tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post1989609920730934015..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Deadline: Trade Deadline!Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-79296136041656491262010-07-24T16:10:54.901-04:002010-07-24T16:10:54.901-04:00Re the Golden Helmet, you're a genius, Tao.Re the Golden Helmet, you're a genius, Tao.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-11696799587182460602010-07-23T11:57:24.951-04:002010-07-23T11:57:24.951-04:00can i just say i started the purcey for closer cam...can i just say i started the purcey for closer campaign before he got called up?plain_ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424504336955590049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-50697637474064299892010-07-23T10:47:21.088-04:002010-07-23T10:47:21.088-04:00Tao: What about trading Bautista to Boston for two...Tao: What about trading Bautista to Boston for two of out of this group -- Lowell/Nava/McDonald/Hall/Cash -- and one out of this group -- Delcarmen/Schoeneweis/Okajima?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-34463392265796636142010-07-22T18:10:51.230-04:002010-07-22T18:10:51.230-04:00http://tdotsports1.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/gavin-...http://tdotsports1.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/gavin-floyd-and-xfip/<br /><br />This is a great intro to learning a bit more about xFIP, and a pretty solid read on Gavin Floyd, would he look great in a Jays uni??<br /><br />Check it out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-1538905308950861702010-07-22T17:54:58.330-04:002010-07-22T17:54:58.330-04:00Very much on board with the golden helmet idea. So...Very much on board with the golden helmet idea. Someone having a monster game and getting to put it on mid-way through - cool.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56528766525969618532010-07-22T16:55:46.592-04:002010-07-22T16:55:46.592-04:00A ha. I guess I transposed Bell and Canseco in my ...A ha. I guess I transposed Bell and Canseco in my mind somehow. But George remains the king.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-19338054120460528262010-07-22T15:37:44.193-04:002010-07-22T15:37:44.193-04:00Yeah, George Bell is still the leader with 47. Can...Yeah, George Bell is still the leader with 47. Canseco is just behind him on the list, I think.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-77274728411165263072010-07-22T14:32:46.695-04:002010-07-22T14:32:46.695-04:00Jose Bautista = Ron Kittle, Jim Traber, Kevin Mass...Jose Bautista = Ron Kittle, Jim Traber, Kevin Mass, Henry Rodriguez or Chris Shelton<br /><br />I've seen the story at least once a decade for the last <br /><br />Sell highAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61590472728124014002010-07-22T14:32:42.385-04:002010-07-22T14:32:42.385-04:00Jose Bautista = Ron Kittle, Jim Traber, Kevin Mass...Jose Bautista = Ron Kittle, Jim Traber, Kevin Mass, Henry Rodriguez or Chris Shelton<br /><br />I've seen the story at least once a decade for the last <br /><br />Sell highAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24218631440292386862010-07-22T14:21:37.071-04:002010-07-22T14:21:37.071-04:00Isn't George Bell the single-season leader? A...Isn't George Bell the single-season leader? According to baseball-reference.com, Canseco doesn't get official credit for the one that bounced off his head and over the wall.Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032630500956093231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61804629404745269842010-07-22T14:15:59.844-04:002010-07-22T14:15:59.844-04:00The Man with The Golden Helmet.
Just another reas...The Man with The Golden Helmet.<br /><br />Just another reason why it's fun to juxtapose Jose Bautista to James Bond.Roll Fizzlebeefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-87595038674666478352010-07-22T14:01:02.431-04:002010-07-22T14:01:02.431-04:00Joseph Gordon-Levitt rocks the house, and the boul...Joseph Gordon-Levitt rocks the house, and the boulevard.<br /><br />Ari: I take your point on taking a top prospect if you can get one. If someone wants to offer a player of Santana's calibre for Bautista, then I'm all for it. <br /><br />Even if I would like to see JoBau wrest the single season record for homers away from Jose Canseco.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-42041293080873434602010-07-22T13:10:15.154-04:002010-07-22T13:10:15.154-04:00Bautista actually has a shot at setting a new sing...Bautista actually has a shot at setting a new single-season home run record for the Jays. Wouldn't that be something.<br /><br />Seems like I can't even turn around on the interwebs without running into offhand Inception references. It was pretty good, but certainly no Memento. I thought the best part of the movie was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is starting to remind me of a young Edward Norton.Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032630500956093231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-2033788269606917042010-07-22T12:41:59.617-04:002010-07-22T12:41:59.617-04:00Y'know, the Jays haven't had a guy hit 40 ...Y'know, the Jays haven't had a guy hit 40 home runs since Carlos Delgado. The only other guys to do it were the U-less Tony Batista, Shawn Green, Jose Canseco, Jesse Barfield, and George Bell. <br /><br />That's an odd mix of elite company and steroid-fueled mediocre baseball players, but still, it's been a while. Bautista will be in a pretty special group if he keeps his pace up this year.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-36120840564649081372010-07-22T12:29:37.491-04:002010-07-22T12:29:37.491-04:00I'll sign off on the golden helmet idea.I'll sign off on the golden helmet idea.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003464769127921667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56364814929408117992010-07-22T12:21:57.875-04:002010-07-22T12:21:57.875-04:00I'm really hoping to see John Buck impress in ...I'm really hoping to see John Buck impress in this series. Detroit is in the middle of a three-team race for the Central, and their catching tandem has the worst OPS in the MLB. John Buck is probably the best available catcher and moving him is a no-brainer considering JPA's dominance in Vegas. <br /><br />Who knows, maybe he'll switch uniforms mid-series. Has that ever happened before?Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-73746633859718283722010-07-22T12:20:11.384-04:002010-07-22T12:20:11.384-04:00*as they climb the ladder.
While 2 picks can turn...*as they climb the ladder.<br /><br />While 2 picks can turn out to be Brett Cecil & JP Arencibia, they can just as easily turn out to be Kevin Ahrens & Justin Jackson.Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-43441014953167060632010-07-22T12:17:55.664-04:002010-07-22T12:17:55.664-04:00I'm often guilty of it myself, but the bottom ...I'm often guilty of it myself, but the bottom line is that a top prospect is worth a heck of a lot more than 2 draft picks, because presumably what makes them a top prospect is a year or two of success as they claim the ladder. If there's a top 50 guy to be had for Bautista then as much as I love him AA simply HAS to capitalize on that. The Dodgers were looking to shore up their team for a playoff run in 2008 and traded a 22 year old C destroying A+ to the tune of .323/.431/.563 through 100 games (wouldn't that be nice from D'Arnaud next year?). That trade was Casey Blake for Carlos Santana, who has the highest OPS of any C in MLB since Cleveland called him up this year. Santana wasn't on the pre-season 2008 top 100 lists but by the time of the trade was a consensus top prospect and he found himself in most Top 20s by the time the pre-2009 rankings rolled around a couple of months later. If something like that is out there for Bautista, it MUST be done.Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-20295933465761901262010-07-22T12:14:22.373-04:002010-07-22T12:14:22.373-04:00Man, when I first opened the page I thought for a ...Man, when I first opened the page I thought for a split second that it <i>was</i> a picture of Pee Wee Herman. Glad I'm not the only one.<br /><br />Also: Purcey for closer! Dude has been quietly NAILS in relief: 1.86 ERA, 1.086 WHIP, and 17 K's in 19.1 innings so far. Also available and controllable on the cheap for, like, ever, if you're the type of guy who likes stability in your bullpen.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-22957638292614616772010-07-22T12:05:39.060-04:002010-07-22T12:05:39.060-04:00Is it just me, or does Bogart kinda look like Pee ...Is it just me, or does Bogart kinda look like Pee Wee Herman in that picture?<br /><br />And I love your idea for a JoBau Golden Bobblehead. Genius!Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.com