Blue Jays Talk

Sho Alli and Ben Nicholson-Smith break down the Blue Jays' 10-8 extra innings loss to the Mariners at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the performance from the bullpen - Richards, Bass, Garcia, and Pop all giving up runs as an 8-4 lead turns into a 10-8 loss. Is this the end of Pop and Bass in high leverage situations? Should fans be concerned about the pen as a whole or is this just one blip? Plus, they discuss Chris Bassitt's start, and get to Whit Merrifield likely cementing his place as the starting second baseman.

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Sho Alli and Ben Nicholson-Smith break down the Blue Jays' 1-0 walk-off win over the Mariners at Rogers Centre! They get to the walk-off bases loaded RBI single from Daulton Varsho, who snapped an 0/18 streak in the process. Ultimately, what is his place in the batting order? They also get to the 13 strikeouts over seven innings of work from Kevin Gausman, which is a new career-high - everyone comfortable using the term 'ace' with Gausman? Plus, the bullpen continues to be dominant, and the guys chat about Erik Swanson, Zach Pop, Jordan Romano, and more.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over the Mariners down at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get to the three-hit night from Alejandro Kirk including a solo home run to tie the game early on. Should he bat higher in the order if he continues to heat up? They discuss Alek Manoah's 100-pitch effort over five innings of work - was it something to build on given he only let up two runs? Plus, the bullpen was stellar - who won the Teo-Swanson trade?

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-0 win over the White Sox to complete the sweep at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get to yet another solid start from Yusei Kikuchi, who notched eight strikeouts over 5.2 IP - he along with the rest of the starting rotation looks terrific. They get to Bo Bichette's three-RBI game, including a late home run, and chat about the reliability of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. early on. Plus, they discuss the first month of the season at-large, and how the sport is in a good place.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-0 win over the White Sox at Rogers Centre! They take your calls and get to the two home runs crushed by Danny Jansen - what would a contract extension look like for him? They also discuss another brilliant start from José Berríos, who hurls seven shutout innings - is he all the way back? Plus, they chat about Nate Pearson's first appearance of the season, including his first strikeout of the year.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the White Sox to open the series at Rogers Centre! They discuss the three-run bomb from Cavan Biggio - is he owed an apology from Jays fans (and from B&B)? They chat the start from Chris Bassitt and whether or not the injury will be an issue going forward. They also get to the second base position as Whit Merrifield continues to stay hot - is the positional debate now settled?

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Sho Alli and Julia Kreuz break down the Blue Jays' 5-1 win over the Yankees in the Bronx! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Kevin Gausman's 11 strikeouts over seven shutout innings - has confidence now been restored in the starting rotation? They get to the entire 3-3 road trip through both Houston and New York, and how the rotation (Kikuchi, Manoah, and Gausman in particular) showed up under the bright Broadway lights. They also chat about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. backing up some big words with some long bombs, and discuss the state of the bullpen - who is in the inner-most circle of trust?

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 walk-off loss to the Yankees in New York. They take your calls and texts, and get to the seven innings of shutout, two-hit ball thrown by Alek Manoah - should he have come out for the eighth inning against the bottom of the order having only thrown 85 pitches? They discuss the bullpen struggles, especially those of Yimi Garcia, and chat whether or not it should have been Erik Swanson. Plus, Cavan Biggio is going to (potentially) see more playing time - should he have been hitting (bunting) in the ninth?

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Yankees in New York! They take your calls, and get right to the six terrific innings from Yusei Kikuchi - is he now considered a reliable member of the starting rotation? They discuss Brandon Belt's four-RBI night, including a two-run dinger, as well as his place in the batting order. Plus, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reiterates never wanting to be a Yankee, smashes a two-run homer, and gets plunked - anything to worry about going forward with more games vs. New York?

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 8-1 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park. They take your calls and texts, and get straight to the top of the eighth inning - George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. all coming to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs, and no runs are scored. They also discuss the three automatic strikes - how do the Jays clean that up? On a positive note, José Berríos turns in his best start of the season, two earned runs over seven innings of work - he only threw 77 pitches, could he have come back out in the eighth?

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