The Toronto Blue Jays’ season ended on Sunday. It sucked! We talked about it and also about the future. Have a listen! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lAHpAQtOdHqKKgNVIRqRK • Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8xMTM2MjgucnNz • Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=628692 ⚾ Hey, and while I have you here, before you hit play let me...
Oct 04, 2021•53 min
The Blue Jays have been given a lifeline! With Boston’s loss on Thursday night, just one loss by each of the Red Sox and Mariners over the weekend would — provided the Jays sweep the Orioles — would result in a tie for the second American League wild card spot, and Toronto’s hopes for playoff baseball reigniting! Is that likely to happen? Not necessarily, but it’s not especially unlikely either. And on this week’s episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour we talk about that, about the likelihood of Robbie...
Oct 01, 2021•52 min
For all intents and purposes the playoffs are already underway for the Toronto Blue Jays, and that’s not great news considering the way they’re going as this weekend begins. Two straight defeats for the first time in nearly a month. Back-to-back seven-run debacles. An injury to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. A suspension for Ryan Borucki. A Rays team licking their chops for a crack at the Jays if they do make it in. It was a wild week, and in this episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour we talk about all that, plu...
Sep 24, 2021•56 min
The Toronto Blue Jays have a Cy Young candidate, an MVP candidate, and are now in the thick of a playoff race. Who will win those awards? Who will win between the Jays and Twins this weekend? How much should Jays fans be afraid of fraudulent teams like the Yankees and the Red Sox? On this week’s episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour we talked about that and a whole lot more. Have a listen! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open...
Sep 17, 2021•52 min
The Toronto Blue Jays are the hottest team in baseball and have thrust themselves into the playoff race by making up an improbable amount of ground over the last week. So, uh, we talked about all that on this week’s episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour! Have a listen! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lAHpAQtOdHqKKgNVIRqRK • Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3Vic3RhY2suY2...
Sep 10, 2021•51 min
The Jays did reasonably well over their last week against Detroit and Baltimore, but the team still needs to make a big move in the standings and time for that is running out. Fortunately, one of the teams they’re chasing, the Oakland A’s, make a visit to the Rogers Centre this weekend, and with a big series in the Bronx looming, the Jays need to find their way even more definitively out of their recent offensive funk. On this week’s Blue Jays Happy Hour we talk about all that, as we try not to ...
Sep 03, 2021•59 min
The Blue Jays’ playoff hopes continue to fade after a “rock bottom” type series against the Tigers and a split with the White Sox, but Robbie Ray is a legit Cy Young contender, Alejandro Kirk is emerging as the catcher of the present, José Berríos can only get better, and there are still winnable games ahead of them. On this week’s episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour we talk about all that, plus off-season plans, this weekend’s series in Detroit, deadline trades the team should have made, and so muc...
Aug 27, 2021•48 min
The Blue Jays did not have a good week. On this week’s episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour we talked about that! We also had a great chat with the great Ben Wagner, who is finally back calling games on the radio for Sportsnet. Have a listen! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lAHpAQtOdHqKKgNVIRqRK • Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3Vic3RhY2suY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8xMTM2...
Aug 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min
The Blue Jays just split four games with the Angels and are now headed to Seattle with their playoff hopes very much alive, but in need of more wins. Over the last week Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has continued to be in a funk, but he’s been picked up by teammates all over the place — guys like Alek Manoah, who has found another gear in his last few starts, George Springer, who has won two straight AL Player of the Week awards, and Teoscar Hernández, who needs more love (and maybe a contract extension...
Aug 13, 2021•49 min
The Blue Jays have now spent a week back home in Toronto, and it’s finally starting to feel like this is a real team with a real shot to do something special in 2021. José Berríos looked good in his first start as a Blue Jay, the bullpen is still a work in progress but on the upswing, and with the Red Sox on their way in for a weekend series the vibes are out of this world. On this week’s Blue Jays Happy Hour we talk about all that, and also have a great chat with Sportsnet senior writer David S...
Aug 06, 2021•59 min
The trade deadline is over! José Berríos is a member of the Blue Jays! Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson are not! Brad Hand! Joakim Soria! Stupid Yankees! It’s all here as we react to a wild day in the major leagues of baseball here on this week’s edition of Blue Jays Happy Hour. • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lAHpAQtOdHqKKgNVIRqRK • Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0c...
Jul 30, 2021•44 min
The trade deadline is fast approaching, the the Toronto Blue Jays have more than a little work to do — especially after the Tampa Bay Rays added slugger Nelson Cruz on Thursday night. Who are they targeting? Who will other teams be targeting? What have Mark Shapiro’s teams done historically at the deadline? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Blue Jays Happy Hour! Plus: Nate Pearson’s diagnosis, a look ahead to this weekend’s Jays/Mets series, and so much more! Have a listen! And be sur...
Jul 23, 2021•50 min
It’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s world, we’re all just living in it. This week MLB’s annual All-Star game was held in Denver, and the largest of our adult sons made a huge splash, leading the American League to victory and taking home the game’s MVP award. It was also draft week! So, even though there weren’t a lot of Blue Jays games to talk about, there was plenty to discuss in this episode — which we did along with our special guest, draft expert, national baseball writer, and the host of Chin Mus...
Jul 16, 2021•51 min
The Jays made another trade this week, ending the Rowdy Tellez era by sending him to Milwaukee in exchange for another bullpen upgrade in the form of Trevor Richards. It’s not quite a blockbuster, but another move in the right direction for the 2021 Blue Jays, who look like they might be in for a very active July on the trade front. This week we talk about that, plus the catching situation now that Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk are healthy, the first 159 games of Bo Bichette’s career, this wee...
Jul 09, 2021•51 min
The Blue Jays stumbled a bit against the Seattle Mariners in their midweek series, undoing some of the good work they'd done against the Orioles and the Marlins. And though the bullpen is hardly the team's only problem, it remains a glaring area of need — even after the Jays jumped the trade market by acquiring Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson from Miami. This week we talk about all that, the upcoming series with the Rays, trade targets, and more! Including a chat with the great Rob Wong, host of...
Jul 02, 2021•55 min
The Blue Jays have had a good week! Sure, there have been dumb suspensions, bad news on the Nate Pearson front, and various other things to be down about, but a five game win streak and a rebounding bullpen is nothing to sneeze at. So we won’t! This week Stoeten and Nick talk about all that, plus sticky stuff, Stoeten’s internet problems, getting reacquainted with the Orioles, and more! Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple....
Jun 25, 2021•45 min
In last week’s episode Stoeten and Nick declared it was bullpen gut check time and over the week since the Blue Jays’ relievers have failed it by every measure imaginable. Nobody is happy with the state of affairs, save for manager Charlie Montoyo, for some reason. Fortunately, some dates with the Baltimore Orioles are finally on the horizon. This week we talk about all that, and many frustrating times from years past, with special guest Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star — and his own new podcast,...
Jun 18, 2021•49 min
Cracks at the bottom of the Blue Jays’ lineup, on the bench, and in their bullpen, were especially easy to spot when contrasted with a very good White Sox team that got the better of them in their most recent series. On this week’s show, with a big (for June) weekend series against the Red Sox about to start, Stoeten and Nick take a look at those cracks, focusing specifically on the Jays’ wobbly group of relievers. Plus an encouraging start from Alek Manoah, prospect talk, George Springer’s runn...
Jun 11, 2021•51 min
The Blue Jays season is one third of the way over, which makes it a perfect time take stock of where the team is at, and where it's going. This week Stoeten and Nick did just that by conjuring up some hot takes and playing some over/unders with the great Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet! Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lAHpAQtOdH...
Jun 04, 2021•53 min
Alek Manoah was everything the Blue Jays could have hoped for on Thursday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — a legitimate MVP candidate — has been everything the Jays could have hoped for all season. On episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour, Stoeten and Nick talk about those two very big, very important lads, plus Canadian baseball, a look ahead to the weekend series with Cleveland, calling Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow an idiot, and more! Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice! • Appl...
May 28, 2021•47 min
The Blue Jays struggled to close out this week with a tough loss to Boston, but it’s the bigger picture that’s still got the attention of Stoeten and Nick, as Alek Manoah continues to make his case for a promotion to the big leagues much sooner than anybody expected. On episode four of Blue Jays Happy Hour you’ll hear that, plus talk about prospect Gabriel Moreno, Nate Pearson, the pesky Rays, and a great chat about broadcasting, stats, and the state of the Blue Jays with the legendary Dan Shulm...
May 21, 2021•54 min
Nate Pearson's terrible start and weird handling aside*, the Blue Jays are coming off a pretty great week thanks largely to another sweep of the Atlanta Braves. On episode three of Blue Jays Happy Hour you'll hear Stoeten and Nick talk about the lows, the highs, and the even higher highs, plus Alek Manoah, Teoscar Hernández, Marcus Semien, the A's potential relocation, and more! Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice! *not to mention, as was announced moments after w...
May 14, 2021•49 min
The Blue Jays continue to tread water without their highest paid player, George Springer, who had a brief but messy tenure on the club's active roster this week. On episode two of Blue Jays Happy Hour you'll hear Stoeten and Nick talk about all that, plus Alek Manoah, Nate Pearson, Robbie Ray's pants, the Joe Panik era at first base, and much more! Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice! • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1...
May 07, 2021•51 min
It's been a long, strange April so far for the Toronto Blue Jays, and on the very first episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour, Stoeten and Nick talk their way through all the highs (Vladdy, the bullpen, Matz and Ray, but mostly Vladdy) and the lows (infield defence, the catchers, Cavanpills). Have a listen! And be sure to find us on your podcast app of choice and hit subscribe! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-jays-happy-hour/id1564979331 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sho...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Yes, it's finally time! Today I'm thrilled to announce my new podcast venture, which you'll be able to hear in earnest later this week, and my new partner in crime, the great Nick Ashbourne! As the name suggests, Blue Jays Happy Hour is going to hit your podcast player of choice every Friday afternoon, just in time to recap the week and get you set for each Blue Jays weekend series. In time we’ll have guests, bonus episodes, and all that good stuff I’m sure you’ve been waiting for. And for today...
Apr 28, 2021•2 min
