Blue Jays Talk

Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 7-5 win over the Rockies to claim a series victory in Colorado! They take your calls and texts, and get to the contributions of the young Bisons call-ups, including Spencer Horwitz clobbering his first major league home run amidst three hits, and Ernie Clement knocking in three hits of his own including some insurance runs in the ninth inning. Plus, they discuss both the good and bad from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the four innings from Kevin Gausman (who did not return after the rain delay), and the performance from the bullpen which saw a big bounce back for Chad Green.

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Sho Alli and Ben Shulman break down the Blue Jays' 8-7 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field. They take your calls and texts, and get to the rough night for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who was the lone starter to end the game without a hit. After hitting into two double plays, the guys chat about the proposed text-line ideas re: moving him down in the order, giving him a game off, or making some kind of change to give him a reset. What needs to happen? They also discuss the start from Yusei Kikuchi in which he went 4.2 IP and allowed six runs (two earned) - what went wrong? Plus, they chat about the bullpen, both good and bad when it comes to Yimi Garcia and Génesis Cabrera.

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Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 13-9 win over the Rockies to start the road trip! He takes your texts and gets right to the offence finally showing up - was the Alejandro Kirk three-run double one of the most important late-season moments? How important is it for Kirk to keep this up now with a Danny Jansen hand fracture? He gets to the ABs seen from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., including some unfortunate Angel Hernandez-induced results, and also discusses the play of Davis Schneider and Ernie Clement. Is Clement making a case to stay in the majors, and how has Schneider looked at third base?

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Blake Murphy opens the show recapping some MLB action from last night, before briefly teeing up this weekend's series in Colorado. Hitting leadoff is the Athletic’s Kaitlyn McGrath, who joins Blake to discuss the Jays’ indifference during Thursday’s waiver hunt, the anticipated September call-ups on both the offensive and defensive sides, and realistic expectations for the team down the stretch. Next up, Blake is joined by prospect writer Doug Fox, who explores the composition of the newly expanded roster. He shares insights on players like Spencer Horowitz and Mason McCoy, discusses Rickey Tiedemann's recent performance, and outlines the developmental plan for him in the short term (31:46). Later on, Suzie Hunter from DNVR Sports joins the show for a comprehensive review of the Rockies' season, before sharing DNVR's list of the greatest Colorado athletes, and a preview of the upcoming weekend series (50:00). Finishing in the cleanup spot for today's show is Meg Rowley of FanGraphs, who discusses the Mariners' meteoric rise in the second half, its impact on the A.L. Wild Card race, and her West Coast perspective of the 2023 Blue Jays (01:10:53).

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Blake Murphy kicks things off summarizing yesterday afternoon's series-clinching victory against the Nationals. Sportsnet Blue Jays Producer Chris Black stops by to help analyze Chris Bassitt's performance and the pros and cons of Alejandro Kirk, before indenting some potential call-ups for September in pursuit of a playoff spot. The hour concludes with Blake opening up the JTP Mailbag, addressing the array of your questions and comments (42:41). Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman kicks off the second hour with some additional insight into the series victory against Washington and the upcoming nine games against last-place teams, before concluding with a discussion on the FIBA World Cup (50:45). Wrapping up today's show is Lance Brozdowski of the Marquee Sports Network, who delves into the pitching tendencies of MLB teams, how it relates to the Blue Jays, and some potential valuable waiver wire options (01:17:00).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-0 shutout win over the Nationals to wrap up the series at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and get to the eight scoreless innings from Chris Bassitt - has he performed exactly as expected, or has he actually exceeded expectations? They get to the three RBI from Alejandro Kirk - how important is it for the offence overall that he turns it around before the end of the year? Plus, they get to the roster construction, the necessity of winning more games in this stretch of teams under .500, and discuss the state of the starting rotation.

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Blake Murphy kicks things off with a brief recap of the Blue Jays' recent setback on Tuesday Night at Rogers Centre. Keegan Matheson from MLB.com helps dissect the team's current sense of urgency, examines instances of tactical 'mismanagement' on the field, plus the intriguing post-game media scrum with John Schneider. To conclude the first hour, Blake is joined by Mitchell Hooper from Longevity Nexum. The discussion explores Mitchell's background in Health and Nutritional Sciences, along with his remarkable achievement of being crowned the World's Strongest Man in 2023, before shifting towards the realm of strength and conditioning in baseball (32:00). Kicking off the second hour is Sportsnet’s Ben Wagner, who shares looks into some potential waiver targets following the Angels fire sale, and deliberate who should take the primary chunk of Bo Bichette’s reps at shortstop (53:40). In the final segment, Blake welcomes in Ben Clemens from FanGraphs, who delves into Arte Moreno's choice to cast out certain Angels, the teams best positioned to capitalize on Thursday’s waiver deadline, and which players could offer the greatest returns as a late-season investment (01:19:40).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss to the Nationals at the Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and get right to the Alejandro Kirk send from third base in the eighth inning - why wasn't he pinch run for there? Is there an acceptable explanation, or was it a mistake from John Schneider? They discuss the start from José Berríos - is he suffering from some fatigue as the season goes on? Plus, they get to the play of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with Bo Bichette on the IL once again - what's needed from him?

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The Blue Jays picked up a conventional win at Rogers Centre on Monday night, finally providing some run support for Kevin Gausman to beat the Nationals 6-3. Host Blake Murphy breaks down the victory with Sportsnet’s own Ben Nicholson-Smith! The two discuss Kevin Gausman's season as a whole, the injuries plaguing the Jays right now, who will step in to fill the gaps, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. taking reps at *checks notes* third base?! After that, Blake takes a big picture view of the Majors with MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, who checks in on the postseason races around the league and identifies the deciding factors heading down the stretch (30:55). Later on, Blake connects with Andrew Golden of the Washington Post, who is in Toronto covering this series, to get some insight on the Nationals' strong second half of the season (50:30). Lastly, Blake is joined by Tim Britton, senior MLB writer at The Athletic, who helps determine a team’s best path to compete in October, and the lessons learned from the New York Mets this year (01:14:00).  

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-3 win over the Nationals at Rogers Centre! They take your calls, and discuss the offence coming through against Washington, including a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. two-run double and a solo bomb from Danny Jansen. They discuss the outing for Kevin Gausman, who allowed three earned runs over five innings of work - is he being overworked, or is this just natural for any pitcher at this time of year? Plus, they chat about the usage of the bullpen, who locked it down after Gausman departed the game.

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