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Lawrie also did not hit well this year...
So it may be good to just let him take his time.
That is true - I'd still prefer to have him in the lineup, and battle through his struggles.
Lawrie also did not hit well this year...
So it may be good to just let him take his time.
That is true - I'd still prefer to have him in the lineup, and battle through his struggles.
The way he played earlier this year...
He was chasing pitches...
He really had no game plan at the plate...
And he was clearly frustrated.
A stint at the minors may be what he needs.
Agreed. He can take his time though, the Jays clearly aren't missing a beat. Also, I'm not worried about the Gibbons/Lawrie heated argument - Lawrie has a temper, and Gibbons doesn't take any crap.
I only ever watch the Jays. Can never build up enough interest to sit and watch a game with two teams I hardly give a damn about.
Me neither.
Nothing esculated like Hillenbrand and Lilly...
But I think it shows that Lawrie is frustrated.
He did pick the right person to blow up at though.
While Gibbons has a hot temper...
He is a lot calmer now compared to a couple of years ago...
And I think he learned to take things lighter now.
He even defended Lawrie afterwards...
Which shows he understood it was a heat of the moment instance...
And he was not offended.
It is good to see...
Because I think he is a pretty good manager.
Yeah...
And I do love the game of baseball...
But I find it hard to watch if I do not know or care about the team or players.
Jays are finally out of the gutter and back in the wild card hunt.
About damn time
They've still got a long ways to go.
True but at least they are playing some good baseball
Went and saw World War Z last night. Thought it was pretty good, but nothing that hasn't been done already (zombies).
Went and saw World War Z last night. Thought it was pretty good, but nothing that hasn't been done already (zombies).
All this baseball talk is probably making live playoff hockey very angry.
Baseball is life my friend...
Learn to love it.
I am planning to watch that next week.
Should be fun.
Might go see it, I got a "meh" response from most of the people I asked about it
Don't bother. Wait for it to come out on tv or netflix.
Literally the only original thing in it is when the zombies are piling over each other like army ants to climb over walls or knock over buses, and you already saw that in the previews. PG rating = no good zombie splatter kills. Ah, what the hell. Go check out the WWZ thread in the entertainment forum if you want the full list of my complaints.
I saw Les Miserables at Queen's tonight. It was a pretty decent production overall, but not without its flaws.
The show felt really rushed (kind of felt like they wanted to stay undert 3 hours with the 20 minute intermission), and the Javert was terrible at choosing when to speak his lines and when to sing them. The kids were annoying to listen too; just that general annoying, whiny sound some kids have when they're singing. The Eponine could have made a better effort in not overpowering everyone, but she's got a good voice. The orchestrations for the touring production are terrible; Les Miserables is famous for its rich orchestrations, and they stripped it down to nothing.
Some positives now Empty Chairs at Empty Tables was amazing, and the guy playing Jean Valjean was pretty good too (obviously not as great as the ones I usually listen to, but pretty good nonetheless). The staging was well done too, since they didn't have the turning table that the London production has. Thought they adapted pretty well.
/end Taelin theatre rant
I have no idea what that sounds like.
Jays are finally out of the gutter and back in the wild card hunt.
About damn time
Yes it is. They are 5 games back of the Red Sox, and 3 out of the wild card with 88 games left to play. They have a key 4 game series in Boston coming up. If they keep it up, they could be in 1st very soon.
When Dickey struggled to start the season, it was very worrying. He's still getting roughed up occasionally and had one really top notch game, but he's finally managing to get some W's. Starting pitching wasn't supposed to be a weakness, but to start out the season the rotation had terrible numbers. Wang seems to have been a good pick-up. With this winning streak, the bullpen is putting up some sparkling ERA numbers. It also seems to me that they are stranding less runners on base, but I haven't seen the stats on that.