Monday, December 19, 2011

The Yu Darvish Decision

UPDATE (10:35 p.m.): Announcement coming soon ... Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos plans to announce tonight his team won the bid for Japanese sensation Yu Darvish, according to my industry sources. I was told the Blue Jays would have an announcement around 9:30 p.m. (since delayed) that would blow away the great fans of Canada, who've been thrilled at the idea of Darvish signing with Toronto. Both parties have 30 days to agree on a contract. Early reports on the Blue Jays throwing down "a monster bid" were accurate. The bid was likely north of $50 million, a much higher figure than most in the Toronto organization expected. One of my sources: "How many tickets do you think we'll sell tomorrow? This thing will pay for itself."


Jays fans are flat-out going bananas right now. "Hope you are right. This could be a moment we look back on in a few years as the turning point in the franchise," tweeted @Anthopojays.
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28 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    You lie! What makes you lie!?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    no press conference has been called...how about an apology? What say you Gray?

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  3. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Well, it's pretty close to 9:30.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Waiting for Alex....

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  5. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    ugh. You're the worst.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    You get any extra people to click on your ads with the rumor?

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  7. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Nice going d-bag

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  8. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    10 minutes remaining...

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  9. GarafraxaguyDecember 19, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Let the situation sort itself out before you crucify the man. He has taken a great risk putting his neck on the line, and I dont think he did it for the page views.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    First off he has no facts. He is saying someone backed him up on Twitter by saying "totally agree that Jays posted best bid despite what Jon Heyman tweeted". That is saying he thinks the Blue Jays won. THINKS. You don't post something without facts.

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  11. Jonathan ReimerDecember 19, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    I am not sure if I should be celebrating or holding my breath!

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  12. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    GET REAL GRAY! YOU ARE TORONTO'S BARTMAN!

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  13. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Wow,you guys are rough, Ham Fighters delaying announcement for publicity.

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  14. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Ham Fighters have until 3AM Eastern Time to announce.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    good call....10 est....wait...that was a typo...you meant 10 cst right...lol

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  16. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    why isn't MLB announcing....as soon as the Ham Fighters accept the bid MLB should announce the winner..

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  17. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    ahhh its now 10:30

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  18. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    announcement coming soon. What exactly does soon mean in your world. 5 mintues? 20 minutes? 5 hours?

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  19. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    My Gosh, Ham Fighters really playing this one to the hilt....announce it so I can go to bed and everyone can apologize to Graymatter.

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  20. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    So, you appear to have been mistaken. At least you got a bunch of hits eh?

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  21. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    You're a tool.

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  22. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Not cool.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    But don't forget to click on his ads people so he can make money off of Google Ads. Reported.

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  24. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Sorry - the Rangers won the bid.

    Do you just make $hit up for the hell of it? You're a loser. Stick with your dill seeds dillweed.

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  25. GarafraxaguyDecember 19, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    I admire you conviction. Be strong. You will get through this.

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  26. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    You're a hack.

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  27. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    What a hack

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  28. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    thanks for that...for what? NOTHING

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