vlad (and bo) named to the arizona fall league, so presumably will not be called up in september
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
A few years ago, we started hearing about Rowdy Tellez. I saw him a couple of times in Buffalo, and he had such an air of career-minor-leaguer about him: .270 hitter, medium-range power, big and immobile first-base/DH-type. He finally got his first MLB AB last-night towards the end of a blowout. First pitch, RBI double. I was laughing out loud, it was such a great moment. Found out later that his mom died three weeks ago, so I was extra happy for him.
― clemenza, Thursday, 6 September 2018 16:08 (five years ago) link
― mookieproof, Thursday, August 30, 2018 2:19 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The Arizona Fall League is a great place to improve defence iirc.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 6 September 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
Watch the clip up top till the end: Rowdy's hit, plus him leaving a tribute to him mom in the dirt.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/rowdy-tellezs-big-league-debut-nothing-short-amazing/
― clemenza, Thursday, 6 September 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
"his mom"
Rowdy has six doubles in his first 10 major-league AB--six! And he didn't even get a sidebar mention on the MLB site.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 September 2018 13:35 (five years ago) link
Home run, Rowdy! He's got 7 XB hits in his first 4 games, first time since 1913. Slugfest going on, so he may get another AB.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:37 (five years ago) link
rip gibby
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 15:58 (five years ago) link
Thank you John Gibbons for leading our @BlueJays and for all the great memories. I want to wish you good luck in the future! Toronto will miss you, Gibby! Proud to proclaim today as John Gibbons Day in Toronto. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/ZwtJuJjTD9— John Tory (@TorontosMayor) September 26, 2018
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
I wanted to see the end of the game but got held up at the dentist. Ended up with the second-most wins behind Cito, and today's win assures he'll finish up with a winning record (barely). No one will ever surpass him in Stengel-like post-game meandering.
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 September 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
These days managers only need to keep the peace in the clubhouse while still finding time to memorize the reports from the analytics department -- not exactly Gibbons' best skills.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 27 September 2018 06:10 (five years ago) link
Russell Martin manager shows excellent judgement in sitting down Russell Martin player.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
so i didn't realize until he did it Sunday – but Kevin Pillar hit 40 doubles! was rather surprised. has only happened 25 times in Blue Jays history – with 16 players doing it. (two accomplishing it three times as Jays)
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 16:26 (five years ago) link
Ed Sprague was interviewed for the managerial post today.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 October 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
Oh god
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 19 October 2018 09:15 (five years ago) link
i'm hoping Stubby Clapp gets the job.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 19 October 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
I don't want Eric Wedge, otherwise no preference. Don't know anything about Sprague's credentials, other than his recent job with Oakland.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 October 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
(xpost on Pillar)
He's been a pretty consistent doubles hitter the past three seasons: 35, 37, 40. As frustrating as he can be, I can envision him thriving in a situation where he's on a good team and can bat eighth or ninth and not be expected to carry any offensive load; just play defense (which has slipped the past couple of years), and any offense is a bonus. Because he does contribute with the bat--the doubles, 10-15 HR, and he keeps his average over .250. He's got one huge glaring weakness: the hideous walk rate (111 for his career now, in over 2,500 AB). Hidden away on a good offense (like the Jays three years ago), he can be the designated Caesar Geronimo, and his OBP is not that big a deal.
― clemenza, Saturday, 20 October 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link