el diego

Is it really that crazy? Everyone always knew Martin was good, I thought.

I mean, I generally agree, but you can't use hindsight to this effect.

I think it's perfectly plausible that he was traded for less than he could have gone for simply because of the assault and without it being worse than we know and with no interference from Rogers. Not saying it's smart, but it's not something that would surprise me. I know I posted my conspiracy theory above but I don't think there needs to be one for this trade to have happened.

Conspiracy theory time: The Jays know some facts that others don't regarding the assault and it is much worse than currently thought, so they shipped him out before they became public. .001% chance of being true but I couldn't help but think of it.

Yeah I think he said on paper it didn't seem that good. He also said he doesn't regret it because he doesn't think he would have done a good job. He's right, he would have been an awful fit. Keanu was perfect for the role of Neo. Still one of the goofier turn downs in hindsight. I never knew about the Travolta/Gump one. That's a woozler.

Stroman's 'stuff-to-result' conversion is wack. I have this uber athletic buddy (let's call him Buddy) who has no mentals/focus and we always joke about how if you put yourself into Buddy's body then you'd probably be in the NFL right now. I'm starting to get that same vibe from Stroman, but instead of putting yourself in his body, give yourself his pitch repertoire.

I hate it when these kids get put at SS because they are the star player when they clearly aren't the best defender for that spot. A lot of this has to do with me getting pushed to 3B as a kid on my one team because the actual 3B was our best hitter and he wanted to play SS so the coaches let him. In retrospect I was a soft ass bitch for not speaking up.

I don't think we can conclude anything about what happened or is happening based on the conditions imposed.

Police often hand out conditions that seem logical on the surface, but they're just following a local formula and apply them without thinking. It can be very frustrating, especially when you realize that cities across Canada vary widely on what conditions they impose. Take a look at this table for example (I do note this is for those charged under the Young Offenders Act, however I think the point still stands): http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/yj-jj/rr04_yj1-rr04_jj1/t2_2.html Are we to believe that youth in Winnipeg are much more dangerous at night than youth in Toronto? I do grant that different areas may have unique issues, but this variation can't make sense. My area is not listed in that table but they hand out no alcohol and curfew conditions like candy, even for dry events that happened during the daytime.

Alternatively, you guys could chat online about Blue Jays topics and we could read your comments. Please post the link here, would be interested in reading all your guys' takes.

VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR SCOUTING REPORT PROS: advanced approach at the plate... natural power to all fields... hits for contact and power... great pedigree... born in Canada so certain of age

Lol wtf

Yeah, but he knew it was you based on your BABIP and K rate.

What are you talking about? This woman went to the cops and provided a video statement and displayed physical evidence of getting abused, and you're mad at her? Sometimes I think the backlash against the lynch mob is so awful and then I read comments like this and I realize that the world truly is the worst. Can't believe you created an account just to post this trash.

You forgot his worst crime: Yelling "I'm Matt f***ing Bush!!" as he beat up teenagers.