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  1. ElNik2013
    So many hatin' on Reyes yet they forget Bautista striking out when he should've walked....what can you do, s*** happens.
  2. ElNik2013
    Maybe Gibbons was trying to avoid a GIDP? Remember, they had just sent the runners on 3-2 with Cabrera at the plate so it would be consistent with it. It just didn't look to me like a straight steal...who knows.
  3. ElNik2013
    I'm glad you and I agree that the Blue Jays are better off with EE....thank you.
  4. ElNik2013
    My recollection is different than yours. I remember many people talking about being happy with the direction of the franchise, especially with a farm system that was considered to be among the top 5 in the game, including several posters that now hate the current FO. Not saying the team was expected to contend, but despite a suspect pitching staff, among other weaknesses, it was still hovering around .500 in July. The wheels did fall off, but you cannot just gloss over the injuries they had. Again, not saying they were a legit contender, but that season had some major setbacks like RR's implosion and TJS for Hutchison, among others. Anyway, it's not big deal, but I'll trust my memory over someone who forgot he said Marcus Stroman's struggles in ST were a sign he'd get lit up in MLB and repeated such garbage when he struggled out of the Blue Jays BP in less than 9IP...thank you.
  5. ElNik2013
    That would've been fine by you and me and several others, but those who run the franchise decided they'd rather use some of those prospects to improve the team for 2013 instead of fielding a possible 95-loss team. It is what it is.
  6. ElNik2013
    Ee 1-1.
  7. ElNik2013
    I'd like to take credit for it, but it's not mine...thanks regardless.
  8. ElNik2013
    What are you talking about? EE was in the line up and the team still went 9-18 in the 27 games prior to his getting hurt...clearly, the team is better off without him.
  9. ElNik2013
    Good start for the unreliable Stroman.
  10. ElNik2013
    Good job Loup, way to prove me wrong.
  11. ElNik2013
    Loup should be taken out now for a RHP.
  12. ElNik2013
    LOL, wrong thread.
  13. ElNik2013
    I forgot to address this. It was quite the opposite. I think you forget how excited people were about the team going into 2012 and the team was hanging in the WC race midseason, but tanked from July onward whether because of injuries or not. The expectation was that the team was gonna show improvement, but things went really south in the 2nd half. I think you may be misremembering hot 2012 ended. Also, most fans went gaga over the trades and this was reflected in flexpacks and over all ticket pre-sales. If most fans were fine with the rebuild, they should've been mad at giving up on it, shouldn't they?
  14. ElNik2013
    Some people forget how badly that 2012 season went. The team had 2 starters at the end of the season and Bautista, Rasmus and Lawrie were injured. Romero had imploded and they had the homophobic slur by Escobar. This franchise cares a lot about PR, whether people want to acknowledge it or not.
  15. ElNik2013
    Not as simple as you make it out to be. This team has not gone for a full rebuild as far as I can remember and certainly not under current ownership. If it was up to me, I would've stuck with the rebuild and listened to offers on Bautista, EE, Morrow and others, but that's not how the franchise operates. If it was in fact AA's idea to change course, then he'll be fired at the end of this season. If it was an organizational decision, AA will stay. At least that's how I see it. We'll have to wait and see...
  16. ElNik2013
    I like Tampa, but a lot of their decisions are influenced by $$. I'd like to think they'd do the same if they had the $ to sign their core players long term, but that remains to be seen. Also, I think you have it backwards when you say The franchise is owned by Rogers so it starts with them in terms of how they want their team to operate.
  17. ElNik2013
    Also, if Beeston is being truthful in saying that no moves have been made because the FO hasn't found a move it liked and not because of $$, then he must be ready to fire his FO since it has repeatedly stated since last off season what their priorities were yet have failed to address them.
  18. ElNik2013
    You're right that by keeping the prospects, the franchise would've been way better off long term. However, the franchise would also have had to accept going into 2013 expected to lose at least 90 games and given the injuries that year to Bautista, Lawrie, Morrow, EE and Rasmus, the team would've likely lost over 100 games. I don't think the franchise was ready to accept that as it would've meant not only lower attendance, but more importantly, lower tv ratings which I believe is the main reason why Rogers bought the franchise. Not saying I agree with the short-sighted vision, I'm just saying this is how this franchise operates. If you go into an off season with the mindset that you will improve the team no matter what, you're putting yourself in danger of being had in trades or FA negotiations.
  19. ElNik2013
    So is Burns, isn't he? I would've already promoted Burns to Buffalo given his hot 2nd half, but that's just me.
  20. ElNik2013
    You're right. Only thing I'd say is that the FO should STFU about how injured player (s) wouldn't be out "for as long as initially thought". They just look dumber than they look this way. Like you say, it's s***** luck that the injuries hit 3 of the team's top 6 hitters, but it makes it more frustrating for fans when the FO keeps making claims that turn out to be wrong time after time, seemingly for PR purposes.
  21. ElNik2013
    Some people will claim Biggy is playing Valencia against RHP on purpose as a way of showing the FO they gave him a s***** roster.
  22. ElNik2013
    This. It's incomprehensible why Biggy couldn't have used one of Sanchez, McGowan, Loup or Cecil to get through the 1.1 innings that were needed from the bullpen in the 2 games prior to last night's. Now, that's not to say that if Janssen had not been pitching for the 3rd game in a row, he wouldn't have been up in the zone, but there really was no need to burn him for 1/3 of an inning on Wednesday up by 4 and to get 3 outs on Thursday down by a run.
  23. ElNik2013
    It means what it says, at least the dumb fans support the team in a WC race while fans like me have never been to a game..."LOL".
  24. ElNik2013
    Great to see. At least these fans support the team unlike the geniuses here who bitch and moan, but don't much support the team because it's not "efficiently" assembled...
  25. ElNik2013
    Last night's loss is partly on Biggy as Janssen was pitching for the 3rd night in a row, unnecessarily.
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