Comments on Drunk Jays Fans: Simmer Down Jays Fans

Had the Twins been able to keep Santana they'd hav...

2008-02-02T15:40:01.137-05:00

Had the Twins been able to keep Santana they'd have had WC chance. Liriano is ready to roll again . . . he's potentially better than Santana.

The thing with the Bedard trade is that it would h...

2008-02-01T23:52:41.858-05:00

The thing with the Bedard trade is that it would help the Mariners now, but also the Orioles clearly win that deal, and thats never a good thing. Adam Jones would be a top 10 prospect in baseball. With Santana, it just means 1 less team to worry about right now (Twins).

It seems that the teams competing with the Jays for a playoff spot are, in decreasing threat, are: New York, and Clevland. I don't see Seattle as much of a threat, the Twins won't do much this year...and this is presuming the the division winners are Angels, Tigers, and Red Sox. There are still some pesky teams, like Texas and Chisox, but bottom line is we'd have to beat out BOTH Cleveland and New York for the Wild Card spot.

Beltre was decent last year if not exactly great.....

2008-02-01T21:04:33.093-05:00

Beltre was decent last year if not exactly great.

.276 26 HR 99 rbi 87 runs

He's a good defender too. If we get those numbers out of Rolen we'll be dancing in the street

I don't think Richie Sexon is coming back. Hasn't ...

2008-02-01T17:28:36.568-05:00

I don't think Richie Sexon is coming back. Hasn't it been two down years in a row for Beltre? And Jose Vidro? All they've really got is Ibanez and Ichiro, and I'd still take our staff over theirs, and our bullpen. But they don't have to play the gruesome twosome nearly as me.

A part of my thinks Seattle will be terrible, but ...

2008-02-01T17:06:16.880-05:00

A part of my thinks Seattle will be terrible, but if their "big bats can bounce back" (sounds familiar), they have a solid lineup and a strong rotation. A little scary.

Which, of course, was one of the underlying reason...

2008-02-01T15:04:20.944-05:00

Which, of course, was one of the underlying reasons for the Rolen deal.

Anyway, the Bedard thing actually really hurts us in that it gives one of our main Wild Card rivals a stud lefty.

I seriously don't know how anyone hits Trachsel. ...

2008-02-01T14:46:11.010-05:00

I seriously don't know how anyone hits Trachsel. He never throws a fastball and takes a minute between each pitch. He lulls guys to sleep.

It's true though, the Jays lineup crushes left-handed pitching and, last year at least, pulls up limp against right handers.

Someone was mentioning V-Dub's splits yesterday, and his success against lefties compared to righties. It's pretty much the same all the way down the predominantly RH order.

What's the lesson here? That while we can mash ace...

2008-02-01T14:34:36.779-05:00

What's the lesson here? That while we can mash ace lefties, we have problems hitting shitballers like Steve Trachsel. Great way to build a lineup in a league dominated by RHP.