Blue Jays Talk

The Jays drop the series finale in Baltimore, bringing their record to 1-5 this season against the O's. Host Blake Murphy sorts through the numbers with MLB.com’s Julia Kreuz, who helps break down what this means for Toronto and when the turnaround fans are expecting could finally arrive. Next, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post takes a step back to discuss some of MLB Commissioner’s Rob Manfred’s comments Thursday that didn’t sit well with people, especially in relation to the Oakland A’s situation and Pride Nights around the league (33:00). In the second hour, former MLB manager Bobby Valentine checks in to gives us his perspective on Shohei Ohtani, the Texas Rangers, and some of the issues the Jays have faced this season (49:55). Blake closes the week by heading to Arlington with Lexi Weaver, writer for The Athletic and The Windup, who shares the state of the Rangers heading into this weekend's matchup against the Blue Jays (01:15:15).

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Sho Alli and Julia Kreuz break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. They take your calls and texts, and get to the offensive performance from the bats - another game in which they go 0/6 with runners in scoring position. What can be done about the bats of Matt Chapman? They chat about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the word 'elite', potential trade opportunities to improve the roster, and how much culpability Ross Atkins should shoulder. Plus, they get to the seven strikeouts from Yusei Kikuchi over 4.2 IP - another reliable performance from the team's fifth starter.

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In what was a great pitching duel, the Blue Jays managed to pull out a 3-1 victory in Baltimore behind a strong start by José Berríos! Host Blake Murphy is joined in-studio by Sportsnet’s own Shi Davidi to break down Berríos' dominant performance on Wednesday that actually flirted with history. Blake continues his week of music alongside Ewan Currie of the Sheepdogs, who chats about where his love for Toronto’s baseball team originated and offers his thoughts on this year's squad (34:52). Next, former MLB outfielder and host of the Farm To The Show podcast, Chris Dickerson looks back on his time in the Majors and how some of his former teams are fairing this season, before discussing the environmental work he is doing with Players For The Planet (50:06). Lastly, Blake checks in with former Blue Jays and Team Canada pitcher John Axford, who weighs in on the state of the 2023 Jays and even gives us a few movie recommendations (01:17:32).

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Sho Alli and Julia Kreuz break down the Blue Jays' 3-1 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards! They take your calls and texts, and get right to José Berríos' 7.2 IP in which he did not allow a single run. Is this the best version of Berríos the Jays have ever gotten? They discuss how the length from Berríos allows for the bullpen to get set up a little better over the next few days - especially after shorter outings from Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt recently - and how Jordan Romano still got the job done despite making it somewhat interesting in the end. Plus, a chat on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s frustrations, and Whit Merrifield continuing to get it done at the plate (despite a base-running error).

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Following Tuesday's subpar start to the Blue Jays' road trip, Blake Murphy breaks down what he saw from the team in Baltimore with former catcher Joe Siddall. They discuss Toronto's pitching struggles, dealing with a variable strike zone, and the Jays' continues drought at the plate, especially with runners in scoring position. Then, ahead of the big show at Budweiser Stage in Toronto on Friday, Alexisonfire’s Dallas Green chats about his family history in the game of baseball, before sharing his thoughts on this year’s Jays squad (31:15)! Next, Blake heads back down to Baltimore with MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson to talk about Toronto's depth contributions of late and what the team needs to do better in the final two games at Camden Yards (49:55). To close today, we go around MLB with Ben Verlander, host of the Flippin' Bats podcast and FOX Sports analyst. The pair dive into the Oakland A’s recent surge and Shohei Ohtani's greatness on display, before offering some outside perspective on the Jays (01:19:45).

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Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 11-6 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. He takes your calls and texts, and gets to the three-inning performance from Chris Bassitt - how much damage does a short start from a reliable rotation arm do to the bullpen going forward? Who pitches behind José Berríos in Game 2? He also gets to the power outage from the bats, the RISP issue rearing its head once again, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. still having some issues at the plate. On a positive note: should Cavan Biggio earn more playing time after a second straight game with a home run?

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Blake Murphy starts the show alongside Blue Jays producer Chris Black, to take a detailed look at roster, the injuries that have crept in, and what moves we could see the team make ahead of this upcoming series Baltimore for an A.L. East showdown. Next up, Blake brings on the guitarist from PUP, Steve Sladkowski, to chat about his love of baseball and reminisce about some of his all-time favourite Jays ahead of the band’s show at Budweiser Stage in Toronto this Friday (30:30). Later on, Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith checks in from Baltimore to dive deep into the series at Camden Yards, before getting into some early trade talk (50:55). Lastly, Blake catches up with former Jays pitcher and current Manager of the Williamsport Crosscutters, Jesse Litsch, who lets us know the ins and outs of the MLB Draft League, before sharing some old stories from his days in Toronto (01:21:00).

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After a dramatic Sunday win, Blake Murphy goes over how the late comeback came together for the Jays. Sportsnet 590 The FAN’s own Ben Shulman jumps on to discuss the weekend that was from Toronto, before getting you set for the team's upcoming road trip which he and Blake will be on the radio call for. After that, an all-time fan favourite Jay and new podcast host of Mound Visit, Jason Grilli checks in to catch up, tell some stories and give some thoughts on this year’s Blue Jays team (30:11). For the second hour, Sportsnet’s own Arden Zwelling joins Blake in-studio to give his firsthand take on Sunday’s eight inning rally and Cavan Biggio’s heroics, before taking a look around at some key components and names that have stepped up for the team (50:30). To close the show, Blake welcomes Blue Jays great Jesse Barfield, who this weekend will be inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame! He lets us know what the honour means to him, reminisces on his days in Toronto, and shares how he’s helping some young players today and what he’s seen out of this year’s Jays squad (01:24:53).

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 7-6 win over the Twins at Rogers Centre! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the three-run bomb from Cavan Biggio - could it possibly be the biggest of his career? They also discuss Kevin Gausman getting picked up by the offence, Nate Pearson delivering two tremendous innings in relief, Thomas Hatch putting in some work as well (and getting some help from the pitch clock, no less), and Jordan Romano getting reset in the ninth to convert yet another save. Plus, Alejandro Kirk and Santiago Espinal turned in some crucial plate appearances - how important was the bottom of the order in this win?

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 9-4 loss to the Twins at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get to the managerial decision to bring out Adam Cimber in the eighth inning - even without hindsight, was that the wrong decision? They discuss who could have come out instead, whether it was Bowden Francis or even Jordan Romano - Francis in particular was good, letting up just one earned run over 2.2 IP. They discuss whether or not John Schneider had a choice in bringing Cimber out in that situation, and also get to the spectacular opening 'start' from Trevor Richards. Plus, if Brandon Belt misses time, how do you adjust the batting order?

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