Blue Jays Talk

Following a much better performance last night, host Blake Murphy breaks down some of the positives from the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Giants. With yesterday marking the 81st game of the season, Blake welcomes JD Bunkis to look back at the first half of the season and help us project what the next 81 might have in store. Next up, Chris Rose of Jomboy Media’s Baseball Today and The Chris Rose Rotation podcasts takes a look around the Majors at some of the latest MLB headlines including Alek Manoah’s Florida Complex League start this week (31:46). Blake then turns his focus back to Toronto with Madison Shipman, Blue Jays Central analyst, who discusses what she saw from the team during last night’s win and why they could be trending in the right direction (50:30). After answering some audience texts, Blake closes today’s show with Kevin Barker, former Major Leaguer and co-host of Blair and Barker, who shares his thoughts on the Jays at the halfway point and what screws still need to be tightened (01:15:34).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Giants at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get right to the play of Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis, who combined only allowed one run over seven innings of work - is that a combination you can work with going forward until a more conventional fifth starter is back in the rotation? They get to the offensive approach at the plate with five runs coming in the first inning - how important was it for George Springer to get back into the 'swing' of things?

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Host Blake Murphy kicks off today's show looking back another solid start from Kevin Gausman squandered by the Blue Jays' lack of run support in the series opener against the Giants. MLB.com Keegan Matheson hops aboard to evaluate Toronto's offensive draught, before shifting gears to the Florida Complex League following Alek Manoah's disastrous start. Next, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle weighs in on the Giants' strong first half, and offers some insight on Brandon Belt and former Blue Jay Ross Stripling (30:55). Sportsnet's Blue Jays TV voice Dan Shulman stops by to evaluate some of the big picture decisions surrounding this cub moving towards the All-Star break (50:04). In the last segment, Eno Sarris of The Athletic and FanGraphs takes a deeper look at Alek Manoah’s situation, the state of the Blue Jays' starting rotation, and how Toronto's pitching staff fairs in the STUFF+ metric (01:21:32).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-0 loss to the Giants at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and get right to a no-show from the offence: 17 strikeouts from the Jays bats on a night where Kevin Gausman notched 12 Ks and one earned run over six innings of work. Is there a solution to shuffle the bats, or can it be chalked up to funky delivery from the Giants pitching staff?

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Host Blake Murphy is back to give his take on the Blue Jays' weekend series win over Oakland! He brings on Sportsnet Blue Jays producer Chris Black to look at the numbers from it, specifically the resurgences of both Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Yusei Kikuchi, before teeing up Kevin Gausman's start tonight. Next, MLB Network’s Anthony Castrovince joins Blake to break down the process of the MLB Draft Combine and share some insight into some of the most notable players, including a highly rated Canadian (31:30)! Hour two kicks off with Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith, who digs into the Jays' upcoming schedule, when they should utilize a bullpen day, the team's interesting catching situation, and some early trade deadline buyers and sellers (51:10). To close, Ben Clemens of FanGraphs delves into the numbers behind the Giants' strong first half of the season ahead of their upcoming series in Toronto (01:21:30).

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With Blake Murphy off for the day, Ben Shulman and Sho Alli have you covered to recap the Blue Jays' picking up the series win against the Oakland A’s this weekend! They discuss if it was a missed opportunity not getting the sweep, if the bats coming alive could carry over into this week, and focus in on the recent numbers from Chris Bassitt and Yusei Kikuchi. Ben and Sho then turn their attention to this week’s series against the Giants, before taking a step back to preview the schedule into the All-Star break and what's on their Blue Jays radar (28:09).

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Sho Alli and Ben Nicholson-Smith break down the Blue Jays' 12-1 win over the Athletics to wrap up a series win at Rogers Centre! They take your calls and texts, and get to the dominant seven inning performance from Yusei Kikuchi, who allowed only two hits and one earned run while racking up eight strikeouts. They discuss the play of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his consistency at the plate, and get to the bottom of the order as Cavan Biggio, Santiago Espinal, and Kevin Kiermaier all help power the offence. Plus, after Danny Jansen, what does the team do if Tyler Heineman has to miss time before Alejandro Kirk is ready to return?

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Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 7-3 win over the Athletics at Rogers Centre! He takes your calls and texts, and gets to the six innings from José Berríos, who was more good than great in the win vs. Oakland. He also gets to the bullpen's performance, including a great outing from both Tim Mayza and Nate Pearson, and a brief injury scare for Yimi Garcia before Jordan Romano slammed the door in the ninth for his league-leading 23rd save of the year. Plus, a chat on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a home run at the Dome for the second straight day - despite the opponent, is Vladdy 'back'?

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss to the Athletics at Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and Jeff takes a victory lap on correctly predicting a Vladdy HR (in his second at-bat, no less). They get to the performance from Chris Bassitt, who wasn't sharp for a third straight game. Is the catcher change for him causing some issues? Is there something to be concerned about with him? Plus, they get to the offence once again sputtering, despite the Vladdy homer, against one of the worst teams in baseball.

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Returning to the friendly confines of Rogers Centre, host Blake Murphy tees up the Blue Jays' upcoming homestand. He's joined by theScore’s Jonah Birenbaum to break down some of the numbers around the team and what needs to continue in their own park. Saturday is Cricket Day at the Park in Toronto and for some insight into the sport and it's similarities and notable differences with baseball, Vivek Jacob of Raptors.com stops by in-studio to school us all (27:46)! Blake then turns his attention back to the Blue Jays team on the field with Sportsnet’s own MLB Insider Shi Davidi, who takes an early look at who could be representing Toronto at the upcoming All-Star Game (51:37). To close today’s show, longtime MLB Umpire and author of The Umpire Is Out, Dale Scott joins to talk about PRIDE celebrations in baseball, the importance of showing that baseball is for everyone, as well as how far MLB has come in recent years. He also reminisces with us about some rather big Jays games he umpired, including one that ended with an infamous “bat flip” (01:21:57).

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