Godfrey's Hour

Don't tread on we...

TPoSGD posted 2/9/2008 from tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com

I’m gonna leave this one to the pros--the guys who can put the words together to fully convey how insulting this is--it’s time to bust heads and I’m leaving this to the brass knuckles and blackjacks of the Blue Jays blogosphere--Drunks Jays Fans and Tao of Stieb:

Questions And More Questions On Ticket Sales

John Brattain posted 2/9/2008 from drunkjaysfans.blogspot.com

The haze eventually began to lift for me as I realized that tickets to individual games weren't scheduled to go on sale in Toronto until the beginning of March. Opposing fans were being offered seats ahead of hometown supporters.

For Love or Money

The Progenitor of Severe Gluteal Discomfort found this 2/9/2008 on taoofstieb.blogspot.com

We've got to take issue with Jeff Blair's assertion in his latest blog post that "there is no downside" to this ticket selling scheme. Just so we're clear: we've got nothing against making a buck. We try to do it every day. (Just not by blogging.) ...

Ol' Silver Tongue

parkesdu posted 2/9/2008 from drunkjaysfans.blogspot.com

A lot's being made today out of the fact that J.P. Ricciardi has once again stretched the truth regarding his baseball club. This time the Muppet eagle suggested to a room full of season ticket holders that it was the Blue Jays who turned down the San Francisco Giants on a potential Alex Rios for Tim Lincecum deal at the Winter Meetings.

Title Defense

The Hardball Times found this 2/9/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com

Well, I guess I was right about Bill James. After munching on sandwiches with Keith Woolner - a perfectly delightful human being - and a short chat with Rob Neyer, I filed into the auditorium for the Title Defense panel when who else but Bill James should walk by. He's going to be on panelist this afternoon on baseball analytics, so I'll be sure to check in with anything interesting from that. ...