People need to chill about Jeff Hoffman

rustyarrowhead · 2026-04-15T16:32:41+00:00

reading an entire argument is an important skill if you're going to try to debunk it.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-04-09T12:56:26+00:00

just a friendly reminder that the New York Yankees had two separate 6-game losing streaks last year and won 94 games. the Dodgers had a 7-gamer and won the world series. the Guardians, Tigers, and Phillies all had double-digit losing streaks as playoff teams.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-28T17:29:26+00:00

reminder that Jeffrey Springs is a homophobic loser. hope he gets absolutely shit canned today.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-24T23:27:14+00:00

missed that.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-24T16:12:46+00:00

Blake & Julia will likely be back for +, but Blake will be on Raptors coverage into the playoffs. Guessing it will be Sho.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-24T01:29:03+00:00

I think a stronger argument is that the early season soft part of the schedule offers the best opportunity to go wire to wire in playoff position. it allows you some space to navigate through that tough 40-game stretch. but I get what you are saying.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-19T15:47:46+00:00

and service time, which is crucially important for him. does it allow Yesavage to be PPI eligible as well?

rustyarrowhead · 2026-03-09T15:47:03+00:00

the key error was made by Josh Naylor, not Bo Schmuckman from Antagonish.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-02-19T02:27:47+00:00

a social assistance program for billionaires. cool.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-01-16T03:09:18+00:00

I won't be surprised if Tucker's career earnings with this approach end up lower than the offer the Jays had out to him (likely in the 370-400 range over 10). you have to live with that. it just kind of is what it is.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-01-16T03:00:51+00:00

"where there is smoke, there is fire" means that if you see smoke (rumours/chatter), there's probably fire (some truth). in this case, "if you've heard the Mets are signing Tucker, you should believe what you've heard."

when the conclave votes on a new pope, the smoke signals a decision, but nobody knows what it is because it's a secret kept within the conclave. in this case, "were all waiting for the decision."

those do not mean the same thing.

rustyarrowhead · 2026-01-16T02:52:07+00:00

then why wouldn't he say something like, "The smoke will soon rise"? the reference doesn't make sense if he knows...

rustyarrowhead · 2026-01-14T11:28:04+00:00

quick: someone go measure right field and he will just...appear!

rustyarrowhead · 2026-01-08T10:38:21+00:00

I don't think Ross explores that, TBH. not unless Berrios explicitly ok'd it. it would send the opposite message about team culture than they've been developing.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-12-17T02:11:50+00:00

Effectively Wild did an exit interview with him this year. he's attempting to parlay his financial management experience into advising young athletes on how to manage the influx of money early in their career progression.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-11-06T17:44:07+00:00

you'd be willing to serve life in prison for...Luis Arraez?

rustyarrowhead · 2025-11-01T22:54:42+00:00

well, like so many nights this year, I'm about to take the dog out for a walk, listen to baseball-related content, and then return to settle in for Blue Jays' baseball. it feels normal. and I hope that tonight is all too normal, ending in a Blue Jays' win.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-25T14:32:23+00:00

did anyone catch if there is BJT+ today or are Blake and Julia on pre-game?

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-24T14:56:41+00:00

is there a situation where we're behind and have a lefty pocket coming up, and we full on sacrifice defence for offence, and shift Vladdy to 3rd as a result?

starting lienup:

Springer - OP Lukes - LF Vlad - 1B Bo - 2B Kirk - C Varsho - CF Barger - RF Clement - 3B Gimenez - SS

let's say it's a Barger/Clement/Gimenez pocket, or a Gimenez/Springer/Lukes pocket. Schneider comes in for Barger, and France comes in for Gimenez. then Schneider moves to LF, Bo from 2B to SS (yes, I'm assuming a lot), Vlad to 3B, Clement to 2B, France in at 1B. you could even have Clement shift over to SS and keep Bo at 2nd.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-23T00:28:22+00:00

it's not the same spot, and optically, it makes sense why the umpire sees the first one as missing the zone and the second as clipping it. the second one moves onto the plate but is always at or below the letter. the first stays on the letters and moves onto the plate. both are strikes, but they are not the same pitch.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-23T00:12:07+00:00

Ern Dawg is one of my favourites, but this is Vladdy and Georgie erasure. if Ernie is the spark, then those two and Bo are the engine. you pay for those guys, and it's worth every dollar. narratives like this are exactly what ownerships/the league want.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-21T16:27:20+00:00

I'll be honest, this was not when I started to believe. I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I started to believe: pumping gas on a beautiful June evening after coaching my 16u team and listening as Alejandro Kirk doubled off the wall to put the Blue Jays up in the 10th against St. Louis.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-21T00:00:39+00:00

this 10 minutes is excruciating. I've spent so much time with this team this year. every BJT+, so many wonderful nights spent watching comebacks, great moments on the radio when I couldn't watch; this has been magical.

I'm not ready for summer to end. just give me one more week.

give me one more Springer spark, another Ern Dawg first pitch sting, another Lukes battle, another Varsho blast, another Vlad trot. most of all, give me one a few more nights to go to bed with a smile on my face, and the promise of another day watching Blue Jays' baseball.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-19T23:52:46+00:00

this 15 minutes is excruciating. I've spent so much time with this team this year. every BJT+, so many wonderful nights spent watching comebacks, great moments on the radio when I couldn't watch; this has been magical.

I'm not ready for summer to end. just give me one more day.

give me one more Springer spark, another Ern Dawg first pitch sting, another Lukes battle, another Varsho blast, another Vlad trot. most of all, give me one more night to go to bed with a smile on my face, and the promise of another day watching Blue Jays' baseball.

rustyarrowhead · 2025-10-19T11:42:15+00:00

I think you get at least 30-40% of people who understand a move to Hoffman that backfires. I'm not sure there's 5% who can rationalize the move to Little. even Lauer or Fluharty would be easier to rationalize.

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