Blue Jays Talk

Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park! They take your texts, and get straight to the 6.1 IP from Chris Bassitt in what might be the season's best outing from a starting pitcher, as he had the seven-pitch mix working all evening. They discuss the second base situation, as Whit Merrifield and Santiago Espinal seemed to distance themselves with more positive performances at the plate - should one of them be the everyday player at 2B? Plus, does the bullpen need another lefty arm?

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 9-2 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the start from Kevin Gausman - his fastball got hit hard, is it just a one-off for someone with his track record? They also get to the state of the starting rotation - are there more question marks than not? Afterwards, they chat about Cavan Biggio and his place on the roster, and what is acceptable for a road trip through Houston and New York.

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 8-1 loss to the Rays to wrap up the series at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get straight to the start from Alek Manoah, who was hit hard once again (7 ER, 4 BB) and yanked after 4.2 IP. Is it too early in the season to be concerned, or are there underlying numbers that are an issue? They also chat about his slider in 2023 vs. the 2022 version, and whether or not he's fighting his mechanics. They also get to the bullpen, including another good outing from Trevor Richards - can he be trusted with higher leverage spots going forward? Plus, Caleb Joseph sticks around to shed some light on the pitcher-catcher relationship, and discusses the idea of having Alejandro Kirk catch for Manoah vs. Danny Jansen.

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the Rays at Rogers Centre! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Yusei Kikuchi, who might have turned in his best start as a Blue Jay: nine strikeouts, one earned run, and one walk over six innings of work. They discuss Danny Jansen's contributions both offensively and as a game caller - how much has he helped both Kikuchi and José Berríos? Plus, Jordan Romano earns another save, but is the closer relying too much on the slider vs. his fastball? To wrap, they discuss the stellar defence, including plays from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, and Daulton Varsho.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-3 win over the Rays at Rogers Centre! They take your calls and discuss history being denied, as the Rays' 13-0 streak to start the season was snapped by José Berríos and Bo Bichette. Berríos shoved for five innings before leaving with a knee contusion, while Bichette grabbed five hits, including the 500th of his career - does the offence put to rest any concerns with his defence? They also discuss the bullpen usage, including a rusty outing from Yimi Garcia, and get to yet another leadoff dinger from George Springer.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss to the Tigers at Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and discuss the third start of the season from Chris Bassitt - is it another step in the right direction for the newest member of the rotation? They also chat about the second base situation, Cavan Biggio's playing time, the left-handedness of the bullpen, and Brandon Belt's place in the batting order.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 walk-off win over the Tigers down at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and discuss the small ball approach - Barker gets fired up with some well-placed bunts! They get to George Springer's walkoff hit, and the first base defence displayed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his gold glove. The guys also discuss the eight inning performance from Kevin Gausman, and the fastball/slider usage by Jordan Romano.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win over the Tigers at the Rogers Centre home opener! They discuss the start from Alek Manoah, who searched for his mechanics all evening, but still battled through 4.1 IP. Anything to be worried about there? Plus, they discuss the franchise record five home runs in a home opener - Chapman, Kiermaier, Springer, Bichette, Kirk - and how the newly renovated stadium could allow for more long balls. They also get to a three-hit night from Brandon Belt, and the Kevin Kiermaier robbery in CF to start the homestand.

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Sho Alli & Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 12-11 rollercoaster win over the Angels to wrap up the series in Anaheim! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the theatrics from Kevin Kiermaier and Matt Chapman, who both knocked in five RBI. Is the nine-hole the perfect spot for Kiermaier to bat? Can Matt Chapman continue his hot hitting after crushing a grand slam for the Jays' first runs? They also chat about Yusei Kikuchi, who was the victim of some bad luck early on, and gave up three home runs - can there still be something to build on? Plus, they chat Jordan Romano blowing the save, and both Trevor Richards and Tim Mayza pitching in extras, Mayza closing things out against - of all people - Shohei Ohtani.

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Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 9-5 loss to the Angels in Anaheim. He takes your calls and texts, and discusses the second start of the season for José Berríos, who looked good early on before getting touched up in the fourth and fifth innings. Can he succeed without consistent use of the sinker and four-seam fastball? Sho also chats the decision to bring out Adam Cimber against Mike Trout with two runners on - is he the right reliever to come on for those situations, or is there nothing to be done vs. Trout? Plus, he discusses the Bo Bichette experience - a two-run bomb and a fielding error - and the continuing terrific play of Matt Chapman.

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