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If Toronto has so many NFL fans, then why are tickets for Bills games in Toronto not in high demand? Rogers can't even give tickets away. Just shows you that having an NFL team in this city doesn't mean that they'll be sellouts every game. The Bills aren't the greatest team by any means, but if Toronto managed to get an NFL team, its either a) the Bills or an expansion team - so in essence the team won't be that very good. Also, Toronto can't support an NFL team for a number of reasons: 1) Toronto doesn't have a stadium that can hold 80,000 + which is what most NFL stadiums hold in the U.S.; 2) Tailgating - not sure laws in Canada are the same as in the U.S. and it's not like there's any room around the Rogers Centre for tailgating which is quite a big deal in the NFL.

+1 CFL is an entertaining game. I enjoy watching it, more than the NFL at times since the game goes by faster with 3 downs instead of 4. I've been to several Argos games this year and even went to Montreal and saw them play the Als at McGill which was awesome.

-1 on your post

Same with Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, and A-Rod when he retires.

That's how the Montreal fans are. If a team is doing poorly, the fans won't support them -- it's always been like that. I'm sure for baseball even more.

In the last decade or so, can't really think of anyone - Gary Sheffield came close in 1992 with the Padres (32 HR, 40 K's).

Ted Williams did it in 1941 and 1955.

Joe Dimaggio has done it many times...he was the first one that came to mind. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1003311&position=OF

Montreal would need a downtown stadium. They can't play baseball at the O - the area is deserted. A new ballpark downtown, along the St. Lawrence and a winning ball club would be a recipe for success!

Only 58 strikeouts in 137 games. That is amazing.

The thing with EE is look at his K totals - they are amazing. For a profound power hitter like he is, he has really low strikeout totals which is surreal in comparison to guys like Davis etc.

I've always been a fan of Salty, and he's having a solid year this season. Jesus Flores would be a nice buy low option and depth in Buffalo, though he can't seem to stay healthy.

It would be nice, though not sure where they'd be able to build one. They won't ever play at BMO field since it wouldn't hold the CFL dimensions, and the Varsity Stadium at UofT has too small of a capacity and it isn't the easiest to get to by car and parking would be a mess around UofT.

I wouldn't guarantee him a spot in the rotation. Let him battle it out with other candidates for that No. 5 spot. Regardless, prepping him for the rotation in ST is probably the best thing to do regarding McGowan. Worse case scenario, you stick him in long relief. I don't have a problem with McGowan as the No. 5 starter, though he needs to prove he's healthy and he needs to have a very good spring. As well, the Blue Jays better have a lot of depth in the minors who could step in, which it seems like they will with guys like Stroman, Nolin, Drabek, Redmond etc. There's more upside with McGowan as a No. 5 than Happ. Though my expectations on McGowan aren't that high - don't think he'll make more than 10-15 starts.

We'll talk in the offseason...got some MLB ready bats in Casty, Davidson, and Franco.

Looks like I just threw out an opportunity at making the playoffs with a 4-23 record the past two weeks. Tough schedule for me at the end, and despite that my team put up pretty overall solid numbers during those two weeks. Likely against other opponents, I'd still be in the race this week. Oh well. Overall, I like my team heading into next season and moving forward. I got off to a rough start but played better over the summer. I expect my young guys like Profar, Myers, Garcia, Peralta, Turner to take steps forward and I have some solid prospects on the verge such as d'Arnaud, Singleton and Arenado.

I think the lineup if healthy is very solid. Reyes, Melky, Bautista, Edwin, Lind, Rasmus, Lawrie - that's a solid core offensively right there if everyone is healthy and plays to expectations. This team needs a second baseman though that can field and hit, and they need a catcher (though that likely won't happen). I'd love to see Marco Scutaro brought back to play second base - he'd be a terrific fit I think. The bullpen, well they have so many arms they don't know what to do with half of them. I think they are fine in that department, and have enough depth if someone like Janssen gets injured/disappoints or an arm or two takes a step back. The starting rotation is what needs to be addressed, though not sure how they go about it? Can't rely on Morrow as a No. 1-2, RA has pitched more like a 3-4 when he was brought in here to be the ace, Buehrle has been what he is, and Happ is just a No. 5 starter. They should have enough depth next year with Hutch, Drabek, Nolin, Stroman, Redmond etc instead of having to start Ortiz or Wang if there's an injury. Overall, the team needs better starting pitching, and they need to play better sound and fundamental baseball all around.

Re-assessment will happen next July. If this team is out of a playoff race by then, I expect major changes.

+1 That's extremely tough when half of the roster are from different organizations. Though still, with a WBC or without a WBC this year, this team was not fit to contend the way they played.

I think its unfair to blame John Gibbons for this. It wasn't his fault all these star players played bad or got injured. Wasn't his fault the Jays were without Jose Reyes, Brett Lawrie for an extended period of time; wasn't his fault the starting pitching sucked all year and new additions like RA and JJ never lived up to expectations. I haven't had a problem with Gibbons at all to be honest as his tactical in-game managing has always been good and that's what he's known for. What would the Jays record be with John Farrell still as manager? Likely the same as it is now. I think Gibbons is still here next year unless AA gets canned this offseason. Next season however there will be more pressure felt on AA's side since if the Jays yet again miss the playoffs or don't play in any meaningful games next September, you'll likely see Rogers cleaning house.

So we still just make our picks the day of the game before first pitch? We don't have to pick the entire week in advance correct?

Edwin

I'll go with Edwin

I'll take Edwin - Aug 16th

Edwin