Locked On Blue Jays - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Blue Jays

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A.J. Andrews looks at a pair of trades offered up by the minds at The Score MLB involving the Toronto Blue Jays. One involves Ken Giles moving on from Toronto, and the other involves a perennial MVP candidate making his way up north. Take a guess which one she is more excited to talk about!

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These are dark times in the real world.

A.J. Andrews begins the first episode of the week with the sombre news of the massacre in her home province, and why it seems to hit so hard. She tries to lighten the mood with some good Blue Jays #OOTP2020 news, but it doesn't work. Especially when she has to deal with MLB again letting cheaters off the hook way too lightly, as the Red Sox get away with an already-fired manager, a now fired video review technician and a mere second-round pick in penalties. She is not happy.

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Technical difficulties can't stop us!

After an apology from the editor, A.J. Andrews and Sportsnet 590's Mike Wilner continue their discussion on their respective simulated baseball campaigns! While A.J. is enjoying success with Tanner Roark, Wilner is much more favorable toward Sam Gaviglio, Ken Giles and the bullpen. One thing is certain, Chase Anderson is bad in both worlds. They also discuss throwing money at the bullpen problem by claiming Craig Stammen off waivers, and hope for the people of Buffalo.

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He's back y'all! Talking that simball, y'all!

Blue Jays play-by-play man and fellow 2020 season simulator Mike Wilner returns to the podcast for the first of a pair of episodes! In the first half, A.J. Andrews and he discuss how Mike got into Dynasty League Baseball when he was younger, the frustration of watching the dice land one number away from a home run, and watching the simulated Blue Jays continue to struggle on offense the same way the real life Blue Jays do!

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Today was not the day to be losing 10-2, Blue Jays.

In the second half of a doubleheader, A.J. Andrews turns her attention to fake baseball. The Blue Jays' OOTP2020 sim has seen them compile an uneven 9-10 record so far, and the host/manager has some ideas on the culprits. She looks at Bo Bichette's sluggish start to the season and wonders if the sophomore slump is bad enough for a demotion. Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. don't escape her laser gaze either.

However, the bullpen has been the obvious black sheep, and Andrews is worried that there are reasons for all of it. That Houston Ken Giles has re-emerged. That Rafael Dolis is struggling to adapt back to MLB play. That Anthony Bass just isn't good enough to be a true set-up man. Is there a way for the Blue Jays to fix this? Maybe?

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Blink-182 had some sage words to describe the situation this week. Go guess which ones.

A.J. Andrews returns with the first of another doubleheader set of episodes! In the first one, she pays tribute to the dearly departed Dámaso García and how much like Tony Fernández, he played a role in helping build the Blue Jays to the point of contention. She also wishes best of luck to the now-retired Steve Pearce and congratulations to Amanda and Kevin Pillar and their new baby boy!

The second half sees the Nova Scotian look at MLB's second proposal to resume baseball, which sees the teams split between Arizona and Florida. She actually likes the Blue Jays' new division mates (although the Yankees are still present), but still doesn't think it's a good idea to be planning for baseball in a state that has proven it doesn't know what it's doing with this virus.

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I think we all could use some happy, even if it is simulated happy.

The Blue Jays enter a seven-game homestand on a three-game win streak and A.J. Andrews couldn't be more excited! Even if it is just in the OOTP 2020 campaign! She discusses an offense that is starting to move away from total reliance on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and highlights Randal Grichuk and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. as Jays who have stepped up their game recently. Plus, the move to give Rowdy Tellez more at bats; will it pay off?

She also discusses a pitching staff that has performed much better in the past few games. Part of it comes from Hyun-Jin Ryu's excellent start, but most of the growth is from the bullpen, and the host talks about how she feels Danny Salazar, Thomas Pannone, Ken Giles and others have stepped up to calm the waters from a starting rotation that is still trying to find it's footing as a whole.

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Jonathan Swift could never survive today. People would take him too seriously.

A.J.. Andrews begins a doubleheader Thursday by explaining how the podcast schedule is going to shift moving forward, allowing for more flexibility in this uncertain time. She then spends the rest of the episode tearing apart MLB's plan to get baseball underway in May, savaging it for being reckless, putting player lives at risk, and not delivering the product the fans are going to want to see anyway.

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Misery does indeed love company.

Because she is still feeling the despair of that seventh inning against the Yankees on Thursday, host A.J. Andrews has brought in Jays From the Couch writer Karen Soutar to help her dissect the first week and a half of the 2020 OOTP season! The two ladies discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s MVP status after a blistering start, the outfield being really bad, Chase the Ace, Ryu the not-quite ace, and a bullpen that will literally give you a headache if you stare at it too long, including Ken Giles.

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MLB wants to do doubleheaders? OK, we can do doubleheaders.

Following a migraine brought about by a bad case of the Blue Jays bullpen (more on that in the second half), A.J. Andrews returns to answer a fans request to discuss the prospect of A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow serving their suspensions without missing a game of baseball, and Justin Turner's proposal to make extra innings a lot more entertaining.

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