Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 10-1 loss vs. the Tigers to lose the series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the team now being two games back with ten games remaining in the season - is there still time to turn things around? They get into the bullpen outing in this game, the offence going missing vs. Detroit, and John Schneider shuffling the rotation to get Dylan Cease and José Soriano the first two games vs. the Rangers in Texas - is that a move made out of desperation? Plus, they discuss Trey Yesavage's outing for the Bisons, and hear from the Jays starter following his start in Buffalo.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays Central’s Madison Shipman to discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s swing, Kazuma Okamoto showing off his power, and the bullpen deployment after last night’s loss to the Tigers. Afterward, Geoff Seto (31:12), Blue Jays Senior Manager of Youth Baseball, joins to promote the 12th annual Canadian Future Showcase in Vancouver and discuss how the Blue Jays Baseball Academy is helping youth reach their potential. Following that, Erik Kratz (50:24) of Foul Territory joins to talk about the playoff race in the American League and where the Blue Jays stand with the season winding down. Lastly, James Fegan (1:16:27) of the Chicago Sun-Times talks about Tristan Peters, Munetaka Murakami, and the White Sox eyeing a postseason berth.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-5 loss vs. the Tigers to open the three-game series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and debate the root cause of this loss - was it on the bullpen not executing late, or does this fall on the offence not squeezing out enough runs early against Troy Melton? They also get into John Schneider and how culpable he is for his moves in this loss, get into José Soriano who had a no-hitter late but got hit hard in the seventh inning, and discuss Kazuma Okamoto launching a three-run bomb.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Ben Shulman to talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finally hitting a home run at Rogers Centre, Dylan Cease’s dipping velocity, and the playoff picture. Michael Baumann (29:28) of FanGraphs touches on all the postseason races as things heat up across the league. Cody Stavenhagen (50:35) of The Athletic provides an update on the Tigers and their winning ways of late, along with Justin Verlander’s target date to return. Lastly, Ricky Romero (1:16:08) pops by to talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finally hitting a home run, Cease’s arm, and what to expect from Trey Yesavage.

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 8-1 win vs. the Orioles to take the series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence coming to life with back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning - how critical was it to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finally hit a home run at the Rogers Centre in 2026? They get into George Springer's long ball as well as his late insurance runs, how much that helps Louis Varland moving forward, Kazuma Okamoto blasting one as well, and Dylan Cease gutting through five innings of one-run ball.

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 7-3 win vs. the Orioles to even the series at one game apiece in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to another big swing from Brett Bateman, who hits his second career home run in as many days - how important has he been to this team's resurgent second half? They discuss Alejandro Kirk blasting another home run as well, and get into big outs from the Spencers, both Miles and Arrighetti - what could Miles' role be as a starter or a high-leverage arm in the years to come? Plus, with the playoffs still in reach with now 13 games to go, would simply making the playoffs constitute success for the 2026 season?

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-4 loss vs. the Orioles to open the three-game series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting backpicked at first base early on - what happened? They also get into Brett Bateman smashing his first career home run, and chat Max Scherzer allowing six earned runs in the first two innings - can the Jays sustain these big blowups with only 14 games to go?

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Blake Murphy is joined by the Score’s Jonah Birenbaum to discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s problems at the plate and Joe Smith emerging as a key piece. Afterwards, Rob Long (30:42) provides the state of the Baltimore Orioles including how impressed he’s been with Chris Bassitt’s leadership. Following that, Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman (50:32) game plans for how to get the most out of Dylan Cease, Ernie Clement’s struggles of late and Anthony Santander potentially returning. In the final segment, Blake takes your texts! (1:15:36).

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Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi to discuss the loss to the Athletics, Michael Lorenzen, who could be called up, and more. Following that, Yahoo Sports’ Jordan Shusterman (26:14) talks about some of the playoff races down the stretch, Aaron Judge’s return, and Shohei Ohtani’s concerning health status. Afterwards, Jake Casey (52:06) of the Vancouver Canadians discusses the massive playoff win over the Eugene Emeralds, his season and baseball career, and how his father, Sean Casey, has helped shape his mental approach to baseball. Lastly, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi (1:14:04) explains why Brett Bateman has impressed him and who he believes will emerge from the chaos surrounding the final AL Wild Card spot.

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Jeff Blair and Sho Alli break down the Blue Jays' 2-0 loss vs. the Athletics to lose the series in Sacramento. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the feeble effort from the offence, as the Jays got shut out in one of the most offensive-friendly environments in all of baseball - why were they so flat? They also get into the continued second-half struggles from Ernie Clement, the baserunning from Alejandro Kirk, and the puzzling swing decisions from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - did the departure of Bo Bichette in the offseason hurt him more than previously anticipated? Plus, they chat the importance of the remaining schedule with 15 games to go, and discuss how to evaluate Ross Atkins after a decade plus on the job.

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