Blue Jays Talk

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 5-2 win over the Yankees in New York to earn the series win! He takes your calls and texts, and gets to the idea of momentum being real, as the Jays are on a roll in the Bronx. He discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr. running down Raimel Tapia at the plate, the bottom of the order taking advantage of Gerrit Cole miscues, and the bullpen deployment shutting down the Yankees. Plus, a chat on how Mitch White may have solidified his spot as the team's fifth starter going forward.

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Sho Alli and Julia Kreuz break down the Blue Jays' 4-0 win over the Yankees in New York! They take your calls and texts, and discuss Kevin Gausman's seven innings of four-hit, shutout baseball against the Bronx Bombers. They get to his place in the rotation hierarchy, and who (after Gausman himself and Alek Manoah) you'd take as a third starter in a three-game series. They also break down Teoscar Hernandez smashing a two-run homer, his place as the cleanup hitter, and Bo Bichette continuing to scuffle. Plus, a conversation on Jordan Romano coming in to close out the game in a non-save situation.

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Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith joins Blake Murphy to discuss an ideal road trip outcome against two division rivals in the Yankees and Red Sox, a positive start from José Berríos to begin the series, Yusei Kikuchi's offer to head down to the minors to work on his outings, and his first stint out of the bullpen (02:19). The MMA Hour's Ariel Helwani stops by to share his experience bringing his kids to Yankee Stadium to catch the Jays game, his interactions with Alek Manoah, the connection between baseball and MMA, his fandom of the Montreal Expos, and following both the careers of Vlad Sr. and Jr. (20:00). Afterward, MLB.com's Sarah Langs chats about who she thinks is the Statcast King between Vlad Jr., Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, if it was the right move to trade Joey Gallo away, and how to analyze the small sample size Bradley Zimmer gave to the Jays compared to what Jackie Bradley Jr. could bring to the team, (50:00). Then, ESPN's Joon Lee shares his experience working on a project covering second-generation MLB players, how much of a tough spot Yankees manager Aaron Boone is in during the team's tough stretch in August, how Bo Bichette would assess his performance this year, and the frustrations with the Red Sox' season (01:12:00). 

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-2 win over the Yankees in New York! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the José Berríos outing that saw him allow one earned run over 6.2 IP. They break down the five-hit night from George Springer, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a Yankee Stadium Special - a three-run bomb -  in the second inning. Plus, a discussion on seeing Yusei Kikuchi's first outing as a reliever, and whether or not he should have returned for the ninth inning instead of Jordan Romano.

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Blake Murphy is joined by MLB.com's Julia Kreuz, to chat about her takeaways from covering the Orioles during their series against the Jays, how the team sees themselves among the teams in the AL East, pushing Yusei Kikuchi into the bullpen, and how the team can find success against the Yankees and Red Sox in the back-to-back series' coming up (4:00). Manager of Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Cesar Martin, joins the show to share his thoughts on prospect Orelvis Martinez's season with the team while on the verge of breaking the team's home run record, how pitchers have attacked Martinez's at-bats, his impressions on Ricky Tiedemann, his approach to helping players early in their career, and if he sees a path in his managerial career similar to John Schneider (35:00). The Athletic's Lindsey Adler, jumps on to discuss the Yankees up and down season, the decision to trade away Joey Gallo, how the clubhouse is dealing with the added pressure, the boost both Toronto and New York got by winning their respective games ahead of their series, and the organization's approach to the past trade deadline (01:02:00). Then, Blake previews the Jays four-game series against the Yankees including a meeting against post-trade deadline Frankie Montas and Jose Berrios return to the Bronx (01:35:00).  

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Blake Murphy breaks down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Orioles at Rogers Centre. He takes your calls and texts, discusses the six innings of perfect work from Ross Stripling, and where Stripling falls within the rotation. Is he still the team's fifth starter, or has his stature risen over the past few starts? Blake also gets to the play of Santiago Espinal, the bullpen, and the bats finally erupting in the seventh inning. Plus, we hear post-game audio from Espinal, Stripling, and manager John Schneider.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 loss to the Orioles at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and they discuss the continuing downwards trend the team has been on, both with the pitching staff and the offence. What does - or can - John Schneider or the front office do about it?

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Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays pitcher Mitch White, who shares his reaction to getting the news that he was being shipped to Toronto, comparisons with Ross Stripling, future plans from the front office and coaching staff, philosophy differences between the Dodgers and Jays, developing and improving his slider, and whether he feels more comfortable as a starter or as a reliever (5:00). Then, Sportsnet's Chris Black returns for another edition of Explain It Black to break down Bo Bichette moving down to bat in the 7th slot, the downward trend for Alek Manoah with his pitches, the increased amount of innings he's pitching, why José Berríos' fastball might not be working, and if it's finally time to move Yusei Kikuchi to the bullpen (32:00). Afterward, The Athletic's Eric Koreen joins the show to touch on the parallels between George Springer's injury and Kyle Lowry's injury back in 2018 when he was with the Raptors, his pressure index, and why it includes Berrios, GM Ross Atkins, and Bichette (01:00:00).  

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Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays pitcher Mitch White to chat about how he received the news of his trade to Toronto, his similarities with Ross Stripling, the plans the front office and pitching coaches have for his future, the differences in philosophy between the Dodgers and Jays, the process in developing and improving his slider, his assessment of his first two outings with the Jays, and what role he feels most comfortable in.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-3 loss to the Orioles at Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get once again to Yusei Kikuchi, who unraveled in front of the home crowd. If he doesn't pitch going forward, who takes that spot? How does that get resolved with the trade deadline in the rearview? Plus, a discussion on the bats staying quiet once again, despite a home run from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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