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[Skyglider]

Konacno je uspeo.

http://mlb.mlb.com/v..._...53&c_id=mlb

[steva8lfc]

[Milutinov Tata]

Gledao sam sinoc izvestaj sa utakmice Jaysa (to su "moji" domaci) i Baltimora. Picer Baltimora je "izbombardovao" Jose Bautistu, najboljeg HR ove godine, covek jedva preziveo. Srecom kaze nije pogodjen u glavu . Jedan njegov saigrac rece da su sigurno besni jer im je razbio citavu picersku linju ove sezone (oni su u istoj diviziji pa cesto igraju medjusobno), a vise nece igrati ove godine pa da se "osvete" .

[Skyglider]

Nesreca je Blue Jays-a sto se nalaze u ovako jakoj diviziji. Da su u bilo kojoj drugoj, komotno bi se sad borili za prvo mesto.

[Milutinov Tata]

Pa Jays su dosli i do back to back titula pocetkom devedesetih, neki jos spominju veliko slavlje koje je bilo tada . Po meni je vrlo los sistem razigravanja, samo 4 ekipe u play off-u je premalo. Mislim igraju ligu 6 meseci dana za danom i kao ne moze jos par utakmica u play off-u. Bilo bi mnogo interesantnije. Divizija sa Jenkijima i Red Soksima je smrt, bar u ovom trenutku, za bilo kakvu mogucnost razigravnja za titulu.

Edited by Milutinov Tata, 29 September 2010 - 05:05.

[Skyglider]

Divizija sa Yankees-ima i Red Sox-ima je gotovo uvek smrt, a tu su sad jos i razgoropadjeni Tampa Bay Rays-i, koji, inace, uprkos odlicnim rezultatima stvarno imaju ocajnu posetu ove sezone na svom stadionu.

Nocas su i Cincinati Reds-i osigurali titulu u svojoj diviziji, pa sad ostaje samo da se vidi rasplet u NL West-u. Bice cupavo do kraja, al' valjda ce Giants-i izdrzati. Sve u svemu, poslednja serija u sezoni protiv Padres-a resava sve.

Po meni je vrlo los sistem razigravanja, samo 4 ekipe u play off-u je premalo. Mislim igraju ligu 6 meseci dana za danom i kao ne moze jos par utakmica u play off-u.

Eh, a nekad su samo po dve ekipe iz svake lige isle u postseason.

Slazem se da bi mogli da povecaju malo broj mesta u play-offu

Edited by Skyglider, 29 September 2010 - 13:11.

[steva8lfc]

Slazem se da bi mogli da povecaju malo broj mesta u play-offu

Makar da sistem bude kao u NFL-u...

p.s. Evo obecavam da sam od 6. oktobra redovniji

[Tank]

nadam se (chak je i selig pomenuo da je opcija) da ce se uvesti da pobednici divizija idu direktno, a sledeca dva najbolja igraju jednu tekmu za wild card. tako bi npr. ove godine trka yankeesa i tampe imala smisla, a i bostonova sezona ne bi bila izgubljena i pored svih povreda.

[Skyglider]

Pa bolje je i tako u svakom slucaju, mada bi interesantnija opcija bila da ubace makar jos 2 play-off mesta.

[Milutinov Tata]

Oprostajno pismo legendarnog menadzera Blue Jaysa Cita Gastona (obe titule osvojene pod njegovim vodjstvom), objavljeno danas u Toronto Staru. Veceras je poslednji put predvodio tim kao menadzer pred domacim navijacima.

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Dear Jays Fans,



Before I leave the dugout for the last time as Jays' manager, I wanted to tell you how I feel about you as Blue Jays' fans and the city of Toronto. You have been great to me here and I will always appreciate your support and will always thank you. Without the fans we wouldn't have been able to accomplish what we did. Many of you have become my friends.



I call Toronto a second home only because I was born in the States. Deep down I will always consider this city a first home. I lived here for 20 years and I could live here forever. It's a great city. There are very wonderful people that have treated me very well. I love the city. It's the best kept secret in North America, from the theatres to restaurants. Some of the best food I've ever had I've had in this city. Golf courses, the whole works. It's just a great place to live.



I really got to know and appreciate the fans here after I got fired. I always came back to spend the summers here. My wife and I, we walk a lot. So on our walks we ran into a lot of you on the street. Even the police officers and the firemen, even the mounted police riding their horses would stop and say, “Thanks for the memories. Thanks for the good years we had around here.”



When I came back as manager in 2008 what a welcome I got. There were all kinds of signs in the stands saying “Welcome back” — even one lady had a sign up asking me to marry her. I guess she didn't know I was already married. I still can't go out to the mound, taking a pitcher out or leaving him in unless people are yelling their support at me. Sometimes games aren't going too good and I still have to wave at them, even though it's probably not the right time to do it.



I remember your reactions at the ballpark all the times as guest instructor at spring training before I came back to manage. It was very special. Sometimes, the players who weren't here to experience those winning years, once in a while used to look at me a little funny, like “How does this guy get all this kind of applause every time he walks up and down the field?” You were the people that had been fans a long time and supported this team. I didn't do this by myself. We had great support from the front office, all the way from the players and the fans. It's a great feeling.



That first World Series will always be special. We won the second one in such dramatic fashion. But the first one's always going to be the one. When Winfield hit the ball down the line and Robby scored from first base — I can still see that ball. Both series were great, because the way the second one ended, what a fairytale that is. I know Joe Carter must still think of that every day.



Before the World Series years I don't know how many times I was on caravans with Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth and we'd show videos of our past season. I got to see a lot of this country on those caravans and that was good. The saddest thing about it is that we always ended at a loss. Those were sad times, so close and yet so far away. We had a lot of years like that. That finally changed.



I miss Tom and I miss Stan — Walter Stancheson — who took care of the umpires. We called him Stash. He and Tom would be thrilled to even think that I was back here again managing. I certainly miss those guys. Memories of John Cerutti come across my mind a lot too. And memories of the fans.



Thank you for your support and thank you for your love,



Best Wishes,



Cito Gaston

[sebulba]

Hvala za tekst Dirljivo, nema sta.
Imao sam cast da gledam Jays od samog pocetka na EX stadionu, ali ne i pocetkom devedesetih. Tih ranih devedesetih, kada se u Sky Dome-u pisala istorija, mi smo ovde u srbiji na zalost imali (morali) da se bavimo sasvim drugim stvarima.
Neopisivo sam ljubomoran i zavidim svakome ko moze da gleda baseball uzivo, a pogotovo vi u Ontariu.

I stvarno mislim da treba vise mesta za play off.

[Milutinov Tata]

Na oprostaju Jenkisi su potuceni sa 8-4, postavljen i klupski rekord po broju HR u sezoni (245 i jos se broji), bilo 33,143 gledalaca. Evo par isecaka iz Toronto Stara

Heading into his final home game as Jays’ manager, Gaston continued to portray himself as too cool to car, admitting that he might cry but not dwelling on the question during the pre-game media briefing. But as he watched a video tribute to his career during a pre-game farewell ceremony, a single tear streaked his right cheek. And as Gaston finally addressed the Rogers Centre crowd another tear spilled from his right eye, even as his voice held steady.

The 66-year-old manager may not be sentimental, but he certainly is human.

“You just can’t hold that back after a while,” Gaston said after the Jays’ 8-4 win over the New York Yankees. “When you find out that you’ve touched that many people’s lives and it’s all to the good, how can you hold that back?”

After Wednesday’s game, Gaston said he hadn’t devoted much thought to his legacy, only that he hoped people would remember him as a manager who treated players fairly.

But after a season of stressing a clean break from the game, Gaston, who will remain with the Jays as a consultant, had pinpointed what he will miss about the job.

The hotels.

“As a manager,” he said. “You do get the best suites on the road.”

Cito Gaston, managing his final game at the Rogers Centre, acknowledges a standing ovation Wednesday night as the Jays paid tribute to the manager who led the franchise to its two World Series titles.



Veceras su rasturili Minesotu 13-2, Bautista "ubio" Grand Slam plus jos jedan HR. Ukupno veceras 6 HR i stiglo se do 253. U istoriji bolji su bili samo Oriolsi sa 257, Rendzeri sa 260 i Marinersi sa 264.

Eh, a nekad su samo po dve ekipe iz svake lige isle u postseason.

Auuu, zar je moguce? Ma ja do ove godine nisam ni znao da se prednost domaceg terena u finalu "dobija" na All Star mecu, mislio sam da je kao i svugde ko ima bolji bilans u ligi . A pre dve godine sam saznao da se mecevi izmedju timova razlicitih konferencija igraju tek od pre desetak godina. Ma sve je tu pomalo cudno i "konzervativno" oko bejzbola.

Edited by Milutinov Tata, 01 October 2010 - 05:36.

[Skyglider]

Kad vidim ovakvo demoliranje Minesote, opet ne mogu a da se ne osvrnem na to sta bi bilo da su u malo slabijoj diviziji. Gotovo sigurno bi svom legendarnom menadzeru priredili oprostaj sa play off-om.

No, da se vratimo na ekipe koje i dalje imaju sanse za posteseason. Giants-i pocistise sinoc Arizonu i sad im fali jos samo jedna pobeda u seriji protiv Padres-a kako bi osvojili diviziju. Lincecum najbolji kad je najpotrebnije, 11K preksionoc. Sinoc i Bumgarner odlican sa 7K za 5 ininga. Nadam se da ce odluka protiv Padresa pasti vec nocas.
I da, ako Buster Posey ne dobije ROY nagradu, onda neka se nose svi.

Auuu, zar je moguce? Ma ja do ove godine nisam ni znao da se prednost domaceg terena u finalu "dobija" na All Star mecu, mislio sam da je kao i svugde ko ima bolji bilans u ligi . A pre dve godine sam saznao da se mecevi izmedju timova razlicitih konferencija igraju tek od pre desetak godina. Ma sve je tu pomalo cudno i "konzervativno" oko bejzbola.

Pa da, bile su po dve divizije u obe lige, a u play off su isli samo prvaci. Tacnije, odmah su se igrale NLCS i ALCS. To je tako bilo sve do sredine 90's kad su lige podeljene na po 3 divizije i ubacena su jos 2 mesta u postsezoni. '97. je uvedena i interliga, a do tad su dve ekipe iz razlicitih liga mogle da se sastanu ili u spring trainingu ili u WS, sto je bilo glupo.
A ovo da se na All-star mecu odredjuje domacinstvo u WS je takodje glupost teska.

[Milutinov Tata]

A ovo da se na All-star mecu odredjuje domacinstvo u WS je takodje glupost teska.

Barem je All Star mec vrlo ozbiljna utakmica , a ne kao u ostalim sportovima egzibicije i samo opusteno, ovde mozda ode titula ako odigras lose.

Jays veceras opet dobili Minesotu, 6-3 uz "samo" 1 HR. Minesota izgubila 7 od poslednjih 8. Vidim da SD "dere" SF 6-1, poceo 6. ining.

[Skyglider]

Matt Cain usrao stvari u prva 4 ininga, napucali ga sa 3 home runa. Na zalost, SF nije mogao da se vrati do kraja.
Prva prilika propustenna, ostaju jos dve. Nocas ide Zito na Stauffera.

Barem je All Star mec vrlo ozbiljna utakmica , a ne kao u ostalim sportovima egzibicije i samo opusteno, ovde mozda ode titula ako odigras lose.

Ne znam bas, dobar broj igraca koji igraju na All staru vec tad ima male sanse da sa svojim timovima stigne do play offa, pa je pitanje kolika je njihova motivacija da igraju ozbiljno.
Svrha All star meca treba da bude upravo ta, da se na njemu napravi sto bolja zajebancija, a ne da se odlucuje pitanje domacinstva u finalnoj seriji.