Jair Jurrjens :(

Subject: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:37 am

Ok so I am soooo freaking mad right now. They traded Jair Jurrjens and Gorky Hernandez for Edgar Renteria

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:43 pm

That stinks!!!!! Sorry mrsrabelo :'( Crying or Very sad

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:45 pm

I am so mad right now I could spit... the only way I'd be madder is if it was Miller, but seriously! OMG!!!!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:48 pm

Even if it were Andrew I would still be this pissed!!! I dont like Dave DUMBrowski anymore!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:53 pm

If those asshats trade Miller.... grouch

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:54 pm

I will cry with you Soul!! I like Andrew. And if they trade Tata I will have another hysterical friend(she loves Jordan Tata and Jair Jurrjens she called me crying today Frown

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Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:56 pm

I liked JJ... a lot! What the hell are they thinking???!!!!!! fingers

is what I'm thinking!!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:59 pm

I agree with you 100%.

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:14 pm

This is saaaad. They could have got rid of bonderman.. I hate bonderman! Why jurrjens?!? :'( Crying or Very sad

:'(

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Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:04 pm

I am disgusted this name is in the old players forum! rant

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:13 pm

Me too. Me too.

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:20 pm

I guess the Braves wouldn't go for Grilli and Neifi......

Renteria better take us to the World Series NEXT year!!

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Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:32 pm

Let me check... yep, still Censored

disgusted... puke

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:25 am

If we win the WS in 08, I don't care if Jurrjens and Hernandez become superstars for the Braves! But if we don't win it all with Renteria, this trade might be another John Smoltz like deal that could hurt the Tigers for years to come; I HOPE NOT!

GO TIGERS!

2008 World Champions!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:18 pm

.....and 2009!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:24 am

... and 2010!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:20 am

and 2011

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:40 am

...and 2012!!!
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Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:32 am

You are all a bunch of greedos!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:32 am

oh yeah... and 2015!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:32 pm

No baseball during the Planetary PolarCaps Melt of 2014.

The new sport of "Waterball" resumed in 2015 with the SubDetroit Tigers "emerging" as champions of the h2o!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:22 am

I had a dream last night that me and my friend "kidnapped" Jurrjens and forged his death certificate and created a new identity so that he could pitch for the Tigers.

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:23 am

Hey....that just might work...

Barry Burrgens!!

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Thu May 29, 2008 4:16 pm

03/28/2008 1:19 PM ET
Jurrjens keeps celebration on hold
Hurler waits until Braves make decision official
MLBPLAYERS.com

Jair Jurrjens doesn't want to get too far ahead of himself.

The young starter said earlier in camp that he wouldn't believe he made the Braves until someone told him in person. And even when the club's game notes listed him as the starting pitcher in the third game of the season, Jurrjens still refused to celebrate.

"I suppose that means I made the team," Jurrjens told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I'm still not going to believe it 'til I fly to Washington [for the season opener Sunday]. I'm not telling anyone. I'm still waiting."

Jurrjens reasoned that no one gave him official word and that plenty can still happen between now and the opener.

"That [plan] could change. You always have to be prepared," Jurrjens said.

Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:13 am

Ex-Tiger Jurrjens keeps his promise

ROCKFORD -- He was born in Curacao, a small Caribbean island. He grew up there, playing baseball and learning to speak four languages. He did not see snow -- or own a jacket -- until he was 19.

Yet, Michigan is something of a second home to Jair Jurrjens. The Tigers signed him when he was 17. He had a breakthrough year with Class A West Michigan in 2005. He debuted with the Tigers in 2007.

The Tigers traded Jurrjens to the Atlanta Braves in October 2007. Jurrjens had a standout 2008 season, leading National League rookies with 13 wins and compiling a 3.68 ERA.

Tigers fans wish he could return. Last weekend, he did, but not in uniform.

Jurrjens came to keep a promise he made to Carmen and David Cox, the Rockford couple who served as his host family while he played for the Whitecaps. Even though he's no longer with the organization and he spends his off-season in Florida and Curacao, Jurrjens vowed to return.

He flew in two Fridays ago, returned to Tampa last Sunday, and did a lot of reminiscing in between. He visited Fifth Third Ballpark, where he pitched as a little-known teenager. He looked at the field, walked into the clubhouse and reflected on how far baseball had taken him.

"It brought a lot of good feelings," Jurrjens said from the Cox home. "I imagined all the fans and how much fun it was to play in Michigan.

"A lot of baseball people don't remember where they came from -- especially what they went through to get to the big leagues. That's the moment you need to appreciate, now that everything is so nice. If you think about where you came from, it's going to make you work harder and stay up in the big leagues."

For some time, the Coxes had planned to invite fellow Whitecaps host families to their home for a party two Saturdays ago. It was only later that Jurrjens chose that particular weekend for his visit.

Suddenly, attendance spiked. A budding star was on his way to the neighborhood.

"When I found out JJ was coming," Carmen Cox said, "my party went from 12 to 35 people."

Jurrjens, a 22-year-old right-hander, could have a long, successful career in the majors. He proved his reliability this year, leading the team -- and establishing personal bests -- in starts (31), innings (188 1/3 ) and wins.

He avoided the disabled list, something he was unable to do during his final two seasons in the Tigers organization. He asked veteran pitchers Tim Hudson and John Smoltz for advice on how to keep his shoulder strong late in the season. The line from his final start -- seven innings, two earned runs against the World Series-bound Phillies -- showed that he was a good student.

Braves television broadcaster Joe Simpson said Jurrjens has become a favorite among Atlanta fans because of his engaging smile, pleasant demeanor and competitiveness.

"To simplify it: He gets it," Simpson said in a telephone interview. "Even at that age, he knows what he has to do to prepare to win and be part of a team."

During this past season, it was easy for Tigers fans to lament that Jurrjens was not there to help rescue a beleaguered rotation. He and outfielder Gorkys Hernandez had been traded to Atlanta for shortstop Edgar Renteria -- a deal team officials believed would solidify their championship-caliber lineup. Instead, Renteria was a disappointment on offense and defense.

"No question, it was a miscalculation," president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said at the end of the season. "I wish I had Jurrjens back, but you have to give something up to do things. We knew we were giving up a good player."

Jurrjens bears no grudge against the Tigers. ("If Renteria had a good year, nobody would have said it was a bad trade," he said.) He understands that his shoulder tendinitis in 2007 and two poor starts to end the season might have contributed to the trade.

He kept track of his former team this season, particularly after so many of his minor league teammates were promoted to the major leagues.

"A lot of people think if you have a team of superstars, it's going to bring you to the playoffs," Jurrjens said, when asked about the Tigers' dismal season. "Teams who go to the playoffs are teams who can play together. When you have a lot of superstars, they have a lot of egos.

"When I came up, the team was so united. Everybody was getting along with each other. I can't remember who I was talking to, but they say it's not the same thing (as) when I came up. I didn't ask who -- they just say it wasn't the same environment.

"I think everybody was trying to press so much -- be the leader, be the superstar."

Jurrjens is among 12 prospects who have reached the majors since playing at Double-A Erie in 2007. He has had the most success of any player in the group.

Perhaps because of his experience in Erie, Jurrjens believes that it's best to promote a group of players from within, rather than trade prospects for veterans.

"Definitely," he said. "They know each other. They know the character. They know how to get along with each other. They know how to play together -- that's most important.

"Being a pitcher, the infielder knows what your pitches do. They can help by moving to the right, moving to the left. That can help saving a hit or a run."

Carmen Cox has noticed a "night and day" difference in Jurrjens since first meeting him.

When he was pitching for the Whitecaps, Cox said, "his emotional maturity wasn't quite there." Now, she sees his composure and professionalism on the mound.

"I think he is living in a dream, and, because of that, he doesn't want to do anything to leave a legacy that is anything other than a positive one," Cox said. "He's worked so hard to get here that I don't think he's taking any of that for granted."

As long as Jurrjens continues to pitch well, the Tigers will have no choice but to be reminded of him. If it is any comfort, Jurrjens is not about to forget the people he met in Michigan, either.

"This is a place," he said, "that's going to be in my memory."

Contact JON PAUL MOROSI at 313-223-4097 or jmorosi@freepress.com. Check out his Tigers blog at www.freep.com/sports.
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Subject: Re: Jair Jurrjens :( Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:16 am

Never should have traded him