i'm really starting to hate Stroman. constant humble bragging about his lifestyle to bitching about how unfair the game is to him/players and now this: Stromans puppy 4 days ago. Stromans puppy 24hrs ago. Apparently HDMH stands for Height Doesnt Measure Humanity. pic.twitter.com/SiMZuYGWF2
Stromans puppy 4 days ago. Stromans puppy 24hrs ago. Apparently HDMH stands for Height Doesnt Measure Humanity. pic.twitter.com/SiMZuYGWF2
which is a shame because i love the intensity and hustle he brings to the field.
anyways. Anthony Alford is having an electric spring and i'd love to see him open as our starting LF or CF. hopefully last year was a fluke. (i hope this comment doesn't age brutally)
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 19:52 (two months ago) Permalink
ugh - didn't realize the pic would display like that... sorry everyone!
When he's winning and the team's winning, I want all the theatrics from him that I don't want when they're not. (I get the feeling he's really worried about going on the market--another poor season and his value will be comparatively nothing--so he's flailing about trying to do this, that, and the other to get an extension.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 19:59 (two months ago) Permalink
Why the fuck would you do that to a dog
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 03:46 (two months ago) Permalink
Sorry, I just glided past the dog photos--Stroman did that? I don't get it. When I said theatrics, I meant his on-field theatrics.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 03:57 (two months ago) Permalink
Ya he did that for reasons beyond my understanding. I had to unfollow him on social medi a while back because I couldn’t handle his jeuvenile bs anymore.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 14:10 (two months ago) Permalink
https://www.thedodo.com/ear-cropping-cruel-1212872917.html
― na (NA), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 14:11 (two months ago) Permalink
it's a shitty thing that people do to their dogs for aesthetic reasons. when i see it in vancouver it's exclusively rich peoples' dogs. but i think the practice has origins in dog fighting
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:07 (two months ago) Permalink
That was my first thought when I saw the ears (not that I thought he was fighting the dog, but it’s the dog fighting “look”.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 16:45 (two months ago) Permalink
So the Jays just gave 50% raises to all their minor leaguers apparently!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 17 March 2019 23:16 (two months ago) Permalink
Bo Bichette this spring: 42 PA, .421/.476/.816. That has to be ideal for a young guy playing in the shadow of someone like Guerrero.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 20:03 (one month ago) Permalink
it's just spring, but ya - certainly beats him going 5/30. he's also looked pretty good in the field. he keeps this up and i think we'll see him up some time after the break (whenever the super-two date passes).
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 20:11 (one month ago) Permalink
with him, Vlad, Jansen and Borucki all (probably) playing this year, i'm going to enjoy watching them this season. when i saw that "faith and hope" thing on mlbtr, all i could think about is how much i'm looking forward to this season and the seasons to come – with Biggio, Smith and Pearson all due to debut over the next couple years. it's going to be fun.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 20:45 (one month ago) Permalink
i'm going to the game at the olympic stadium tonight! no vlad :( but maybe bichette/biggio?
anyone i shd keep an eye out for? man the jays depth chart is one of the most deeply uninteresting rosters i've seen in a while :/
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 21:20 (one month ago) Permalink
conversely the brewers depth chart is nice
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 21:22 (one month ago) Permalink
I was going to lead with "Please post if you see the ghost of ______________," but I just looked up 15 or 20 Expos from the early '70s, and every last one of them is still alive.
Only spring training, for sure. I was just thinking of how much harder it would be for Bichette if all the focus were on him. He's totally under the radar--if Guerrero had had that kind of spring, he'd probably be a bigger story than the Raptors or Leafs right now.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 22:30 (one month ago) Permalink
not much on display at that game i am afraid! barely anything even hit as far as the outfield for the first six innings. nice little rally to win it though, and the fact that there's a dude named nate orf meant we got to yell ORF SIDE LONG BEACH a few times, so that was fun! also a "bo bichette" chant started and it took me a second to realize they weren't saying "holy shit"
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 17:41 (one month ago) Permalink
Bo-ba-fett! Bo-ba-fett! Bo-ba-fett!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 19:02 (one month ago) Permalink
Kendrys traded to the As! it's Rowdy time!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 28 March 2019 00:35 (one month ago) Permalink
Keep getting rid of that dead weight--couple more to go.
― clemenza, Thursday, 28 March 2019 03:28 (one month ago) Permalink
48 mil going out to players not on the team!
And looks like they added Alford instead of Tellez.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 28 March 2019 12:26 (one month ago) Permalink
If Stroman were to have a great year on a poor team, I think he could well be unbearable.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 March 2019 02:17 (one month ago) Permalink
I'm looking forward to seeing whether the Jays can pull off their first proper rebuild since the 80's. Hopefully Stroman also realizes that the window opens next year?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 29 March 2019 10:58 (one month ago) Permalink
If anyone was born to berate management and demand a trade via Twitter, Stroman's the guy. So I hope you're right.
― clemenza, Friday, 29 March 2019 11:26 (one month ago) Permalink
Between us being the '71 Orioles on the mound or the Tigers being the '68 White Sox with the bat, I'm guessing it's the latter.
― clemenza, Saturday, 30 March 2019 20:49 (one month ago) Permalink
Too bad we don't have anyone in the minors who might help jumpstart the offense.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 31 March 2019 05:37 (one month ago) Permalink
Bichette?
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 31 March 2019 19:11 (one month ago) Permalink
http://phildellio.tripod.com/vladimir.jpg
Not bad. The fact that I noticed Cleveland was the beneficiary before I thought "April Fools" tells you how trustworthy I find current management when it comes to possible collusion.
― clemenza, Monday, 1 April 2019 23:55 (one month ago) Permalink
pillar to the giants
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 16:01 (one month ago) Permalink
You're next, Stroman.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:00 (one month ago) Permalink
I'm liking this DePaula guy we're getting back, btw.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 17:01 (one month ago) Permalink
Down at the game tonight. Until Vlad gets here, that place is officially a morgue. Attendance: 12,110.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 03:29 (one month ago) Permalink
What do we think of Grichuk's extension? I guess the price is right, so why not.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 08:26 (one month ago) Permalink
Through six games, the Jays are 1 for 55 in the first three innings.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 11:57 (one month ago) Permalink
re: Gritch – it's ok i guess. he a good defender, young and can hit some dingers. so there's some value there and they pay looks appropriate. maybe what's more important is the team is signalling (in this small way) that they are interested in keeping *some* guys around.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 3 April 2019 18:51 (one month ago) Permalink
Vladisaur Jr. will be activated off the IL for tonight's Dunedin Blue Jays vs. Clearwater Thrashers game.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 4 April 2019 21:06 (one month ago) Permalink
first homer of the minor league season belongs to cavan biggio (off gio gonzalez)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 April 2019 21:36 (one month ago) Permalink
This season is going to both suck - and be fun as shit.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 5 April 2019 01:52 (one month ago) Permalink
VladJr goes 1-4 with a run scored for High A Dunedin route of the Clearwater Thrashers.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 5 April 2019 03:26 (one month ago) Permalink
Outshined by Cavan Biggio!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 5 April 2019 13:00 (one month ago) Permalink
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2829741-blue-jays-reply-to-fan-asking-about-source-of-justin-smoak-info-literally-us.amp.html
― Buttigieg comes right from the source (Neanderthal), Saturday, 6 April 2019 01:03 (one month ago) Permalink
Looking at the Jays boxscore today (so today's game is included), eight of the nine guys in the starting lineup are hitting between .077-.217; five are sub-Mendoza.
― clemenza, Saturday, 6 April 2019 23:43 (one month ago) Permalink
I thought Toronto's .183/.261/.318 slash line might be historically significant, but there are three or four teams right there with us or worse this year.
― clemenza, Monday, 8 April 2019 12:01 (one month ago) Permalink
ya, it hasn't been that long. just feels long. gonna be another long two weeks.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 8 April 2019 20:58 (one month ago) Permalink
matty shoes for cy young
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 03:04 (one month ago) Permalink
bo bichette, broken hand
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:04 (four weeks ago) Permalink
the Curse of Mook
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:11 (four weeks ago) Permalink
Happy Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Day! @BlueJays— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) April 26, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 15:17 (three weeks ago) Permalink
We were trying to guess where he'd be in the order today: 2nd or 5th for me, a co-worker thought 7th.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 April 2019 16:13 (three weeks ago) Permalink
He has arrived. Ya llegó. @vladdyjr27 @VladGuerrero27 #VladDay #VladdyJr pic.twitter.com/pkKroNvshO— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) April 26, 2019
― Andy K, Friday, 26 April 2019 16:36 (three weeks ago) Permalink
clem wins: he's batting fifth
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 19:54 (three weeks ago) Permalink
I’m not sure I’ve ever heard the crowd clap at the end of batting practice before.— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) April 26, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 April 2019 21:00 (three weeks ago) Permalink
If he wasn't cool enough already, Vlad Jr.'s walkup song is Old Town Road 😎🤠https://t.co/0bwNdxtAut— SI MLB (@si_mlb) April 26, 2019
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 26 April 2019 23:57 (three weeks ago) Permalink
why isn't mlb.tv's boxscore working, and what did he do first PA?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 April 2019 23:58 (three weeks ago) Permalink
I haven't heard "Old Town Road"
Grounded out to 1B
― The Mod Who Banned Liberty Valance (WmC), Saturday, 27 April 2019 00:02 (three weeks ago) Permalink
ok I saw that one
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 April 2019 00:12 (three weeks ago) Permalink
I don't get all the fuss about Vlad Jr when there's a guy named Rowdy Tellez on the team.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 April 2019 00:51 (three weeks ago) Permalink
rowdy rulez
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 April 2019 01:17 (three weeks ago) Permalink
I cannot stop calling him Rowdy Roddy Tellez.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:09 (three weeks ago) Permalink
Anyways. That game was awesome. I had a capsule before going in and the experience was kinda surreal.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:12 (three weeks ago) Permalink
<3
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:41 (three weeks ago) Permalink
Got to see his first AB in a bar; I had already bought tickets weeks ago to a documentary on a band whose contribution to history was such thought-provoking songs as "My Erection Is Over."
― clemenza, Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:51 (three weeks ago) Permalink
That sounds worthwhile tbh
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 April 2019 04:04 (three weeks ago) Permalink
with a 'capsule'
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 April 2019 05:18 (three weeks ago) Permalink
just woke up to look at the box. you gotta be kiddin me
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 27 April 2019 09:24 (three weeks ago) Permalink
The mega hype for Vlad's debut is one thing in "favour", maybe, of service time manipulation. There's no way it gets this much attention if they had brought him up for a few weeks last season. One then might even argue that delaying his debut raises his profile and therefore his marketability and future income, but I don't think I'd go that far.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 27 April 2019 09:37 (three weeks ago) Permalink
Hey, look at us, scoring runs.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 May 2019 02:22 (one week ago) Permalink
/s ?!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 May 2019 03:27 (one week ago) Permalink
Thought this revive would be about Vladisaur Jr getting benched tbqh
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 9 May 2019 04:25 (one week ago) Permalink
He's sat for at least two games, maybe three. Which probably would've been the case even if he were hitting. Which he's not. Cliché, but he's almost certainly pressing.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 May 2019 04:45 (one week ago) Permalink
stroman doesn't seem like the kind of guy who can go 1-6 with a 3.12 ERA without publicly ripping his offense/bullpen for long
― mookieproof, Sunday, 12 May 2019 05:03 (one week ago) Permalink
he has arrived. two home runs tonight.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 03:54 (one week ago) Permalink
Great (though I wish they'd given him the traditional silent treatment on #1--I always love that). Maybe he needed a little space: late game on the coast, virtually the entire city focused on the Raptors.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 12:41 (one week ago) Permalink
jays fans seem v. perturbed that vladdy did not start this holiday home game
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 May 2019 19:06 (two days ago) Permalink
I don't blame them.
(I say "them" because I'm a Raptors guy now.)
― clemenza, Monday, 20 May 2019 21:50 (two days ago) Permalink