tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post4499538673858776493..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: A season of missed opportunities and unproductive roster spotsTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78096979810222577232009-08-27T14:38:18.411-04:002009-08-27T14:38:18.411-04:00There's no way in hell he could move a team to...There's no way in hell he could move a team to Toronto, he at least had a slight chance with Hamilton. There are also 4-5 other cities like winnipeg and QCC that would work. But he's only looking for money and the chance to cross promote blackberries rogers style.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-91218149693465648032009-08-27T10:30:32.502-04:002009-08-27T10:30:32.502-04:00Once the league scouts out Ruiz and what he really...Once the league scouts out Ruiz and what he really is, he will be another black hole in the line up. He is not the answer in building this team and we need to move forward. I am sick and tired of these Johnny Mac and Ruiz type players that Toronto fans seem fall in love with. What we need is a GM who does not give these players the time of day. The Jays need to build a scouting system that works hard on finding great talent. That is how this team use to work and that is what this team needs to do going forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-47867880030738853082009-08-27T10:18:50.382-04:002009-08-27T10:18:50.382-04:00That turf talk has been kicking around for a while...That turf talk has been kicking around for a while now....and all I can say is THANK GOD. The patchwork turf they have down now is an embarrassment. Really reflects poorly on the organization.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-48680943010497701432009-08-27T10:06:21.611-04:002009-08-27T10:06:21.611-04:00Did anyone hear Rod Black say that the Jays are ge...Did anyone hear Rod Black say that the Jays are getting new turf next year?Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57419446231279452332009-08-27T10:05:38.665-04:002009-08-27T10:05:38.665-04:00Because if he was only motivated by money he would...Because if he was only motivated by money he would be moving the Coyotes to Toronto not Hamilton.Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-35917426726368230852009-08-27T09:19:38.751-04:002009-08-27T09:19:38.751-04:00Why does everyone think balsillie is motivated by ...Why does everyone think balsillie is motivated by anything other than money? If that was the case he would be happy to leave the coyotes in phoenix.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-26193785575849739642009-08-27T00:50:34.101-04:002009-08-27T00:50:34.101-04:00Rios was totally the g-string type, but that ship ...Rios was totally the g-string type, but that ship sailed.joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108070123551914795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57348443485825112652009-08-26T21:28:41.648-04:002009-08-26T21:28:41.648-04:00Yeah, the Jays need to be smart if the owners won&...Yeah, the Jays need to be smart if the owners won't pony up the bucks. So sad, though, Rogers may well be the most profitable organization that owns an MLB team, but they have decided to nickel and dime the fans and treat their MLB property like a call centre in Mumbai.<br /><br />I've said it before and I'll make it my Blue Jay mantra: If only Jim Balsillie loved baseball. Maybe Galen Weston needs to see Aaron Hill in a g-string or something.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-43948527099642574122009-08-26T20:52:38.225-04:002009-08-26T20:52:38.225-04:00Kevin, you're what the French call "Les I...Kevin, you're what the French call "Les Incompetents" - also from Home AloneSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861389212599241745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-557136501376532992009-08-26T17:54:29.626-04:002009-08-26T17:54:29.626-04:00No...No...Mattthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945030075122490090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-1596330345684937092009-08-26T16:41:38.723-04:002009-08-26T16:41:38.723-04:00have you guys began routing for the tigers yet so ...have you guys began routing for the tigers yet so we can drive to detroit for some playoff games?leposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637426317843439489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-12758188976162711432009-08-26T16:21:23.292-04:002009-08-26T16:21:23.292-04:00Snider was OPSing .480 in the month previous to th...Snider was OPSing .480 in the month previous to the date he was sent down. FOUR EIGHTY.<br /><br />no fucking way should he have been up, after the back injury it was way smarter to keep his service time low.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24596451319756224902009-08-26T16:18:46.896-04:002009-08-26T16:18:46.896-04:00I think by this time next year, everybody will hav...I think by this time next year, everybody will have forgotten Randy Ruiz. I think onec the book gets out on him, pitchers will make him look foolish. That said, I agree he deserved his chance and it should have come sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-91690247052874845132009-08-26T16:05:24.674-04:002009-08-26T16:05:24.674-04:00I love that "what's good for the club&quo...I love that "what's good for the club" isn't the same thing as putting out the best team possible. Ruiz and Snider should've been up. Sigh.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046759279815077216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24039445145796225492009-08-26T15:50:06.591-04:002009-08-26T15:50:06.591-04:00i'm really only hanging on for that too late, ...i'm really only hanging on for that too late, late-season surge that ultimately comes up short but has everyone duped into believing we'll get 'em "next year." I thought it started with the anaheim series, but the rays series has been a total shit-show.plain_ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424504336955590049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-83388133470098582422009-08-26T15:29:41.671-04:002009-08-26T15:29:41.671-04:00Sure, Millar OPS'd .909 in April, but he playe...Sure, Millar OPS'd .909 in April, but he played in 9 games. In May, 19 games, the OPS plummeted to .647. As he got more playing time, he continued to be nothing more than a black hole in the lineup. <br /><br />.598 OPS in June; .593 in July.<br /><br />There is no excuse for this guy to still be on this team. <br /><br />What a disease.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-27827897574432794362009-08-26T15:29:04.108-04:002009-08-26T15:29:04.108-04:00NO! NO! NO! WRONG AGAIN!
I hate the argument that...NO! NO! NO! WRONG AGAIN!<br /><br />I hate the argument that "Ruiz was dropped by other stupid organizations..."<br /><br />Ruiz is a 1B/DH type who was drafted by an NL team and ended up moving primarily to other NL organizations. Given the chance with AL teams, he may have made the move to the bigs sooner.<br /><br />And just because everyone else is a jackanape, that doesn't mean we should feel justified in parking Ruiz in the minors. If so, why sign him?<br /><br />I gotta confess...I got a shit ton of cold medication in my head right now, so I'm not making much sense, and I'm very irritable.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-47305468183562416852009-08-26T15:05:18.471-04:002009-08-26T15:05:18.471-04:00By the time any of this truly mattered the season ...By the time any of this truly mattered the season was toast. Hindsight is nice, but its often cloudy in the distance. The Millar/Overbay platoon was a major contributer to the hot start in April/May so lets not pretend like Millar didn't earn himself a little tope in terms of his struggles. Unfortunately with Cito that rope extends far too long with veterans.<br />When the season started, was anyone seriously thinking the team would be better off with Ruiz instead of Millar? Championing Ruiz' hot start is great and all, but lets not overlook that after the first month of the season Millar was still OPS'ing over .900. Sample sizes are fun.<br /><br />I'm glad Ruiz finally got his shot, and agree it should have come about a month earlier; but lets not forget there's a reason he's been dumped by a dozen other teams and not go pinning any serious expectations on what his early success means. Ruiz may make a fine PH option next season, but if he's any more than that there wont be much hope for that team either.<br /><br />As others have already pointed out, the Snider situation was handled perfectly. They gave the kid his shot, he went through some predictable troubles, has learned and developed from it and is most likely back for good. <br /><br />The Johnny Mac situation sucks, mostly since we all like him so much. But in no way was Scutaro's career year predictable. I wish they'd found a way to peddle him at the deadline, at least then he could have played some ball this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-70893711897934565202009-08-26T14:47:14.341-04:002009-08-26T14:47:14.341-04:00I'd just like to point out that Inglett's ...I'd just like to point out that Inglett's numbers in Vegas are as good at Ruiz'.<br /><br />Also, Snider was sent down at the appropriate time, and recalled at the appropriate time (could have been two weeks earlier, but for Super 2).<br /><br />The issue this year was Millucci, like last year it was Mencherson. The answer was to sign another DH/1B/LF type bat in the offseasons, and they did not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-39003003978320758522009-08-26T14:44:28.772-04:002009-08-26T14:44:28.772-04:00It's a wonder Griffin isn't running the te...It's a wonder Griffin isn't running the team. He'd have traded BJ Ryan for BJ Upton, drafted a fuck ton of Canadian ball players, traded Roy Halladay for Clay Bucholtz, Daniel Bard, Jason Bay (Canada!!!!!1) and Victor Martinez, and traded Alex Rios for Justin Morneau.<br /><br />I can't read much more Griffin.<br /><br />As for Millar, one of the chicks who played McCauley Culkin's cousin in Home Alone said it best: "Kevin, you're such a disease."<br /><br />While it would have been nice for Travis Snider to debut much like Evan Longoria did for Tampa Bay, I had no problem with him going down to Vegas and mashing down there. I'm with Stedron; the approach worked for Lind. Snider has the same, if not more, talent. He will be fine.<br /><br />There's no excuse for Ruiz. Absolutely zero.<br /><br />In all honesty, this season needs to end. It will all be over soon.<br /><br />The rallying cry as we head into September: "Fuck Kevin Millar."Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-1195543802730560682009-08-26T14:36:48.696-04:002009-08-26T14:36:48.696-04:00R. Griffin, on how he feels about Johnny Mac (from...R. Griffin, on how he feels about Johnny Mac (from today's mailbag from his blog on The Star):<br /><br /><i>"the Jays have not always treated him with the greatest respect and that he should be playing every day the rest of this season at shortstop with Scutaro shifting over to third.</i><br /><br />Oh, Lord.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-21401340131369554332009-08-26T14:22:11.669-04:002009-08-26T14:22:11.669-04:00Johnny Mac is symptomatic of the Glengary Glenn Ro...Johnny Mac is symptomatic of the Glengary Glenn Ross problem: "Good father? Go home and play with your kids." He might be a great guy and try to give a lot, but he's borderline Mendoza. (Dude was his own "player to be named later" for goodness' sake!)<br /><br />And that while the responsibility is ultimately the GMs, I'm sure a proactive manager would have no problem saying "I got nothing here, what do you have there?" Instead, most of the spiral was determined by the Flander's School of Problem Solving from the CitoBot 2000 "I've tried nothing, and it didn't work. I'm fresh out of ideas."G Valentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044434461795652179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-38528838017150145392009-08-26T14:16:06.897-04:002009-08-26T14:16:06.897-04:00I'm not going to quibble with this - at all.
...I'm not going to quibble with this - at all.<br /><br />In fact, I've long planned a similar post, only the focus was lil' Johnny Mac - he of the 50 AB's. While on the roster full time. Since the start of the season. And not adding much of anything in terms of his pinch running or defensive appearances.<br /><br />Mac's a good guy who probabaly doesn't deserve our wrath, but management sure does for using a roster spot on a guy who is going to collect about 75 AB for THE SEASON.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-52836962533625085252009-08-26T14:15:16.751-04:002009-08-26T14:15:16.751-04:00Don't get me wrong (I mostly agree with you, a...Don't get me wrong (I mostly agree with you, and Millar is a shit-stain,) but T. Sniddy was f'ing L.O.S.T. at the plate when they sent him down. Here's hoping that the Lind 2008 treatment will have the same effect that it did on young Adam.<br /><br />I have no defense for ignoring Ruiz.<br /><br />Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.Stedronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505875328065401356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57418429281263061172009-08-26T14:15:03.378-04:002009-08-26T14:15:03.378-04:00I'm still on the fence regarding Cito, but ult...I'm still on the fence regarding Cito, but ultimately it should be the GM that provides the players on the roster and the manager to use those players as he sees fit. There are many dead roster spots as mentioned in this post and it becomes difficult to imagine any other outcome with so many marginal players occupying every day or platoon positions...Mattthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945030075122490090noreply@blogger.com