we have won a lot of games this year playing small ball (see stats when they played Boston & Texas) more running, more bunting, etc....hunter001 said:
Blue Jays 2008 Season
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Well The Big Hurt is gone. Too bad. Thomas got sent down today. I wonder who they are bringing in? Bonds perhaps? Hmmm..
Not gone, just taking a seat on the bench a few games. Just think, as bad as his number are, they are still higher than Big Papi's. He finally broke out last night with a grand salami and 5 RBI.Toronto Passions said:
All Thomas needs is a few games against the Red Sox. He gets a few AB against Manny DelGagne and he is back on track. Mark April 29th on the calendar Frank.
this is what Thomas has to say with regards to this move:blueline said:
"Basically, I've been told that I'm not going to be in that lineup," Thomas said. "Gibby told me that this morning. I see it as something else is going on. We'll see how that plays out.
"You know what's going on and I know what's going on. We'll see how it plays out. I'm just a little frustrated right now. There are some things going on around here this year that I haven't been happy about."
apparently our idiot of a GM guaranteed 10 million dollars if Thomas gets 1,000 plate appearances in 2 years and he had over 600 last year....
He got $8 million for a couple of months work which is pretty good pay.
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/416431
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/416431
Good move to get ride of frank the Tank.
Scott Rolen is coming back soon from DL.
and maybe Adam Lind will get some playing time
he is taring it up in Syracuse.
Scott Rolen is coming back soon from DL.
and maybe Adam Lind will get some playing time
he is taring it up in Syracuse.
Another great move by that genius, at least in his own mind, JP. There was no one last year going to give Thomas the kind of money JP did, and now they release him because he might hit his required number of at bats to guarantee his contract for next year. They knew going in that he wasn't going to be the best of people in the clubhouse, or at least they should have. But he didn't have the best of starts last year and they didn't seem to mind. If the Jays don't make the playoffs this year they better get rid of JP because they have no one to blame for the players on the field but him. And if you think Rolens will be a saviour think again, right now he has the body of about a 38 year old with all the injuries he has had. There are some cracks in the bullpen staff already, supposedly a strong point.
how many times does Big beak have to WASTE money before he is fired
ohka
zambrano
thomas...
With Thomas now out of the picture, the Jays don't have to worry about potentially owing him $10 million next year or an extra $1 million in performance bonuses this season. Toronto does have to provide Thomas with his full $8 million salary for this season, though
ohka
zambrano
thomas...
With Thomas now out of the picture, the Jays don't have to worry about potentially owing him $10 million next year or an extra $1 million in performance bonuses this season. Toronto does have to provide Thomas with his full $8 million salary for this season, though
boffo said:
couple months?
you mean for 16 games that he played
$8,000,000.00 divided by 16 games = 1/2 million dollars per game....
brilliant JP absoultely brilliant
salsamarc said:couple months?
you mean for 16 games that he played
$8,000,000.00 divided by 16 games = 1/2 million dollars per game....
brilliant JP absoultely brilliant
Well, you got to give him a bit of credit for the six weeks in spring training when he did some stretching exercises and sit ups.
Have you guys checked out www.mlb.com , you can follow the game live, see what pitch he threw, the speed of the pitch, the degree of break.....etc..etc
I'm watching right now: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_04_20_detmlb_tormlb_1&mode=gameday
I'm watching right now: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_04_20_detmlb_tormlb_1&mode=gameday
Jays release Frank Thomas
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/416431
I like Frankie but he's clearly passed it.
Turns out he didnt take it so well
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/416431
I like Frankie but he's clearly passed it.
Turns out he didnt take it so well
Esco! said:
this is the LATEST example of not showing respect to a player, he was let go because of his contract for next year being 10 million, I guess in JP's mind it was a good move to pay him 8 million this year for 16 games
But what would you have done, Salsa??salsamarc said:this is the LATEST example of not showing respect to a player, he was let go because of his contract for next year being 10 million, I guess in JP's mind it was a good move to pay him 8 million this year for 16 games
Kept him even though he's severely under-performing????
No, he was released because he couldn't do it anymore. What was most disappoining about Thomas, stats aside, was his approach at the plate. You could tell that he had no confidence in his ability. It was like he was hoping to get on with a walk because he couldn't get the bat around. He was constantly letting good pitches go, which was quite frustrating to watch.salsamarc said:this is the LATEST example of not showing respect to a player, he was let go because of his contract for next year being 10 million, I guess in JP's mind it was a good move to pay him 8 million this year for 16 games
This was a great move by JP. Thomas couldnt take the demotion and acted like an idiot.
well for starters I would not have invested 8 million dollars a year with a 3rd year option for 10.....if I was going to cut him at least give him another 200 at bats (or whatever the number is before he reaches the 1,000 plate appearances for next year clause) this is after all Frank Thomas we are talking about he has had slow aprils for a while now as JP himself put it, this is the man who led the Jays in HR and RBI last season (now that is sad)Esco! said:
what's next? Barry Bonds
you probably wouldn't say that if it was YOUR money the one that is being wastedpopodaki said:
I agree somewhat but having Thomas sulk at the end of the bench is a waste of $ too. If they can have someone else on the team with a positive attitude and is happy with their role the Blue Jay are better off IMHO.salsamarc said:you probably wouldn't say that if it was YOUR money the one that is being wasted
