Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 loss vs. the Nationals in Washington DC. They take your calls, and discuss the lack of offensive power once again, now coupled with defensive mistakes that the team hadn't shown for much of 2023. What's going on? Who needs to answer for this, players, management, or both? They chat about the top three of George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Bo Bichette, the outing from Yusei Kikuchi, and the bullpen deployment of Erik Swanson.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Dan Shulman to look at potential changes to the batting order and the upcoming questions about the starting rotation. Afterwards, Ryan Spilborghs, who will be the colour analyst for the Blue Jays-Nationals game on Apple TV, joins the show to discuss the Blue Jays’ hitting this season and making reads on base stealing (27:42).  

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Blake Murphy is joined by Shi Davidi to recap another lacklustre performance from the offence on Wednesday night and what the Blue Jays should do with their 5th starter spot. Afterwards, Geoff Pontes gives the latest on Orelvis Martinez, Addison Barger and more (29:39). 

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 loss vs. the Royals to wrap the series at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and hear from Chris Bassitt after he gave up three earned runs, all in the sixth inning. Is it too much to continue ask the pitching staff and defence to walk the tightrope? They take a wide ranging look at the whole organization, including John Schneider, Ross Atkins, and the core members of this group, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. Is it really time to tear things down?

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-1 loss vs. the Royals at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and discuss the offensive struggles once again - was that all Cole Ragans on KC's side? They also get to a pair of players who showed some signs of life, including Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - is that something they can continue to build on? They get to George Springer continuing to struggle at the plate, the outing from José Berríos, and the minor league outing for Alek Manoah in the wake of Yariel Rodríguez being put on the 15-day IL.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Caleb Joseph to recap the win vs. the Royals where Addison Barger picked up his first MLB hit and the Blue Jays scored 6 runs for the first time since April 5. Afterwards, Mike Petriello discusses how Toronto can manufacture more runs and he examines how teams are using base stealing this season (27:57).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-5 win over the Royals to start the series at the Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get right to the offence scoring six runs for the first time since April 6 vs. the Yankees. They chat Justin Turner launching two homers, Danny Jansen crushing one on his own giveaway night, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting aboard a few times as well. Plus, they discuss the pitching, including a longer outing from Yariel Rodríguez, and Nate Pearson getting the chance to close out the top of the Royals order.

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Blake Murphy is joined for the full hour by Ben Nicholson-Smith to access the Blue Jays’ bats thus far, look at the peaks and valleys of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s hitting over the past few seasons and have some fun in the final segment with trivia and memorable giveaways (28:59).

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Sho Alli and Jesse Rubinoff break down the Blue Jays' 3-1 win over the Dodgers to wrap up the series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the seven innings of one-run ball from Kevin Gausman. How important was it that the team's ace, their stopper, put an end to a five-game skid? They chat about the Yimi García-Tim Mayza decision in the eighth, the Daulton Varsho catch on a Max Muncy flyout, the George Springer catch in the ninth inning, and discuss solutions for the offence, which sputtered once again after scoring some early runs.

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Sho Alli and Daniele Franceschi break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 loss to the Dodgers at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the decision making process behind not pinch-hitting George Springer for Isiah Kiner-Falefa - why? Is that another example of the team's organizational philosophy? They chat about what a potential rebuild would entail, the performances at the plate from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, what a changed batting order could look like. Plus, they discuss Orelvis Martinez - should he be called up, positional logjam or not?

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