Lyle Spencer of MLB.com thinks Blue Jays are next beast in the East

by bluejays13 on Feb 8, 2012 9:22 PM EST

This is my first fanpost so be please kind if I mess anything up.

Blue Jays poised to be AL East's newest beast

Lyle Spencer claims that the Blue Jays are following in the Rays example and are becoming a force to be reckoned with in the AL East. Pesonally, I feel the same way about the Jays and hope that they do bcome the next AL East power. With our prospects, the Jays seem to be set and it could be as soon as this year that we begin to compete. As you can see by my username, I am a big fan of Brett Lawrie and I think he will become a top three 3B this year, so if he does do well he will therefore provide protection for Bautista and we could finally see all of what Bautista has to offer.So I was wondering, were do you guys think the Jays will finish this year. I put up a poll, but it would also be great if you could leave a comment on where the Jays will finish and why.

If I did anything wrong please tell me.

Poll

Where do think the Blue Jays will finish in their division this year?

1st

10 votes

2nd

17 votes

3rd

43 votes

4th

26 votes

5th

0 votes

96 votes | Poll has closed

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ARGGGHHH

This is my first fanpost so be please kind if I mess anything up.

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 9, 2012 11:32 AM EST reply actions

while I agree with your premise

it seemed to be bluejays13 meant formatting-wise, not “don’t tell me I’m wrong!!!111”

we’ve always seen lots of people accidentally/wrongly post links to articles as FanPosts, so I think that’s okay in this case (as long as he meant it how I interpreted it)

I tweet.

by benk on Feb 9, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

either way

we don’t scorn you for messing it up, we educate

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 9, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

We can be quite critical at times

There’s a reason why every new poster says “please be kind.”

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by JaysfanDL on Feb 9, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

and as mentioned before

it comes with the teritory, if you don’t want people to critique don’t post

Most have been pretty good with laying off the snarky comments, things are looking up.
(HINT HINT WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE)

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 9, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions

Reply Fail

by Gerse on Feb 9, 2012 8:05 PM EST up reply actions

Relax dude

He just meant excuse any formatting errors that may have occurred.

by HDave on Feb 10, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions

that was already mentioned

and refuted

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 10, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

if you *

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 10, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

i meant that in jest

after re reading i understand how it can come across as douchey, wasn’t meant that way

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 10, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

exactly what i meant, i dont know how these posts usually work.

In AA we trust.

by bluejays13 on Feb 10, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions

...why would you think we would be mean though

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 11, 2012 12:31 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe he’s read enough comments in the past to draw this as a possible conclusion.

by Alan F. on Feb 11, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

^this

In AA we trust.

by bluejays13 on Feb 12, 2012 8:10 PM EST up reply actions

not about formatting

which is what he is reffering too

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by Bowling_Guy25 on Feb 12, 2012 8:19 PM EST up reply actions

I was merely offering a hypothesis (curious that he responded though).

by Alan F. on Feb 12, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions

spelling error

So I was wondering, ~~were~~ where do you guys think the Jays will finish this year

BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!!!!

by STZ513 on Feb 10, 2012 8:28 PM EST up reply actions

The Jays have a lot to be optimistic about, but

It will all come down to the pitching. I think our offense will be much improved, with KJ replacing Hill, a full season of Lawrie, Encarnacion at DH for a full season (where, for whatever reason, he seems to perform better, offensively), and Rasmus at center. Yes, Bautista will probably regress, but with only a little luck, 1B and LF are our only real question marks, and they could both potentially be at least adequate. So, the offense, in my opinion, will be fine.
Our bullpen should also be fine. But beyond Romero and Morrow, we really have to cross our fingers. And this has me worried. So, yes, the Jays could surprise and even win 90 games. Or, in a tough division with an uncertain rotation, they could be around the 81 they won last year.

by bellw on Feb 9, 2012 12:18 PM EST reply actions

Any regression by Bautista...

will be more than cancelled out by centre field not being a black hole in the lineup this year. Even with Bautista regression (2 wins?), our outfield should still be 3-4 wins better.

Man who has four balls cannot walk

by Beer Leaguer on Feb 10, 2012 1:28 PM EST via Android app up reply actions