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Who would take over now that the season has already started? It's not likely that someone from outside the org would come in, and I doubt there is anyone within the org that could do a better job. I know that Hale was interviewed for the job a few years ago, but he got passed over for that clown Farrell, so that's not a great endorsement of his ability to manage.

Didn't see much of the game. What did Gibbons do to get the blame?

Not wanting his daughter to hear lyrics that are offensive to women = wanting free stuff? You are f***ing delusional.

Maybe because "let the bodies hit the floor" is not sexually objectifying, unlike how this other song and your avatar are.

Yeah, it's a total joke. I remember a few years ago Henderson Alvarez had a few good starts in September, and their reaction was "great! pencil him in as our #3 starter, he is a stud" and unsurprisingly Henderson really struggled the following season. Now if he had been a #5 that year, that would have been totally fine, because his play was at least good enough to justify being in that role and he obviously showed lots of promise. But then the rest of the rotation was extremely weak. They did the same thing with Cecil. He had got sent down for being terrible, and then he came back up late in the season and pitched well, so again they penciled him in as a top of the rotation starter with no competition and as expected he was terrible and got sent down again, and has only been good enough to be a reliever since then.

Maybe, the jury is still out on them. They will obviously go through struggles at points in the season, so by the end of it we will see how they performed. But if this team is really supposed to compete this season, and there's no reason why they shouldn't be with how good the core is, then it would probably make more sense to have veteran players filling these positions. But the situation for these players is different anyway. First of all, Travis is not playing a premium position so it is not as concerning to have a rookie like him in the everyday lineup unlike in center field. Also notice that he was developed in the Tigers organization, and I think his play reflects that so far, since just about every player the Jays develop turns out to be a flop because there is a lack of quality coaching and developmental staff from top to bottom. In regard to the young relievers, they have obviously shown they deserved to make the team, but do you not think it's scary that our best relief pitchers are 20 year old rookies? These aren't guys that we should be going to in high leverage situations. They should be coming in for middle relief to get some innings and get comfortable in the major leagues. They have started very hot, but hitters are going to figure them out soon enough, and then we will have to see if they can adjust and maintain their strong play.

I didn't follow the team very closely at the end of last season so I didn't get a chance to see Pompey play. Based on the internet circle jerk I just assumed that he performed well and played his way onto the team. In spring training I took a look at his stats and got confused, wondering what he had done to deserve a place on the team and get handed a starting job with literally zero competition. The Jays are so bush league when it comes to this, they are always handing players starting jobs without proving anything. Now in the first couple weeks he has played as bad as I would have expected and he single handedly lost the game today. So again, why was this guy handed the starting job with no competition without showing any talent at the major league level? I seem to remember a lot of people here speaking very highly of him and saying he should be our center fielder. And for yet another year, the Jays are going to underperform all because management didn't take winning seriously. The pitching is terrible and there is no depth, it is seriously alarming that we have already juggled so many guys around in the bullpen, our young pitchers do not seem to be developing or getting better, there are big holes in the lineup and on defense, and Gibbons has proven that he can't construct a lineup properly. In regard to the pitching, I had many concerns about it, but I convinced myself into believing that other teams always seem to be calling up these no-name pitchers who play well, and the presence of Martin behind the plate that would be enough to make a difference and help these pitchers improve. I was wrong.

Pitching sucks this year as expected. There was zero depth even before Stroman's injury. AA and Beeston are the laughing stock of baseball.

What was the point of switching to this new turf?

Why was Pompey batting second again? He is projected to be the worst hitter on the team, so I don't understand why he is getting put in such high spots. #mapleboner

We've been hearing this for years but nothing has really ever changed. Payroll is apparently never an issue but then the team refuses to pay up for proven players to fix positions that are a serious weakness for the team. It's also disingenuous to say that money isn't an issue but the term of a contract is an issue. The two are not mutually exclusive. The dollar value is dependent on the term and the term is informed by the dollar amount. This is just Rogers ******** that we have been hearing for ten years now. If Russell Martin wasn't Canadian he wouldn't have been the top priority this offseason. He will be the face of the team for the next five years until some other maple bat hopefully comes along for them.

I am looking for official numbers that are verifiable for the years of 2011-present. Thanks if you can help.

Just release him. End this dumb and failed experiment.

Lawrie scratched = Season over

Maybe if the pitchers could actually make their outs it wouldn't make the manager look so bad. According to all the self-proclaimed baseball experts on here the manager has zero impact on the game anyways, so what's the big deal?

When does this Morrow experiment end? He has been around forever, still hasn't got it together, and has never been good for his whole time with the Jays. I would challenge anyone to look up the stats and prove otherwise. I didn't know one almost no-hitter was enough to keep your spot on a team for a half decade.

The home plate ump just got hurt because JP can't catch the ball.

People from Boston are actually retarded. Just watch them try to drive/park a car.

If we actually had a proper ballpark more people would go to games. That's just the reality. The dome is not going to sell out unless it is opening day or the Yanks/Sox are in town and we are also in the hunt.

f*** the knuckleball

So why haven't the training and conditioning staff been fired after how horrible the last decade has been for injuries?

The beer sucks pretty bad. There are much better craft beers from Ontario.

Kerry Lightenberg is the worst major league pitcher I have ever seen.

That is blatant tripping. He should be suspended.

Still living in the past while this organization goes to s***