Also YOLO, it's not our money, it's Rogers. Lets just get silly here and re-sign Chapman and trade for Soto. Lets go balls in and buy a world series next year.
- Bichette
- Ohtani
- Guerrero
- Soto
- Springer
- Kirk
- Chapman
- Varsho
- Espinal
Like.....come on.
In the latest instalment of, Don’t admit you’re trying to sign Shohei Ohtani when you’re really, really, really trying to sign Shohei Ohtani, Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins moved his winter meetings media session online and then refused to divulge where he was.
I've been trying to avoid making a post about this, partially because I can't believe we're actually serious, but also because I don't want to jinx it. The Twitterverse and baseball writers are getting more and more serious about how serious the Jays are in pushing for Ohtani. Everyone was saying the Dodgers are the clear fit, and that's where most baseball minds would have placed bets on him landing prior to this offseason. But it is truly looking like Shatkins have Rogers blessing to open up the pocket book and pay him, so the question becomes what are the non-monetary drivers behind where he wants to sign.
We have arguably the best player development complex down in Dunedin. We have 2 young superstars under team control for at least 2 more years and a pretty decent lineup around them as well (obviously there are holes to be filled this winter). We have arguably the best rotation in baseball already (including a guy Ohtani went to the same high school as and looked up to). Work will be completed this winter on $300M renovations to the dome. Ohtani wants to play for a contender. While we haven't actually won a game in the playoffs since 2016 (shhh this still hurts), we have made the playoffs 3 out of the last 4 years. With this rotation we are a piece or two away from taking it all the way. Ohtani is THE piece.
I am seriously not trying to set myself or any of you up for utter disappointment here when we've been used as a negotiating chip to drive his value up an extra 3% to sign with the Dodgers. We've seen that happen all too many times in the past. But it truly seems like the Jays are there, and ready willing and able to sign him at whatever $$ figure he wants. At this point it's going to be up to Ohtani.
But can we just dream for a minute about what this team would be like with Ohtani at DH, and potentially pitching for us as well in 2025+? Obviously any team gets better with him, but Bichette-Ohtani-Guerrero-Springer in the top 4 of the lineup?? Especially if Guerrero can recapture any of his magic from 2021? I think every opposing pitcher that has the Jays on their schedule next year is having nightmares about it already.
TLDR
This one sucks for me. I've been a big fan of his on the radio broadcast. It's hard to replace Jerry Howarth, but he did a really good job in my opinion. They treated him like shit the whole time he was there. Another clear L for Rogers.
Sportsnet parts with Ben Wagner, Blue Jays radio broadcaster, after 6 seasons
Sportsnet said it has “decided not to renew (Wagner's) contract for next season."
Sportsnet has parted ways with Ben Wagner, the radio voice of the Toronto Blue Jays for the past six seasons.
Sportsnet said it “decided not to renew (Wagner’s) contract for next season” in a statement released Wednesday. The Blue Jays rights holder also thanked the radio broadcaster and wished him well.
Plans for the future of the radio broadcast will be announced prior to the 2024 season, the network said.
Wagner joined the Blue Jays radio broadcast in 2018 after previously spending 11 seasons calling games for the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo.
Wagner’s time with Sportsnet was not without obstacles. During the pandemic-shortened 60-game season in 2020, Wagner did not travel to road games and instead called games from a Toronto studio.
The following season, games were simulcast on TV and radio when the Blue Jays played their games in Dunedin, Fla., and Buffalo for the first four months of the 2021 season, leaving Wagner without a consistent role on the broadcast. A separate radio broadcast only returned for the season’s final two months when the team returned to playing at the Rogers Centre.
Meanwhile, full travel never resumed following the pandemic, as Wagner largely called road games off a screen. Wagner also did not have a consistent broadcast partner since 2021, instead handling the radio call either solo or with a rotating cast of guests and analysts beside him.
Sportsnet is owned by Rogers Communications, the Toronto-based telecom company that also owns the Blue Jays and Rogers Centre.
Sure, but my point is 1 step in degrees Fahrenheit, to me at least, is more intuitive than subdividing 1 degree Celsius to get the granularity needed.
Maple syrup literally flows through my veins. My pet polar bear and attack geese protect my vast syrup empire. Headquarters is obviously my igloo.
I grew up in Canada, but in a temperate climate area on the border with the US. Winter? Use Celsius. Summer? Use Fahrenheit. For me Celsius makes a lot more sense right around 0C. After about 15C my brain switches over and starts using Fahrenheit. I like the Fahrenheit scale from 60-100F for gauging the summer months. The Celsius scale isn't granular enough. It feels like there's a big difference between 18C and 22C versus the comparable 64F-72F. But I also was taught early a quick and dirty conversion. C to F, double and add 30. F to C subtract 30 and divide by 2.
Also apologies to everyone around here. I took our early playoff exit hard, so I couldn't bring myself to post/comment here like I wanted to during the rest of the playoffs. I'm back now for good, and the game-day bots are turned off until spring. Relying on our community to keep this place alive until baseball returns next season!
I once had a girl straight up say, "I'd do you", to which I stumbled and mumbled out nothing much in reply. I don't think I realized until about 5 years later I could have had sex that day :(
Thank you Jays Fans
I posted this as a reply in the off-day thread, but I thought it would be good to have as its' own post as well:
This has been a tough day for me as a Jays fan and mod. My thought for now about the now daily off-day threads is they can serve as discussion posts for the other games until the end of the postseason(once we’ve all had a chance to grieve our lost season). Thank you to EVERYONE who contributed to this community this year. It was a painful end to a frustrating season, but I just want to thank everyone who’s been a part of this community with me. I will be here all off-season making the occasional post about our off-season moves, and blindly exclaiming next year is our year. Here’s to a better 2024! I hope to see you all here!
This has been a tough day for me as a Jays fan and mod. My thought for now about the now daily off-day threads is they can serve as discussion posts for the other games until the end of the postseason(once we've all had a chance to grieve our lost season). Thank you to EVERYONE who contributed to this community this year. It was a painful end to a frustrating season, but I just want to thank everyone who's been a part of this community with me. I will be here all off-season making the occasional post about our off-season moves, and blindly exclaiming next year is our year. Here's to a better 2024! I hope to see you all here!
I don't know if I like this move here... Berios has been absolutely dealing.
We got this. Offence has got to show up today and show us who they are.
It's a game again, but that was a heartbreaking catch. 2 more feet and we're winning the game.
Playoff baseball today, LFG!
Our generational ace, TBD Wes Parsons??
Not the way we wanted it to happen, but who cares now?? We're in! Gausman gets to start WC Gm.1, we can rest up the bullpen from a heavy use day yesterday. It'll be interesting if they bring up Francis and/or Pearson to soak up some innings today. We're still technically playing for seeding, but we probably prefer to play the Twins anyways if we lose today.
Blue Jays Clinch Postseason!!
With the mariners loss to the rangers tonight, the blue Jays have clinched a berth in the playoffs!!
Well let's go rangers!
FACK. Need a huge bottom of the 10th now.
Let's fucking GO Jays.
Multiple Reports Coming out Today That Alek Manoah Never Reported to AAA After His Demotion August 11.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-belt-not-in-lineup-vs-rangers-after-suffering-lower-back-spasms/
https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1701579899419402692
https://twitter.com/RapsLeafsJays/status/1701566001169523174
https://theathletic.com/4857359/2023/09/12/alek-manoah-blue-jays-season/
Extremely disappointing news. You obviously never want to hear that you are being demoted because of poor performance, but you kind of have to just take it in stride. Look at what it did for Halladay back in the day. Seems like he wanted to be given more leash to work it out at the major league level. In another year where every game isn't tied to potential playoff implications, sure, but the Jays needed more than he was able to produce at the time.
Just very confusing and disappointing news. He is/was right up there with my favourite current Jays, so hopefully there's more going on here, and he hasn't pitched his last game for us.
Belt to the IL - Lukes Recalled
ROSTER MOVES: 🔹 1B Brandon Belt (lumbar spine muscle spasms) placed on 10-day IL 🔹 OF Nathan Lukes recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight
Erik Swanson Back from IL
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 RHP Erik Swanson reinstated from the 15-day IL and will be active tonight
🔹 RHP Jay Jackson optioned to Triple-A
"Danny Jansen had surgery on his right middle finger this week. He’s out for the regular season. Nothing ruled out for post-season. An October return still in play at some point." - Ben Nicholson-Smit
Ugggggh. #PlayoffsForJano
Danny Jansen to the IL
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 C Danny Jansen (right middle finger fracture) placed on the 10-day IL
🔹 C Tyler Heineman recalled from Triple-A and will be active tonight
30th Anniversary of Dave Stieb's No Hitter
I was far from able to watch this as a baby, but Dave Stieb is an absolute legend.
Blue Jays to add Chad Green and call up Spencer Horwitz with expanded September rosters
The Toronto Blue Jays have a couple of reinforcements on the way. <...
Excited to see what Horwitz can do for us!
Bichette Back to IL
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 SS Bo Bichette (right quad strain) placed on 10-day IL, retroactive to August 28
🔹 INF Mason McCoy selected to the Major League roster and will be active tonight
Bo's Back - DeJong DFA'd
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 SS Bo Bichette reinstated from 10-day IL and will be active tonight
🔹 INF Paul DeJong designated for assignment
Community Suggestions Thread
Hello Jays fans! Finishing touches are coming together for my bot rewrite, and the new bots should be taking over tomorrow if all goes to plan. With that finally out of the way I can start to focus on adding to the community. By far the biggest request is for in-game linescore updates and highlights to be added to the game day threads. So that is going to be my next main focus. Good news is I don't think it will take anywhere near as long for those updates.
I wanted to create this thread as a centralized place for the community to suggest, well, anything relating to the community. Rules changes, bot/feature requests, banner/sidebar/icon photos, etc. I created this community way back when because personally I couldn't support that other site anymore, but I have no desire to rule this place with an iron fist. I encourage anyone and everyone to drop their suggestions here, and if enough of us agree with the changes, then I will do my best to implement them.
So far everyone here has been extremely respectful of each other, with lots of good discussion, and there has not been a need to add any more mods to the team as of yet(I haven't needed to perform a single mod action on any community comments/content). But as the need arises, if there are any volunteers feel free to list yourselves in this thread as well, and I can potentially draw from that pool of people first.
My thanks to all of you! We have started a great community here, I look forward to it's continued growth!
Jordan Romano Is Back!
>ROSTER MOVES: 🔹 RHP Jordan Romano has been reinstated from the 15-day IL and will be active for tonight’s game 🔹 RHP Nate Pearson optioned to Triple-A
Injuries and Moves: Romano (back) nearing return
Hadn't heard about Green getting hit in the head with a throw from the catcher to second, that's really unfortunate.
"Bichette lands on injured list with patellar tendinitis" - Keegan Matheson
Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is headed to the injured list with right patellar tendinitis, the team announced on Wednesday. The news comes a day after the Trade Deadline, when Toronto dealt for Paul DeJong from the Cardinals as insurance in case Bichette would be forced to miss time. Bichette
Welp 😰