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John Raeside

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I’m employed. I’m a cat dad. Baseball fan. I’m an avid reader and a once upon time writer. I’m a huge music fan.

London, Ontario
Joined December 2020
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@JohnRaeside12
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10 months
The biggest losers of the day aren’t the Blue Jays fans who showed their immense fandom today hoping for an Ohtani signing, it is the emplyees of Rogers Sportsnet who have chosen to go after the fans for believing in the words of insiders. Cloak and dagger spy games here.
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5 months
Bo and Vlad are perfect examples of why you don’t coddle your young potential stars.. so many bad habits were allowed to creep into their games as there were no repercussions for their mistakes as young players.. bad coaching as part of a badly run organization.
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5 months
There is no reason for Vogelbach to be on this roster… release and open up the roster to more options than a once a week no D guy without speed
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1 year
This should be Ron MacLean’s last Stanley Cup Final.
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5 months
This might be the most boring offensive Blue Jays team fielded in their history
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3 months
The Jays have 3 hits and the guy who is 2-2 with 2 doubles gets pinch hit for…
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2 years
@theJagmeetSingh You can see them through the dust of your BMW as you take off?
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2 years
Please let this be Ron Maclean’s last game as the lead host on a hockey broadcast. The time is long over do for a change.
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1 year
John Schneider is the worst in game manager in baseball and his team is still 11 games over .500. Imagine where they would be with better decision making and coaching and most importantly an organizational sense of accountability and ownership and correction of repeated mistakes
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2 years
Fan bias aside and I don’t care about analytics, Matt Chapman not winning the GG is a crime. Ramon Urias is a good defensive player but he played 55 less games at 3rd this year than Chapman. 153-98. Chapman was out there daily making all the plays he should and more. BS.
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2 years
@Sid_Seixeiro You are the problem.
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3 years
The party culture at Western University is one of its biggest draws but the university has often failed to protect its students from gender based sexual violence. The vulnerable young women who are in many cases away from home and real friends for the first time deserve better.
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3 years
Of course Ron MacLean skirts around the issues of refereeing and how bad it is in the NHL. Have the real conversation!!
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5 months
@BluejaysKing Nothing surprising … he’s the worse in game manager in baseball
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2 years
@bnicholsonsmith Well the government of Canada saved the Blue Jays a bad contract, might be the best thing about their border policy since March 2020.
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3 months
@bnicholsonsmith Hopefully many don’t renew as the demand for this product can’t be all that great and it forces Rogers to make the necessary leadership changes but it is just another slap in the face of loyal Jays fans who have been disrespected and not given straight answers to team decisions
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John Raeside
1 year
Maybe it will take Bryce Harper losing his shit on Angel Hernandez for MLB to finally take steps to get rid of the most incompetent umpire since Joe West. These union protected umpires are ruining baseball and have been for years now.
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3 months
The Bo trade can’t happen fast enough, his disinterested play and general sulking around have made him a sunk cost.. his play isn’t going to improve until he puts on another jersey in another city.. accept it and get what you can because he’s not worth 17 million next year
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John Raeside
3 years
For me Marcus Semien is the Jays MVP as his day in and day out professionalism and performance mean the most to the team.
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John Raeside
2 years
@ButMontoyo @CarloColaiacovo Yep and Walker has to be accountable for that too. A pitching coach has to have the ear of the manager and say use your eyes man, he just k’d 2 guys he’s pumped, the crowds pumped he’s at 95 but he can get this guy and worse case he hits a slam and it is 8-5 which happened anyway
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John Raeside
1 year
Anthony Bass is off Twitter, next step is to get him off the Blue Jays.
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John Raeside
2 years
@thehazelmae Without him.
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John Raeside
3 years
@LFPress This is an embarrassing step back. No one wants a 4 hour trip to Toronto. We want high speed transit. How is the Ontario government this far behind the rest of the world. There should be a high speed train from Windsor to Quebec already and London to Toronto in an hour. 👎
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John Raeside
2 years
You just have to listen for a minute to realize how much better at play by play Bob Costas is over 99% of the other announcers.
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John Raeside
5 months
So Swanson in back to back games? Not hitting for Biggio… pitching to Witt after the steal? Another John Schneider masterclass tonight. In his words .. it is over
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John Raeside
2 years
The Blue Jays gave Kevin Gausman 110 million to pitch in big games and not to be pulled up 8-1 in the top of the 6th having just struck out 2 straight and sitting at 95 pitches. That was the start of the epic collapse and a rookie manager being exposed.
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John Raeside
2 years
@eastcoast_eq Knowing the words has to be the second requirement after being able to sing. Epic fail all around as he couldn’t sing either.
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John Raeside
2 years
Canadian tennis fans are going to miss a historic moment because a Billion Dollar communications Rogers can’t send a live crew to the Davis Cup Finals. Rain and satellites. What a joke.
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John Raeside
3 years
Ron Kulpa was just really bad at his job tonight and especially late in the game. @MLB how are your umpires not reprimanded for their performance and a performance like this should lead to a suspension. Hold them accountable or put technology in place. Embarrassing for the game!
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John Raeside
4 years
@CBCAlerts So now would be right and bold time to remove “The Crown” from Canada’s head of state. The antiquated reminder of British colonialism and privilege doesn’t serve Canada in any reconciliation efforts. It is just a reminder of the horrors of colonialism.
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1 year
@KeeganMatheson Typical no accountability for his horrible in game managing from JS. Guy just can’t take any of the blame or call out his plays for their lack of execution. He has taken a sure bet playoff team and turned them into a train wreck. One baffling move after another and BS answers.
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2 years
@BlueJays @TD_Canada Bo is not a 5 hitter and he’s the worst everyday defensive ss in baseball. Stripling better hope he doesn’t give up any contact towards short.
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1 year
I’m done with this Blue Jays organization. This is over managing 101 just like the Seattle collapse. JS is just a puppet doing the FO’s bidding. Use your eyes I don’t care if he just walked Lewis.
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John Raeside
5 months
John Schneider is lucky what happened today didn’t happen last night. Romano and Swanson aren’t big league high leverage ready yet. Instead he pitches them both in high leverage spots and gets 1.1 4 earned out of them. Bonehead and Pearson who was throwing well goes over Francis
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1 year
This was one of the most unlikable on the field products the Blue Jays have ever had. Even when they were bad and rebuilding, there were guys who were fun to watch. This is the season that ended my fandom. Too much reliance on Mickey Mouse formulas and not even on plain eye sight
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1 year
Schneider never takes any accountability because he isn’t actually making any decisions he is just doing what he is told. But either way it is a weak public image and it is disrespectful to the millions of fans who know the truth. If you are the manage own it, if not get lost.
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John Raeside
2 years
The Blue Jays are one of the most talented teams in baseball but too bad for them Charlie Montoyo is the biggest idiot manager in baseball. When they win it is in spite of him.
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1 year
Whether John Schneider is a puppet or not for the analytics department, he is the manager and he has eyes and either choose not to use them or believes pulling Berrios is the right move. If he didn’t don’t make it and stand up for yourself. You are the manager.
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2 years
This is the most unlikable Jays team in a long time. What a waste of talent. The FO hasn’t helped, or the coaches. Rogers needs to be bold go really next level with its organizational leadership, who can hire a new manager who can hire a new coaching staff and remake the culture.
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John Raeside
3 years
Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins need to do the right thing and relieve Charlie Montoyo of his duties as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays effect immediately and start creating a new winning culture leading into next year so 2022 isn’t a wasted year too.
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John Raeside
2 years
Joni Mitchell sang and played publicly today for the first time since her aneurysm. What an amazingly strong woman, to relearn all that she lost.
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John Raeside
3 months
No Springer, no KK and no Bo. Is this heaven?
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John Raeside
4 months
The sooner Shapiro fires Atkins, the better off the Blue Jays organization will be. The current roster makeup is the most pressing issue and a new GM with actual teeth can elevate that along with the manager and coaches and stat dept to make those necessary changes in time.
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John Raeside
1 year
The spineless leadership of the Jays Front Office and in particular Ross Atkins will finally address the media on Saturday, 2 full days after his team was epically eliminated. This is the Saturday of a long weekend to minimize the negative exposure because this FO is spineless
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1 year
By the way John Schneider is managing today you’d think it was the Jays who had the playoff spot wrapped up. Dumb and more dumber.
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John Raeside
2 years
The Jays have Banda, Thornton, Collins and Zimmer taking up roster spots. All 4 have no business on a playoff want to be team. Those are the people they need to upgrade today.
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John Raeside
4 months
Springer is now 6 for his last 40 with 14 strikeouts a walk and no extra base hits .. a massive black hole at the top of the lineup but yeah let’s have him getting the most at bats..
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4 years
@CBCAlerts By eliminating GG position and colonial ties to Britain would help reconciliation efforts. By maintaining these colonial traditions we are confirming that one set of people can suppress another. We are recognizing the privilege of a Royal family no longer relevant in Canada.
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John Raeside
3 years
@hockeynight I guess this means the Blue Jays should be playing in Toronto by Canada Day if not earlier.
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John Raeside
5 months
John Schneider and this organization loves putting its players in positions to fail. Just horribly run.
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John Raeside
1 year
Love Joe Siddall’s takes tonight. Don’t sugarcoat it. The team is a mess and the manager making decisions that can have long term effects on a players confidence. Ie hitting for Varsho
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John Raeside
2 years
@brianlilley He’s condensing to those that have different view points than him and has done more to divide this country than any political leader since maybe his father. He doesn’t come off as respectful so why should he be shown respect. 2 way street.
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2 years
@BlueJays @KevinGausman @TD_Canada @Sportsnet I don’t get sitting Kirk. He’s the hottest hitter. He played June 7 then had 2 days off played June 10 and now another day off. There is no logic. Either catch him or DH him, make Springer play the field.
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John Raeside
10 months
Atkins seemed engaged and dare I say affable today on the radio. Clearly the Jays have made their best pitch and possibly offer to Ohtani and the rest is out of their hands. Toronto backed by Rogers deep pockets are in this game and are trying to change baseball culture in TO.
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6 months
@thehazelmae It is always excuses and a lack of accountability from this manager and this organization, it happened at the end of last year and it is happening again.. the hitters weren’t prepared tonight, it was obvious that they had been told to look for something else and couldn’t adjust
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John Raeside
3 months
This is another masterclass in managing from John Schneider
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3 years
@ButMontoyo @Sid_Seixeiro Any other market he gets turfed for mismanaging one of the most talented Jays team ever.
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John Raeside
4 years
@irelynelavery @TorontoStar If the news wasn’t there then it would be somewhere else, digitally or physically, I don’t think this statement resonates as it might have in another time. Good reporting remains, will always remain and will have many platforms and reinventions. TS is far from the gold standard
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5 months
If Vlad isn’t benched tomorrow, the Jays are unserious
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John Raeside
6 months
Peacefully and mercifully Percy passed away this afternoon. He was a great fighter and like all fighters the body gives out before the heart. He was my shadow, which I will miss immensely. I hope he has found his way to the spirit world and is once frolicking with Arabella. 💔
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4 years
@MLBNetwork @BlueJays Awesome and for being the first African American manager to win the World Series and doing it in back to back years, along with a life in the game and being subjected to systemic racism which prevented him from other mgr jobs. Cito belongs in the HOF. Do it well he is alive.
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6 months
The Blue Jays have an unwatchable product which will prove costly for Rogers, in terms of advertising $ and in stadium attendance. Once the home opener has passed the drastic drop off especially against the Rockies will be very evident and viewership when NHL playoffs start.
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John Raeside
1 year
My grandma passed away today in her 98th year. She was a remarkable woman, made parachutes as a teen during WWII as England was being bombed became a war bride, came to Canada, had 4 kids and worked 22 years, had 15 grandkids+ great. Survived cancer at 66. We had many laughs ❤️
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1 year
Can’t say I have faith in this Blue Jays organization going forward.
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2 years
Don’t make me sad in person
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1 year
The Blue Jays with more DP’s than a porn star.
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3 years
@simmonssteve He’s not the manager to take them to the next level, but hey he did come from the Rays, he speaks Spanish and is a nice guy. Those must have the qualifications that mattered the most.
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3 years
@Pascucci015 @GMackWPG @BrettMegarry @McNabbonGlobal Letterman rocking the Bombers toque yesterday.
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1 year
With 10 games in 10 days J. Schneider goes to his bullpen in the 6th choosing to take Kikuchi out at 88 pitches.
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1 year
Remember this Blue Jays leadership team couldn’t get Cleveland over the hump either and maybe it is time to cut ties and let someone else take the reigns who might be able to get the organization back to the promised land.
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1 year
Jays lose. No shocker. Can’t hit and the starter buried them early. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow. One game closer to hopefully massive management and personnel changes.
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2 years
@timandfriends When coaches and a manager are fired. How about calling them out and stop hiding under the corporate umbrella.
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2 years
I won’t cheer for a Charlie Montoyo led team. He is the first domino that needs to fall to save this organization, then a new manger to hold the players accountable and then the pressure is on Ross and Mark to fix the roster. It isn’t good enough.
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3 years
@theJagmeetSingh And fully supported by you and your party since you took leadership, you talk a big game but when the chips are down you don’t vote against the govt. Also you are part of the elite and thus part of the problem, resign as leader and give your party back to the ppl. Jack would have
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5 months
The release of Vogelbach tonight has to happen
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1 year
John Schneider needs to stop talking as he is embarrassing himself, Rogers and the Blue Jays. This is an organization with a proud history but right now it is being laughed at by its fans and baseball because of the blatant lack of accountability for decisions made today. A Big L
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9 months
@NHLBlackhawks Keep your head up and this was against an eastern mild team, how’s he going to survive a full season against the west. He got hit harder by Vegas and Colorado. Clean hit. But yea let’s fight after another clean hit. The hits aren’t killing the NHL it is the reaction after them
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4 months
The summer fire sale at the Rogers Centre should not be overseen by Ross Atkins. He couldn’t manage a garage sale. Bring in a real GM and not a yes man to Shapiro, who can gut this garbage product and get some value for the pieces.
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2 years
@fakenewsshater Elite lol…. Only McDavid fits this definition. Suzuki and his 21 goals and -29 do not. Horvat is a good player who does a lot to help a team to win.
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11 months
@bnicholsonsmith Why not and add Taylor so they can both strike out 160 times and hit 20 homers and be streaky and play good D and solve ZERO of the issues with this team..
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1 year
Got to love September ball ..
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1 year
So fucking predictable. John Schneider is just a horrible manager.
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1 year
Today’s on field baseball decision is not sitting well with the usual folks (us) but it is not sitting well with former players, current players and those in the game. This is an all time blunder and might have repercussions going forward with players who remain or recruiting FAs
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2 years
I hope this is the series that gets Charlie Montoyo fired. Please.
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3 months
@Atkins2theSun At least the send up of Martinez would have electrified the crowd
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2 years
The Blue Jays are still in the MLB right? Trading Teo and signing Mattingly to the bench coach position is not the off-season I envisioned
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1 year
Today’s game also might have been the last game for Buck Martinez who association with the team goes back decades and multiple roles and if so he will be missed my many fans.
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John Raeside
6 months
15 at bats in and already sickening to watch Varsho hit
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John Raeside
5 months
After a day off the Jays leave their highest WAR player Varsho on the bench in favour of Kiermaier who is 1/11 bs lefties and Varsho is 6/22 with a homer and both play above average D. Sure KK homered last game, if rewarding then sit George 5/30 vs lefties or Bo. Jeez.
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1 year
Whit has a huge 18 million mutual contract for next year that will be rightfully declined by the Jays but I’d love to see a way to resign him for 3 years.. such a valuable and versatile player
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At least the Martinez suspension forced Atkins out of hiding. There’s no doubt Mark and him are in Cleveland this weekend reliving glory days that were never really that glorified because they never won there either.
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2 years
Are we excited for 2 games of Blue Jays baseball today?
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1 year
@KeeganMatheson Seems to be were his career normal are going to land. The Jays need to find a middle of the bat to make up for the reality of who he is and drop him to 5/6.
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10 months
Chapman turning down any Jays offer is doing the team a favour.
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2 years
Time for Espinal to play SS and Biggio/Whit platoon second. Give Bo the bench treatment.
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4 months
Ross Atkins should not be in charge of any fire sale or retool. The Jays will end up with all infielders.
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3 months
Tougher to DFA Springer but that road might need to be taken sooner than later
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2 years
Can Rogers fire Arash too!
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4 months
Took in this stray about 10 days ago and she is super sweet.
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10 months
Blue Jays fans don’t need a lecture on our fandom from Rogers paid scribes and especially if some of us choose to believe an insider. You have a job because of us fans and the demand for the product that you cover and it is this demand that allows your bosses to pursue Ohtani.
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