On Vlad at third base, his future, Bo's future (and recent past), John Schneider vote-of-confidence season, Horwitz, Manoah, Richards, Orelvis, flyball distance at Rogers Centre, and more!
'He is at the forefront of our environment, and has worked tirelessly over the offseason on our players, understanding that they are the most crucial part of this environment, and how we can support them in a better way'
This might be one of Ross' best quotes ever. I'm so relieved that our manager understands that it's the players that are most important when it comes to outcomes of the games. Perhaps he could have expanded on this point by discussing the removal of Berrios in the playoff game last year.
And it seems that 'compete' has become the new buzzword in baseball, taking over 'grind'.
Good stuff as usual Stoeten. This is a point I've been thinking about too: >But if the environment is as great and as important as you say it is, is your team not exactly in the middle of proving that there’s a big disconnect in the very point you’re trying to make here? Frankly, I don’t want to know the terrifying truth. I just want to see these guys sock a few dingers.
It feels like this regime didn't like the clubhouse when they arrived. Stroman. Donaldson. Etc. And then, the always smiling Teoscar and Lourdes to some degree. Then you add in the Dunedin player development complex and the competitive advantage that was to bring. And now the Rogers Centre player improvements.
Like you, I just want to see these guys sock a few dingers. They can hate each other all they want and look to gouge each other's eyeballs out at this point, just show me some 2015 swagger, or some results from anything this regime has built or been building since. This is a results business. It is time.
> They can hate each other all they want and look to gouge each other's eyeballs out at this point, just show me some 2015 swagger, or some results from anything this regime has built or been building since. This is a results business. It is time.
As a wise dickhead once said, this is the get-it-done league.
> Look, things have been a bit better on the offensive side of the ball lately, so I’m not going to kill him here, but if the environment is so important for this, and yours is so great, where have all the runs been?
Egg-zackly lol.
For all their talk about environment, and attitude, and competitiveness, and process, etc. etc. the results haven't been there. I'm sure it's better to have all those things than not, but it all pales in comparison to having players that can play the game at an elite level. And those have been lacking.
Edit: and while there are any number of coaches and managers and scouts and various big-brain types involved, ultimately the roster-creation buck stops with one person...
Schneider is, as you suggest, a pretty generic type of manager. He's not the problem for the Jays. OTOH, if his potential dismissal ultimately highlights the real reason for the team's persistent mediocrity- namely, the team's extremely incompetent GM -then maybe that’s a price worth paying.
'He is at the forefront of our environment, and has worked tirelessly over the offseason on our players, understanding that they are the most crucial part of this environment, and how we can support them in a better way'
This might be one of Ross' best quotes ever. I'm so relieved that our manager understands that it's the players that are most important when it comes to outcomes of the games. Perhaps he could have expanded on this point by discussing the removal of Berrios in the playoff game last year.
And it seems that 'compete' has become the new buzzword in baseball, taking over 'grind'.
Those names in 2019....whoa.
Good stuff as usual Stoeten. This is a point I've been thinking about too: >But if the environment is as great and as important as you say it is, is your team not exactly in the middle of proving that there’s a big disconnect in the very point you’re trying to make here? Frankly, I don’t want to know the terrifying truth. I just want to see these guys sock a few dingers.
It feels like this regime didn't like the clubhouse when they arrived. Stroman. Donaldson. Etc. And then, the always smiling Teoscar and Lourdes to some degree. Then you add in the Dunedin player development complex and the competitive advantage that was to bring. And now the Rogers Centre player improvements.
Like you, I just want to see these guys sock a few dingers. They can hate each other all they want and look to gouge each other's eyeballs out at this point, just show me some 2015 swagger, or some results from anything this regime has built or been building since. This is a results business. It is time.
> They can hate each other all they want and look to gouge each other's eyeballs out at this point, just show me some 2015 swagger, or some results from anything this regime has built or been building since. This is a results business. It is time.
As a wise dickhead once said, this is the get-it-done league.
> Look, things have been a bit better on the offensive side of the ball lately, so I’m not going to kill him here, but if the environment is so important for this, and yours is so great, where have all the runs been?
Egg-zackly lol.
For all their talk about environment, and attitude, and competitiveness, and process, etc. etc. the results haven't been there. I'm sure it's better to have all those things than not, but it all pales in comparison to having players that can play the game at an elite level. And those have been lacking.
Edit: and while there are any number of coaches and managers and scouts and various big-brain types involved, ultimately the roster-creation buck stops with one person...
Schneider is, as you suggest, a pretty generic type of manager. He's not the problem for the Jays. OTOH, if his potential dismissal ultimately highlights the real reason for the team's persistent mediocrity- namely, the team's extremely incompetent GM -then maybe that’s a price worth paying.