Toronto Blue Jays 2015-2019 In Review

2019 offseason 

Signing of Hyun-Jin Ryu 

the Toronto Blue Jays signed Hyun-Jin Ryu for 4 years 80 million dollars.I am ecstatic. so he led the league in ERA with the 2.32 which is amazing. This year he was the runner-up for the cy young. He also was an all-star. We have our new ace. I am so happy with our rotation now. But there rotation could still be better, there’s still some massive holes. But, I think that now it’s gonna be amazing because they have Chase Anderson, Tanner Roark, Matt shoemaker, Trent Thornton, Ryan Borucki who’s injured. They also have Anthony Kay, who I’m not a big fan. Jacob Waguespack who’s okay and TJ Zeuch. I really like this, I’m proud of you for actually spending money. 

Blue Jays sign SP Tanner Roark to 2-year, $24M contract

Yesterday the Blue Jays signed right-handed pitcher Tanner Roark to a two-year 24 million dollar deal which would pay him 12 million dollars per year. Roark’s main pitch is a sinker at 92 mph, a 85 mph slider. a 77 mph curveball and a changeup at 82 mph.he is projectected next season to have a 9-11 record, a 4.56 ERA a 1.363 WHIP,

Blue Jays sign SP Shun Yamaguchi to 2-year, $6M contract

0Big, thick RHP that fits well in late-inning reliever role and can give multiple innings. Has been a closer in the past, but recently moved to the rotation in 2014. Has been up to 96-97 mph before entering the rotation and see him getting back to plus with the fastball in shorter stints. Pounds down in zone and works in to both righties and lefties. Forkball is his out pitch; above-average feel and will work in variations on the depth; bigger tumble early in count and circle change-type bottom for put-away. Slider used almost exclusively to RHH; for strikes. on the curveball, likes to use early in the count. Showing average command recently, Easy mechanics, does not have to be max effort to generate velocity

2019 Season moves

Derek Fisher trade aka worst trade ever

Around the MLB, as soon as 4:00 pm ET hit, there was a flurry of trades that were finalized with mere seconds left until the deadline — in one of the many, the Blue Jays acquired outfielder Derek Fisher from the Houston Astros fo Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, and Cal Stevenson. Sanchez, arguably the biggest piece going to Houston, has had his fair share of big moments in Toronto, but since the memorable playoff games he has been stuck in a gutter that he just can’t get out of. With his free agency eligibility looming in 2021, the Jays decided to move on from the pitcher and try to get some value out of him instead of potentially non-tendering the pitcher this winter. this is probably one of the best on the worst trades and blue jays history because they traded away a potential ace plus a good bullpen arm and a prospect 4 below average force out filter that absolutely sucks this trade makes me very unhappy

Eric Sogard trade

According to an official team announcement, the Blue Jays have acquired pitchers Curtis Taylor and Edisson Gonzalez from the Tampa Bay Rays as the two players to be named later in the Eric Sogard trade earlier this summer. The 33-year-old veteran joined the Rays on July 28th. This is a pretty good trade for the Blue Jays the trailer weigh an average infielder for a pair of pitching park prospects, good job.

kevin ‘superman” pillar trade

On april 2 2019 the blue jays traded longtime center fielder and fan favourite kevin’ superman” pillar, who I have met before. They traded him for Derek Law, Alen Hanson and Juan De Paula. The best player that the blue jay got in the trade was probably Derek Law, who is the blue jay new setup man in bullpen. Alen Hanson was with the blue jays right after the trade. In his tenure he was terrible. He had a 163 batting average, which is terrible. Therefore, after 18 games he was DFA’d then was outrighted to triple A buffalo. kevin’ superman” pillar with the blue jays batted 260 hit 55 home runs  had 231 RBI’s. So therefore he is a great player. The toronto blue jays did a affal job with this trade could have gotten a lot better return or could have just kept him.  

Kendrys Morales trade

On March 27, 2019 Blue Jays traded Kendrys Morales to Oakland for Jesus Lopez and 12 million dollars of Kendrys Morales. The purpose of the trade was to make room for the young position players that the blue jays have in the farm. The downside is that they had to eat 12 million dollars. 

2018/19 0ffseason

Russell Martin trade

On January 11, 2019 the Blue jays traded away Long time catcher Canadian Russell Martin. They traded him for two prospects that I’ve never heard of. the only good part about the trade is that they were able to make room for their young catching prospects and they were able to get rid of a little bit of a salary even though they here to eat part of it. 

Trent Thornton trade 

On November 17, 2018, the Blue Jays traded Aledmys Diaz for Trent Thornton. This was not that bad of a trade for the Blue Jays got a very good starting pitcher who can turn out to be a study in the long run for an average shortstop.

2018 season

Giovanny urshela trade

On August 4, 2018 the Toronto Blue Jays traded Giovanny Urshela to the New York Yankees for cash. At the time this seems like a fair trade because Giovanny Urshela wasn’t very good for us but with the Yankees this past season he’s turned into one of the best hitters.  this is a very bad trade in the long run, if they would have kept him they would have had a really good bat in the lineup.

Aaron Loup trade

On july 31th 2018, the blue jay traded Aaron Loup to the Phillies for Jacob Waguespack. At the time of this look like the jays we’re gonna lose this trade is there a losing what are the best left-handed reliever’s In Aaron Loup. But now it looks like the Jays got a steal because now Jacob Waguespack is one of their better starting pitchers on the roster. so not that bad of a trade. 

seung-hwan ho Trade

On July 25th a 2018 the Blue Jays traded away their offseason signing from the prior offseason song seung-hwan ho aka the final boss to the Colorado Rockies. In return they got Forest wall, who is a very good outfielder in the Blue Jays minor-league system. Unfortunately he still has miles to go in the minors, but I think he could eventually be a major league player.They also got Chad spangenberg who I’ve heard a lot about and I’ve heard that he’s a really good Prospect up-and-coming the Blue Jays system. They also got Brian Barker, who I don’t know who he is but he was the long and that trade.  this trade was fairly good in terms of timing. I don’t mind maybe they could have got a little more I don’t know. 

J.A. Happ trade

On July 26th 2018,  the Blue Jays traded J A Happ who was a very good starting pitcher for the Blue Jays in his tenure. In return they got a  very underwhelming package of Brandon Drury who is a below average to average infielder. They also got Billy McKinney who is a minor leaguer that isn’t that good, but definitely has his moments at times. I overall think of the Blue Jays should have got a hell of a lot more in his trade. They probably could have got one of the Yankees top prospects but instead they got Brandon Drury and Billy McKinney who are overall not that good at all. I’m very unimpressed with Ross Atkins. 

Roberto Osuna trade

On July 30th 2018 the Blue Jays unfortunately had to make a trade. Where they gave up they’re closer for the last 3-4 seasons before the trade Roberto Osuna because of allegations of sexual assault. Which I probably shouldn’t be going into, but I don’t believe he did anything. I am a huge fan of Roberto Osuna. I’m a little bit biased in terms of how big of a fan. I am but I really love Roberto. He is a great pitcher. In return the Blue Jays got Ken Giles who  was also a head case for his former team. the Astros because he yelled at as manager which is frowned upon in baseball and was recently not pitching for the Astros because of what he did. He has been pretty good, but not as good as Roberto he can’t it go over a hundred miles per hour unfortunately but Roberto could. But he has been at least good serviceable closer above-average. They also got Hector Perez who was recently cut by the Blue Jays. they also got David Paulino who this past spring training got into a fight with Ken Giles and was not really done anything for the blue jays. 

the Josh Donaldson trade aka one of the worst trades in Blue Jays history

On October 5th 2018 the Blue Jays finished off a trade with the Indians that was originally reported on on August 30th 2018. where the Cleveland got former 2015 Blue Jays MVP Josh Donaldson. who was one of my favourite players during that era. Also I have his jersey that’s how much I loved him. And here’s the funny part. In return the Blue Jays got  a farmhand who I think was in Triple-A with the Indians. Before dare I say, having one of the worst injuries a pitcher could ever have. Tommy John surgery or UCL reconstruction surgery and the person I’m talking about is Julian Merryweather, who to this day this guy has only pitched two games and in total 9 Innings which is an average of 4.5 Innings per appearance. I know he had upside while with the Indians. which as many of you may know Atkins used to be with the Indians. I think that there was definitely tampering involved between Atkins and Shapiro and the the people high up in Cleveland’s Front office.  and also you probably should have traded him the offseason before not on the last day of the waiver trade deadline that’s probably one of the most idiotic moves of his tenure. so nice job messing that up atkins.

Steve Pearce trade

On June 28th 2018 the Blue Jays trade of the way Steve Pearce who is a an average platoon first baseman and left fielder he had some power not the best Fielder they also gave away a little bit of money I assume to pay off his contract and in exchange the Blue Jays got a infielder Santiago Espanal who has not done anything.

Sam gaviglio Trade

On March 21st 2018 which is during spring training close to the end of it the Blue Jays traded cash considerations for Sam gaviglio who is a field a fairly good either starter or Longman out of bullpen the overall this trade is not that bad I kind of like the Sam gaviglio is currently to the stay still with the blue jays and has always been a good reliable picture he’s not the best picture but he’s at least quality.

2018 offseason

Unneeded veteran outfielder signing AKA Curtis Granderson

On January 5th 2018 Curtis Granderson a left fielder was signed to one-year 5 million to the Toronto Blue Jays. Curtis Granderson, is a veteran outfielder. The Blue Jays did not need him because they had a lot of outfielders in  Teoscar Hernandez. Randal Grichuk and Kevin pillar so did you not need them. Frankly, the Blue Jays did not need an old overpaid outfielder in Curtis Granderson. So this is probably one of the worst signings that Atkins had.

 Dominic Leone trade 2.0

On January 19th 2018, the Blue Jays traded Dominic Leone who was a pretty good reliever. They also traded Connor Green who is a minor league player. In return they got Randal Grichuk, who is a very good outfielder.  Randal is probably one of the best players on the Blue Jays currently. So this is probably one of the better moves in Ross Atkins tenure with the Blue Jays. so I’m going to say nice job.

Seung-Hwan Oh  signing 

On February 26th 2018 the Blue Jays sign Seung-Hwan Oh AKA “The Final Boss”  was signed to one-year $2 million dollar contract. He is a veteran setup reliever meaning 7th or 8th inning reliever which the Blue Jays did not need because they are rebuilding and their young team so this is not a very good signing.

Jaime Garcia signing 

On February 15th, 2018 the Blue Jays signed Jaime Garcia a starting pitcher to a one-year deal worth $10 which is definitely way too much for him not being a very good player he is a below-average starting pitcher so I don’t really like the signing one bit. Atkins you wiffed big time.

2017 trades 

The Aledmys Diaz Trade 

On December 1st, 2017 the Toronto Blue Jays Trader JB Woodman who is a largely unknown Prospect Outfield Prospect. In exchange, the Blue Jays got Aledmys Diaz, who is pretty amazing while average starting shortstop for the St Louis Cardinals which is a pretty good trade. This is a fairly average trade not good but also not that bad.

Gift Ngoepe trade 

On November 20th, 2017 the Blue Jays acquired a gift by getting, gift Ngoepe from the Pittsburgh Pirates. for future considerations. Which, I assume it would probably be another Prospect Gift Ngoepe is a is a defensive first player who does not really have a bat I think is currently in double-a or Triple-A for the Blue Jays. The cool thing about this guy is that. He is the first player from Africa.

Norichika Aoki trade 

On July 31st 2017 the Blue Jays made a trade of Norichika Aoki a Japanese Major League player who is Japanese veteran player who’s been around League quite a bit I didn’t mind him the trade but what was the really big part was to Teoscar Hernandez who is an amazing outfielder he was originally just a corner outfielder now he can actually play Center field he has an amazing power and elite Speed and in return the Blue Jays just had to give away Francisco Liriano and his contract.  which is a pretty good trade so I don’t l don’t hate ross Atkins for that.

Joe Smith trade 

July 31st, 2017 the Blue Jays traded Joe Smith a sidearm right-handed reliever for Thomas Pannone. Who eventually turned out to be a pretty good left-handed pitcher. He probably one of my favourite pitchers with the Blue Jays. This is one of the few trades that I do like. 

2017 offseason moves free agents signed

On January 6th 2017 the Blue Jays got Yangervis Solarte for two prospects to the San Diego Padres. in my opinion this trade is not very good because they’re getting an older third baseman which they don’t need because they already have an mvp-caliber third baseman in Josh Donaldson even though he’s injury-prone. 

Marco Estrada resigning

Marco Estrada was signed September 20th, 2017 to a one-year 13 million-dollar extension going through the 2018 season worth 13 million dollars for that next season, which is a pretty good deal.

Michael Saunders signing 

Michael Saunders was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays, on June 28th, 2017. He is an injury-prone (a.k.a the d-rose of baseball) player who the prior-year had has ankle caught on sprinkler in spring training. Which made them not be able to play for most of that year so this was a very risky move that Ross Atkins made so we probably shouldn’t have signed Michael. WIFFED!!!

2016 trades

Drew Hutchinson trade 

On  August 1st 2016 the Blue Jays traded away Drew Hutchinson for Francisco Liriano, Harold Ramirez and Reese McGuire. Here’s the one trade where Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins actually fleece the team and did the right thing and then go up there now backup catcher Reese McGuire in this trade they got Francisco Liriano Harold Ramirez Reese McGuire for Drew Hutchinson who sucked as a picture for us needed eight runs a run support in every single one of his starts to even get a win it was good to get rid of him but we got a pretty good solid starting pitcher we got a prospect never developed and eventually got picked in the Rule 5 draft by the Marlins and we got our are now back up catcher. I honest to God think this might be the best trades in Ross Atkins tenure with the Blue Jays.

Drew Storen trade 1.0

On January 8th 2016, the Blue Jays traded Drew Storen for Ben Revere. I don’t have a problem with Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro getting Drew Storen for Ben Revere except for Ben Revere being great player for us in 2015 during our Championship run and then getting traded not even a month after the run but the problem Then on July 26th 2016 the Blue Jays traded Drew Storen who is just traded for 7 months ago is now traded for Joaquin Benoit. I have a problem with the Blue Jays trading Drew Storen away a few months into the season for Joaquin Benoit who eventually got injured for us in a playoff game when he was in a fight. So basically it was a waste of a trade/assets.

Jason Grilli AKA grilled cheese signing 

On May 31st 2016, the Blue Jays traded for Jason Grilli AKA grilled cheese. In exchange some pitcher named Sean Ratliff. I don’t have a problem with getting Jason Grilli. he was a great pitcher for us back in 2016-17 is a great setup. So I don’t really have a problem with this.

2015/16 free agents signings 

 Kendrys Morales signed 

Momo pitching

On November 11th 2015 which is pretty close to start a free agency so it’s a little early to sign a DH at this time so they signed Kendrys Morales to three years 33 million over those three years which is 11 million per year little much for someone who is old obviously going to decline over the next three years and I still remember when the street when the signing happen ice member Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro said that he was going to play first base a little in the Outfield never played in the Outfield he was supposed to play in the Outfield but he never did 

Blue Jays sign Steve Pearce 

On December 9th, 2015 the Blue Jays sign Steve Pearce a first baseman and left fielder to a two-year deal worth 12.5 million which just over six million per year.Steve Pearce is a platoon first baseman and left fielder. He is an average player, with a fair amoat of power. He can’t run at all, I think the Blue Jays would have been better off pulling a fan from the stands to run for him. He is not a good fielder.This is not a very good signing to start off Ross Atkins career. Might be one of the worst moves he made.

Gavin Floyd signing 

On February 5th, 2016 the Blue Jays sign Gavin Floyd to 1 year 1 million at first I didn’t mind the steel one but I thought this might be a good deal but then I realize this guy is a sidearm reliever. I think that signing someone that’s had two Tommy John surgeries is a bad idea. This guy was not very good for us 

Maicer Izturis signing 

February 5th, 2016 The Blue Jays signed Maicer Izturis who I cannot stand one bit. I’ve always hated this guy every single year he’s been with the Blue Jays he sucks, he sucks, he sucks.

My Conclusion

I’m just going to end this blog off by saying, Rogers media please do the right thing and please fire Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro they are the worst pair of Executives in all of baseball. They are not in it to make the Blue Jays. There in it to secretly rigged it so Cleveland can win a World Series. So please fire Ross Atkins because he does not know how to win and fire Mark Shapiro because he does not know how to pronounce his own last name. the end…

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WE NEED TO REFORM THE CANADIAN SENATE NOW!

Hi everyone, my name is Cooper, I am a sports management student sports management and political science student at Brock University. I have been studying politics for quite a while now.

The Problem

If there is one thing that I would 1000% want to change most about the system of government and in our great country of Canada. Would be our Senate, Senate is so undemocratic and it’s unbelievable that it’s been around for this long and has a very big impact in our life because it is a legislative chamber but no one talks about it. Let me start with the first reason, it is not voted on because it’s appointed by whoever is the current Prime Minister. That Prime Minister can nominate whomever the hell they want because there’s no confirmation process it just is a nomination by the Prime Minister it automatically happens. So whenever a senator either turns 75, that senator either has to retire or the person retires early or the person just dies before turning 75. Also, unlike any other country to my knowledge has Senate regions as you can see in the picture each group has 24 senators except for the northern territories which have one each and Newfoundland has 6. I don’t understand why Nova Scotia and New Brunswick need 10 senators each. But, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan who have a higher population than each of them only get 6 this seems like mistreatment towards the western provinces. Which should get equal treatment in my mind but they very clearly don’t. there are so many other problems with this map and if the current government cared all about representing all their citizens fairly/equally. They would have changed it a long time ago. 

The Solution 

What I would recommend doing is creating a Senate where each of the provinces gets two senators each of the territories still get one each. This senate would be a lot more democratic because you would vote for your senator. Theoretically, these senators would have six-year terms and be able to serve only two to ensure the senator is not holding onto power for too long and sucking money out of the federal government. Also unlike in our current Senate, they will be allowed to form parties, caucuses and have a Majority and Minority Leader. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some sort of control and power over who’s representing you, I would think so. Even though, this would mean we would have a much smaller senate. Wouldn’t that be better because wouldn’t it mean less taxpayer-funded government salaries to about 80 people plus their staff?  

WHAT CAN YOU DO

SIGN this PETITION

So if you agree with my solution to this issue I recommend you sign my petition

Why Doc Rivers is a great leader

After immense contemplation about what a good leader and after looking and all the examples of leaders in our world today and from the past.  I believe that former LA Clippers head coach and new current Philadelphia 76ers coach. Doc Rivers is an amazing example of an amazingly strong leader. The reasons that, I’ll be going through are first because of him having to deal with Donald Sterling. Also, having to have the leadership qualities to bring the NBA together. 

So firstly  Doc Rivers was able to deal with all Donald Sterling situation and if you don’t know Donald Sterling is a massive racist who is caught on tape saying this: “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people.”, That disgusting. Then, The day after those comments we’re leaked and Donald Sterling was banned for life, from the NBA and they gave him a lot more other punishments. So, Doc Rivers was able to bring his clippers team together to beat the future Golden State Warriors dynasty in a playoff series in 2014. He did this without having an owner of his team. That’s amazing and it really shows his leadership qualities of integrity. ability to communicate, Influence and Empathy. to prevent a full shutdown in 2014. To prevent the shutdown, Doc Rivers negotiating with Adam Silver the commissioner and Kevin Johnson the head of the NBAPA. Another thing that he did was that he gave, the nba players a massive voice to speak up on issues. He was also able to bring a team back from the dead, which is the Los Angels Clippers. Who he really shouldn’t have been fired from recently. So in conclusion, I believe that because of the reason that I mentioned earlier. Doc Rivers is an outstanding leader and someone who should be immortalized forever.

Daniel vogelbach is a blue jay

The Blue Jays acquired 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from the Mariners for cash considerations.

Welcome to the #BlueJays, Vogey! https://t.co/S7WjUVV0Tp

The 27-year-old slashed .094/.250/.226 with two homers, four RBIs, 11 walks, and 13 strikeouts across 18 games so far this season.

In Toronto, the 2019 All-Star will compete for playing time at the first base and DH slots with fellow sluggers Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Rowdy Tellez. Vogelbach could also serve as a pinch hitter on a Blue Jays bench that’s thin due to injuries.

I think it’s a great trade because it’s very low risk. There could be a very high reward for the Blue Jays. If they are able to reignite his bat to 2019 form because I’ve been saying for a while that’s the one things the Blue Jays need is that one spark plug to come off the bench and in a situation and just be able to get a hit.

Oh no Nate Pearson is on the injury list

The Toronto Blue Jays are placing rookie right-hander Nate Pearson on the 10-day injured list due to elbow tightness, manager Charlie Montoyo said, according to Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.

Montoyo added that Pearson is feeling better Wednesday morning than he did after Tuesday’s start, but the club is exercising caution with its top prospect.

I had a feeling there something wrong with Nate Pearson last night. It felt very sudden just pulling him out of nowhere. I hope he is back soon. The Blue Jays are absolutely screwed.

The Blue Jays are going to play there home games in Buffalo

After weeks of uncertainty, the Toronto Blue Jays will play their 2020 regular-season home games at Sahlen Field in Buffalo. Toronto had been looking into alternative sites for home games after the Canadian government denied their request to play at the Rogers Centre due to complications surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic.

The Blue Jays tried to secure playing their home games in Pittsburgh PNC park But got denied by the government of Pennsylvania. Also tried to play in Baltimore’s Camden Yards. But backed out because Baltimore was taking too long to get approval. Which is why, they chose to play in Buffalo. Fun fact, I’ve been to the stadium on a multitude of times. The stadium is very beautiful stadium with excellent hotels a short walk away.

Sahlen Field is normally the home of the Buffalo Bisons, Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate.

MLB season predicted by my fans

 So, I decided to let my fans do a Google form to see who they think will win each division. Here was the outcome. I will leave a link below to my Google form and a graph of the number of votes for each team to win their division. I would like to give a special thank you, to all the fans of me that helped me with this massive project.

AL east

rank	Team	votes
1	NYY	19
2	TOR	8
3	TAM	3
4	BOS	1
5	BAL	0

AL central

rank	Team	votes
1	MIN	11
2	CLE	7
3	CWS	6
4	KC	4
5	DET	3

AL west

rank	Team	votes
1	HOU	19
2	LAA	6
3	TEX	5
4	OAK	1
5	SEA	0

NL east

rank	Team	votes
1	NYM	9
2	WAS	9
3	PHI	6
4	ATL	7
5	MIA	0

NL central

rank	Team	votes
1	STL	9
2	MIL	9
3	CHC	8
4	PIT	2
5	CIN	3

NL west

rank	Team	votes
1	LAD	25
2	SD	4
3	COL	1
4	SF	1
5	ARI	0

Link my Google form: https://forms.gle/SGtFNBRwdeZQ5GrF9 

Patrick mahomes just signed to make a deal for 10 years 400 million

The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year contract extension worth over $400 million that ties him to Kansas City through the 2031 season, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chiefs picked up Mahomes’ fifth-year option for the 2021 season in April, putting him under contract for the next two seasons. Mahomes had two years and $27.6 million left on his existing deal — $2.8 million this year, $24.8 million in 2021. The 10-year extension puts him under contract with the Chiefs for the next 12 seasons.

My opinion on this is that the Chiefs are going to have to cut some major payroll next offseason because they have basically no money left to spend. They’re probably going to have to lose tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce or Sammy Watkins after next season. They will probably also have to lose a few pieces on defense.

So this deal would mean he’d be making on average

• per year: 40,000,000.00
• per month: 3,333,333.33
• per week:769,230.769
• per day:111,111.00
• per game: 2,352,941.17
• Per touchdown: 800,000.00
• Per yard: 9,923.09600

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!

After his subpar 1999 season, the Mets released Bobby Bonilla. But still owed him $5.9 million. Bobby Bonilla and his agent offered the Mets a deal. Bobby Bonilla would defer payment for a decade and the Mets would pay him an annual paycheck of $1,193,248.20 starting in 2011 and ending in 2035, adding up to a total payout of $29.8 million. Mets owner Fred Wilpon accepted the deal mostly because he was heavily invested with Ponzi scheme operator Bernie Madoff, and the 10 percent returns he thought he was getting on his investments with Madoff outweighed the eight percent interest the Mets would be paying on Bonilla’s initial $5.9 million. As a result, the payout was a subject of inquiry during the Madoff investment scandal investigation when it came to light in 2008.

SUPERCAM TO THE PATRIOTS

Free agent quarterback Cam Newton has agreed to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, according to league sources ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter.The quarterback, who was released by the Carolina Panthers in March, will serve as the replacement for Tom Brady, after his exit following 20 seasons with the Patriots. Brady has since signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cam Newton was forced off the field after a foot surgery in 2019 and was then cut by the team at the end of the season.He won the 2010 Heisman Trophy playing for Auburn and was drafted as a number one overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

MY REACTION OF SUPERCAM TO THE PATRIOTS

MLBPA requests 114-game season, expanded playoffs, deferred payments

The Major League Baseball Players Association delivered its counter-proposal to the league Sunday regarding the parameters of a 2020 season.

Included in the proposal is:

114-game schedule that begins June 30 and ends Oct. 31
Ability for any player to opt out of playing if they wish
Expanded playoffs in 2020, 2021
$100 million in deferred salary payments in the event the 2020 postseason gets cancelled
Teams would only be able to defer salaries for players slated to make $10 million before taking into account pro-rating.

My opinion

I honestly and religiously agree with most of what the MLBPA wants to do. The only thing I think should be changed is that instead of 114 games. it should be 81 games just to test it out. I think the idea of the expanded playoffs is a very very good idea.