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I know im not the biggest Jays fan out there, but wondering if NTers are going to sport the Jays sig this year.
If so, post up the code, etc.
If so, post up the code, etc.
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Originally Posted by frankbink5
JP came in talking about player development but none of his picks have flourished yet except Hill and Marcum. The core of the team is still picks from Gord Ash (Halladay, Wells, McGowan, and Rios). The worst move he made in was picking Romero over Tulowitski in 2005 because he thought Russ Adams would turn it around. Lot of scouts were saying they were SHOCKED that he turned down an obviously special player like Tulo, who many believe is a BETTER version of Jeter, and who the Rockies have publicly credited with taking the reins in the clubhouse and on the field last year, leading them to the WS.
The J.P. way is somewhat similar to the George W. Bush U.S. presidential administration and its long-term handling of the Iraq situation. Remember Ricciardi's pretzel logic on the B.J. Ryan elbow injury? "If we know the truth then it's not a lie." Remember Dubya dramatically landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln just off of San Diego on May 1, 2003? With a big banner in the background, proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," Bush stated: "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." Whether Bush believed it or not, at the time, those words turned out to be hollow and Bush has been in a "Plan B" mode ever since.
Ricciardi's "aircraft-carrier moment" may have come following the 2003 season when the Jays rode a Cy Young performance by Roy Halladay (22-7, 3.25 ERA) and twin-MVP calibre seasons from Carlos Delgado (.302, 42 HR, 145 RBI) and Vernon Wells (.317, 33 HR, 133 RBI) to an 86-76 record. Mission accomplished. The "five-year plan" seemed ahead of schedule...that is until a follow-up campaign in '04 produced a disappointing, inexplicable record of 67-94, despite the veteran additions of Justin Speier, Ted Lilly, Miguel Batista, Pat Hentgen, Corey Koskie and Terry Adams. The Jays have been in "Plan B" mode ever since with no playoffs in sight.
As for looming prospects on the farm to help in '08, consider that at the Triple and Double-A levels, the Jays had one player bat over .300 (minimum 100 at-bats). That was catcher Robinson Diaz who batted .316 at AA-New Hampshire. On the pitching side, the leading winner at AAA-Syracuse was Josh Banks (12-10, 4.63 ERA), while at Double-A it was Kyle Yates (9-9, 4.53 ERA).
"It's tough to compete with the Yankees and Red Sox"
Damn.. Some serious fans up in here.
...but yeah, speaking of those retro powder blue jerseys. Hahaha.
Originally Posted by BallinBoykz
Those powder blue jerseys were hot
Im pissed that MacDonald is third string. he is the reason why I would watch the Jays last night. Dissapointing to see such a talent sit on the bench.
Any sigs out there guys?
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$9 million to Frank Thomas who is fat, slow, inconsistent, doesn't play defense, and is 10 years past his prime.
JP Ricciardi has 0 loyalty to any of his players.