Blue Jays Talk

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 8-2 loss vs. Twins, their fourth (not third) straight series loss. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the starters vs. the bullpen - can the team continue to sustain elite bullpen pitching when a good chunk of the rotation can't make it past the first few innings? They get into Max Scherzer specifically - were there any underlying results that looked good after allowing eight earned runs? Plus, they discuss Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each getting on-base three times, the continued struggles for Kazuma Okamoto and Nathan Lukes, and get into the season debut of Eloy Jiménez.

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 7-4 loss vs. the Twins to even the series at one game apiece. They take your texts, and discuss the two Jays arms who pitched in this game, Eric Lauer and Spencer Miles. How much credit does Miles deserve for saving the entire bullpen in the loss, and did Eric Lauer deserve a better fate despite allowing all seven Twins runs in that fateful third inning? They also get into George Springer departing the game with a fractured left big toe - if he is forced to miss time, is Eloy Jiménez the natural callup? Plus, they chat both the good and bad from Daulton Varsho, the early season struggles for Nathan Lukes, and Jesús Sánchez clubbing a home run in the ninth.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 10-4 win vs. the Twins to kick off the three-game series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get to the bats waking up, including Brandon Valenzuela going yard for the first time in his MLB career, and Daulton Varsho smoking a solo home run as well. They discuss the relievers looking solid - with guys like Joe Mantiply, does John Schneider have more options to go to the bullpen? Plus, they get into Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continuing to heat up, and Patrick Corbin making his Blue Jays debut.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 win over the Dodgers to wrap up the series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the bullpen holding it down after Dylan Cease departed with the bases loaded and nobody out - where do Louis Varland, Tyler Rogers, and Jeff Hoffman exist within the circle of trust? They discuss the offence, including some late runs from George Springer and Daulton Varsho, and Davis Schneider scoring on a Dodgers eighth inning error. Plus, we hear from John Schneider and Dylan Cease himself.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-1 loss vs. the Dodgers as they lose their sixth straight game and third straight series. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence no-showing again, including zero runs with the bases loaded and nobody out - despite the opposing pitcher being Yoshinobu Yamamoto, what can the team do to snap out of this offensive funk? They get into some more uncharacteristic errors, discuss the bullpen's performance, and also chat about Kevin Gausman making his third start of the season.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 14-2 loss vs. the Dodgers in the series opener at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the short outing for Max Scherzer - after hearing about the forearm tendonitis, what could that mean for the rotation going forward? They get into another listless outing for the offence as well - even with a bug going around the clubhouse, do the bats deserve some blame?

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Sho Alli and Daniele Franceschi break down the Blue Jays' 3-0 loss vs. the White Sox to wrap up a series sweep in Chicago. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence - even if it is still early, are there warning signs as the offence continues to sputter? They get into tough starts for Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger, who left the game due to injury, and also chat about Kazuma Okamoto's up-and-down start to the season - even with a high K rate, what is the level of confidence in Okamoto's game? Plus, they chat about the bullpen - does it still need more velo, and what is there to be made of Joe Mantiply?

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Sho Alli and Jesse Rubinoff break down the Blue Jays' 6-3 loss vs. the White Sox to cap a second straight series loss. They take your calls and texts, and get right to Tyler Heineman's mental errors - what will the playing time for him look like given the call-up of Brandon Valenzuela? They also discuss Brendon Little's meltdown in the sixth - with an option remaining, is it finally time for him to try and solve the issues in the minors? Why was he brought in on back-to-back days? Plus, they discuss the usage of Addison Barger and Nathan Lukes, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting his first dinger of the year, and Lazaro Estrada providing the bullpen with four innings of relief work.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 extra innings loss vs. the White Sox to start the three-game series in Chicago. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the thumb injury that drove Alejandro Kirk out of the game in extra innings - after Tyler Heineman, what does the catching depth look like? Should Heineman have held onto that ball on the bunt single in extras? They also discuss Dylan Cease allowing two earned runs over 4.1 IP, Jeff Hoffman being on the hook at the end of the game, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s quiet start to the season.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-1 extra innings loss vs. the Rockies to drop the series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence going ice cold - through six games, can any conclusions be drawn? Does the team need more from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the team's stars? They get into Brendon Little, who did allow the Rockies' game-winning run - despite the result, did the process look better? Plus, Kevin Gausman carves up the Rockies for another 10 Ks - what could his season look like if this keeps up?

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