Blue Jays, 2013 edition
- Thread starter Perry Mason
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The only respectable stat is homers. It averages in the low 20's for a season.
Other than that, I'd bring up Gose. Better CF, better arm, blazing fast on the bases and at his age is still improving.
They also have a 2B in Buffalo, Jim Negrych who's hitting way over .400 with an OPS over 1.100. Fielding at .984, 1 error in 16 games.
He can't do any worse than our "platoon" unless it would hurt AA's pride that he'd be admitting those 2 choices for second base both failed.
Well said!!
Does anyone remember the 1989 Blue Jays?? They got off to a terrible start under Jimmy Williams, even though the talent was there. Jimmy gets fired, Cito Gaston becomes interim coach (when even he himself admitted he might not be the right man for the job due to lack of experience).
Somehow the players react well to Cito and get motivated. Their season improves right away and Jays go on to win 4 division titles and 2 world series.
Like Perry said, a huge part the game is mental
Negrych was discussed on The Fan last week. Apparently, he is a career minor leaguer and is playing above his usual level. Not exactly the sort of guy who is going to impact.
Back on the DL again. Rule number 1, never pick up a pitcher with a history of arm problems.
Good thing somebody is hitting. BTW it's nice to see you are a jays fan Jennifer, I will have to come and see you sometime.2! 10th two-HR game of his career.
tied for 1st in the AL
(Glad to see him heat up)
Nobody said it had to be long term but at least stop the bleeding. As I said he can't do any worse than tweedledy and tweedledum out there. No offense and even worse defence.
Au contraire! A Minor leaguer having a career year may be just the man to have up in the Majors while the hot streak lasts!
And who knows? May be he has been a sleeper that has just found his stroke?
What is there to lose? He can't possibly be worse than what is there now! As they say, nothing from nothing is nothing!
Perry
If I was AA I would take a serious look at this guy. His minor league stats are very respectable
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=sa326763&position=2B
Okay smart guy, if this is the case (which I don't buy anyway) how the hell do you know what gibbons is saying to them or not saying to them to get them in "the right mental state to win"?. How much time have you spent in team meetings? practices? or locker room?
I'm guessing zero but because these over priced altheletes are are playing bad, it must be because gibbons isn't saying the right things.
This guy has a long history of arm troubles and he's hurt again. I believe he is a free agent at the end of this season if that's the case the jays should let him walk or deal him at the trade deadline.
Ye shall know them by the results they achieve.
This is not a team of also-rans but of, supposedly, very gifted athletes and all but 3 of them are way under achieving!
Is there any other reasonable test?
There is an expression in horse racing that applies. No matter how good your horse is, if you don't have the right jockey you ain't gonna win much.
Perry
You might be surprised by my answer... not with the BJ's, of course, but with enough other teams to know something about these dynamics.
When I was coaching 12-14 year old hockey, in particular, I even shocked myself by the effects what I said had on both individual and team performance.
Of course, if you have never coached -- which is what I suspect is true about you -- you'd have no clue what I am talking about.
Wrong again!
Perry
My question was "how much time have you spent in team meeting, practices, ect...with THIS team" not the 12 year old boys team you coached.
2ndly, yes I have coached baseball.Wrong again!
You were probably coaching the bat boys and ball boys!
And where was I wrong before? Can't you think of something original to say?
Perry
My apologies for having interpreted your question as an intelligent question!
Perry
