tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post8248504815245453309..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: An irrational argument for Cliff LeeTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-48745705716382053082010-12-12T01:06:09.206-05:002010-12-12T01:06:09.206-05:00Paul! We missed you, mate!Paul! We missed you, mate!MK Piatkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511609130026573793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-90886891731239175772010-12-12T00:09:59.828-05:002010-12-12T00:09:59.828-05:00Jet!Jet!Paul McCartneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-68509604438342638922010-12-09T21:55:42.252-05:002010-12-09T21:55:42.252-05:00Nicely done! I love it.
I didn't realize Bra...Nicely done! I love it.<br /><br />I didn't realize Brandi Halladay said that. Wow.Rob (North Side of the Diamond)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02752038763412456276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-84816072534302374612010-12-09T19:18:00.643-05:002010-12-09T19:18:00.643-05:00first time checking your blog but i like what i se...first time checking your blog but i like what i see. Halladay's wife said that? Ouch!<br /><br />Lee, you basically HAVE to do it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-40526490177843992172010-12-09T10:07:38.264-05:002010-12-09T10:07:38.264-05:00it's not insane if you have insurance on the d...it's not insane if you have insurance on the deal. Of course the insurance might be 30 million in itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-88936394621282616662010-12-08T19:16:17.849-05:002010-12-08T19:16:17.849-05:00Xave, I've lived in the Old South. Trust me, a...Xave, I've lived in the Old South. Trust me, all the good ole boys want to be near their mamas, all their cousins out to the fourth ones,the local catfish ponds, and their big wheel trucks with the gun rack and stars and bars bumper stickers. Hell most of them hardly ever leave their home counties unless they are in the tender care of the State Corrections Dept. And that would be about half of them.<br /><br />All pitchers get hurt sooner or later. All them. Major injuries. Sometimes more than once. Like Dustin McGowan. Or Rich Harden. Or Prior and Kerry Woods. Look at Strasburg last year, he could be done for good by the all star break. 5 years for a young gun like Romero is a gamble. 7 years for a 32 year old is insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-74821249076644351902010-12-08T19:12:18.321-05:002010-12-08T19:12:18.321-05:00Hey if rogers has enough money to buy a majority s...Hey if rogers has enough money to buy a majority share of MLSE then why couldn't Toronto be "the mystery team"? I'm sure that Marcum move was made to open space for somebody else. Maybe that's why they haven't pulled the trigger on Greinke????? Just a thoughtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-44661838607458717042010-12-08T18:58:06.842-05:002010-12-08T18:58:06.842-05:00would it be possible to front load a contract so t...would it be possible to front load a contract so that most of the money you're paying comes in the first few seasons? that way with the jays lower payroll for the next couple of years a lee signing wouldn't hurt and then in the regression years you wouldn't be massively overpaying an innings eating vet and would still have some flexibility to sign homegrown talent and such. vernon's contract wouldn't look sooo bad if his big paydays weren't still on the way. don't know what the players union or agents would have to say about a deal structured where the majority of the money comes in the first half of the contract but if i were a player i sure as hell wouldn't mind it one bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57018628435405056802010-12-08T15:30:50.486-05:002010-12-08T15:30:50.486-05:00Beyond all of your excellent analysis, you forgot ...Beyond all of your excellent analysis, you forgot to mention that The Jays have not yet been connected to Lee. Since reports never surface about players that the Jays are pursuing, logic dictates that they are deep in discussions with Lee's agent as we speak. They must be the mystery team that is offering 7 years.<br /><br />Also: I think it would be great to have Lee for the first 4 years of any deal. I have no confidence that he will agte well beyond that. Few do.The 5th Starterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861020444773232925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-6297400052060170922010-12-08T14:53:52.986-05:002010-12-08T14:53:52.986-05:00I love it.I love it.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16863387337087079412010-12-08T14:35:07.214-05:002010-12-08T14:35:07.214-05:00"And moreover, Lee is an Arkansas boy, and we..."And moreover, Lee is an Arkansas boy, and we'd presume that moving to Canada until sometime in 2018 isn't high up on his bucket list. For someone who grew up that far from the 49th parallel, we would imagine that Toronto might just as well be Nome."<br /><br />I wonder about this. I, for one, am fascinated by the American south, simply <i>because</i> it's so different from where I've lived most of my life. Don't you think there are at least a couple MLB players who have thought about playing in Japan just for the adventure and exoticness of it, despite the obvious detriments like salaries/language barrier?<br /><br />Then again, I'm more "pass through for a few weeks" interested than "commit to seven years" interested.Xavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022018585958713893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-67739359609993267672010-12-08T14:09:48.400-05:002010-12-08T14:09:48.400-05:00Speaking of irrational arguments, I say Anthopoulo...Speaking of irrational arguments, I say Anthopoulos jumps into his hot tub time machine and go back and make sure that the Alex Rios for Tim Lincecum deal gets done.<br /><br />It's best not to even contemplate a Cliff Lee signing, but that being said, if the Jays do think that they will be competitive within the next 3 years, why not sign a premier player now that you believe will still be dominant at that point? It is foolish to think that a premier player will be available 'when this team is ready to be competitive', they don't come around very often.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-41920557927851292982010-12-08T13:50:51.594-05:002010-12-08T13:50:51.594-05:00Did Halladay's wife really do that? Or am I si...Did Halladay's wife really do that? Or am I simply--in the words of Bugs Bunny--gullabull?<br /><br />It's an intriguing argument. He had a chance to take Texas where they hadn't been and that's always a better challenge than taking the Yankees back to where they've been a million times.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-43045039873008952302010-12-08T13:47:28.665-05:002010-12-08T13:47:28.665-05:00As much as I liked that other guy, I can't arg...As much as I liked that other guy, I can't argue with the logic here. :)MK Piatkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511609130026573793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-87316221406309346442010-12-08T13:39:23.414-05:002010-12-08T13:39:23.414-05:00Come on! If this line of thought was enough to mot...Come on! If this line of thought was enough to motivate Cliff Lee to take Toronto to a World Series victory, couldn't you get behind that?<br /><br />Stop living in the past!Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-81757201198865757922010-12-08T13:36:37.854-05:002010-12-08T13:36:37.854-05:00Bad Tao!Bad Tao!Navin Vaswanihttp://www.sportsandthecity.comnoreply@blogger.com