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    New Canadian Politics Thread

    Del Duca was not a cabinet minister under McGuinty. He became a minister under Wynne. History will be kind to the previous government. They did a lot for education (no teacher strikes under McGunity) and tons for environmental initiatives (the right wing party is starting to re-implement the...
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    New Canadian Politics Thread

    Many Liberal voters strategically voted NDP last time and it got us no where. Combine that with the Libs in second place (almost tied seat-wise with the right wingers) according to most polls. Voting NDP this time around likely should be re-considered if you want to remove the current government.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Probably due to 2 reasons (which they won't make public) 1) It would admit some form of mistake in constructing the team over the last 6 years. 2) It is VERY hard for Shapiro to trade prospects that people have talked about publicly (even though I am not convinced they'd have to give up anyone...
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    I haven't missed many innings (either live or recorded) that last 30 years or so.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Vlad is must see TV. He alone is worth watching.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    If you're serious about winning flip Bo and Semien. Put the best team on the field.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Never be surprised with what Vlad can do. Just enjoy the ride.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Most of the roster was inherited/picked by AA's staff (Vlad, Bo, Cavan, Jansen, Tellez, Bourucki, Romano --- they fired AA's dir of scouting a month after he drafted Bo etc.), trades (Hernandez, Matz, Ray, Grichuk) and Free Agents (Ryu, Semien and Springer). Outside of Manoah and perhaps...
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    This was always going to be the issue with the current admin.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    It is my understanding that he was hanging sliders in the minors too, but got away with them more often that not.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    We may have under-sold/hyped Vlad as a prospect.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Tradition prob says safe (tie goes to the runner), but in reality and rule wise there are no ties in baseball - so ultimately it's umpires discretion.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Shapiro still claiming to know nothing about Callaway. A guy that worked for him for 5 years during the peak years of his abuse allegations.
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    GDT: Game #30, VS Vancouver, Friday, March 19th, 7:00EST

    Likely told to play a tighter defensive game when Allen is in nets while allowed to be more open with Price in net.
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    OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

    Shaprio calling an emergency staff meeting to get everyone in line with the Key Messages due to the Callaway story is all you need to know about what kinda person he actually is.
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