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2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread

Speaking of bad pitching, Lackey got hammered again for Boston tonight. He got yanked, but Boston still leads 11-8 after 5 in the second game against Baltimore.
 
Another excellent start by Romero, from the looks of things. If it wasn't for the fact that Verlander is having an MVP type season and should be the unanimous choice for AL Cy Young, you'd have to think Romero would deserve some consideration.
 
Busta Reims said:
Another excellent start by Romero, from the looks of things. If it wasn't for the fact that Verlander is having an MVP type season and should be the unanimous choice for AL Cy Young, you'd have to think Romero would deserve some consideration.
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Agreed - he has been very, very good - good enough to garner some notice.
 
Busta Reims said:
Another excellent start by Romero, from the looks of things. If it wasn't for the fact that Verlander is having an MVP type season and should be the unanimous choice for AL Cy Young, you'd have to think Romero would deserve some consideration.
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BR has him at fifth in the league in WAR for pitchers so, yeah, he should be getting some end of ballot votes.
 
Saint Nik said:
BR has him at fifth in the league in WAR for pitchers so, yeah, he should be getting some end of ballot votes.
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I would hope so. I would also hope that anyone who doesn't give their first place vote to Verlander has their vote taken away. I mean, it's not even close for anyone else - his WAR of 8.5 is almost 2 full games higher than any other pitcher in the AL, and is higher than any other player in baseball not named Jose Bautista or Matt Kemp.
 
Wow. Jays win because of an error, then a dropped ball on what should have been a double play, then a ground ball that should have been an out at the plate was thrown to the first base side and pulling the catcher off the plate....
 
Derk said:
St. Louis continues to win - they beat the Phillies tonight 4-3 to drop Halladay to 18-6.
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Seemed near impossible a month ago but both the Red Sox and Braves are vulnerable to having the wild card slip right out of their hands.  This is actually going to make the last week and a half exciting whereas before it seemed as all eight playoff teams were set firmly in place.
 
Cecil seems to act like this a lot when he is lifted:

?Really surprised,? he said of his reaction to being lifted for Drabek to start the fourth. ?I think that?s why I?m at a loss for words. I only had three innings to work ? um, you know, just can?t find the words to really explain anything right now. The ball got up in the third inning and that?s really it. I just don?t know.?
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I think what's more puzzling is that Farrell left Drabek in after he gave up more runs than Cecil did in 2/3 of an inning.
 
Out of curiosity, would we have ended up with a better compensatory pick with Napoli than Francisco?

I know it would've meant much less time for somebody (whether at C, 1B, or DH), but I can't help but think that what was a questionable trade at the time looks like a terrible trade today.
 
Chev-boyar-sky said:
Out of curiosity, would we have ended up with a better compensatory pick with Napoli than Francisco?

I know it would've meant much less time for somebody (whether at C, 1B, or DH), but I can't help but think that what was a questionable trade at the time looks like a terrible trade today.
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Napoli's not a free agent at the end of this season - the Jays would either have to offer him to arbitration and sign or trade him, or walk away from him and get nothing. So, this winter, no, the Jays would not have received a better pick for Napoli. Next winter, when he will qualify for free agency . . . well, that depends on what happens with the new CBA and Napoli's production. There's been talk of eliminating or altering draft pick compensation, so, what the compensation could be for him next winter is very much an unknown.
 
TML fan said:
Every time I watch Drabek pitch, I wish the Jays just let Halladay leave on his own.
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Not me, I'm glad we got Gose and d'Arnaud as a result of the deal even if Drabek doesn't pan out.
 
Potvin29 said:
Possibly the 'new' Jays logo?

http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/article/1057876--newest-blue-jays-logo-leaked-online?bn=1
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Isn't that just the old Blue Jays logo?
 
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