Please don't bring that up.

Ricky Romero ‏@RickyRo24

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I haven't been this excited since they signed Frank Thomas...

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As much as I disliked JP, and as much as I really like AA as the Jays GM, I can't let the latter take credit where it isn't deserved. JP brought in Bautista for nothing and also made the Edwin deal.

Really nice deal for the jays. We shipped some good prospects and still have a stable full of high quality ones. AA has done a wonderful job in addin JJ (potential ace) and buehrle (an inning eating machine). Romero isn't overrated and with morrow have a solid top four now. Add to the fact that AA has solidified the bullpen and the jays arms should keep them in many games.

Offensively, Reyes is more than capable of being the lead off guy we have needed. Bonz is a burner too and another solid addition. You know AA isn't done yet and here's hoping he lands Berkman as our dh. With the speed up top, Bautista and Edwin will see a lot more fastballs. Be it speed or power, this line up is going to be very good.

If nothing else, this deal has kept a promise to the fans of Toronto and showing us that the jays are ready and willing to do what it takes to win.

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The Marlins got taken to the cleaners and then swirlied in the toilet all at once. Well done!

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D: C Fowler, Kronwall, A Goligoski, JM Liles, M Giordano, K Letang, N Nikitin, R Josi

G: J Quick, A Niemi, C Anderson, Rinne

its also been 2 decades since they have pulled off a deal like this too.

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I definitely agree with the whole idea of cautious optimism. Honestly, I'm not setting my expectations too high because you'll almost always be disappointed. I'm just happy that amidst all this turmoil in Jays land, losing our manager and first/third base coaches including Brian Butterfield who was one of the most important pieces of this organization IMO...that we finally have something to be excited about!

We actually have a starting rotation that isn't pieced together with players that aren't ready to be in the big leagues. We finally don't have to watch guys like Dana Eveland and Jojo Reyes suck for weeks as management tries to throw shit against the wall to see what sticks. We finally have pitching depth that we don't have to rely on the likes of friggin Fransisco Cordero and whoever that Pauly guy was that sucked.

We finally have a legit leadoff man...and can stop trying to fit square pegs into a round hole. Regardless of whether or not this team actually will pull it all together and win is to be seen...a lot of other teams have spent a lot more in a season and failed to get anywhere. I'm just glad that now they maybe have a chance.

Doh.....you're right. I have so much hatred for JP that I didn't even give him credit for the best two moves he made.

I still think AA's moves look very good in retrospect. Here's a quick rundown from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Anthopoulos

Talk about timing...
...has the AL East ever been in such a good position for the Jays to capitalize on.

Nice job here for the Jays!!!

Here's the thing, JP might have brought those guys in but you have to give a huge amount of credit to the coaching staff for re-inventing the swing/plate-approach of those two guys. That credit specifically goes to Jays' hitting coach, Dwayne Murphy.

Now Murphy was a guy brought in under JP but it wasn't until AA took over that Murphy made his way up to the position of hitting coach. I don't know whether to credit AA or Cito Gaston or AA for bringing in Cito Gaston who elevated Murphy but what I do know is that without Murphy I don't think either Bautista or Encarnacion become the hitters they are today.

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