The Toronto Blue Jays/MLB Thread

blexann wrote: ↑ Mae has dome explaining to do

Ogata wrote: ↑ For sure she has some explaning how do you trigger happy this..

kenchau wrote: ↑ Either the source gave her bad info, or she misinterpreted what the source told her. Only one of two potential persons to blame there. Can't even speculate which one it could be.

antigua1999 wrote: ↑ It's her fault 100%. Unless you here its a done deal dont announce anything till 100%.

blexann wrote: ↑ To be fair we don't really know. Brandon Kuhn broke the Springer signing, he got it before all the insiders. He obviously has a connection with someone inside the Jays organization that was involved in the Springer negotiations. So you just never know, could be Mae could be the source - one of them got it wrong.

antigua1999 wrote: ↑ Your more diplomatic than I am. How many free agent signings that have been announced in the past that didn't happen? You don't make an announcement until your 100% right.

blexann wrote: ↑ ...to complicate matters and make it more embarrassing all the MLB insiders were posting the signing and crediting Mae. Then they had to re-tweet a retraction.

blexann wrote: ↑ No doubt it wasn't good. Maybe she saw that Brandon Kuhn and Joey Vendetta broke the Springer signing she wanted a part of the action. I mean she never breaks anything (right?) so it's new ground for her.

Ogata wrote: ↑ That one blew my mind and all the youtube bloggers went bananas on this too...has this ever happened in any professional sport? So in a way I'm glad we didn't sign Brantley...we need pitching period

blexann wrote: ↑ Brantley is a professional hitter and I would have loved having him and Springer in the line-up but you're right we really need pitching. I wonder if people know we don't really have a #2 pitcher.

antigua1999 wrote: ↑ It's her fault 100%. Unless you here its a done deal dont announce anything till 100%.

kenchau wrote: ↑ Everyone breaks news based on an inside source. That's how they hear it's a done deal. If the source misinformed, then it's the source's fault. If the reporter/analyst misunderstood/misinterpreted, then it's the reporter/analyst's fault.

As i said before, we don't know the conversation that took place to truly know who is to blame. From the public perspective all we can do is point the finger to the public facing person, which will always be the reporter/analyst.

But let's not be naive that they don't break news based on inside sources, and the possibility can exist that sources can give bad info. Not saying that's the case here, just saying, we have no way of knowing.

In any case, i am indifferent about Brantley.

antigua1999 wrote: ↑ I'm not sure why your defending her. She messed up. I understand her jumping the gun. She is used to dodging Gatorade not real story's.
She should at least double check her minor league sources before she posts a story.

Ogata wrote: ↑ LOL We all know they Gatoraded her eventually....eitherway doubt we will get an explanation on this...