BTS parents basement? All go on a picnic with the Dogg?