tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post8788105023054584211..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: You'll have to forgive our lack of protestationsTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78067776256791565242009-11-22T20:52:25.029-05:002009-11-22T20:52:25.029-05:00So DJF deserves harsh criticism because they make ...So DJF deserves harsh criticism because they make money of their blog? OK.<br /><br />Anyways, Tao of Stieb is one of my favorite blogs. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />I was just being an ass, and pointing out what I felt was a little hypocritical because both scenarios suck equally, albeit both for a very small segment of the Jays fanbase.<br /><br />I know. I know. Not much news of late...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-64804810568799467072009-11-21T07:51:36.368-05:002009-11-21T07:51:36.368-05:00Hear, Hear!Hear, Hear!REANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090485859186248405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-79466805211038934102009-11-21T00:47:10.346-05:002009-11-21T00:47:10.346-05:00ah, Priesty. Don't ever change.ah, Priesty. Don't ever change.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16292476287260473152009-11-20T20:07:53.967-05:002009-11-20T20:07:53.967-05:00Anon @ 6:07: could be that the BBQ decision affect...Anon @ 6:07: could be that the BBQ decision affects every season ticket holder while the ticket price "issue" affects almost nobody.<br /><br />Also, as I read the BBQ post, I detect more bemusement than outrage. So, I'm not sure it's a change of heart as much as just another day in the life of a beleaguered lifelong Jays fan.<br /><br />It should go without saying, but unlike DJF, the Tao of Stieb boys are not advertising the Score or Ford or penis enlargement solutions (although I suspect they could use them) so you might want to dial back the scorn since this is a blog in the truest sense: the random thoughts and expressions of two dyed-in-the-wool Jays fans who write their asses off for the love of the game and their team.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-8903859407466115212009-11-20T19:42:58.290-05:002009-11-20T19:42:58.290-05:00For a look at where the Jays stand in relation to ...For a look at where the Jays stand in relation to overall ticket prices, check out: http://www.flipflopflyin.com/flipflopflyball/info-ticketprices.html<br /><br />So, okay, maybe it's a little off, but tickets here are hardly expensive comparatively.Brian Tallet's Mustachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-39307324573502295032009-11-20T18:07:35.397-05:002009-11-20T18:07:35.397-05:00Funny. On this post you're saying your reserv...Funny. On this post you're saying your reserve your ire for the decisions that are made (or not made) about the on-field product.<br /><br />Yet, your previous post is one where you whine about a different off field decision you disagree about.<br /><br />What's with the change of heart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-64218804656783626962009-11-20T17:27:52.776-05:002009-11-20T17:27:52.776-05:00Tao, it'd make for another fine t-shirt.Tao, it'd make for another fine t-shirt.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-36716148308251529652009-11-20T16:56:02.628-05:002009-11-20T16:56:02.628-05:00I hate to be the one that breaks this news, as I k...I hate to be the one that breaks this news, as I know many of you were expecting him to be the Jays big off-season signing:<br /><br />"According to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy, left-hander John Halama hopes to sign a minor league contract with the Brewers next week."Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-7218994177412876022009-11-20T15:26:13.040-05:002009-11-20T15:26:13.040-05:00"BUILDING!!!!1"
I like it. Let's ru..."BUILDING!!!!1"<br /><br />I like it. Let's run with that. For like, the next nine months.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-2273624566899182902009-11-20T15:18:31.761-05:002009-11-20T15:18:31.761-05:00Methinks thou dost protest too little.Methinks thou dost protest too little.The Bardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-75762533615182482422009-11-20T14:56:43.527-05:002009-11-20T14:56:43.527-05:00BUILDING!!!!1BUILDING!!!!1Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-79395617518283653752009-11-20T14:04:33.808-05:002009-11-20T14:04:33.808-05:00Better that than watching him on NESN or YES.Better that than watching him on NESN or YES.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-36240683744638550742009-11-20T14:04:31.584-05:002009-11-20T14:04:31.584-05:00A few comments:
- If you have a Rogers digital bo...A few comments:<br /><br />- If you have a Rogers digital box, you get the Sportsnet West channels, which show a lot of Dodgers games. Unfortunately you have to listen to Vin Scully's never ending conversation with himself. I know he's a hall of fame broadcaster, but come on, get him a partner already, and take a few pauses between thoughts.<br /><br />- As a baseball fan, in addition to being a Jays fan, I find the second season (free agency) to be very entertaining, regardless of whether or not the Jays are active.<br /><br />- I agree with what Tao said about Tank Nation. Having another wasted year solves nothing.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-43132146264727340822009-11-20T13:59:29.239-05:002009-11-20T13:59:29.239-05:00Or how about getting the audio of Vin Scully calli...Or how about getting the audio of Vin Scully calling a Doc start? Amazing, if you can ignore the "no longer a Blue Jay" aspect of it.<br /><br />Yeah, I'll probably beat the Halladay drum this weekend. I've got some thoughts.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-65591470544239375012009-11-20T13:54:48.113-05:002009-11-20T13:54:48.113-05:00I'm most excited by the Halladay trade rumours...I'm most excited by the Halladay trade rumours. Not that I want him to leave, but I'm over it and ready to see what they get.<br /><br />I hope he goes to the Dodgers -- the only drawback being how much harder it will be to see his games from my area.<br /><br />A Sunday Night baseball broadcast with Halladay starting for the Dodgers would be appointment TV for me.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-58880429079735525582009-11-20T13:50:56.581-05:002009-11-20T13:50:56.581-05:00I think it's going to be exceedingly quiet aro...I think it's going to be exceedingly quiet around these parts until the winter meetings in early December. It's groundwork time right now.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-39433261389813250402009-11-20T13:42:16.843-05:002009-11-20T13:42:16.843-05:00I wholeheartedly agree with you on this one Tao. T...I wholeheartedly agree with you on this one Tao. Ticket prices go up? Big deal - inflation dictates that prices will always go up, and very rarely down (that's what she said).<br /><br />Peter D, not that today isn't important it's that it's not very important to the Blue Jays. AA said he isn't going to be very active in the free agent market, so it's hard to get excited about something that most likely isn't going to happen.<br /><br />Let's keep in mind that the biggest free agent signing by the Blue Jays last year was Kevin Millar - and that was on a minor league contract. Can it get less lackluster than that?Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-57792214216346876082009-11-20T13:41:50.967-05:002009-11-20T13:41:50.967-05:00Oh yeah, one other thing: FUCK TANK NATION.Oh yeah, one other thing: FUCK TANK NATION.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-44417386325584338692009-11-20T13:41:26.966-05:002009-11-20T13:41:26.966-05:00@btc
Appreciate the clarification. I kinda knew w...@btc<br /><br />Appreciate the clarification. I kinda knew what I was saying didn't really make sense. But that's never stopped me before.<br /><br />As for the comments about the DJF, I noticed afterwards that Stoeten has a pretty sane and rational post about this...so, you know. We don't need to cast aspersions in their direction.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60089775201026545782009-11-20T13:23:00.490-05:002009-11-20T13:23:00.490-05:00No mention by any bloggers that today is the first...No mention by any bloggers that today is the first day team can sign free agents. <br /><br />I guess that just goes to show you how unimportant this date is for Blue Jays fans, this season.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-42990093250392771712009-11-20T13:17:42.278-05:002009-11-20T13:17:42.278-05:00Ack, you could steal Tao's thunder by posting ...Ack, you could steal Tao's thunder by posting your thoughts on the reaction to Vernon Wells' contract from back in the day. It's all laid out on MLB trade rumors.<br /><br />Or you could increase your readership dramatically by posting a ranking of athletes wives and gfs. You could explain why Adam Lind makes Spike Lee angry.<br /><br />I have lots of ideers. <br /><br />Love the Rock Out. This was a high school fave.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-32130262651182198082009-11-20T13:08:13.689-05:002009-11-20T13:08:13.689-05:00Rockit!
As for the price increases, maybe Rogers...Rockit!<br /><br /><br />As for the price increases, maybe Rogers is whipping up a new set of promos to justify their existence? (the price increases) Maybe a 'Blue Jays on Mars/Terraforming Appreciation Day' is in the works where the first 10000 fans get 'space food in a tube' (tubed applesauce) and a 30 page booklet, 'Terraforming and You, a Field Guide to Your Great Grandchildren's Future'. <br /><br />Maybe another promo being cooked up is 'Mainframe Appreciation Weekend', when the Blue Jays bring in some 1960s vintage IBM Mainframes to crank out some groovy sabermetrics and maybe solve the DaVinci Code during the seventh inning stretch.<br /><br />Another promotion possibly in the works could be 'Yoga Berra Haiku Day' The first 10000 fans with a Berra inspired Haiku are given paradoxical directions on where to claim their free 'Berra Dog' - where an oversize Dog itself (really its a sausage) wraps around a cylindrical piece of bread. You can still put condiments on it, if you like getting your hands dirty.Herbie Hancocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-32316757750919060152009-11-20T12:51:43.220-05:002009-11-20T12:51:43.220-05:00Right on, Tao! I tried to reason with the rabids ...Right on, Tao! I tried to reason with the rabids at DJF over this issue, but they'll have nothing of it.<br /><br />Let 'em bitch and moan. Who ever said "regime change" would go smoothly? Things that the new guard feel a need to happen will happen once the old guard is gone. It's not just a baseball thing.<br /><br />Whether it's wise or not is what history books are for.KirinXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-40038760617320708072009-11-20T12:25:54.482-05:002009-11-20T12:25:54.482-05:00warning... mathematical pedantry ahead... feel fre...warning... mathematical pedantry ahead... feel free to ignore...<br /><br />you can't pay 200% less than what you paid. $30 is 200% MORE than $10, $10 is 66% less than €30. 200% less than $30 is minus $30... and if it gets to the stage that the jays are paying fans to attend, it's time to give up!<br /><br />sorry, had to get it off my chest! yes i'm well aware of the fact that i have no life!btchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613280601665967930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-5069413884477396412009-11-20T12:21:24.837-05:002009-11-20T12:21:24.837-05:00It could be that we just accept these sorts of thi...<i>It could be that we just accept these sorts of things. That prices go up, we always seem to have less money, and someone, somewhere (centre field?) gets richer.</i><br /><br />Oh dear.<br /><br />And Parkes can fuck right off.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.com