Whose Baseball Team Is This? (2009 Blue Jays Thread)

i don't think so. it's still whats-his-name in KC.

for now.

BLUE JAYS STARTER ROY HALLADAY LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE 4TH INNING AFTER SUFFERING A MUSCLE INJURY IN HIS RIGHT GROIN.

;_;

i'm starting to think Cito could indeed be an idiot /Downs

Pitcher or syndrome?

lol pitcher

LHP Scott Downs sprained his left big toe coming out of the batter's box Tuesday night. Downs will go on the disabled list Thursday. "That's what happens," Gaston said. "My guys don't take batting practice every day and they don't run, so things like this are going to happen."

The closer of the American League team you manage does not take batting practice or run windsprints? That's weird.

(Cannot fucking BELIEVE that quote.)

OF Vernon Wells blew his grill out pitching Tuesday night. Wells will go on the disabled list Thursday. "That's what happens," Gaston said. My guys don't throw off the mound every day and they don't stretch with the pitchers, so things like this are going to happen."

tied for the AL wild card!!!

what are they WEARING?

whoops, didnt realize both teams were wearing those hideous hats

also the fan umpires are back!!!! <3 <3 <3

jays stockpile of at least capable arms is amazing -

Rzepczynski will be the 12th starter for the Blue Jays this season and the fifth to make his major league debut

aside from walking everybody - he did pretty good!

BJ Ryan released, apparently.

wow. eating abt $15 million. that was a horrible contract.

holy shit!

there is nothing BUT horrible contracts on that Jays -- confirm/deny

i was going to say $13 million per for halladay is a good deal but then again they only signed him for three years, which seems a little weird. even with his injury history i'd have thought they'd have gone for five.

iirc his injury history was all freak injuries, not mechanics-related. i think he got beaned by a ball and then got tangled with a runner (art of pretend baseball trivia?)

true, which makes the contract even more overly cautious and/or cheapass

It's usually smart to sign to pitchers to shortest deal you can though (since even historically healthy ones can fall apart in a hurry.)

See BJ Ryan for example.

~*mike hampton*~

the smart move would have been to just insert low cost option into the closer slot, and i think halladay would've been worth the risk (5 years, 65 mill maybe?)

i never understand those kinds of contracts for closers. all that bj money went to waste.

don't take that out of context

throwing away that money on BJ definitely blows.

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It was a dumb contract when he signed it ... IIRC from the Hot Stove threads, we were all in agreement that Ryan's contract was even dumber than Burnett's contract, and that's saying something.

still not even the worst contract on the books tho!

Wells is really just an awful signing.

wells is awful, i can't believe how far he's fallen

i got dizzy when i heard that he was owed $20 through 2013 (or is it 2014?)

haha he's worth about $20 through 2013 - obv i meant $20 million

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heading to tomorrow's game.
gotta see Halladay pitch.
y'know.
just in case.

Ugh ... can't even think about it ...

I'd like to place a bet that Halladay doesnt go anywhere. We can do this song and dance again next year.

i agree 100%.

SCOTT DOWNS YA CRIPPLIFIED SAVE BLOWING NON CLOSING CRIPPLE
BRING BACK THE GOD JASON FRASOR

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why was Rios put on waivers? what is going on?!

So they can get rid of his contract.

b-b-b-but he won the home run derby!!!~~~ this time it counts?

why wouldn't they do that with Wells then?

They probably did, but no one claimed him.

I have to hand it to JP -- getting back spare parts for Rolen and Rios (and their contracts) would be a job fairly well done.

i'm not sure if i'm willing to write off Rios just yet.

At least Wells had a couple of years that were arguably (although it's a stretch) deserving of superstar-level money. Can't say that for Rios. And in the market for corner outfielders, he might be even more overpaid than Wells. You could buy 14 seasons of Bobby Abreu for that money.

I'm watching Jays-Orioles, and Campbell/Tabler are giving Cito Gaston the credit for developing Adam Lind and talking about how important it is for a young player to know that the manager will stick with him even if he goes 0-4 for two games in a row. W. T. F. I came back to Toronto for this? Anything else I should know? Does the sun rise in the west in this country now?