Brownie19

Brian Anderson to the Brewers. I'm not certain the Jays are still going to add another veteran RH bat, but if they are, between him, Clutch and Duval, the options are dwindling

Man were those vest uniforms awful. f***ing Ray Charles in charge of branding back in the day?

Oh wow - it doesn't seem great that I couldn't tell. Ruined my f***ing joke too ffs.

Yeah I've always been super underwhelmed with the food options. It seems like a such an opportunity to add revenue. I'd definitely buy more food if the options weren't a burn foot long hot dog and some cold chicken fingers and soggy fries.

Jeez - I hope we're allowed to sit down sometimes. My back gets sore if I stand too long. They look a little tight to the railing too. I'm a tall guy - I need more space.

That's good news that JF cleared waivers eh?

The series v. Seattle, then Atlanta and then I looked at July 1st, which I know is Canada day (although it said 3% of tickets remaining for it, and just 2% for Seattle and Atlanta). Maybe it's user error as I'm doing about 12 things at once today.

Wow - there's hardly any tickets left for any games. I can't find any tickets for the OF at all.

Agreed - I know there have been renovations and changes over the years (flight deck being the biggest to date that I can remember), but this seems like the first MAJOR change and I'm really excited to see how it turns out. Couple this with the notion that there will be changes to the 100 level next year and it's really exciting (as we know a new stadium probably isn't in the cards for the foreseeable future).

Agreed - I think the 200 level in general is the best place to be in the stadium. Shorter lines and I like the view being up higher a bit. 200 right behind home plate is just perfect IMO.

That's true - nobody is entitled to an autograph. But f*** me - take a second to think about this. Young kids dream of becoming major league ball players when they grow up. That's what drives little league baseball and it's one of the few magical things in this world. Whether it's right or wrong, kids naturally look up to professional athletes as they dream of being in their shoes one day. When they get the rare chance to meet a real major league ball player - maybe one of the players from their favourite team - maybe their favourite player - it's a big f***ing deal. For Rios to simply ignore him like he didn't exist is f***ing heartless. He didn't even look down to acknowledge there was a 10 year old there. So yes - the kid isn't entitled to an autograph and I guess you could say Rios isn't required to be a decent human being in that situation - but if you take that stance, then Rios isn't entitled to his own privacy, nor should he be shielded from someone chirping him for being a **** - and a s***** baseball player (he was 0-5 with 5 K's that day I understand). If he's out in public, then I guess I'm entitled to say whatever the f*** I want to him - especially if he's being a **** to a 10 year old. If Rios is a decent human being in this situation, even without signing an autograph, then he doesn't get chirped. Good day.

I can't see him going to SF. Tennessee - sure. It's going to be interesting to see what happens in SF. Purdy has been incredible, but they still have the future in Trey Lance. Jimmy G is obviously gone. If SF thinks Purdy is the next Tom Brady (in terms of a late round draft pick who's actually legit) they could trade Trey Lance for a HAUL before the draft.

I must admit - this is a pretty fun thread. Great idea.

I would tend to agree, but in this situation, that looks to be like a 10 or 11 year old kid asking for an autograph and he just ignores the kid like he doesn't exist. He doesn't even acknowledge or look at the child to say something like "sorry kid - not tonight". I wonder if the heckler is the kids father. If I was in the same situation and that happened to my kid - I might do something similar to be honest (I'd probably start with something more civil like "c'mon Rios, don't just ignore the kid"). For some kids - that interaction might be a once in a lifetime experience. I've taken my 3 boys to LOTS of spring training games and I can tell you their eyes still light up when they get an opportunity to get an autograph or be that close to a ML ball player. Now fair - apparently he was coming from a charity event and I don't know what it was or if he just spent the last hour signing autographs - but this reminds me of how he acted when I was there during the special Blue Jays meet and greet that I attended after a spring training game. He walked around with his head up like he was better than everyone. He showed up really late and was the first one to leave. There were dozens of kids surrounding him and he just ignored them. I vividly remember wanting to say something to him that day because it really pissed me off. There were lots of stars there that day, like Doc, Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells, etc. who sat there from start to finish with a smile on their face, signing autograph and interacting with fans and kids all f***ing day - but the minute Rios arrived, he looks miserable. His face was so punchable that we just walked away. When you're a **** - you deserve to be reminded of that - no matter what day or time it is IMO - and Rios is a f***ing ****. I'll always remember this story - we were in Bradenton watching the Pirates play a spring training game. The bullpen was really accessible and there was a no-name pitcher who had finished warming up (he wasn't going into the game - was just getting some work in). My kid was probably 8 at the time and he ran over the watch them warm up (I stayed back and watched from afar). He was the only kid there and he had a ball and pen with them. He sat there patiently (not a loud kid) at the fence, but the pitcher ignored him. Finally someone from up top yelled down at the pitcher - and sure enough - it was his parents who were there to watch him. Oh man were they disappointed with their son. They laid into him about forgetting what it was like to be a little kid and how special moments like that could be. The pitcher came over, apologized, signed the ball and spent a few minutes talking to my son. That made his day and he went home with a smile from ear to ear.

It's crazy to think that coming off B2B 5+ WAR seasons that we just put Rios on waivers after a poor 2009 season. He as very inconsistent after that, but did post a 3.3 and a 4.0 WAR season for the White Sox. I met him at a Blue Jays spring training event. He was a massive douche and I have to think that's why the FO cut bait.

Still one of my favorite Blue Jay pitchers. It wasn't injuries, but Travis Snider was the one of the biggest busts I can remember. I think that just happened to be around the time I started following the Jays more closely and tracking prospects and such - so he probably sticks out more than others due to timing.

It's amazing how little we actually knew about baseball mechanics back in the day.

His load reminds me of Judge.

I don't think this happens at all once opening day is over with.

You don't think they were going to retire #32 if he was a good pilot while flying high? OK, I'll admit it may have accelerated the process - but how soon after you retire do they typically retire your #?

If true - I'm pretty happy we got Belt.

fify.

Did Espinal save all his errors for when Gausman pitched? You'd think Gausman f***ed his wife or something.

Man - I miss Doc.