Weekly Poll

by Tom Dakers on Oct 30, 2008 11:06 AM EDT in Best Jay Polls Comment 12 comments

No surprise, Joe Carter won the right fielder poll, though Jesse Barfield kept it close. I figured Shawn Green would have had a few more votes but he came in 3rd. I would be interested in talking to the people that gave Bob Bailor and Raul Mondesi 1 vote each.

Anyway, on to the DHs, we haven't had anyone DH for a long stretch for the Jays, not many have held the job for more than a couple of years, but there are a few good names on the list. As always, you are welcome to campaign for your favorite player, but no calling the front runner a socialist or a Muslim just to try to bring him back to the pack. Aren't you glad the American election will be over with by this time next week?

Poll

Who was the Jay's Best DH?

Rico Carty

0 votes

Otto Velez

0 votes

Cliff Johnson

0 votes

Dave Winfield

8 votes

Paul Monitor

37 votes

Jose Canseco

3 votes

Brad Fullmer

2 votes

Josh Phelps

0 votes

Shea Hillenbrand

0 votes

Frank Thomas

1 votes

Matt Stairs

5 votes

Someone else?

0 votes

56 votes | Poll has closed

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So

do we immediately ban anyone who votes for Hillenbrand not as a joke?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Oct 30, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Or Stairs

We love him, but he sucked as a DH.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Oct 30, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

true

but at least that can be explained by sentimentality. Shea was terrible and a total jerk.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Oct 30, 2008 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can we do worse than banning?

I would think tar and feathers would be a just punishment.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 30, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I voted Monitor...but Otto Velez would be number 2 for me....

He was good when the team was awful.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 30, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"I would be interested in talking to the people that gave Bob Bailor and Raul Mondesi 1 vote each"

here i am… i am the one who voted for mondesi… he was awesome i thought…. rocket for an arm, plus he had that great affro

by hopelessjaysfan on Oct 30, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I looked for a picture of the great affro on google but didn't come up with any....

His first season in Toronto was good.271/.329/.523. Went downhill from there .252/.342/.453 and .224/.301/.435. He did have a heck of an arm. His committment to winning baseball games wasn’t what I’d like to see. I can’t see voting for him over Carter/Barfield/Green/Rios….but since you’ve beat me out in the football pool most weeks, I won’t mock you for it…..too much.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 31, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i know that stats wise he probably wasn't better than any of those guys...

but i just liked him because he had so many outfield assists, which i LOVE to see

by hopelessjaysfan on Oct 31, 2008 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Made me look it up....

First season with the Jays he played only 96 games in RF with 5 assists. The next season 149 games and 19 (!) assists, a career high. The season he was traded to the Yankees, between the 2 teams he had 7 assists in 132 games. He did have the amazing year.

Barfield had a hell of a arm too, his assist counts in his full seaons with the Jays: 15, 17, 10, 22, 20, 17, 12 and the season he was trade to the Yankees 20.

Both had great arms. Ok…Raul isn’t that bad a choice….

by Tom Dakers on Oct 31, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I personally think

that Green had a better arm than either of them. Granted I don’t remember much about Barfield (I was 5 during his last season with the Jays), but I have seen highlights. The craziest thing I remember about Green was the game I attended where he picked up a hit off the wall in the right field corner and one-hopped a throw to third base.

by SuckaMD on Oct 31, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs