The pure fun of playing a kid’s game has returned to the Blue Jays dugout and clubhouse. Griff and Mal discuss the unique post-game speech from manager John Schneider after beating the evil empire Yankees and enjoy the ever-more-unique Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s performance with Big Papi, David Ortiz, playing off of broadcaster John Sterling’s famous “Th-uhhhh Yankees Win.” In response, in unison, Papi and Vlad shouted an out of tune, “DAAA Yankees Lose, DAAA Yankees lose,” with Derek Jeter and A-Rod on the panel trying to smile and play along. Moving on, can the Jays repeat the three-starter, 10- reliever approach to roster building for the next round and does it make a difference as to who their opponent might be, Tigers or M’s? Manager Schneider has often lover the course of 162 games, laid out a road-to-victory plan for the bullpen, but never has it come together as flawlessly as in the clinching ALDS Game 4. Beyond Vlad outplaying Aaron Judge as series MVP, what other Jays stood out and what does this team have to do with their roster to win the next series and advance to their first World Series since 1993.

INDEX:

0:00 – INTRO

0:34 – Blue Jays Beat Yankees in ALDS 3-1

7:15 – Blue Jays Post Game Celebrations

10:30 – Will This be Remembered As A Legacy Series for Vlad?

15:53 – Can Winning The World Series Overcome Some FA Failures?

21:55 – Why is This Team So Likeable?

25:00 – What Happened to Starters in the Post Season?

28:25 – Should Bieber have Stayed in the Game Longer?

31:21 – Division Series Top 3 MVPS

34:33 – Bo Bichette

40:20 – Who is the Better ALCS Matchup?

43:44 – Network Frustrations of Brewers – Blue Jays World Series

46:14 – Canadians Thriving in MLB

49:01 – Shoutout to Ryan Facchini

49:23 – NFL Week 6 Picks

52:55 - Outro

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