For all those Blue Jays fans out there who still thought a playoff spot was attainable, you can put those thoughts to bed for another year. Instead of trying to better the team at the trade deadline, J.P. did nothing. Even though the Jays were about 7 or 8 games back from the then division leading Red Sox, they still had a chance to play October baseball. I guess J.P. misses his mommy and would rather be with her than here in Toronto playing for the MLB championship come October. Whatever the reason there were no trades from him at the deadline.
So now with about 6 weeks left in the season, J.P. trades Hinske to the Red Sox for a player to be named later. Okay so Hinske isn’t a superstar or anything but he still fills a need that Boston has and by doing so he makes Boston a better team. With this trade, J.P. totally ignored the one basic rule; don’t trade within your own division, especially to a team you’re contending with to make the playoffs. The Jays received nothing in return except the assurance from the GM that there will be no playoff baseball this year.
In the end, this season has been no better than last year, except they are spending more on player salaries. I think it is time to get someone who knows the game to fill the role of general manager of the Blue Jays. If I am not mistaken, next season will be the fifth year of J.P.’s five year plan so if he doesn’t get the Jays into the playoffs in 2007, I say off with his head. If I am mistaken, J.P. should get the axe immediately.
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I agree with most of your posting...
I'm really pissed that JP didn't do anything at the trade deadline; the exact same thing he did in every year in recent memory.
I hope he has a good visit with his mommy, and she makes him a lot of nice chicken soup. I said that because of all the verbal attacks he's about to get pounded with are sure to knock him off his rocker.
What a stupid, dumbass pansy.
Hi Rogers! Oh, you want to give me all this money for new players that I can use to improve my team? Fantastic...what's that? Why haven't we done well and why haven't I really tapped into it you ask?
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Well? We're waiting......
I disagree with a lot of what you said here. Yes, their chances of post-season have been over for a while, but JP tried to make a deal at the deadline. Would you want him to trade away the farm (which is pretty much what was being asked) for a one year chance at the post-season?
Right now we are in a good position to finish second in our division - that is of course if the team decides they want to start playing baseball again. That is a huge step for the team.
I don't care much about this whole '5-year plan' deal, I like how JP is going about his business. He knows what he needs to get to make the team a perennial competitor and he is not going to sacrafice that goal for a one year deal. Personally, I would love to see the team in the hunt for years to come.
And finishing second this year will tell the fans that we are improving, it should help lure the competitive players here - I for one would much rather help a team on the brink of smashing the Sox and Yanks make that final step rather than heading to New York where they will once again make the playoffs effortlessly, but they will buy their way there. And the last thing a second place finish would do is justify uncle Teddy's spending last off-season - something he can take into consideration this off-season or in the future.
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