tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post3307291144070447643..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Passing the torchTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-88122298170191223832009-07-19T23:12:30.420-04:002009-07-19T23:12:30.420-04:00Hill is a fucking blessing. After not having him a...Hill is a fucking blessing. After not having him around last year, I appreciate him all the more now.<br /><br />And re: Romero, I love his 3rd baseline paranoia. Ricky's huge.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-77216131198576777802009-07-19T22:14:03.411-04:002009-07-19T22:14:03.411-04:00Funny you should write this, Ack, as Aaron has bee...Funny you should write this, Ack, as Aaron has been my other favourite player ever since he came up. Adam Lind is now my third.<br /><br />Sadly, my love for Aaron and Adam would not be enough to overcome my disgust and rage should Doc be dealt.MK Piatkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121227101455959849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-42946363883509532922009-07-19T17:44:52.167-04:002009-07-19T17:44:52.167-04:00Re: Anon @10:50.
Ah that is a decent tip off I wi...Re: Anon @10:50.<br /><br />Ah that is a decent tip off I will give ya that. I never saw that and didn't hear about it before now.Johnny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557845488163663429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-91167730473162246432009-07-19T14:04:06.450-04:002009-07-19T14:04:06.450-04:00Romero has good enough reasons for wanting to stay...Romero has good enough reasons for wanting to stay in bigs<br /><br /><br />http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/story/?id=284747&hubname=mlb-blue_jaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60188981413038908312009-07-19T12:16:24.342-04:002009-07-19T12:16:24.342-04:00Rios' is not overpaid. Check out fangraphs an...Rios' is not overpaid. Check out fangraphs and you will see that he had the 6th highest WAR (wins above replacement) last year in all of MLB. There is also an article over there arguing that he is worth his contract. They point out that he is the same hitter this year as he was last year. The only difference is luck, as his BABIP is a good deal lower than his career average. People seem to forget the defensive value that Rios brings, and that he is essentially a CF playing a corner spot. The only problem is that Rios has not shown the offensive ability he had in '06-'07, and that is what people don't like about him. I'm confident he can get back to that, and if he does, and the Jays smarten up and put him in CF, we are talking about one of the best players in the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-85279935930425730622009-07-19T12:03:10.178-04:002009-07-19T12:03:10.178-04:00Also, meant to mention within the post, but forgot...Also, meant to mention within the post, but forgot (because I'm an idiot), that the same people who rip the Rios extension don't give Ricciardi any credit for locking Hill up to a club-friendly deal. <br /><br />It's funny how that works, isn't it?...and will a big 2nd half for Rios all of a sudden make things OK?The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-59639055975719814062009-07-19T12:00:26.333-04:002009-07-19T12:00:26.333-04:00I think it's good that Ricky is acting like he...I think it's good that Ricky is acting like he's a rotation mainstay, as opposed to just trying to hang on. The dinner out with R-Zep was a class move. Whether or nto there's any merit to it, I'm going to chalk that up to The Halladay Effect.<br /><br />re: today's lineup....please baseball gods, no more Millar. I see Dopirak has been promoted to AAA.....The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-33199112478559703282009-07-19T11:16:39.421-04:002009-07-19T11:16:39.421-04:00Since I was talking about Ricky, only fair to ment...Since I was talking about Ricky, only fair to mention that he is defintely a classy guy and a good team mate:<br /><br /><br />"One of those first-year starters, Ricky Romero, invited Rzepczynski out to lunch after he joined the Blue Jays in St. Petersburg for his first career outing. Romero wanted to offer some advice, and the meeting meant a lot to Rzepczynski. <br /><br />"Ricky pulled me aside the first day," Rzepczynski said. "He said, 'The game's the same. The hitters are better, but the game's the same. You've got to just look at it like that, and you can't think about too much. When you get involved in too much, your head starts spinning, and that's when you get in trouble.'" "<br /><br />http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5924024&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=torAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61499077267294339332009-07-19T10:50:08.735-04:002009-07-19T10:50:08.735-04:00Good point, Johnny. It's not a major thing, li...Good point, Johnny. It's not a major thing, like that he's a jerk or something or about being a team mate. Just something that happened a couple of games ago gave me that idea. Before a big pitch, he pointed at the 2B to tell him to re-position. Rance was like, "oh" when it happened. It was actually awesome because the ball ended up getting hit to the exact spot for the double play. But I could picture the seasoned players kind of being like, "whoah, settle down big guy." Not to put the guy in a bad light or anything. Dude was hyper-focused, it was crazy<br /><br />About attention to detail, just a couple of times like his last start when he's not fully on his game, you can tell that he speeds himself up too much and loses concentration. When you're relaxed and paying attention to detail, your emotions don't get unhinged like that<br /><br />Again, you're right. Just a general feelingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-45032602363270371542009-07-19T10:21:07.159-04:002009-07-19T10:21:07.159-04:00Re: Anon,
What makes you think he needs to learn ...Re: Anon,<br /><br />What makes you think he needs to learn respect, or even attention to detail? Just a general feel because I doubt you have access to the clubhouse and can see how he is with his teammates.Johnny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557845488163663429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-89683486810312438032009-07-19T05:51:19.962-04:002009-07-19T05:51:19.962-04:00Good post, Ack. Being an anonymous commentor I can...Good post, Ack. Being an anonymous commentor I can't get too preachy, but I think our boy Rookie Romero will probably have to work on those two things: respect and attention to detail, before he settles down into the majors. But it is still fun watching him poin to where his tenured infielders should go, throw things, curse himself out, along with his 3rd baseline paranoiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com