Blue Bird Banter

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Only two games today, the NLDS games, with the AL teams getting the day off. Some great games yesterday. Tigers 0 Guardians 7: Ok this wasn’t a great game. It was over after the first inning. Using the ‘opener’ didn’t work out for the Tigers. And Tanner Bibee was very good, though he came out after 4.1 innings. But four Cleveland relievers … [Read more...] about OpenThread For Sunday Playoff Games

RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports Alfredo Griffin turns 67 today. Alfredo Griffin was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cleveland signed him as an amateur free agent in 1973 at 16. He made the majors with Cleveland in 1976 at 18 but only played a handful of games. In 77 and 78, he also appeared in a few games. Then, in December 1978, he was traded with Phil Lansford … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Alfredo Griffin

Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images At the end of each season, we do a Haiku contest. The rules are: come up with a Haiku that says something about the Blue Jays. A haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Rec the ones you like. In a week or so, we’ll take the five that get the most recs … [Read more...] about The 2024 Bluebird Banter Haiku Contest

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images We have four games today: Tigers @ Gaurdians 1:00 Eastern Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19) vs. Tanner Bibee (12-8, 3.47). Mets @ Phillies 4:00 Eastern Kodai Senga (who pitched in one game this season) vs. Zack Wheeler (16-7, 2.57). The Mets are just off a fantastic series with the Brewers (maybe Brewers fans don’t think it was so great), … [Read more...] about OpenThread for Saturday Playoff Games

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images A look at Chris Bassitt’s 2023 season. Chris Bassitt was a big free-agent signing, getting a 3-year, $63 million contract in December 2022. 2023 was his tenth season in the MLB (he has just over seven years of service time). He didn’t make it to the MLB until he was 25 and pitched in only 40 MLB games before his age 30 season. Since 30, … [Read more...] about The Season That Was: Chris Bassitt