because of the football team that still uses the stadium. once they're out – the grass is in. and also it was never designed with drainage in mind – so a lot of work under the structure needs to be done too.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 24 April 2015 21:57 (nine years ago) link
o no where are the argos going
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 April 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
I think to BMO feild, where the soccer team (TFC) plays.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 24 April 2015 23:33 (nine years ago) link
Sounds like it could take a little longer than when the argos leave
http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-want-grass-in-the-rogers-centre-an-inside-look-at-the-difficult-growth-process-it-requires
― dutch_justice, Saturday, 25 April 2015 03:32 (nine years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/is-the-new-turf-at-the-rogers-centre-really-a-problem/
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 25 April 2015 03:45 (nine years ago) link
@MLBRosterMoves.@BlueJays grant LHP Ricky Romero his unconditional release.
― Andy K, Saturday, 25 April 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
wow. still rooting for the guy, with whatever he ends up doing
― dutch_justice, Saturday, 25 April 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
Don't despair--Buehrle goes tomorrow, so they'll win 17-8.
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 April 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
Down 5-0 in the 7th. The season has started to feel painfully mediocre.
The Toronto Blue Jays -- perfecting mediocrity since 1994.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 26 April 2015 19:05 (nine years ago) link
ya. Rays always seem to kick then around for some reason.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 April 2015 04:53 (nine years ago) link
dead last, per quite some distance, per team pitching fwar
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 27 April 2015 04:59 (nine years ago) link
jonah keri's weekly column gives a good summary of the orange birds-joey bats kerfuffle:
First, the right-hander fired a fastball that sailed behind Bautista, whizzing past his back. Then, four pitches later, Garcia challenged Bautista with another fastball — but this one tailed back over the middle of the plate, and Bautista crushed it to Saskatchewan. Then he stood and watched the ball clear the fence, flipped his bat dismissively, and began a slooooow trot toward home. As the Jays right fielder rounded the bases, O’s second baseman Ryan Flaherty yelled something, so Bautista yelled back. Adam Jones trotted in from center field and started yelling, too, so Bautista yelled back again. It was ridiculous, and it was glorious.
so flaherty said something first, rather than bats just yelling at him randomly in particular, then again i guess some would say keri is a canadian w/ no expos to cheer and must be showing bias to the guy on the canadian team lol
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 27 April 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
did anyone think Bats just started yelling at Flaherty for no reason? it was pretty obviously to me he was responding to something.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 April 2015 16:52 (nine years ago) link
It seemed obvious to me Flaherty instigated.
It's gonna be a looong season with this bullpen :/
― francisF, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
who'd have thought relying on two guys who are a year removed from teenagerdom would be a bumpy ride?!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
i really wished they didn't trade for ra dickey, right now it would have been a nice collection of young up and coming players.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
you got LOL'd by the Mets, eh?
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link
i'm not a jays fan particulary, i just happen to live in Canada so i hear about them slightly more, i actually prefer the mets, it's just that the trade seems really really dumb at the moment
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link
both of those "win now" trades are pretty easy to hate when... nobody won now
can't wait to see the comparative numbers for these players in 5 years... buerhle/reyes (and I guess bonifacio/johnson) VS. hechavarria/marisnick/alvarez/desclafini, and dickey/thole vs. d'arnaud/syndergaard/hell-even-john-buck-did-something
― Who M the best? (Will M.), Tuesday, 28 April 2015 22:01 (nine years ago) link
they have a nice collection of young up-and-coming players!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 22:07 (nine years ago) link
but imagine + d'arnaud/syndergaard/marisnick/alvarez/hechavarria
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 23:20 (nine years ago) link
i dunno -- several of those guys have had hot starts this year, but hechavarria is a 26yo with a career war of zero, marisnick has a career opb of .284, tough to judge syndergaard in a place like las vegas but he's more likely to turn into kyle drabek than matt harvey
they made a win-now move that didn't pan out, but it wasn't a disaster and they were working with pretty remarkable depth. norris/sanchez/pompey/travis is a young core that most teams would like to have
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 April 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
i believe in marisnick still. having a very good start this season.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 00:11 (nine years ago) link
but you are right!
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 00:12 (nine years ago) link
a bunch of prospects that never was will always be more romantic than grizzled veterans.
norris optioned
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 May 2015 19:59 (nine years ago) link
sad. but we're adding yet another canadian!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 1 May 2015 21:14 (nine years ago) link
he needs some triple a
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 1 May 2015 23:02 (nine years ago) link
apparently so does Pompey.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 2 May 2015 04:48 (nine years ago) link
pitching continues to be disastrous
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 3 May 2015 19:36 (nine years ago) link
I'll be in T.O. at the end of May, is anyone up for catching a game? They play the Mariners on May 22,23,24, and the White Sox on May 25,26,27.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 4 May 2015 13:42 (nine years ago) link
YES! haven't seen you in forever.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 May 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
where do you live xp?
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 May 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
May be in Toronto in late may myself.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 4 May 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
nice! we should just fly Ned in at this point, then.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 May 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
Room at the inn for one more?
― clemenza, Monday, 4 May 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
^^^stable
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 May 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
Most of the time, yes. I have my moments.
― clemenza, Monday, 4 May 2015 21:13 (nine years ago) link
Hey Clem!
Thermo, maybe we should go to one of the Seattle games so we can boo Ryan Franklin for old times sake (even though he's retired)?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 07:45 (nine years ago) link
ah, the "Posada" treatment. sounds good!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
how great would it be to all go see Felix Hernandez
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link
pretty good considering i would be quietly cheering for him.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
It looks like the Mariners' rotation is set up for Felix to pitch against the Jays on Friday the 22nd, but I probably can't go that night. Would people prefer a day/weekend game or a night/weekday game?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 06:07 (nine years ago) link
Either's fine with me.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 10:25 (nine years ago) link
i can make anything work that week, unless there's a day game during a work day.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 13:41 (nine years ago) link
Sunday the 24th is looking best for me (out of the weekend games).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
Let me know if you want me to look after getting the tickets.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 May 2015 12:18 (nine years ago) link
works for me – where do we want to sit? cheapo 500s (and/or hanging out in the standing area that used to be Windows), affordable 100/200 OF? baller field levels?!
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 May 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
I haven't been to the dome for a game since ... 2010?? Can it be? The last time I was there I sat in the 100 level OF. Anyway, I'm cool with just about anywhere.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 7 May 2015 19:50 (nine years ago) link
I'm good with either the 500s (didn't mind that at all) or the affordable 100/200s. Over $40, I want Koufax or Seaver on the mound. Van Horn Street: let me know if you're in on this.
― clemenza, Thursday, 7 May 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link