Sitemap - 2024 - Griff’s The Pitch

Cooperstown will Deck the Halls with Ichiro and CC

A year of cheers and tears for MLB in 2024

The Future is Vlad

Blue Jays Bad Luck Streak in Drafting School

The Gold Glove Fixation

Blue Jays acquire Gimenez to launch Plan B

Blue Jays should simply start with Plan B

The Winter Meetings Primer

The Return of Griff's Baseball Mailbag

The Blue Jays free-agency deep dive

Questions for Griff's Mailbag

Griff’s Major-League Mailbag

MLB roster-building sliding into emotion-free Fantasy League mode

The 40-man roster Roulette

SUGGESTED BLUE JAYS 6-MAN ROTATION 2025

The Jays Present Best Soto Pitch

Blue Jays Hot Stove Gets Hotter

Griff's Conversation: Rodger Brulotte

The Santander v. Soto Reality

Blue Jays have resources for rapid rebuild

World Series outcome helped along by Yankees mental miscues

The World According to Gibby

Yankees Staying Alive vs. Dodgers heading to WS G5

Dodgers Hold Serve as World Series shifts to Big Apple

The Coast-to-Coast World Series

GRIFF’S 2024 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series XII rivalry renewed

Guardians and Yankees forge Game 3 classic

The Sad Demise of the Playoff Rotation

Yankees carry 2-0 lead vs. Guardians into off day

GRIFF’S CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PREVIEWS

The Former Flak Philosophy

When Sandy Koufax refused to start the World Series

Conversation with Ernie Whitt

Griff's Division Series Preview

Blue Jays Rolling Blunder Revue

Griff's Wildcard Series Previews

Blue Jays must prioritize bullpen rebuild

The Last Dance

Blue Jays waiver claims reflect organization call to arms

The Summer of Shohei

Canadian Futures Showcase celebrates 10 years of history

Blue Jays can strive for modest end-of-season goals

Griff's Conversation with Dave Van Horne

The Options Bo Knows

Memories of 9/11 tragedy still resonate throughout MLB

Blue Jays ’25 evaluation begins with September performance

The Road to Rapid Reload

Blue Jays 6-man rotation made simple

September MLB rule changes better for fans than prior to adding wild-cards

The Belated Bowden Bounce

Daunting stretch upcoming with no more Angels in the outfield

Bowden Francis forcing his way into Blue Jays rotation picture

Clubhouse notes vs. Angels

Joey Votto stays unique to the end

Chris Bassitt Stirs the Blue Jays Pot

The Wrigleyville Bucket List

Vlad Guerrero Jr growing as 2-strike hitter

TSN Radio First Up with Griff re Vlad, the Jays at the Quarter Pole and more

Shout out to Blue Jays reloading farm as window of contending closes + New MLB Power Rankings … (Aug. 15, 2024)

The Get it Done League

30th Anniversary of MLB '94 Strike and its impact on Expos demise

Some key 2-Strike Numbers from Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s 21G hit streak

The State of the (Blue Jays) Nation Address

Jays defeat O’s 5-2 spurred by Kirk’s 3-run homer

The Run Prevention Apology

YouTube Live at the Trade Deadline

Blue Jays 2024 post-trade deadline analysis

Exit Philosophy: MLB Trade Deadline Recap

The Winds of Change

Blue Jays will miss C Danny Jansen off in deadline trade to Red Sox

Blue Jays deadline Exodus begins

Changes loom in Blue Jays bullpen as deadline nears

The Evolution of the Jays Beat

Blue Jays drop decision to Tigers in first game back after All-Star Game

The stretch drive of 66 Blue Jays games

The Vlad-Teoscar Reunion?

MLB ’24 POWER RANKINGS (July 17, 2024)

Home Run Derby Preview 2024

Blue Jays Select Two Starting Pitchers in 2024 Draft

Blue Jays place Kevin Kiermaier on MLB Waivers

Scouting director Shane Farrell discusses Blue Jays ‘24 Amateur Draft

Blue Jays most valuable trade piece at deadline

The Seattle Celly

The Dog Days of July

Blue Jays trounce Yankees 9-3

PRE-GAME NOTES VS. YANKEES - JUNE 29

Blue Jays 2024 First-Half Report Card

The Silence of the Scams

Conversation with ex-Expos GM Kevin Malone

The Expos and Donald Sutherland a Love Story

The day my son Matthew “had a catch” with Willie Mays

The Sustainability Quandary

More bullpen woes as RH Yimi Garcia on IL

The Johnny Mac Father's Day home run

The Bigg Chill

Blue Jays Batting Order needs help

Ernie Clement add-on RBIs in sixth prove vital in vital 6-5 win

Post-game after Blue Jays 3-2 win over Orioles

The Month of Reckoning

Is Guerrero Jr to 3B move Back to the Future III

Blue Jays Pre-Game Pittsburgh Pirates, May 30

MLB ’24 POWER RANKINGS – 4 … (May 30)

The Pitchfork in the Road

Motor City Madness

Bonus Exit Philosophy post G1 in Detroit

The Victoria Day Secrets

Season Ticket Subscriber offers social media shoutout to Blue Jays bullpen catchers

Pre-Game Blue Jays vs. White Sox May 20

Blue Jays salvage final game of weekend series vs. Rays

Blue Jays lose 4-3 to Rays in series opener

Pre-Game Blue Jays vs. Rays May 17

It’s Go-Time for light-hitting Blue Jays

The Return of the Manoah

Blue Jays vs. Twins roundup prior to Game 1

MLB ’24 POWER RANKINGS – 3

The Spotlight's on Blue Jays

The Manoah re-Born Identity

With Y-Rod moved onto 15-day IL Alek Manoah set to rejoin rotation

Losing Royals series emphasizes Blue Jays problems

The Vibe Has Spoken

Blue Jays @ Padres – Summary of 3-game set in San Diego

Yankees @ Blue Jays – Summary of 3-game set at Rogers Centre

The Jackie Robinson Impact

MLB ’24 POWER RANKINGS – 2

Berrios after win over Rockies believes he is better than he ever was with Twins

Blue Jays’ Bowden Francis in likely return to bullpen

The Dome Opener

Blue Jays vs. Mariners – Summary of 3-game home opening series

Blue Jays at Yankees – Summary of 3-game set in New York

Blue Jays at Houston – Summary of 3-game set vs. Astros

The No-No Sans Bo

Blue Jays at Tampa Bay – Summary of opening weekend

The Summer Marathon Begins

Hope springs eternal as Blue Jays open 48th season vs. Rays

Blue Jays settle on opening day 13-man position-player roster

The Mano de Jano

MLB ’24 POWER RANKINGS – 1

The Votto Gambit

Social media campaign helps Votto land spring invite to Blue Jays

The Boras Conundrum

Matt Chapman loses in his first kick at free-agent can

Exit Philosophy S2 Ep8: The Chapman Cometh?

Blue Jays candidates for bench roles, versatile, redundant and hard to handicap

Spring Training memories from 45 years of Expos/Jays camps

Exit Philosophy S2 Ep7: The Truth Bo Knows

Off-season additions identify Blue Jays floor rather than pointing to ceiling

As spring training arrives a ranking of projected lineups in powerful AL East

The Hope Springs Eternal

Yariel Rodriguez and Blue Jays make deal official

Vlad Guerrero Jr. wins arbitration case against Blue Jays

The O's-Jays Verdict

Gord Ash unplugged

The as the World Turners

Blue Jays sign free-agent Justin Turner

The Hot Stove Lacks Heat

Baseball Hall-of-Fame welcomes three new members for 2024

Blue Jays on front lines of this winter's MLB hot-stove lethargy

The Future Show is Vlad and Bo

Blue Jays settle on one-year deals with 11 of 12 arbitration-eligible players leaving Vlad Guerrero Jr. as the elephant in the room

List of former Blue Jays organization players on 40-man rosters elsewhere in MLB

The Weight of the Wait

Griff’s 2024 Hall-of-Fame ballot explained

Blue Jays look to add one more hitter in winter of fans’ discontent