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  1. art_vandelay275
    is it just me or is there a problem with catcher who paint their nails
  2. art_vandelay275
    the guy doing the pitch track's been drinking with buck
  3. art_vandelay275
    MOY just for that
  4. art_vandelay275
    with the way penny is hitting, pillar needs to take second here i'd think
  5. art_vandelay275
    let's get some runners on and knock this guy out of the game
  6. art_vandelay275
    if we r lucky, maybe those games won't mean much by then
  7. art_vandelay275
    now markakis up with man on
  8. art_vandelay275
    was AJ and MB battery mates with the ChiSox?
  9. art_vandelay275
    i say 2 more innings; out top half are all RH; he'll mow right thru them
  10. art_vandelay275
    We need a Colon here
  11. art_vandelay275
    so far he is completely different pitcher vs RH and LH
  12. art_vandelay275
    He is aggressive and going right after the RH but with LH like the Goins, it seems he is nibbling...
  13. art_vandelay275
    i wonder if Gibby believes in Teheran's RH/LH splits.. If he does, then Navarro and Zeke should be in the lineup
  14. art_vandelay275
    I am not so much looking at his stuff but of all the guys, he understands shut down inning, momentum and all that; he is just not giving it to the team
  15. art_vandelay275
    ... on a 1-2 pitch no less
  16. art_vandelay275
    his stuff works really well against RH
  17. art_vandelay275
    Based on some of the early strike/ball calls by the ump, it looks like it's going to be an inconsistent night
  18. art_vandelay275
    I agree. That's what we said about that 2 game Phillies series
  19. art_vandelay275
    And the Royals last year with Yost
  20. art_vandelay275
    You know after last year based on the brief glimpses of Sanchez and Norris, I expected them to step up big time this year. I was thinking that Sanchez can even be a #2 - purely based on how electric his stuff was. Seeing Sanchez early season struggles as a starter this year, I realized what exceptional talent you need to be (beyond just stuff) for an early-20, 1/2 yr kid to become an ace of a staff. Given this, I sure hope Stro does well but I am tempering my expectation for him to become the #1. OTOH, he proved me wrong big time based on his Sat outing so maybe if anyone can do it, it may be him
  21. art_vandelay275
    You bring up a good point about the position defensively. That further complicates the whether to extend, how long, extend both question... I am just telling myself to enjoy this team this and next year. I don't think we necessarily will be bad after that (or at least I am hoping) but it will be a different team.
  22. art_vandelay275
    I for one am not bothered by bandwagon fans. To me the depth of the joy (and the accompanying agony) is no way comparable. Being a Jays (and Leafs fan I might add) throughout my whole childhood and adult life, the joy I am going to feel when they finally win, whether it'd be this year or later cannot be compared to a bandwagon fan. Living in LA where so much is about image and being seen at the right place with the right people, celebrating a team victory is a lot of times just an excuse to have a party. For a long-suffering fan (I don't want to use the word "true" as IMO it's too judgmental), I think I will celebrate more with tears than anything I remember reading one article when the Red Sox finally broke the curse in '04, there was a man who along with his sons took a pennant and placed it at his Dad's grave. His words were "We finally did it Dad". Even though I hate the Sox, to me that is the epitome of a long-suffering fan. BTW this is what I've told my kids to do in case the Jays and Leafs don't win in my lifetime
  23. art_vandelay275
    It's an interesting discussion whether we want a strong rotation with strong 2nd tier guys throughout the rotation or actually an ace. One thought is that if you are contending, you want/need an ace. It's a big mystery to me on what's going to happen after '16 when Jose/Eddy are FAs. There are so many questions - Will Jose and Eddy both still be elite? Can Jays afford both? If they only extend Jose, will there be a chemistry problem as it seems that Eddy and Jose are extremely close. I know we'll still have JD, Tulo and Martin but to me, these 2 guys, hitting back to back are something special... To me, I think we have one more year to go for it all which seems to mean it'd be ideal to have a true ace. After that, I don't really know. Maybe instead of back loading the contract, we front load it so that we have to make a trade, it'll be more palatable for other teams? I really don't know
  24. art_vandelay275
    IMO that is a distinct possibility. In reading the Rox pre/early season "concerns" about Tulo, there were some discussion about whether he'd be open to switching positions. Tulo's response was something like I'd rater retire than switch. The quote I remembered was "This is the way I'm wired". The only difference that someone had already mentioned is that speed is not a big factor in Tulo's game. Also Tulo has the power/slugging component in his game although we haven't seen much of it in a Jays uniform. Looking at how Jose and Eddy can still get around on 98/99 mph fastballs says that power doesn't necessarily decline with age although I wonder how much of that is just it's just because it is Jose and Eddy
  25. art_vandelay275
    We have Hutch and the Yanks has their equivalent in Sabathia. With Eovaldi out of the reg season, we have our chance though I like their starting 4 more than ours...
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