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2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:27 pm
by LittleOzzy
Looks like Sportsnet/Sportsnets One will be broadcasting 4 Spring Season games.
March 6th (Sunday ) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
March 13th (Sunday) vs. Tampa Bay Rays
March 23rd (Wed) vs. New York Yankees
March 30th (Wed) vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:05 pm
by LittleOzzy
Baseball to return to St. Petersburg's Al Lang Field this springGames to be played at Al Lang Field:
Monday, Feb. 21 - noon: Penn State vs. Nexen Heroes
Thursday, Feb. 24 - 7 p.m.: Seoul Nexen Heroes vs. USA (St. Petersburg
College)
Saturday, Feb. 26 - 2 p.m.: Canada vs. Seoul Nexen Heroes
Sunday, Feb. 27 - 1 p.m.: Beach State vs. Canada
Monday, Feb. 28 - 1 p.m.: Seoul Nexen Heroes vs. Canada
Tuesday, March 1 - 1 p.m.: Seoul Nexen Heroes vs. Netherlands
Tuesday, March 1 - 7 p.m.: Canada vs. USA (St. Petersburg College)
Thursday, March 3 - 7 p.m.: Netherlands vs. Seoul Nexen Heroes
Friday, March 4 - 1 p.m.: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Canada
Saturday, March 5 - 7 p.m.: Netherlands vs. Canada
Wednesday, March 9 - 1 p.m.: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Netherlands
Friday, March 11 - 7 p.m.: Netherlands vs. USA (St. Petersburg College)
Sunday, March 13 - 1 p.m.: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Netherlands
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:46 pm
by Avenger
non-40 man roster spring training invites
Pitchers
Winston Abreu
Henderson Alvarez
Chad Cordero
Sean Henn
Mike Hinckley
Chad Jenkins
Deck McGuire
Zach Stewart
Brian Stokes
Catchers
Ryan Budde
Travis d'Arnaud
A.J. Jimenez
Infielders
David Cooper
Jonathan Diaz
Brett Lawrie
Mike McDade
John Tolisano
Outfielders
Anthony Gose
Corey Patterson
Eric Thames
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:01 pm
by evilRyu
i can't believe it's been this fast.. sooooooo pumped.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:53 pm
by Modern_epic
With Thames getting an invite I'm kind of surprised Mastroianni didn't also get one. I don't suspect he would win a job, but he is similar enough to Davis that he might be worth a look as a cheaper alternative.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:04 pm
by Avenger
Modern_epic wrote:With Thames getting an invite I'm kind of surprised Mastroianni didn't also get one. I don't suspect he would win a job, but he is similar enough to Davis that he might be worth a look as a cheaper alternative.
Mastro is on the 40 man roster, he doesn't need an invitation to show up at spring training
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:18 pm
by Modern_epic
Avenger wrote:Modern_epic wrote:With Thames getting an invite I'm kind of surprised Mastroianni didn't also get one. I don't suspect he would win a job, but he is similar enough to Davis that he might be worth a look as a cheaper alternative.
Mastro is on the 40 man roster, he doesn't need an invitation to show up at spring training
Right, I knew that - when you explain it that way. For some reason I was thinking 25 man roster, but I shouldn't have been with the number of people who would be missing then.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:07 am
by Hoopstarr
Heard that Litsch has lost 15 pounds
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:24 am
by Avenger
Hoopstarr wrote:Heard that Litsch has lost 15 pounds
please, saw pictures/video of him in the Winter tour and saw him in person at Scarborough YMCA, he looks as fat and horrendous as he always has. This new hip isn't gonna last the season if he doesn't get into shape quick.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:33 pm
by Hoopstarr
Avenger wrote:Hoopstarr wrote:Heard that Litsch has lost 15 pounds
please, saw pictures/video of him in the Winter tour and saw him live at Scarborough YMCA, he looks as fat and horrendous as he always has. This new hip isn't gonna last the season if he doesn't get into shape quick.
LOL. I posted that precisely to get you riled up. Too easy.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:25 pm
by LBJSeizedMyID
Winston Abreu could surprise
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:52 pm
by wlujaysfan55
I'm thinking of heading down to spring training for a few weeks - anyone know of any good & fairly priced accommodation venues in Dunedin?
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:53 pm
by Brew666
wlujaysfan55 wrote:I'm thinking of heading down to spring training for a few weeks - anyone know of any good & fairly priced accommodation venues in Dunedin?
Don't know of any but hotwire.com would be worth checking.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 2, 2011 3:24 pm
by RealGMRaptor
While Catchers and Pitchers do not report until the middle of February, with games beginning at the end of the month, isn't it true that some players are already in Camp? I was reading that as of Jan 31st, just down the street in ClearWater, Phillies players like Halladay, Domonic Brown and some others are already in "Camp". Do we have any such players reporting early like this? Are these organized workouts or do they just show up to the training complex and get some workouts in?
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 2, 2011 7:12 pm
by hyper316
Halladay has such a good work ethic, role model for every player
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 4, 2011 6:14 pm
by LittleOzzy
Looks like Sportsnet/Sportsnets One will be broadcasting 4 Spring Season games.
March 6th (Sunday ) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
March 13th (Sunday) vs. Tampa Bay Rays
March 23rd (Wed) vs. New York Yankees
March 30th (Wed) vs. Tampa Bay Rays
I was hoping for more now that they have Sportsnet One, but 4 games is a good start.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2011 3:07 am
by Randle McMurphy
When you consider how many ST games networks like YES and NESN show of the Yankees and Sox, four is really disappointing from Rogers. They must have doubts that anybody in Canada watches ST games, but still, it's rather cheap of them.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2011 4:13 pm
by s e n s i
Randle McMurphy wrote:When you consider how many ST games networks like YES and NESN show of the Yankees and Sox, four is really disappointing from Rogers. They must have doubts that anybody in Canada watches ST games, but still, it's rather cheap of them.
Lol...or maybe they have statistics that show ST games viewership numbers in the past isn't enough to justify broadcasting more than 4 games this season. Sure regular season jays games draw a sh*tload of viewers, but that's the regular season when the team is playing .500 ball or better. I'm not sure everyone who tunes into these games is as hardcore a fan as you. And I bet NESN and YES are showing like 10 or more games as they always do, but let's face it...were talking about the Yankees and Red Sox here...two prestigious clubs with fanbases comparable to what the Leafs are to the NHL...
We get it mcmustard, Rogers is the cheapest enterprise on this side of the universe...
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2011 7:34 pm
by Randle McMurphy
chocolateSensi wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:When you consider how many ST games networks like YES and NESN show of the Yankees and Sox, four is really disappointing from Rogers. They must have doubts that anybody in Canada watches ST games, but still, it's rather cheap of them.
Lol...or maybe they have statistics that show ST games viewership numbers in the past isn't enough to justify broadcasting more than 4 games this season.
Uh, yeah. In fact, I'm sure they do. Did you miss this part of my post or something?
They must have doubts that anybody in Canada watches ST games.
The only place they could have gotten those doubts were from ratings.
Sure regular season jays games draw a sh*tload of viewers, but that's the regular season when the team is playing .500 ball or better. I'm not sure everyone who tunes into these games is as hardcore a fan as you. And I bet NESN and YES are showing like 10 or more games as they always do, but let's face it...were talking about the Yankees and Red Sox here...two prestigious clubs with fanbases comparable to what the Leafs are to the NHL...
If the Jays ever want to build a brand in Canada that's in any way comparable to those teams, little things like this are a good start. And it really wouldn't cost all that much to do a few more broadcasts, considering it looks like they are going to have all the equipment down there anyway. But again, that would involve Rogers caring about something more than the bottomline.
We get it mcmustard, Rogers is the cheapest enterprise on this side of the universe...
No, they're just a business. Maybe one day we'll have a Mark Cuban that's driven by winning, but until then, it appears we're stuck with these profit mongers.
Re: 2011 Jays Spring Training Discussion Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 5, 2011 7:39 pm
by Randle McMurphy
And what's up with the hostility, anyway?
You'd think I was insulting you or your family, not the corporation that has helped keep the Jays in relative mediocrity for the last decade.
I've always been impressed by the depth and breadth of the coverage on YES and NESN in comparison to Sportnet (in both ST and the regular season), and there's really no reason that Rogers couldn't do many of the same things on their own networks. That's all I was saying.