Heroic Shrimp
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Potvin29 said:
That is the greatest article ever written about the greatest team ever to play the game.
2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread
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That is the greatest article ever written about the greatest team ever to play the game.
GhostofPotvin29
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Heroic Shrimp said:
Wasn't totally off the mark:
hockeyfan1
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To think that the Tampa Bay Rays were 10 games back of the first-place Yankees back in August, and with the Red Sox, who seemed firmly entrenched hovering between 1st and 2nd place in the division..... well, down to the wire, as they say, what a night for Tampa Bay!!!
GhostofPotvin29
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I remember all the percentage chances of the Leafs being thrown around last season. How's this? On Sept. 3, Boston's chance of making the playoffs was put at 99.6%.
maplesyrup
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Potvin29 said:
Jesus.... On Sept 1 , they were 1.5 games ahead of the Yanks I think!
Looks like "the team of destiny" is going to need to do a little work if they plan on moving on to the next round - an inability to plate runners in scoring position in the 8th inning ultimately cost them in a 4-3 loss to Texas in Game 3.
Say, wasn't Boston also supposed to be a "team of destiny"? Or was that just "better than the 1927 Yankees"?
Say, wasn't Boston also supposed to be a "team of destiny"? Or was that just "better than the 1927 Yankees"?
Kin
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It's tough to get a great sense on how I feel about the season as a whole. On one hand, I was very much wrong about the Jays as I thought they'd be lucky to win 70 games and they won 11 more than that. On the other, I was very much right about there being an opportunity in the AL East that could be seized by a well put together club. The Jays missed an opportunity there.
The moves the team made are probably even divided between the ones I like(Wells trade, Bautista signing), the ones I don't(The Napoli trade, anything to do with the pitching staff) and the ones that probably need some time to reveal themselves(Rasmus, Tyler Beede)
Overall I'd probably give AA a solid B for his work this season and Farrell a C+.
The moves the team made are probably even divided between the ones I like(Wells trade, Bautista signing), the ones I don't(The Napoli trade, anything to do with the pitching staff) and the ones that probably need some time to reveal themselves(Rasmus, Tyler Beede)
Overall I'd probably give AA a solid B for his work this season and Farrell a C+.
Kin
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Deebo said:
Ultimate Zone Rating. An advanced fielding metric. It ranked Bautista as the worst RF in the league this year. I only mention it because it jives with what I've always thought which is that while there's some value with his arm, he's not very fast and doesn't get great jumps on the ball.
hockeyfan1
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Saint Nik said:
Bautista may not be the greatest right fielder in the game right now, but, he is of value in other areas to the club. While he may not be all things to all people, think of just what the Jays' total offensive percentage would have been without Joey Bats at the helm? I can't imagine for better, but for worse.
hockeyfan1
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Saint Nik said:
You know as well as I do that Bautista contributed to the Jays in the offensive department more so than in the defensive department (fielding). You mention in your post that the Jays would do well to keep him out of right field. In which I say, it's up to the Jays to figure out just where (which position) he fits in best.
I was looking into Carl Crawford's salary and found this:
7 years/$142M (2011-17)
signed by Boston as a free agent 12/11/10
$6M signing bonus (paid in $1M increments 1/10, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1, 8/1, 9/1/10)
11:$14M, 12:$19.5M, 13:$20M, 14:$20.25M, 15:$20.5M, 16:$20.75M, 17:$21M
no-trade protection:
Crawford may block deals to two clubs
if traded, club acquiring Crawford may not subsequently trade him to NY Yankees
award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star; $75,000 for ALCS MVP; $0.1M each for Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, WS MVP; $0.2M for MVP ($0.125M for 2nd in vote, $0.1M for 3rd, $75,000 for 4th, $50,000 for 5th)
How funny is that clause? The hatred between those 2 teams runs as deep as NTC with other teams.
7 years/$142M (2011-17)
signed by Boston as a free agent 12/11/10
$6M signing bonus (paid in $1M increments 1/10, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1, 8/1, 9/1/10)
11:$14M, 12:$19.5M, 13:$20M, 14:$20.25M, 15:$20.5M, 16:$20.75M, 17:$21M
no-trade protection:
Crawford may block deals to two clubs
if traded, club acquiring Crawford may not subsequently trade him to NY Yankees
award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star; $75,000 for ALCS MVP; $0.1M each for Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, WS MVP; $0.2M for MVP ($0.125M for 2nd in vote, $0.1M for 3rd, $75,000 for 4th, $50,000 for 5th)
How funny is that clause? The hatred between those 2 teams runs as deep as NTC with other teams.