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  1. John_Havok
    IMO the corner gas station prepackaged pizza subs >>>>>>>>> Swiss Chalet
  2. John_Havok
    I must be the weird one, I can’t stand Swiss Chalet. That sauce tastes like dirty dishwater to me
  3. John_Havok
    Ewwww. If it’s possible to have a step down from Swiss Chalet, it’s Montana’s.
  4. John_Havok
    Tell me you live in buttf*** Alberta without telling me you live in buttf*** Alberta. You have a Swiss Chalet? wOW!
  5. John_Havok
    Also true.
  6. John_Havok
    Umps are in fine form…that wasn’t really that close at 3rd
  7. John_Havok
    Incorrect assumption on the DFA. If a player gets DFA, the Jays still have 7 days to work out a trade with any interested teams, of there’s no takers he can then be placed on either outright waivers or unconditional waivers. Bit of a snag with Espinal though, if he made it through outright waivers, he could refuse to go to AAA since he has more than 3 years of service time. Also, it’s rare-ish for a player to be claimed on release waivers since teams can just wait for him to clear, become a free agent, then sign him for the pro-rated minimum while the releasing team pays the bulk of his salary.
  8. John_Havok
    Rodon’s deal and subsequent reality is probably the reason no team was going to gamble on Snell with a similar deal. Giving Cole his deal was risky enough on a track record of dominance and health. Pitchers and their agents I think really need to adjust their demands and focus on shorter terms with higher AAV
  9. John_Havok
    I’m not so sure, how long has he been a healthy top of the rotation guy? 2 seasons out of the last 6? Dude walked the most hitters in MLB last year while winning the Cy Young. I think there enough question marks surrounding his health and his command that a long term deal was probably never in the cards despite what he was seeking. Even Montgomery was rumoured to be wanting a 7 year deal. That’s lunacy for a guy who’s only been really good for such a short time overall. I don’t blame them for wanting to get as much as possible but thy have to be somewhat realistic at the same time.
  10. John_Havok
    That was the same guy who won powerball, he was on vacation in the Caribbean
  11. John_Havok
    White and Pearson are quite similar...both get bad results, stuff should indicate better but bad command makes their stuff play down. Watching White today was like watching 2 different pitchers. One hitter he's junk, the next...three straight whiffs and it's nasty. White does get more swing and miss though
  12. John_Havok

    NHL Thread

    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Oilers and Colorado is a banger of a game. End to end with lots of scoring chances.
  13. John_Havok
    Tampa's owner already crying poor for the season: As relayed by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, principle owner Stuart Sternberg recently spoke regarding the new high-water mark for spending in Tampa and the club’s future payrolls. In his comments, Sternberg indicated that the elevated payroll for 2024 is “going to lead to real losses this year” for the club.
  14. John_Havok
    Nah, he's 50/50. He knows what buttons to push even if he doesn't share the opinion. He's been anti IKF from the start and actually can support why without inventing hindsight arguments.
  15. John_Havok
    I love contrary opinions. Properly argued and based on actual facts is great. Mindless bitching based on suppositions, assumptions, and general idiocy is like talking to a whiney toddler. It serves no purpose
  16. John_Havok
    Yeah I forgot to mention his last option year being this year. So he’s a bench guy at best in 2025, and if Bo leaves, the odds on starting SS in 2026. That doesn’t excite me in the least.
  17. John_Havok
    Yeah Espinal clones have their place so guess. Cheap bench players three years from now could be useful.
  18. John_Havok
    Top 5 in the Jays system isn’t exactly huge praise in the totality of MLB at this point though, be honest. Using their own rankings, Orelvis which is the Jays #2 overall is ranked 89th overall. Where would that put Jimenez….top…250-300?
  19. John_Havok
    So…you just posted exactly why he profiles as Espinal-lite….and still don’t know why it’s not a big deal if he was lost? DFA, trade, whatever, he’s not a guy to lose sleep over if he was moved, however it gets done.
  20. John_Havok
    Okay, but….since teams could already sign guys in or out of a hearing before and exceptionally rarely did…why would that change now when they’ve lost the ability to do so with the vast majority of players and it could have happened with literally dozens of other players this year and it didn’t?
  21. John_Havok
    Really? Why is a Jimenez untouchable if you need a 40 man spot? He profiles as a backup MIF, you can sign any one of 15 of those kinds of guys in any offseason
  22. John_Havok
    Possibilities IMO include Leo Jimenez as a straight DFA. Superfluous IF with a noodle bat that won’t be missed. I mean, his ceiling at this point is Espinal-lite. The other move I think would be a trade to clear a spot, but if the decision needs to be made for Votto, that decision likely isn’t needing to be made for a while yet. Sounds like he’s willing to start in AAA until he feels like he’s ready.
  23. John_Havok
    Stroman getting nuked a bit by the NY media/fans Marcus Stroman declined the Yankees when asked if he wanted to pitch Opening Day in place of Gerrit Cole, noting a desire to maintain his current routine and to not alter his pitching schedule.
  24. John_Havok
    This is why my ignore list is so long. Most of them don’t even know Urshela is coming off a broken pelvis injury, surgery and recovery so it’s really easy to understand why a contending team wouldn’t want to roll that dice and why his market was so soft. Facts don’t matter though, just feelings and ignorant ramblings. Connorp though isn’t that kind of fan though, he just likes to stir the pot a bit. Easy to recognize his trolls versus his actual opinions. The constant bitch and moaners though, you’re right. Could present any hundred scenarios of the off-season and they’d whine and bitch about every single one even if the FO did exactly what the thought they should do because a signing came a few days after it should have, or the contract was signed in blue ink rather than black
  25. John_Havok
    You’ve cracked the code on the difference between being a fan, and being a front office member tasked with building and maintaining a franchise. Fans live for the moments. Execs cant
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