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Re: Canadians take Northwest League title Yeah wow, that presser was an absolute disaster... Bob managed to get a hold of AA near the end of the show, but he kept avoiding direct answers and tried to make a positive spin on how this is a good step forward for gay/lesbian awareness in sports...
Eventually his cellphone died (or he pulled out the battery out of his crackberry), without anything answered...
I agree 100% with Bob that he should have been released immediately...
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Scarborough, ON | Zaunie wasn't mincing words today on the FAN when talking about Escobar. Calling him a showboat and a pouter, which is spot on.
Escobar has become an embarrassment to the team and our city. |
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said by grrr:Zaunie wasn't mincing words today on the FAN when talking about Escobar. Calling him a showboat and a pouter, which is spot on.
Escobar has become an embarrassment to the team and our city.
Yup thats what I like about Zaun, he calls it as he sees it. |
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I was amazed at the different takes on this between Omar and Carlos. Omar basically saying "I don't understand what's going on?!" and Carlos was more like "30 games would have been more like it"
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Scarborough, ON | said by J E F F:I was amazed at the different takes on this between Omar and Carlos. Omar basically saying "I don't understand what's going on?!" and Carlos was more like "30 games would have been more like it"
I didn't see either of them speak. I was listening to the live press conference on the FAN and then turned on Prime Time Sports on TV.
I haven't seen McCown or Brunt that annoyed in awhile. I mean, how else are you going to take a deliberate insulting message on the eye black, of all places. I think Escobar is poison to the team. He runs across the field and jumps in front of his team mates to steal some pop flies and then he'll barely run out a in field hit. Pfft... "I didn't think that anyone would be insulted.", or something stupid like that... or I have friends that are gay, or the guy that cuts my hair is gay and other gems like that.
I am no fan of Yunel Escobar. We could do without him. Adeiny Hechavarria is far better fielder and his batting will improve with time. |
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| said by grrr: I think Escobar is poison to the team. He runs across the field and jumps in front of his team mates to steal some pop flies and then he'll barely run out a in field hit.
Yeah, I think Johnson and Omar (whenever he gets his chance to play) look like they were quite upset when Escobar steals their plays.
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said by grrr:I think Escobar is poison to the team. He runs across the field and jumps in front of his team mates to steal some pop flies and then he'll barely run out a in field hit. Yeah, I noticed that on quite a few occasions... I think I even saw him basically run in front of Kelly Johnson who had maybe two or three steps to take to catch the ball, and the expression on Kelly's face was similar to a "WTF".
When he first came over, he was such an upgrade at SS that people looked over what was said about him in Atlanta. But after a couple years I guess of being comfortable here, the bad attitude started coming out again, Im not sure if the Jays extended his contract or not.
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| Season Over Well, the nightmare season of injuries and poor individual performances is over.
Finished with a 3 game sweep of the Minnesota Twins, avoid a 90 loss season with a 73-89, for a 4th place finish in the AL east yet again, with Boston being 4 games behind the Jays.
Disappointments? Romero, Alvarez, Rasmus, Johnson, Escobar...
Surprises? Encarnacion, Janssen, Hechavvaria, Gose (those two in limited time but still look like they'll be on the team next year).
What are your thoughts?
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Re: [Baseball]Official 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Thread Looks like the Farrell to manage Boston next year rumors are a reality. Reports are he has signed a deal with the Sox. Jays get shortstop Mike Aviles for compensation in return.
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said by WNGFAN 1:Looks like the Farrell to manage Boston next year rumors are a reality. Reports are he has signed a deal with the Sox. Jays get shortstop Mike Aviles for compensation in return.
»www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=407822
I wonder how much you can blame the media circus from Boston for this? However, they did Toronto a favour, as clearly Farrell preferred to manage in rainy Boston rather than cold Toronto.
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Re: Season Over said by HiVolt:Disappointments? Romero, Alvarez, Rasmus, Johnson, Escobar...
Surprises? Encarnacion, Janssen, Hechavvaria, Gose (those two in limited time but still look like they'll be on the team next year).
What are your thoughts?
Surprised how well Darren Oliver did.
Alvarez I wasn't surprised, he should have had another year in triple A. Rasmus hopefully will come around if he is groin injury free.
Johnson and Escobar shouldn't return. Unlikely that Johnson will be back in Toronto.
Romero...unbelievably weak. He's a mentally fragile pitcher, so unless he lifts his leg and mans up a bit, I don't see any success with this guy. Freaking loser blocked me from his twitter because I said he should take a break. Claims he is 'tough' and we all know nothing. Tough guys don't block Ricky...especially for "G" rated comments. I can imagine when he pitches and the first groan he hears when he tosses a meatball totally rips him apart inside and he melts down on the mound. Toughen up, Ricky, toughen up. Your life is blessed, don't act like a whiney pansy.
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kudos:17 | Ah well, if he didnt want to manage here, fuck him... Hope he fails in Boston, much like he did here... |
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| said by HiVolt:Ah well, if he didnt want to manage here, fuck him... Hope he fails in Boston, much like he did here...
+1. Getting Aviles is icing on the cake I guess...better to get something than nothing...Boston still has a lot of work ahead of them anyways....so go ahead and have him...I just hope we get a better manager because I felt like he wasn't doing the job here. |
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| I just hope they can land someone with some experience... I don't want yet another rookie manager...
I mean, who the hell have they gotten with any experience in the past 15 years???
I think only one was Jim Fregosi who had experience, but they only had him for a year if I remember correctly... They had rookies in Tim Johnson, Buck Martinez, Carlos Tosca, John Gibbons, and John Farrell... Well and Cito when he came back for a year and a half or so, but it was clear he wasnt sticking around for long...
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| Johnson actually did an okay job, told the guys that sacrifices always needed to be made, much like what he did in Vietnam. (Problem is, he was never there...)
Weird fact: Johnson played for the Jays in the late 70's...he never had a HR in 1200+ AB during his entire career.
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| So apparently a huge trade is brewing between the Jays & Marlins... details to follow... Names rumored so far...
To Jays
Jose Reyes, Mark Buherle, John Johnson, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck
To Marlins
Escobar, Hecchavaria, Alvarez, + some minor leaguer
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| Getting rid of Hecch, eh? Looks like a good trade though.
»sports.nationalpost.com/2012/11/···reports/
If Romero can pitch half decent, the Jays will end up with 4 quality starters, and if they use Happ, #5 will be strong to.
Reyes is a huge improvement over Escobar, although very expensive.
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