AA Moves on (And So Should We)



So the not-so-secret rumour of Alex Anthopolous joining the Dodgers became official today. His new title is "Vice-President of Baseball Operations." It doesn't have the prestige of GM, but it is better than "Assistant to the Travelling Secretary." 

He is moving the Mrs. and the kids to L.A. I am neutral on all of this. I honestly wish AA the best and I'll miss the nerdy Anglo Montreal thing he's got going on.

Maybe Alex Anthopoulos just wants a role that still involves watching and evaluating baseball players but allows him to see his children and plan the next move. He could do this for five years and still be younger than a lot of GMs in baseball.


That's really all anyone can hope for. 

Drew Storen did the media rounds yesterday, revealed he was watching Making of a Murderer  on Netflix with his wife when he got the call. (Relief pitchers! They are just like us!)

Ok. "Netflix and chill" is one of those terms that people use often on social media and I suspect people no longer know what the actual meaning is. I've seen people use "Netflix and chill" with their babies or their dogs. No, please don't.  
"Netflix and chill" is an invite to come over and have sexy fun times. It's the 21st century texting version of going out for dinner and inviting the date up for "coffee."

Storen isn't the first nor will he be the last to make this mistake. I would, however, find it hilarious if he actually meant "Netflix and chill" in the traditional way.

I have no idea what he thinks this means:


I love this child. 

"Made it rain in Vegas with the MVP JD, no whiskey."




He's pretty smooth. The track itself is mesmerizing and a bit intimate. With the emergence of Drake and all the other confessional and slightly sing song rappers that have come after (I'd say Mike Stud qualifies as such), it really demonstrates that while Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreak might not be his most beloved album, it might be the most influential.



Also important, he is wearing an All-Star Game shirt. He wore a t-shirt he got from some work related event to the Dufferin Mall. Shortstops! They are just like us!

The Dufferin Mall has these ads. They are on buses and stuff:


So I made a Tulo themed one. 




really 


Brandon McCarthy illustrates his humour while answering The Player's Tribune Mailbag.




John Lott had a pretty comprehensive recap of the Baseball Canada event I attended on the weekend. The thing I liked about the event is that the major league guys (Votto and Martin being the biggest stars) mingled and mixed in with national team guys and former players really well. It really demonstrated how tight knit the community is. Mike Saunders talked about the advice Joey Votto gave him when he was really struggling at the big league level:
Friend, Roman and countryman The Tao of Stieb writes that Jays fans need to flip the page on 2015 and look forward into the future.

I thought of something I read in the wake of David Bowie's passing. Brian Eno shared what Bowie wrote in his last email to him. 'Thank you for our good times, brian. they will never rot'.

 Thank you for our good times, Blue Jays. they will never rot.