tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post6639899955283136569..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Keep hope aliveTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-32102964416374562362008-12-16T11:43:00.000-05:002008-12-16T11:43:00.000-05:00Since we are all proudly looking back at our perfe...Since we are all proudly looking back at our perfectly accurate predictions from this time last year on how the Rays would finish 2008 (which we all re-stated with confidence in June, July, August and even September), we should all similarly sit easy with general wisdom about the Jays fortunes for 2009. Good times - hand out the trophies now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-27257464325837227832008-12-16T10:31:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:31:00.000-05:00Tao, your blog does not suck. I like your optimism...Tao, your blog does not suck. I like your optimism. Our choice is really to hope or bitch and moan. I like that you've chosen the former. Light a candle rather than curse the darkness!<BR/><BR/>I still wish we made a splash though. Oh, Manny...every time the wind blows through the trees this summer, they will whisper, "Pega luna Manny..."<BR/><BR/>PS that was my deletion. I had to fix an embarrassing grammatical error.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-50434755370020394732008-12-16T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56698397081489804022008-12-15T23:24:00.000-05:002008-12-15T23:24:00.000-05:00The brain sucked first. The blog's sucking is just...The brain sucked first. The blog's sucking is just a side affect.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57527428596826845802008-12-15T22:38:00.000-05:002008-12-15T22:38:00.000-05:00Tao your blog and brain suck.Tao your blog and brain suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-49200502440188022012008-12-15T19:40:00.000-05:002008-12-15T19:40:00.000-05:00I think it's very easy for us to write-off 2009 fo...I think it's very easy for us to write-off 2009 for the Jays, but I don't think it's going to be nearly as bad as most people think. NY is not guaranteed to be successful, Boston should be on par with last year, and Tampa Bay will drop off a bit. Don't refund those 2009 season tickets just yet!Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-31360739018121809922008-12-15T18:57:00.000-05:002008-12-15T18:57:00.000-05:00Being optimistic this team wins 69 games next year...Being optimistic this team wins 69 games next year! The Iraqi shoethrower might make a better pitcing coach than Arnsberg! Sign the hump......though he missed Bush twice BUT he wouldn't miss JP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-66299543276632208542008-12-15T17:05:00.000-05:002008-12-15T17:05:00.000-05:00Well there comes a time when the damage is done an...Well there comes a time when the damage is done and you realize that only the love of this team can break your heartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-58241842381465681392008-12-15T16:40:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:40:00.000-05:00Screw cynicism! The earnest shall inherit the eart...Screw cynicism! The earnest shall inherit the earth! <BR/><BR/>We are as earnest as Robert Pollard, swinging our mic with one hand and tossing back a beer with the other.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-21858336881955820212008-12-15T16:38:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:38:00.000-05:00That post would warm even the coldest hearts.That post would warm even the coldest hearts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-29235990983471087142008-12-15T16:10:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:10:00.000-05:00Positivity is the new cynicism! I'm on board sirPositivity is the new cynicism! I'm on board sirDrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56352870654342710892008-12-15T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:08:00.000-05:00Anon, that logic doesn't work, dude. If it does, ...Anon, that logic doesn't work, dude. If it does, then the Yankees are only one win better than last season (Mussina + Pettitte = 34 wins, AJ + CC = 35 wins).<BR/><BR/>(see Tao, I'm still on-board for the optimism train....I'm just relishing the reduced expectations.)<BR/><BR/>eyebleaf.....I'm not even exaggerating, man. It's painfully cold. Painfully, as in, it hurts to be outside.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-84327888904407086122008-12-15T15:59:00.000-05:002008-12-15T15:59:00.000-05:00Hope is a beautiful thing. Especially number 4. Th...Hope is a beautiful thing. Especially number 4. That's what I'm counting on. It's Blue Jays baseball, and I believe, dammit. <BR/><BR/>And, Ack, -45?!?!? What the fuck. You're a brave soul.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-91809452313470705622008-12-15T15:53:00.000-05:002008-12-15T15:53:00.000-05:00Tao it's go degrees Fahrenheit todauy in NYC and i...Tao it's go degrees Fahrenheit todauy in NYC and it's great. I think that you are being overly optimistic. They have lost 18 wins with AJ and who is gonna replace it? Matt Clement? NO way! Pavano? Some other team will give him real money. POnson or Colon? They might be the only ones that sign a minor league deal with the Jays. MacGowan? He might come back in July and his road and home splits suck. They might have to stretch out one of the relievers like League or Downs. In addition to signing Chump X,Y or Z....<BR/><BR/>They need at least one more bat, like a giambi, Bradley or Burrell(Dunn ain't coming here after that shit dumbass talked about him). JP should beg for the extra 10 mill a year. This is harder than getting Pavano, Colon or POnson for cheap.<BR/><BR/>What does this add up to? Ricciardi is the asshole who will make Doc walk.Doc will play the 2009 season and say screw this. He could be paid 30 mill a year and actually be in the playoffs. I know what Brandi said BUT trust me after another year of this shit Doc will bolt. THanks for nothing, JP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-9550165843274015592008-12-15T15:45:00.000-05:002008-12-15T15:45:00.000-05:00How do the Rays have more money to spend on a DH t...How do the Rays have more money to spend on a DH than us?Torgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254724427156121537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-21612158317856443052008-12-15T13:00:00.000-05:002008-12-15T13:00:00.000-05:00nahhh....I think my (intended) message was lost in...nahhh....I think my (intended) message was lost in translation....<BR/><BR/>This time last year, I was puffing my chest thinking the team would be serious contenders and set myself up for agony. <BR/><BR/>Now, expectations are reduced and the pressure's off, so instead of locking myself in my basement to walk in circles and babble incoherently when Lyle Overbay hits into a game-ending GIDP with the Jays down one and the bases are loaded in the ninth....I can look back and say, "well, Cito said the team wouldn't contend in 2009 anyway"....<BR/><BR/>PS - A+ on the Neil Young action, by the way.<BR/><BR/>PPS - it's fucking cold here, like -45 factoring the windchill.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.com