Exit Philosophy with Griff and Mal

The Vlad Legacy Being Written


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Should Blue Jays fans be encouraged by the solid start to the ’25 season, even though there have been obvious flaws and an offence not clicking on all cylinders. Mal and Griff discuss that, plus what to make of the Vlad extension press conference, Max Scherzer’s relationship with his replacement Easton Lucas and what it means to a new-look rotation, how high leverage bullpen pieces have come together and more. They talk about unusual injuries through the years, plus a Top 5 list of Jays strikeouts in a game, a list dominated by Roger Clemens. Finally, there’s the disappointing way Jackie Robinson Day handled by the Dodgers and by MLB.

INDEX:

0:00 Intro   

1:26 Attendance Concerns 

3:45 Jays early success in AL despite flaws 

5:24 Easton Lucas and Max Scherzer 

6:57 Team concept and Lineup Construct 

11:46 In praise of NL West  

14:59 Hoffman and the bullpen    

19:42 Clues from the Vlad Presser 

24:43 Roster Moves and Springer  

33:55 Rotation and Leverage  

37:53 Jackie Robinson   

42:45 Freak Injuries 

48:13 Top 5 List Jays strikeout games  

1:01:05 Ironbacks update  

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