Donaldson to Blue Jays, Lawrie/Barreto/others to Athletics

[Lateral Quicks]

It will be interesting to see if this new turf being installed this off-season will be any better. IIRC the turf isn't cheap by any means; you'd think with all the money spent they could design a more suitable playing surface. When I saw how thin the current turf was - with concrete directly underneath - I almost couldn't believe it.

[s e n s i]

fwiw

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-l ... 54140.html

Multiple sources cite a verbal altercation between the two after Donaldson told manager Bob Melvin he needed a couple of days off after Oakland had played several days in a row. The story goes, Beane told Donaldson if he needed a couple of days off, the club should put him on the disabled list, and that made Donaldson unhappy. ...

"Donaldson told the manager he needed a blow, and [Bob] Melvin said, 'You got it,' " the source said. "Then that night's lineup came out and Billy asked, 'Where's Donaldson?' "

When told what happened, the source says, an angry Beane demanded that Melvin put Donaldson back into the lineup.

"They got into it in the coach's office," the source says, describing a scene in which Beane lit into Donaldson, with the third baseman reiterating his need for a day off and petulantly calling Beane "Billy Boy."

[Randle McMurphy]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Q0kp8CMFQ[/youtube]

I always thought this scene was unrealistic. Now I'm not so sure.

[vaff87]

Beane seems to have some serious issues.

[Fairview4Life]

Billy Boy? That's not a good idea.

[Michael Bradley]

I wonder how Beane will react when Lawrie calls him "bro".

[Black Watch]

WTF happened there? lol.

I posted a message and it kept on timing it out because of my computer so I pressed it few times but damn. Wait what else did I post at that time???

If anybody else wants Kevin's credit card details, SIN number, sex tape, banking details, realgm password, or girlfriend's cup size, just PM me 'cause I took screencaps.

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[Randle McMurphy]

Billy Boy denies it.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/540193376935870465[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/540193656389795841[/tweet]

[There There]

I'd give Billy Boy the benefit of doubt that it is fairly ridiculous to suggest the trade had anything to do with a personality clash.

And the fact that the trade came out of nowhere does seem to suggest that he wasn't being actively shopped.

But the Jays did trade Lind, for essentially nothing, because he has no filter, so it would be equally absurd to suggest that these decisions aren't made for really dumb reasons sometimes.

And while Lind is clearly not Donaldson, he is still an elite left handed bat and this is now a lineup very much lacking one.

[RalphWiggum]

It will be interesting to see if this new turf being installed this off-season will be any better. IIRC the turf isn't cheap by any means; you'd think with all the money spent they could design a more suitable playing surface. When I saw how thin the current turf was - with concrete directly underneath - I almost couldn't believe it.

You wouldn't believe what they were playing on 15 years ago. I was on the field and it wasn't a whole lot better than people with that fake turf over concrete in their backyards. Went on the field for JR Jays Saturdays a couple years ago and the difference was night and day. It wasn't quite grass but it was light years better than the old stuff.

[T-d0t]

Not sure if posted

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gSfriALPiA[/youtube]

[Kinger95]

Not sure if posted

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gSfriALPiA[/youtube]

I did the same thing , he's gonna be too good!!!

[uniballer]

http://ww2.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=sports.nationalpost.com/2014/12/13/former-toronto-blue-jay-brett-lawrie-surprises-young-fan-who-cried-when-he-was-traded


As excited as I am to see Donaldson play I really am going to miss lawrie. Was a class act

[Lateral Quicks]

http://ww2.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html?b=sports.nationalpost.com/2014/12/13/former-toronto-blue-jay-brett-lawrie-surprises-young-fan-who-cried-when-he-was-traded


As excited as I am to see Donaldson play I really am going to miss lawrie. Was a class act

Class is not something I readily associate with Brett Lawrie.

[BigLeagueChew]

Summary on the Donaldson trade and how it all went down.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/how-the-donaldson-deal-went-down/

[Santoki]

Summary on the Donaldson trade and how it all went down.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/how-the-donaldson-deal-went-down/

TL;DR - As soon as Lawrie was included, they talked seriously and got a deal down in pretty standard fashion.

[Randle McMurphy]

Summary on the Donaldson trade and how it all went down.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/how-the-donaldson-deal-went-down/

Interesting, but would definitely like to read something like this from the Beane/A's perspective (as it is more difficult to justify on that end).