Comments on: Hot Offseason Action: Toronto Blue Jays http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joe http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58494 joe Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:33:19 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58494 are you a jays fan sarah? are you a jays fan sarah?

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58464 Sarah Green Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:52 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58464 Erik, you are concise and persuasive. I feel like time-strapped people would do better just to read your comment than to labor through my lengthy post! All I would like is to see the Jays accept reality and at least devise a strategy. The Orioles - whose preview I will be posting tomorrow, I hope - at least have a strategy they can articulate: grow the arms, buy the bats. There, was that so hard? Joe, I'm not sure what you're saying. Snider is 6th in my lineup. How about that? Erik, you are concise and persuasive. I feel like time-strapped people would do better just to read your comment than to labor through my lengthy post! All I would like is to see the Jays accept reality and at least devise a strategy. The Orioles – whose preview I will be posting tomorrow, I hope – at least have a strategy they can articulate: grow the arms, buy the bats. There, was that so hard?

Joe, I’m not sure what you’re saying. Snider is 6th in my lineup. How about that?

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]]> By: Joe http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58462 Joe Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:31:51 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58462 and why would you put Snider 5th? he is 21 your line up sucks how about that and why would you put Snider 5th? he is 21 your line up sucks how about that

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]]> By: Joe http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58461 Joe Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:29:30 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58461 Hey Sarah stop talking you have no idea what you are talking about Hey Sarah stop talking
you have no idea what you are talking about

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]]> By: Erik http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58453 Erik Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:10:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58453 I'm a long-time Jays fan, but the team is starting to anger me with its lack of direction. Yes they can't expect to compete monetarily with the Yankees and Red Sox, but year after year JP is building teams which would cap out in the high 80s, which just isn't good enough. I don't think there was much they could have done this off-season simply because they've painted thereselves into a corner with few prospects because of poor drafting and overpaying solid players as stars (Vernon Wells, anyone). JP needs to go and the team needs to be shaken up. I don't want to trade Doc, but that might be what is required to start rebuilding into the 90 win club the Jays need to be if they have any hope of actually competing. I’m a long-time Jays fan, but the team is starting to anger me with its lack of direction. Yes they can’t expect to compete monetarily with the Yankees and Red Sox, but year after year JP is building teams which would cap out in the high 80s, which just isn’t good enough. I don’t think there was much they could have done this off-season simply because they’ve painted thereselves into a corner with few prospects because of poor drafting and overpaying solid players as stars (Vernon Wells, anyone). JP needs to go and the team needs to be shaken up. I don’t want to trade Doc, but that might be what is required to start rebuilding into the 90 win club the Jays need to be if they have any hope of actually competing.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58427 Sarah Green Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:27:36 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58427 Jason, I'd be reasonably content with Rios at center. But then who to put in right? Would you move Wells to right? Kevin, I'd really like to know who you think is coming in fourth. Because as much as it would fulfill one of my wildest dreams, I don't see this Yankees team falling that far. And it would take a catastrophe for that to happen to Tampa Bay or Boston. For what it's worth, Keith Law ranked the Jays' organization 18th in MLB. I'm not sure their prospect pool, as it is, are enough to put them over the top in '10 -- even if they perform well. But the Jays could easily augment their prospect pipeline...with one very big trade! Jason, I’d be reasonably content with Rios at center. But then who to put in right? Would you move Wells to right?

Kevin, I’d really like to know who you think is coming in fourth. Because as much as it would fulfill one of my wildest dreams, I don’t see this Yankees team falling that far. And it would take a catastrophe for that to happen to Tampa Bay or Boston.

For what it’s worth, Keith Law ranked the Jays’ organization 18th in MLB. I’m not sure their prospect pool, as it is, are enough to put them over the top in ‘10 — even if they perform well. But the Jays could easily augment their prospect pipeline…with one very big trade!

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]]> By: Jason http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58422 Jason Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:33:54 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58422 "Speaking of defense, I would really like to know what numbers you guys are looking at that support Vernon Wells as a good fielder. Because judging by things like range factor and UZR, Wells was hands down one of the worst CFs in the league last year. Plus, considering that one of his injuries last year was a pretty severe hamstring strain, I’d think you guys would want him in a less demanding position." Wells shouldn't play centre I agree. Rios should. Check your metrics and you will see he was one of the best centrefielders in baseball last year. “Speaking of defense, I would really like to know what numbers you guys are looking at that support Vernon Wells as a good fielder. Because judging by things like range factor and UZR, Wells was hands down one of the worst CFs in the league last year. Plus, considering that one of his injuries last year was a pretty severe hamstring strain, I’d think you guys would want him in a less demanding position.”

Wells shouldn’t play centre I agree. Rios should. Check your metrics and you will see he was one of the best centrefielders in baseball last year.

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]]> By: Kevin http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58419 Kevin Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:50:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58419 Jays will come in 3rd!!! Mark my word!! Jays will come in 3rd!!! Mark my word!!

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58416 Sarah Green Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:28:32 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58416 Oh yeah, Thomas! He last played for them in what...May? June? Sorry, I didn't look it up. I didn't do any research. But, I HAVE been drinking. And you know what they say: in vodka veritas. Melissa, the Jays should be proud to come in fourth. That is a major accomplishment for MLB's only Canadian team. For not coming in last, we should all praise them. Because they are the only team in the AL East who is not even attempting a stretagy. Yes, I'll leave it spelled that way. GO JAYS. Oh yeah, Thomas! He last played for them in what…May? June? Sorry, I didn’t look it up. I didn’t do any research. But, I HAVE been drinking. And you know what they say: in vodka veritas.

Melissa, the Jays should be proud to come in fourth. That is a major accomplishment for MLB’s only Canadian team. For not coming in last, we should all praise them. Because they are the only team in the AL East who is not even attempting a stretagy. Yes, I’ll leave it spelled that way. GO JAYS.

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]]> By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2009/02/10/hot-offseason-action-toronto-blue-jays-2/comment-page-1/#comment-58412 melissa Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:27:14 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=4712#comment-58412 You see, I knew they deserved at least a D-, cause I did my research. It really doesn't matter if there are at least 3 teams in their division that are better than the Jays because they are going to try really hard and they want it more. They might even win 9 gold gloves. You see, I knew they deserved at least a D-, cause I did my research. It really doesn’t matter if there are at least 3 teams in their division that are better than the Jays because they are going to try really hard and they want it more. They might even win 9 gold gloves.

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