Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-3 loss vs. the Yankees to wrap up the series in New York. They take your calls, and discuss the bats' efforts against Gerrit Cole - what are the team's prospects against good pitching both for the rest of the regular season and potentially for the playoffs as well? They discuss the decision to bring in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning, and whether or not some (or a lot) of the shine has come off Davis Schneider. Plus, they discuss the overall staff and bullpen the Blue Jays have from top to bottom - is it one of the franchise's best ever?

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The Blue Jays playoff push continues after a win last night against the New York Yankees making the series 2-0. Can they cap off with a series sweep in the Bronx. Host Blake Murphy recaps last night's 6-1 win and is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath (29:58) from The Athletic to discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. being scratched from last night's game and if there should be any concerns for him going down the final stretch. Next up, Blake is joined by Senior MLB writer of ESPN David Schoenfield (51:33) to discuss the mess of the AL West and who is a better team to play in the postseason. Next up Sportsnet's own Arden Zwelling joins the show (1:19:18) to discuss the potential use of Cam Eden, Davis Schneider's bad stretch and the lights out performance from Kevin Gausman. Finally, both Blake and Arden close out the show with tonight's preview with Jose Berrios on the mound.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Yankees! They take your calls, and get to the eighth inning in which the Yankees bullpen couldn't stop walking Blue Jays batters - how important is that when it comes to the overall team approach? They discuss the outings from Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette, and Spencer Horwitz, the latter of which knocked in a two-run single to blow the game open late. Plus, they discuss Kevin Gausman's 10 K game in which he notched a new career-high in Ks with 232.

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The Blue Jays' playoff push stayed on track Tuesday night, winning the first game of their series in the Bronx. Host Blake Murphy recaps the 7-1 win with Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, who zeroes in on George Springer lead-off home run, Yusei Kikuchi leaving the game early, and the Jays' prime position to control their own destiny. Next, Blake checks in with Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes fills us in on how the season wrapped up for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (34:51). To start the second hour, Blake looks to the Big Apple to analyze what's gone wrong for the Yankees this season with the help of WFAN's Keith McPherson (56:37). FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens wraps things up today with his view on the American League Wild Card, how the Jays measure up to their competition, and who they might match up against (01:14:30).

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Sho Alli and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-1 win over the Yankees to open the season's final road trip! They take your calls and texts, and get into the offence blasting three home runs - Bichette, Springer, Kirk - was there something different in Bo's swing after the Red Sox series? They chat Springer going yard on his 34th birthday, and the continued elevated play of Cavan Biggio - is the cleanup spot the right place for him? Plus, they discuss Yusei Kikuchi's outing in which he suffered a muscle cramp, and the play of the bullpen who did the heavy lifting to wrap up the game.

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After a day off, host Blake Murphy is back to set the table for final two weeks of the MLB season. He quickly revisits the Blue Jays' weekend sweep of the Red Sox, before looking ahead to the remaining schedule for all teams in the hunt for the American League Wild Card. Next, we turn out attention to a positive story within the Blue Jays organization, recognizing the Vancouver Canadians, who for the fifth time in franchise history and the first time in High-A, are champions of the Northwest League. Blake catches up with the C’s manager, Brent Lavallee, to talk about the team’s remarkable 2023 season (14:43). We shift focus back to the big leagues ahead of this week's series in New York with Bob Lorenz, YES Network studio host, for some insight on the Bronx Bombers and their recent success (35:34). In the second hour, Sportsnet Blue Jays producer and numbers specialist, Chris Black joins Blake in-studio to dive into some recent new data around the Blue Jays, specifically at the plate, and identifies which "fringe guys" deserve to be in the lineup more frequently (50:40).

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With Blake Murphy off for today, Jays Talk veterans Ben Shulman and Sho Alli hop aboard to host following a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox! The pair look into what went into the Blue Jays' turnaround, what these victories mean for the morale surrounding the team and their fanbase, and what to expect heading into a series in the Bronx. They open up the JTP Mailbag to gauge listeners' confidence in the team, before breaking down the remaining schedule for all American League Wild Card teams in the hunt (35:57). In the second hour, The Athletic’s Kaitlyn McGrath stops by to share her thoughts on the wacky week that was, before looking ahead to project the Jays' home stretch of the season (54:20). Later on, WFAN’s Emmanuel Berbari joins the program fresh off of calling the Yankees weekend series, to help tee up Toronto's upcoming trip to New York (01:22:33).

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 walk-off win over the Red Sox at the Rogers Centre to complete the sweep! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the Matt Chapman RBI triple to win it in the bottom of the ninth inning - how important was that for Chapman after his season to-date? They discuss the contributions of Cavan Biggio as of late, both on offence and defence, and get to the bullpen turning in some great work. How big is it for the relievers that Chad Green looks as good as he does? Plus, they chat about the idea of 'deserving a playoff spot'.

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 extra-innings win over the Red Sox at the Rogers Centre! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the Whit Merrifield swinging bunt - is that something that Merrifield can build on going forward after a tough month? They discuss the phenomenal stuff from the bullpen to hold the score going into the 13th inning, especially from Jordan Romano who shoved for two innings, and Chad Green who continues to look sharper. They debate the baserunning efforts and pinch-hit decisions, and also shower some praise on Chris Bassitt, who set a new career-high in innings pitched following his seven innings of work.

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-0 shutout win over the Red Sox to open the series at the Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get to the seven innings of eight strikeout no-run ball from José Berríos - is that one of the better performances from Berríos of the season, considering the circumstances? They discuss the three-run bomb from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and get into the response from the team at-large following the games from earlier in the week.

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