tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post6325511492433050144..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: The Tao's Wandering Eye: Nick JohnsonTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-29605569462235592472009-02-15T05:41:00.000-05:002009-02-15T05:41:00.000-05:00`He's never healthy and the Jays don't have 5 cent...`He's never healthy and the Jays don't have 5 cents let alone 5 mill to pay him. To even bring Johnson up is a pipe dream. Anyway, the Jays need a pitcher rather than a hitter at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-67253598507259981002009-02-14T13:29:00.000-05:002009-02-14T13:29:00.000-05:00In theory, you might trade Frasor and Tallet and m...In theory, you might trade Frasor and Tallet and mitigate the cost.<BR/><BR/>He'd HAVE to DH...<BR/><BR/>But I've always loved Nick the Stick so I would be cool with it.<BR/><BR/>On a lesser note, another guy who is kind of squeezed out is Wily Mo Pena. Our Hydra pitching coach might figure him out and he makes only $2 million. If you could get HIM for Frasor (and some throw in) your payroll would only go up about a half million.<BR/><BR/>He ain't Nick Johnson but he might be a high reward guy too.The Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-89707506921338377292009-02-13T15:31:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:31:00.000-05:00eyebleaf, I think it's adorable that you think the...eyebleaf, I think it's adorable that you think the Jays doing nothing this off-season has everything to do with the global economy. <BR/><BR/>If they really wanted to spend $5 mil to get a half-decent free agent, they could have found a way to make it happen.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114593918749256743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-41691221509659345312009-02-13T14:44:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:44:00.000-05:00I'll be honest, I cried myself to sleep knowing th...I'll be honest, I cried myself to sleep knowing the Angels got Abreu for $5 million. Fuck you, global economic crisis.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-51985251147172446922009-02-13T14:35:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:35:00.000-05:00Sectional rug...hmm...Sectional rug...hmm...Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-87348625602871877402009-02-13T13:22:00.000-05:002009-02-13T13:22:00.000-05:00You're a tease, Tao.You're a tease, Tao.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-31075003072989383502009-02-13T12:56:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:56:00.000-05:00I think a 3 way with CH wouldn't work because her ...I think a 3 way with CH wouldn't work because her assets would overfill any bed/sectional rug you could find. But I quibble.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61607869605062376232009-02-13T12:25:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:25:00.000-05:00Ok, fine. So there's a flaw in our plan.We suppose...Ok, fine. So there's a flaw in our plan.<BR/><BR/>We suppose that next you're going to tell us that our three-way fantasies involving Christina Hendricks from Mad Men and Eva Green are totally implausible as well.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-19127770183684549222009-02-13T12:07:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:07:00.000-05:00Who do you trade, Bautista? Do the Nats want him? ...Who do you trade, Bautista? Do the Nats want him? Is anyone else who doesn't make peanuts expendable? Otherwise, if the Jays had 5 million available you would have thought that they would have taken a run at Abreu, assuming he'd be willing to come to Toronto.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717874878537329754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-6871552237404669062009-02-13T11:34:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:34:00.000-05:00Johnson hits lefties as well as he hits righties. ...Johnson hits lefties as well as he hits righties. (More or less.)Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-13654022129230022422009-02-13T11:29:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:29:00.000-05:00I like this idea, but JP may not - won't that move...I like this idea, but JP may not - won't that move make our line up 'too left-handed?' I'm still trying to figure that one out.Stan the Caddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225243014136667667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-46653681473169592942009-02-13T11:26:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:26:00.000-05:00We want Rolen to be the greatest Blue Jay of all t...We want Rolen to be the greatest Blue Jay of all time...but he's not going to put up a .900+ OPS next season.<BR/><BR/>And if he does, then we'll be happy to be wrong.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-26351354357734343012009-02-13T11:06:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:06:00.000-05:00Scott Rolen (whose glory days are behind him)...Th...<I>Scott Rolen (whose glory days are behind him)...</I><BR/><BR/>That smarts.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.com