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We should really aim at someone who can give us innings.

At this rate, we will end up with below replacement level like this year...

I heard AA talk about it, he said Melky was saying his back been bothering him all the time and they decided to do back MRI and found it and removed it. So hard to say when he said something about it.

Maybe now we can trade him, blame the tumor and send him to Kansas City.

Pitching tanked, yes. But, one of the reason was that most of them were too fragile, we only have 2 consistent pitchers.

He didn't say defense was the problem, he said pitching was the problem and now that defense is better, he over looked defense the past year and maybe he shouldn't have. I think if we had Goins glove at 2B from the beginning we might have been a few games better off just on his defense, is it enough? Probably not because we had no pitching.

If he would have paid for the upgrade, that article might have been longer, haha.

Google also says Chad Owens is 1.55m.... While he's 1.73m. According to wiki his involvement in Jacsonville was 3 fumbles on punt returns and 1 touchdown pass. This example actually proves my point, Chad Owens is exactly what CFL GMs are looking for, someone who was overlooked by the NFL for different reasons and is given another chance and excels at the CFL. You could argue that he's like a AAAA player in baseball and because he was cast away by the NFL, that's true. CFL doesn't have the money or fame to draw people to it unless they were NFL scraps or overlooked by the NFL. Last year, Argos gave a shot to Armond Armstead because no one wanted to draft him with his health history. After 1 season with the Argos, Patriots signed him up to a nice deal. Tony Washington is also a nice example, no body in the NFL wanted him because 10 years ago he pleaded guilty for sexual conduct with his sister. Argos gave him a shot and he did a good job protecting Ricky Ray when we won the grey cup last year. Obviously it's not the same but the way CFL teams manage kinda reminds me Money Ball.

That is true but the fact is, a lot of them aren't given enough chances, or cut for other reasons. See Chad Owens as an example, even Montreal cut him off, does it mean that he's scrap? He's obviously shorter than most NFL receivers but i don't see why Wes Welker can be successful NFL receiver and Owens can't, they are both short. Also, what i was referring to was the amount of incomplete passes, obviously there are many reasons to that but i would assume that a team like Baltimore where everyone is elite talent and money wise can do a better job at passing than Ricky Ray and the Argos.

Of course there is a difference in talent but watching last night NFL game, it's pretty clear that a lot of time, the receivers in the CFL are just as good as many receivers in the NFL. And what can i say, 4 downs IMO makes the game slow and boring. Flaco suppose to be elite QB (money wise) who makes 50 times more than Ricky Ray but he only had 54% completion rate last night, and yes i understand his receivers didn't do him any favors.

I don't think he was mainly blaming defense, it was more of an eye opener what a difference it was when he had both Lawrie and Goins on defense. He still claims the number one problem was starting pitching.

They wouldn't mind having you donate 150 million and they will be out of your way.

If the CFL had the same amount of money going on like NFL or MLB you would have the same amount of support. Truth is, the league is too small and there is little that can be done unless it becomes highly profitable.

I feel the same way, 4 downs makes it so slow, sometimes a whole quarter goes by under the same team possession, it's crazy.

Why would we release him? That seems stupid, he was doing just fine playing in Buffalo.

Why? I like the CFL and the CFL is part of Canada.

He might get some playing time now.

So AA pretty sure he's not a good hitter but he values his defense. Makes sense.

Most of them do actually. IMO CFL is a lot more exciting than NFL and the Argos got a lot better in the last couple of years, they are actually fun to watch most of the time.

I still don't understand the argument of injuries on turf, football is a much more physical game than baseball and i don't see them complain about the turf. If the turf is not soft enough then what's the problems with making 2 layers of turfs (or something similar) that will make it as soft as grass? And to be honest, football games are more enjoyable to go to than baseball IMO.

I think we should make a poll about Goins and then we can close the book on him

Yes, both can be bench and/or AAA depth.

Thank you. My point was: 1. We shouldn't jump to conclusions until he has enough AB's. 2. He should be in a similar position to Kawasaki until proven otherwise. 3. There is no point in bringing another Bonifacio/Izturis while you could have just had Goins/Kawasaki playing there to begin with while saving resources that could go elsewhere.

I didn't curse you, be civil and don't curse me. Internet or pre school.

Watch your language.