Haven't been writing much in these parts lately, and seeing as this is one of my favourite annual traditions...

For 2025 the Jays need to figure out where they are weak vs MLB, and where they are strong. What they can improve on and by how much.

Season Four Episode 9 Vancouver Canadians Manager Brent Lavallee and Gerry McDonald from Batters Box join us.

In this episode Vancouver Canadians Manager Brent Lavallee joins us with Gerry McDonald from Batters Box to discuss Arizona Fall League play of Toronto Blue Jays prospects Adrian Pinto, and Peyton Williams amongst others. The start time is 12 EST/9amPST.

Great stuff here and a cut and paste from a subscriber article about Adrian Pinto from Baseball Prospectus. Worth the 6.99!

So what does Dodgers-Yankees do for the notion that the post-season is a crap shoot? When the team with the most wins in the AL meets the team with the most wins in the NL?

The Vancouver Canadians have shared their 2025 schedule, with the first home game scheduled for Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 against the Spokane Chiefs, their rival from the 2024 season and the NWL Playoffs.

And then there were four.

Preliminaries are out of the way. Eight teams still standing. But who do I cheer for?

Article on Sportsnet Ross Atkins to return as Blue Jays GM in 2025 https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/ross-atkins-to-return-as-blue-jays-gm-in-2025/

We are more or less agreed that sometimes a team's W-L record doesn't tell their story clear and true.

All the rainbows in the sky
Start to weep, then say goodbye
You won't be seeing rainbows anymore

One more weekend.

And the neon when it's cold outside
And the highway when it's late at night
Got the radio on

There, there. It will all be over soon.