OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[MindzEye]

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The Mets are an experience.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

All these runs for Yesavage. Embarrassment of riches.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

That challenge by Springer is maybe the worst one I've seen yet. Nobody on, two outs, pitch straight down the middle.

 

[GEEMAN]

Jose Canseco would do 500+ in career earnings today. Probably way more than that.

I mean his earnings are 100 today with inflation

Yes, if you live like it has to last you for the rest of your life and not like a young and wealthy athlete. But there's a reason a lot of athletes used to go broke within a handful of years after they finished playing and that doesn't happen nearly as often anymore. The pie has gotten way, way bigger.

I don't think you have to spend lavishly to blow through that. 50 is really 25 after taxes and agent fees. 25 is spread over ~10 years, and a lot of these guys take care of a bunch of people. A lot of them divorce after their playing days are over, etc. Can it be set up to be a completely generational nut? Of course. But that requires a kid in his 20's making more sophisticated financial & life decisions than most of them are capable of.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I swear it's like Vladdy is playing with a broken bat.

 

[thehabhater]

Enough with the fucking PP commercials.

 

[Pwner]

The Jays win 2 - 1. In typical Jays fashion, they scored their 2 runs on an error and a sac fly.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

even when they win its painful.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Our poor starters. Each win is a monumental accomplishment.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Quick question, does this Jays medical staff have any fucking clue what they are doing at this point.

 

[Killer93]

Quick question, does this Jays medical staff have any fucking clue what they are doing at this point.

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[Pwner]

That's good. Depth is always good, and if they can fix him......


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[LeafOfFaith]

Were some underlying stats bad or something during his brief 10 inning no runs stint? He only gave up a few hits, a few walks. What was broken about him that they sent him down?

 

[MindzEye]

His underlying stats were horrific. Wasn't missing bats and was a walk machine. The upside is that if he's willing to convert to the pen and gets an uptick in his velo from that, he might make a pretty good option. He's had a plus fastball in the past.

 

[mbow30]

Yeah 6+ walks a 4+ k’s are both horrible numbers and would still both be bad if they were inverted.