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Re: [Baseball]Official 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Thread OMG, Jays beat the Yanks in 11 innings!. Colby Rasmus hit a 3 run homer in the 9th to put the Jays up 8-7, but then Jeter promptly tied it at 8-8 in the Yanks 9th, and then the Jays scored on some bad fielding by the Yanks, and great base running by Mike McCoy. |
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Bautista to have season ending surgery:
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| said by WNGFAN 1:Bautista to have season ending surgery: No real surprise there... IMO he should have had a proper look at his wrist when he first had a setback in coming back from the injury, and the surgery done then.
I just hope he will be 100% come spring training. Jays can't lose his bat. |
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| said by HiVolt:I just hope he will be 100% come spring training. Jays can't lose his bat.
But they need to think that that will eventually happen. I can't see Bautista playing beyond 2015 or 2016..max. A lot of these guy can't play beyond the age 34 or 35.
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kudos:17 | Who knows though... Bautista was not a major power hitter all of his career, nor is his body style all big and juiced up... In fact he wasn't a regular until he joined the Jays... So I'd say he shouldn't be worn out at all by 35... |
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kudos:1 | Actually...I did your first few points: We didn't expect this from out dude, we should be replaceable with something close.
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kudos:17 | Ricky Romero just can't catch a break... for once he doesnt suck, 7IP only 2ER, 2BB, yet the Jays can't score and they lose 2-1... |
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kudos:17 | Jays won 2 out of 3 vs the Yanks... First and only series win in August... Yup, that's how bad this month was... Could have swept them really, if they only had scored a couple more runs in the 2nd game... |
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| Looks like the roof is stuck at the Rogers Centre. Oddly, it was closed when they started, opened during the game, now they are attempting to close it again.
Not sure if they forgot, but you need to wait 2 hours between opening/closing.
Rain is coming down HARD! LOL. Fire the weather man! Fire the crew that decided to open this beast!
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| Actually, I am quite surprised with all the umbrella's that are up. Not surprised in the way people would have them, since it was a rainy day. Just weird seeing them at the SkyDome.
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kudos:17 | Jays swept the Red Sox this weekend...
Team looked much better in having Lawrie & Arencibia back....
Red Sox are now last in the AL East. Lets hope they finish there.
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kudos:1 | Red Sox are hurting right now. Almost as bad as the Jays.
Wouldn't be surprised if Bobby V. does't make it to Tuesday game.
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| If they haven't fired him by now, I don't think they will... If anything, he might just resign... Managers have been known to resign with even a few games left, when the pressure of a terrible season is just too much to bear to just keep coming out on the field and make decisions that you know don't matter and that they wont be back for next year. |
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Canadians take Northwest League title »www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/0···nadians/
The Canadians were one of three Blue Jays affiliates to reach the post-season, along with Dunedin and Lansing, but the only one to claim a championship.
Nice comeback in 2 of the 3 games,too.
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Re: [Baseball]Official 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Thread Ha...we're getting the ROOT SPORTS feed. Looks like SportsNet went tits up.
They had a good minute going then it blanked out...followed by commercials...still in the top of the 1st....
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Re: Canadians take Northwest League title SportsNet lost power to their announcers. So we're getting the Seattle feed. Interesting listening to their perspective.
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| Yikes...
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Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar played game with homophobic slur written across eyeblack
Blue Jays’ shortstop Yunel Escobar could face disciplinary action after photographs surfaced showing the 29-year-old Cuban on the field at Rogers Centre with a homophobic slur written under his eyes.
Escobar, who has been with the Jays since 2010, played Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with the Spanish words “TU ERE MARICON” written on an eyeblack sticker, a black patch baseball players wear under their eyes to reduce the sun’s glare.
The phrase’s most common English translation is “You are a faggot.” Other translations are less explicitly homophobic, but more of an emasculating insult.
A league spokesman told the Star via email they are “looking into the matter.”
»www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/···ye-black
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1 edit | I was wondering what Escobar meant by putting that on his face. The translation isn't 100% clear, at least on the meaning and intent. It has several meanings: You're calling someone a faggot, it can also mean jerk or *sshole. It can also question a guys 'manhood', sort of the way Arnold Schwarzenegger calls weak men "girly man".
Escobar is an idiot for getting himself into the spotlight this way. However, it goes to show just how far our political correctness has gone. This picture apparently was taken by a season ticket holder who posted it on his site. At some point, he noticed the wording and looked it up and "just had to say something". No one else noticed it. But now it has made international news. Some people need to learn to STFU.
Of course, I don't condone Yunel's actions. And it's a good thing the organization is distancing themselves from his stupidity.
For the edit: When I was in school (and it wasn't that long ago..although 20 years +) calling someone a "fag" didn't always mean something homophobic. It was always in the context. You messed up, "You're such a fag!" You ratted on a student "Faggot!". It wasn't until maybe grade 8 or so that it started to become homophobic slang.
Since Escobar is Cuban I'm trying to find how that worded is used in context in that country. It does refer to a 'gay' person but in a non-derogatory way. (so as far as I read)
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| said by J E F F:Escobar is an idiot for getting himself into the spotlight this way. However, it goes to show just how far our political correctness has gone.
I agree on that front... I listened a little to the Fan590 this morning, and they had several people connected with various gay/lesbian organizations and they were calling for this guy's head...
I don't agree with what he did, we don't know why he did it, perhaps it will be explained at the press conference later...
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| Not sure if you listened to the press conference, but the Blue Jays should have decided punishment AFTER the press conference rather than before. This press conference was an embarrassment to the organization and Rogers. A complete PR disaster. Alex tried to smooth things over but it is clear that Escobar should be given his walking papers. Just release him. During the conference I was thinking "It is me, or is he just digging himself a massive hole"...it was cut short because the Fan590 had to put on Vacation Bob, but he got right into this whole Escobar thing. He was totally shocked with the way Yunel handled himself. Certainly didn't help that Escobar refused to answer anything in english but rather hid behind his native language. It got worse when he wouldn't/couldn't explain why he did it, then went out to say "I have gay friends".
It was a "wow" moment. Most....I mean all...of the callers that called in were disgusted with the whole thing and swore up and down never to go to a Jays game again. (well, unless they are contenders) I won't go to that extreme, but I sure do hope the Jays consider moving him elsewhere in the offseason.
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