vic city

LOL that's not the point. You shouldn't have to ban BTS. He should ban himself, just like the rest of us to the Rays boards.

Why would you be a regular poster on a Jays board when your fave team is the Rays? Get that s*** outta here!

Pretty much hey? I think we'll be more competitive this year. The injuries last year were insane, that plus the fact that we had so many new faces. All of those new faces likely feel a lot more comfortable this 2nd time around. Plus you have to believe that the Jays all trained their asses off after getting embarrassed last year. I still don't see us being a playoff team, just the idea of the Jays in the playoffs seems unimaginable. But the beauty of opening day is that every team is tied for 1st. So I'm looking forward to tomorrow. It's so important that we build some momentum right off the hop...

LOL what happened to my official JJ thread?!

Stroman's a G.

I can't get it on 590 either. "DUE TO MLB BROADCAST RESTRICTIONS, WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO STREAM THE GAME CURRENTLY ON THE RADIO. HENCE, WE ARE STREAMING CONTENT FROM EARLIER ON IN THE DAY."

Free? Or $19.95 for the year? That's their cheapest package. Gives you radio feeds for a year.

Still no streams?

I'm gonna cut down on Jays content and double up on Charlamagne The God cuz he's not as offensive.

LOL this is just getting comical. Should be an easy transition for me tho, I get to go from watching the Canucks s*** the bed to watching the Jays finish last in the AL East. Niiiiice.

Face 6? LOL

There seems to be quite the divide in this forum regarding JJ, so I thought I'd start a thread for all JJ discussion throughout the season. Feel free to place all bets here as well. I know a few of you have quite the circle jerk going on with him. Personally, I think it's only a matter of time before we see the headline "Josh Johnson placed on DL". I'm glad AA let him walk. Play ball!

I agree that the potential success of a 5' 9" pitcher is low but that does not make it impossible, especially in 2014 with the natural progression of athleticism. Look at Theo Fleury and Martin St Louis in the NHL. Muggsy Bogues in the NBA, how many small NFL players have made it big? Ever heard of Royce Gracie? Baseball is no different. So let's not write this guy off just yet!

Giggity

And to the person that predicted that JJ will win the NL Cy, what the hell are you smoking?? JJs career is over. No way he pitches .500 ball. No way he has an ERA under 4. No way in hell he pitches anything close to 200 innings...I can keep going here!

Damn...now point now. You stole my thunder LOL

AA will actually save face if he signs Santana. I agree with the decision to not qualify JJ and by the looks of it we might even be able to get Santana a bit cheaper than $14.1M. Who cares about the 2nd rd pick, by the time that player even has a shot at the big club Bautista and EE will be long gone. Plus we could possibly turn the pick into a 1st if we qualify Santana and he doesn't accept. It makes so much sense for us, even AA has to know that. Judging by our pitching this spring, I don't see us much ahead of where we were last year. This is our only shot this year. Dickey said it best, bust and it's all blown up. Also, it's a win-win for Rogers. If they invest in Santana and we do good - they make money. But if we do poorly, we'll go into full rebuild mode and slash our payroll in half. Otherwise just start the rebuild now and get it over with!

You gotta close one eye!

Don't call it a curveball, it's a Tanakahawk Chop.

LOL well played sir.

My bad!

http://storify.com/CDNbaseball/blue-jays-sign-another-knuckleballer-with-frank-vi?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email By April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) During the 2013 off-season the Blue Jays traded some of their top prospects to receive reigning Cy Young winner and knuckleballer-extraordinaire, R.A. Dickey. After getting a taste of the flutter-y pitch, the Blue Jays wanted more. So they got it. During the off-season, the Jays signed Tomo Ohka and today they signed Frank Viola III. But Dickey did more than just welcome him to the knuckleball team as he spent time earlier this month checking out what the righty had to offer. "He was really impressed, and it's really cool to have a guy like him be even slightly impressed," said Viola to MLB.com. "I really do feel like I'm close. I really feel like in the next year or so it's going to be something special." Viola's name should sound familiar, as his father - of the same name - finished his 15-year MLB career with the Blue Jays in 1996. He's presently a coach for the New York Mets. The praise and kind words didn't stop with family, however, as his best friend and Detroit Tigers pitcher, Justin Verlander, was quick to send his love online. "Congrats to my boy @FrankViola3 for signing with the Blue Jays. Nice to see all the hard work pay off. #knuckleball #cantcatchit" And in an interesting turn of events, one of their mutual friends - model/actress Kate Upton - also shouted words of support online. "Congrats Frank Viola," she wrote. "I can't wait to go to a game." If Viola masters that butterfly pitch and makes the Big League team, I'd love to catch a game with Upton. But then again - who wouldn't!

LOL not a chance.

He's played 275 MLB games and missed 96 due to injury in his 2.5 years of MLB service. The kid is still 24. Calm down.

The only reason I clicked on this thread was because I knew I'd get a quick cheap laugh at all of the over reactions. Mission accomplished.