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July 17, 2023 The Blue Jays Come Roaring Out Of The Break
On this week's episode, Josh recaps a terrific weekend sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks following the All-Star break. We also dive into the continued success out of the bullpen, the state of the team's rotation depth, and what a not so memorable weekend for Mitch White might mean for his spot on the roster moving forward.

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35 min
July 10, 2023 The Blue Jays Hit The Break
On this week's episode, Josh takes a look at where the Blue Jays stand at the All-Star break. We also dive into Alek Manoah's strong return start against the Tigers and the up-and-down weekend at the plate in Detroit. Josh also has one word to describe the first-half of the season for the 2023 Blue Jays.

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34 min
July 02, 2023 The Blue Jays' AL East Nightmare
On this week's episode, Josh dives into the continued struggles against teams in the AL East and how costly it might be in the Blue Jays' pursuit of a playoff spot. We also dive into Toronto's power outage at the plate, why the trade deadline will be fascinating, giving Tim Mayza some praise, and close out the show handing out a midseason grade for the 2023 Blue Jays.

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32 min
June 26, 2023 King-Kuchi Reigns Supreme
Josh is joined by The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath for this week's episode. They discuss the continued resurgence of Yusei Kikuchi, a strong weekend performance for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Matt Chapman showing signs of life at the plate, and what the team might do with the fifth rotation spot moving forward. Josh and Kaitlyn also chat about Brandon Belt's importance before assessing the club at the halfway point of the season before sizing up what the Blue Jays might do at the trade deadline.

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1 hr 6 min
June 12, 2023 Two Steps Forward One Step Back
On this week's episode Josh discusses the decision to DFA Anthony Bass as well as how the Blue Jays and Ross Atkins handled the situation. We also dive into the decision to send Alek Manoah down to Florida, the team's continued lack of offensive firepower, take your listener questions, and much more!

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37 min
June 05, 2023 Blue Jays Back On Track
Josh is joined by The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGarth for this week's episode. They discuss the Anthony Bass situation, Alek Manoah's continued struggles, if this team has similarities to the 2016 Blue Jays, if Jose Berrios is back, and what the future might hold for Whit Merrifield.

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1 hr 9 min
May 29, 2023 Blue Jays Save Face In Minnesota
Josh recaps a series win (!) for the Blue Jays in Minnesota. We dive into Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s struggles at the plate in May, a brilliant season for Bo Bichette, Jose Berrios' continued resurgence, and if players-only meetings actually do anything.

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38 min
May 25, 2023 Jays Bottom Out in Tampa
Josh fires up a mid-week episode to discuss a disastrous performance against the Rays. We discuss some curious managerial moves by John Schneider, Daulton Varsho being pinch hit for in favour of Ernie Clement, another clunker for Alek Manoah, and discuss the negative vibes surrounding the team right now.

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30 min
May 21, 2023 Tough Times In Blue Jays Land
On this week's episode, Josh dives into a rough stretch for the Blue Jays against division opponents. We chat about the team's struggles to deliver timely hits with runners on base, John Schneider's mound-visit gaffe, a chilly stretch for Matt Chapman, and how concerning Daulton Varsho's performance has been so far.

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37 min
May 15, 2023 Brooming The Braves
On this week's episode, Josh is joined by The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath to recap a strong weekend performance in a sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Josh and Kaitlyn discuss the brand of baseball the Blue Jays are playing, if there are any issues with a lack of hustle from star players, Chris Bassitt's strong performance of late, and Jordan Romano's up and down start to the season.

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32 min