People toss around hero a lot more than they should. However, this man is indeed…a hero. The story of Lionel Rodia is enough to melt the heart of any baseball or sports fan. He’s done things I can only dream of and it’s a real (sort of) rags to riches type story about a die hard sports fan down on his luck, getting his 15 minutes of sorts working his Read More ...
Comments Off on Jorge Says No! : What the Hell Were You Thinking? Vernon Wells Edition
Josh at Jorge Says No! has a great article on Vernon Wells’ ludicrous contract. If Jays fans are complaining about not getting any big free agents, don’t expect them for a while. Wells is set to make a meager $1.5 million this year before his contract explodes to $12.5 million in 2010, $23 million in 2011, and then $21 million until 2014. All with a full no trade clause to Read More ...
To follow up a previous entry, I decided to take some newbie analysis at comparing Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, John McDonald, with his Detroit Tigers counterpart, Adam Everett. Why? Because Adam Everett is projected to be the best defensive shortstop this season, and many seem to act like John McDonald holds that role. Personally, though I think McDonald has great spirit and hustle, I think he’s an offensive cancer on Read More ...
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Taken directly from the best of Craigslist. An amazing anonymous posting of advice. — Date: 2007-02-15, 9:08AM PST Advice to Young Men from an Old Man 1. Don’t pick on the weak. It’s immoral. Don’t antagonize the strong without cause, its stupid. 2. Don’t hate women. It’s a waste of time 3. Invest in yourself. Material things come to those that have self actualized. 4. Get in a fistfight, even Read More ...
There’s a total wealth of knowledge out there now at Sean Smith’s Baseball Projection.com with 2009 CHONE projections for every MLB team (as well as free agents and Japanese leagues). Though I am not a statistician, I thought I’d take advantage of some vacation time and have a take on what the season will look like for the Jays in the upcoming season. In theory, that would’ve been fabulous. Unfortunately Read More ...