Blue Jays end negotiations for Dan Duquette (Beeston re-signs for 2015 season)

[SilentJames]

Toronto is an organization of fools. Peter Angelo's is a lot of things, but foolish and dumb are not them.

Toronto seems to be owned by fools.

[AdamK]

How does that complicate matters? His interest in the job came after they approached him. I'll say again, I don't blame him for seeking the promotion. He doesn't have long-held ties to Baltimore like he had with Boston. That doesn't excuse Rodgers from tampering, that hoser.

This is the essence of the situation to me. We can go round and round about everything else trying to place blame, but the Jays set this in motion and you can't unring a bell.

[weams]

I think the minds in the Blue Jays organization put a stop to Ed Rogers doing what he wished with his money, and cell phone. Or Guy Laurence talked to someone.

[byrdz]

Bautista doesn't seem like a player Buck would want on the team..

Which is why we can safely assume this rumor untrue.

[ArtVanDelay]

Last 3 years. .922 OPS at home. .867 OPS on the road. I think he'd do just fine.

That's still a pretty significant difference. Is the Rogers Centre considered a very hitter friendly stadium? I'm assuming it is.

[Machado13]

Last 3 years. .922 OPS at home. .867 OPS on the road. I think he'd do just fine.

Whenever I watch his at bats he just doesn't strike me as clutch. Seems most of his production is in blowouts or early innings.

I could be wrong, but that's what I generally see. I don't follow the jays but the only time I really remember damage against Os recently was the O'Day incident where Os got swept I believe during weekend series in Toronto

[ArtVanDelay]

I'll take an .867 OPS from my RF.

You and me both. I'm just not convinced that he's not juicing.

[PA724_Oriole]

Never worried for one second. Glad all of the panic around the board can finally come to an end.

[AlbionHero]

The Orioles are insane to want Hoffman and 2 other top presidents for a suit. Not accepting just Hoffman is going to come back to haunt us.

[ArtVanDelay]

Neither am I. Were you convinced Nelson Cruz wasn't juicing last year?

Nope, but if he was, he did a helluva job covering it up. Given the frequency that he was probably tested.

[ArtVanDelay]

The Orioles are insane to want Hoffman and 2 other top presidents for a suit. Not accepting just Hoffman is going to come back to haunt us.

Has it been confirmed that the Blue Jays offered Hoffman? I don't think it has.

[AlbionHero]

Has it been confirmed that the Blue Jays offered Hoffman? I don't think it has.

It hasn't been confirmed exactly, but the reports suggest it was since the Orioles wanted Hoffman AND two other prospects, instead of just settling for Hoffman.

[scOtt]

Neither am I. Were you convinced Nelson Cruz wasn't juicing last year?

They caught Davis didn't they? So I doubt Cruz was.

[ArtVanDelay]

It hasn't been confirmed exactly, but the reports suggest it was since the Orioles wanted Hoffman AND two other prospects, instead of just settling for Hoffman.

I think Pete was smart to ask for all 3. Rogers is such a moron that he crawls to New York to ask the Yankees for help. He may have been dumb enough to accept it.

[ArtVanDelay]

He never got caught before. Why should he have expected to get caught last year?

Maybe he wasn't juicing until he got caught.