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  1. John_Havok
    Interesting, he's clearly looking for a ball up in the zone... But where exactly does he think the strike zone stops?
  2. John_Havok
    Ummm... I hope you mean lightning
  3. John_Havok
    It's really too bad that the only person in baseball who seems to think JPA is a good catcher is AA.... Just awful
  4. John_Havok
    Top 10 catcher.... What a joke of a roster spot. Had Molina been the one catching the ball, he would have been sitting right on the plate and blocking the s*** out of it.
  5. John_Havok
    Who punched Urias in the face before that pic?
  6. John_Havok
    http://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2013/06/24/the_bullpen_blue_jays_recreate_bull_durham_speech.html Jerks left out the best part of the speech but what can ya do. Still mildly entertaining.
  7. John_Havok
    Lugo outside the top 20... That's pretty shocking
  8. John_Havok
    Obvious troll is obvious. Unless of course you are actually pat tabler in which case it's very likel you believe that catchers era is a real thing.
  9. John_Havok
    AA was on the MLB network radio this morning, I only caught the last two questions but here's the quick version. Reyes DH today and again tomorrow and they'll evaluate. They think he'll probably need more time and would go down to New Hampshire after Monday since buffalo is going on the road and NH is at home, they are targeting the Start of the Boston series as his probable return date but outside chance for Tampa. He feels they still have enough pieces for a blockbuster type trade, though he doesn't feel one will be there, and isn't looking for one. He specifically said area of need is 2b as they feel they do not have one that can really play there everyday.
  10. John_Havok
    I take issue with the entire premise of the article. E5 was a throw in to the trade of Rolen because the jays needed a 3b and cinci wanted to get rid of a failed player. Yes he had upside, but he wasn't the main target of the trade. It's not like JPR was like " we need encarnacion or no deal.." And from all accounts, it was cito who lobbied to get Bautista, it just happened p be JPR's signature that had to be on the page. Also, crediting a GM fr Cecil and janssen as lockdown pen arms when they were both developed as starters and subsequently sucked at it....How exactly does that mean anything for JPR? I'm not saying AA deserves credit either, just saying that it's not like JpR is some hidden genius that suddenly deserves all this credit
  11. John_Havok
    Prior to today's game, jays are averaging 30,062 per game. 2012 end of season average was 25,921. Could top 35k average by end of season if they climb back in this race and play meaningful baseball in August and September http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance
  12. John_Havok
    Hey, don't forget Dawson got credit with the all important Save.
  13. John_Havok
    Kind of odd to see his slash line ... . 500 avg, only .472 OBP
  14. John_Havok
    Alan farina went from Dunedin to New Hampshire, he might just be filling that spot, but it would be nice to see BUrns go up, at 22 if he can perform in AA, he might put himself in the conversation for 2b in a few years. Way ahead of ourselves but what the heck.
  15. John_Havok
    Someone should really track that kid down and put him in a straight jacket, locked away from all of humanity... Forever.
  16. John_Havok
    I think you greatly underestimate very intelligent people and there ability to differentiate between someone busted for taking an OTC stimulant with a tiny fraction of something that probably made no difference whatsoever, and a guy on steroids. Just because MLB paints all banned substances with the same brush doesn't mean they are equal in reality.
  17. John_Havok
    http://jaysjournal.com/2013/06/20/esmil-rogers-blue-jays-saving-grace/
  18. John_Havok
    I might check in on a guy like Garza. Injury concerns sure but he's still a better option than Happ ... And Buerhle. His value is also low and wouldn't cost a top prospect
  19. John_Havok
    Is it just me or was Edwin hobbling a bit down the line?
  20. John_Havok
    #4 or #5 meaning a 4.5 ish era... Not pitching 4th or 5 th in the rotation. Right now he has better than ace numbers as a starter in 2013.
  21. John_Havok
    THat's what I wa trying to do earlier in the year and they all turned out like thumbnails. I just gave up on it and went with the plan ole text.
  22. John_Havok
    There's lots of things to go on. There's his own eyes from watching the pitcher's body language, actual results, how many pitches per AB, starting with strike 1, starting with strike 1 on different pitchers, staying out of patterns, talk to the catcher, talk to the MIF on how much balls are breaking, watching body language of the hitters after striking out or judging on how hard balls are being hit. Most of the time though when a manager is yelling about balls/strikes it's because he's hearing it from his own guys that the outside/inside corner is huge/tiny and watching the hitters react to each pitch.
  23. John_Havok
    Recently I've seen very marginal improvements in JPA's efforts at framing. There's times that he still stabs at the balls not directly where his glove is and still moves way too much overall, but the effort is noticeable. I still hate his game calling though. Not so much pitch selection, but location. You can't throw to the same spot 5 times in a row, then again the next AB to a good hitter and expect him not to figure it out. I don't think he calls for the up and in fastball near enough, not like it has to happen 20 times a game or anything, but when guys are diving over the plate to get the that outside pitch that he just called for 7 times, stand the f***er up!
  24. John_Havok
    THis is the one to keep, mods can close the other one, I used to be techno savvy, now I cant even submit a poll without posting a thread.... oy
  25. John_Havok
    Just wondering what everyone thinks about Esmil, there's no doubting the results he's been getting as a starter so far, which really starts to make that trade of Gomes and Aviles start to appear sane. Has the addition of the sinker really made that much of a difference?
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