The Making of a Belieber
Exit Philosophy and the October rotation options
The Blue Jays know they rolled the dice when they traded for former Cy Young Award winner, Shane Bieber. Now, 22 days later they will see what they have as he opens the series in Miami. Griff and Mal discuss the implications to the Jays rotation if it turns out they have, indeed, landed the Bieber of pre-Tommy John surgery. Exit Philosophy discusses the surprising two-of-three series loss to the hapless Pirates and what it means to the hunt for a division title. There’s the well thought out argument that 90 wins could be a mortal lock for landing a spot in the playoffs and the Jays’ chances of hanging on to first place in the AL East. What about that dumb Tommy Pham bat-flip-after-a-walk dustup with Tyler Heineman and earlier in the series losing Vlad Guerrero Jr. to inflammation of the left hamstring? How serious is that? Then there’s Commissioner Rob Manfred and the unusual timing of his thoughts on expansion and realignment along geographical lines. Is that a good idea? Congrats to Burlington native, Owen Caissie for his debut with the Cubs and his first MLB homer. All this and much more. Like, share and leave a comment.