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Tao of Stieb

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Occasional Blue Jays contributor, Sportsnet. Not Dave Stieb, nor a parody thereof. https://taoofstieb.substack.com/

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 12h

Hard agree. Recency bias has never been as bad as it is now.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 12h

He could probably still crush a few in batting practice.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 13h

WWE needs to give Eric Thames a call

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 12h

Used to be the best sports pages in the country.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 12h

They haven’t hit the ball hard in the last two games. It doesn’t mean they can’t in the next few.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 12h

Now that the win over the Yankees is apparently a faint memory, it feels like a false narrative has emerged that the Jays are a team of slap hitters, bereft of power.

They finished the year tied for 11th in homers and 12 in isolated power.

Third in doubles. Fourth in runs scored.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 13h

I think they claim that it is based on merit, but how the assess it is clearly a mystery.

Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 14h

It’s like he sees the smug misanthropy of Andrew Coyne in the opinion section and says: “I can be more of pompous prick than that.”

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 14h

What an asshole.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 14h

Ah yes. Guess who.

Globe and Mail post asking the bad faith rhetorical question: “Is Vladimir Guerrero Jr a great hitter, or a winner?” Written by the smuggest misanthrope in Canadian sports media.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

Losing builds character. I hope.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Eddings is a terrible umpire. I have no idea why MLB would have him in the postseason.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

It’s still Trey Day, hosers.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

Got ‘em right where they want ‘em.

Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

“They” are bettors. They’re not that smart. If they were, they wouldn’t bet on baseball.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

May 6th, 2017.

Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

Kyle Turris OT winner versus the Rangers might be my favourite Sens moment I’ve seen in person.

Alex Adams @alexadamssn.bsky.social · 1d

Kyle Turris is in Ottawa for the Home Opener.

Cool stuff.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

Sens at 1 PM for those with refined tastes.

Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

I mighta left him in, or put Flu in over Little.🤷🏻‍♂️

I mean, they coulda put Duane Ward and Tom Henke in but that wasn’t last night’s problem.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 1d

The Gausman pull yesterday didn’t especially bother me. It kinda surprises me that it is talking point.

He was going into his third time through the order, had given up a bunch of hard contact, and was likely coming out within five batters.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

I just watched episode six of Task, and it was perhaps not the light entertainment I might have needed tonight.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

I was spending the weekend in the country, and this afternoon I saw a blue jay and thought: “Good omen.”

Tonight, I saw this guy, and I thought: “That’s nothing. I’m sure that’s nothing.”

A moose, in rural Québec, staring into my soul.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

Personally, I blame the dude in the butt plug shirt. That’s some unserious shithead energy to bring into big game.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

Okay, dudes. No long faces. Tomorrow’s a new day and a new game.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

You go to.

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. They had Miller’s pitch count up in the first. Then let him have some easier innings by jumping on early pitches.