The 2024 season has mercifully come to an end. Playoff baseball will start this week and Toronto Blue Jays won't be involved, as the team finished last in the American League East with a 74-88 record. We looked back at the final series of the year against the Miami Marlins before getting into the three ups and the three downs from the season as a whole. After that, we looked at Toronto's financial commitments going into 2025 and their off-season priorities, which include fixing the bullpen, addi...
Sep 30, 2024•50 min•Ep. 242
The Toronto Blue Jays continued their stretch against National League opponents this week with a series loss to the New York Mets and a sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. We talked about all of the notable stuff from the week, including Davis Schneider breaking out of a difficult stretch at the plate, Bowden Francis taking another no-hitter into the ninth inning of a start, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. becoming the youngest Blue Jay to reach 500 RBI. After that, we looked back at the quote from Bo...
Sep 16, 2024•35 min•Ep. 241
The Toronto Blue Jays had a difficult week against two playoff hopefuls in the National League, as they dropped four of five games against the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. We talked about Spencer Horwitz's big week, which saw the rookie mash three home runs and increase his on-base plus slugging percentage to .827 on the season. We also talked about the continued struggles of Toronto's decimated bullpen, as Chad Green blew a couple of saves against Philly and Atlanta. After that, we...
Sep 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 240
The Toronto Blue Jays wrap up a grueling week with eight games in seven days, returning home after a labour day day-off as the Philadelphia Phillies head into town. We talked about the Danny Jansen game and the scorecard anomaly that it was including the two "debuts" you never knew happened. Plus, Bowden Francis stays hot as he allows one hit in 7.0 against the BoSox. And the Jays finally blew off some Postseason steam against the Minnesota Twins as they put up at 15-spot in Minny. After that, w...
Sep 03, 2024•30 min•Ep. 239
The Toronto Blue Jays had a winning homestand this week, as they dropped a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds before sweeping a four-game set with the L.A. Angels. We talked about the back-to-back home runs that Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit to walk-off the Angels and how both young hitters have improved as their seasons have gone along. We also talked about the excellent pitching performances put forward by Bowden Francis lately and where he fits heading into next season. After tha...
Aug 26, 2024•40 min•Ep. 238
It was a solid week for the Toronto Blue Jays, as they swept the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on the road before dropping two of three in a l0w-scoring weekend series at Wrigley Field. We talked about all of the notable stuff on the field from last week, including Will Wagner's Major League debut, the two seven-inning performances put forward by Bowden Francis, and and difficult run that Davis Schneider is having at the plate. After that, we looked at the report from Bob Nightengale that the Bl...
Aug 19, 2024•53 min•Ep. 237
The Toronto Blue Jays started the week by winning their first series victory over the Baltimore Orioles since all the way back in 2022 but finished with a series loss to the lowly Oakland Athletics over the weekend. We talked about the notable things from last week's slate of games, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. seeing his hitting streak snapped at 22 games and Luis De Los Santos picking up his first big-league hit and RBI. After that, we looked at some interesting quotes from President and CE...
Aug 12, 2024•46 min•Ep. 236
The Toronto Blue Jays had a rough time with the top two teams in the American League East this week, as they won just two of seven games against the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. We talked about the games in Baltimore and New York, the debut of Joey Loperfido, Addison Barger hitting his first big-league home run, Aaron Judge getting intentionally walked in the second inning, and whether there's any reason to worry about José Berríos. After that, we talked about Joey Votto's debut with ...
Aug 06, 2024•40 min•Ep. 235
The 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and gone and the Toronto Blue Jays netted themselves quite a haul as sellers. Traded away to contending teams were Yusei Kikuchi, Danny Jansen, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Justin Turner, Kevin Kiermaier, Yimi Garcia, Nate Pearson, and Trevor Richards. Coming back to the Blue Jays are Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, Will Wager, Charles McAdoo, Jonatan Clase, Jacob Sharp, Josh Rivera, Yohendrick Pinango, Cutter Coffey, Eddinson Paulino, Gilberto Batista, ...
Jul 31, 2024•39 min•Ep. 234
That was certainly an eventful weekend. The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Texas Rangers and pulled off their first sweep since late May. They also made three trades, as Yimi Garcia was dealt to the Seattle Mariners, Nate Pearson was moved to the Chicago Cubs, and Danny Jansen was traded to the Boston Red Sox. We talked about the series against Texas, the three trades that the Blue Jays made, and looked at the deals that other teams have made. After that, we looked ahead to this week's four-game s...
Jul 29, 2024•42 min•Ep. 233
The slow walk to the end of the 2024 season continues. The Blue Jays hosted the Tampa Bay Rays this week in Toronto and dropped their third series in a row with one win and two losses. We talked about Jose Berrios' splits from April and May compared to June and July, how Yariel Rodriguez has been a bright spot this year, and Chris Bassitt's comments following a 13-0 pounding in the series finale. After that, we looked at the rumour from Jon Heyman that the Seattle Mariners showed interest in Vla...
Jul 26, 2024•38 min•Ep. 232
With the All-Star break in the rearview mirror, we're now officially into the second half of the 2024 MLB season. The Blue Jays hosted the Detroit Tigers and got dropped on Friday and Saturday but avoided being swept with a win on Sunday. We looked back at the notable things from the weekend, including the performance that Yusei Kikuchi had in what might be his last start as a Blue Jay and the huge series that George Springer had at the plate. After that, we looked at the calf injury that result...
Jul 22, 2024•34 min•Ep. 231
The 2024 MLB Draft happened this week, so we welcomed Brendon Kuhn to the show to talk about the players that the Blue Jays selected. We looked at the three pitchers they selected with their picks in the first three rounds and then looked at some possible late-round steals from further down the draft. After that, we talked about the team's big-picture strategy and what they're looking to add to their system. Finally, we took a look at how the season has gone for the Blue Jays and what to expect ...
Jul 18, 2024•38 min•Ep. 230
It's the All-Star break, meaning the first half of the 2024 Major League Baseball season has come to an end. We took a quick look at what happened this weekend in Arizona, as the Blue Jays dropped two of three to the Diamondbacks. After that, we went through a Three Up, Three Down for the first half of the season, which included the bats not bouncing back, injuries to the pitching staff, the bullpen imploding, and quite a reach for positives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Jul 15, 2024•45 min•Ep. 229
Make that back-to-back series wins for the Toronto Blue Jays, as they continued their West Coast road trip by taking two of three against the San Francisco Giants. We talked about Yusei Kikuchi's 13-strikeout gem being blown on a walk-off wild pitch, the Blue Jays teeing off for 10 runs for just the third time in a game this season, and how Matt Chapman and Jordan Hicks performed against their former club. After that, we talked about the team's decision to place Kevin Kiermaier on revocable waiv...
Jul 12, 2024•28 min•Ep. 228
The Toronto Blue Jays sent the travelling fans in Seattle home happy, as the visiting team took two of three from the Mariners this weekend. We talked about all of the good stuff Toronto's first series win in Seattle since 2018, including Yariel Rodriguez's first Major League win and Leo Jimenez's first big-league hits. We also talked about Addison Barger being optioned back down to Triple-A Buffalo and the next steps in Ricky Tiedemann's rehab assignment. After that, we looked at the All-Star G...
Jul 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 227
The Blue Jays put up a listless loss at home on Canada Day on Monday and wound up dropping three of four to the visiting Houston Astros. We talked about the excellent start by Yariel Rodriguez that was wasted, how the extreme regression from the bullpen was something nobody saw coming this season, and Leo Jimenez coming up as the latest recall from Triple-A Buffalo. After that, we looked at Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s recent quote about his long-term status in Toronto and ahead to this weekend's ser...
Jul 05, 2024•39 min•Ep. 226
After being swept in back-to-back series, the Blue Jays earned a split in Boston against the Red Sox and saw their losing streak end at seven games. We talked about Monday's blown lead by the bullpen and Tuesday's rebound win, which was highlighted by a seven-run inning. We also talked about Bo Bichette's return to the lineup from the Injured List and what the team missed while he was gone. After that, we looked into Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s quote about potentially playing for New York, along wit...
Jun 27, 2024•45 min•Ep. 225
The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped six games in a row, as the team went to Cleveland over the weekend and got swept aside by the Guardians. We talked about all the ugly stuff from this series, including Yariel Rodriguez's rough return from the Injured List and the Blue Jays scoring only nine runs over the course of three games. We also talked about top prospect Orelvis Martinez getting suspended 80 games for violating MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy. After that, we looked ahead to this w...
Jun 24, 2024•42 min•Ep. 224
The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Boston Red Sox for a mid-season American League East Battle of the Middle and things didn't go well. The bats could only muster three runs in each of the games and the Blue Jays were swept for the first time this season. We talked about the various ways the Blue Jays managed to lose games in this series, which featured poor starting pitching, poor relief pitching, poor defence, and, of course, poor offence. We also talked about the speculation article that appear...
Jun 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 223
The Toronto Blue Jays had a successful weekend, as they took two of three games from the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. We talked about the big series that Daulton Varsho had, the arrival of Spencer Horwitz and Addison Barger to the big-league club, the elbow injury suffered by Yimi Garcia, and the struggles of George Springer at the plate. After that, we took a look at the American League Wild Card picture and ahead to this week's series with the Boston Red Sox, who the Blue Jays will ...
Jun 17, 2024•32 min•Ep. 222
In what will be their last-ever trip to the Oakland Coliseum, the Toronto Blue Jays took care of business and won two of three games during their weekend series with the Athletics. We talked about the excellent pitching performances the Blue Jays got, highlighted by Kevin Gausman throwing the first complete game shutout of his Major League Career. We also talked about the team's decision to designate Cavan Biggio for assignment and what's next for the utility player. After that, we looked ahead ...
Jun 10, 2024•35 min•Ep. 221
After getting hammered in the first two games of this week's four-game set with the high-flying Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays battled back with a pair of victories to earn a split with their AL East rivals. We talked about the good and bad from the series with Baltimore, including Isiah Kiner-Falefa's walk-off single, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s continued success at the plate, and the rough bullpen day outing the Blue Jays had in place of the injured Alek Manoah. After that, we looked at which Bl...
Jun 07, 2024•55 min•Ep. 220
It was a busy weekend in Toronto, as the Blue Jays debuted their new City Connect jersey and took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates. We talked about the series against Pittsburgh, Jordan Romano landing on the Injured List, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting a start at third base for the first time since his rookie season. After that, we talked about what Ross Atkins had to say on Sunday and looked ahead to this week's four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Jun 03, 2024•36 min•Ep. 219
That's what the easy part of the schedule is supposed to look like! After a frustrating series in Detroit, the Blue Jays marched into Chicago and pulled off their first series sweep of the season, taking down the White Sox in all three games. We talked about the series in Chicago, George Springer's success lower in the lineup, and the elbow injury that resulted in Alek Manoah getting pulled in the second inning of his start. After that, we looked into the rumour that the Blue Jays are among the ...
May 30, 2024•28 min•Ep. 218
Isn't this supposed to be the easy part of the schedule? The Toronto Blue Jays rolled into Detroit and dropped three of four to the Tigers, highlighted by a heartbreaking walk-off loss on Sunday that spoiled an incredible comeback. We talked about the bullpen meltdown, Alek Manoah's rough outing, the broadcast crew navigating a power outage, and the run that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is putting together at the plate right now. After that, we looked ahead to this week's series against the lowly Chica...
May 27, 2024•41 min•Ep. 217
For the first time in a month, the Toronto Blue Jays won a series. It was against the lowly Chicago White Sox, but, as they say, two out of three ain't bad. We talked about Bo Bichette's big series at the plate, the three quality starts the Blue Jays got from their starting pitchers, and the return of the Home Run Jacket in the series finale. After that, we discussed the report that the Blue Jays have talked to other teams about trades involving their core players. Finally, we looked around the ...
May 23, 2024•52 min•Ep. 216
It's now been a month since the Blue Jays won a series, as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled into town over the weekend and took two of three. Friday's game saw swingman Tyler Alexander carry a perfect game through seven innings and Saturday's game saw the Blue Jays blow a 4-0 lead in a 5-4 loss. The series was salvaged on Sunday thanks to an excellent start from Alek Manoah and a big day at the plate from Daniel Vogelbach. We talked about everything from the series with Tampa and also looked into what ...
May 20, 2024•40 min•Ep. 215
The Toronto Blue Jays earned a split with the Baltimore Orioles this week in a series that was limited to just two games because of rain. We talked about the team's gutsy victory on Monday, in which they earned a win in extra innings despite not having anybody available off the bench. We also talked about how that momentum disappeared immediately, as Jordan Romano blew a save in Wednesday's game. After that, we took a look around the American League East and ahead to this weekend's series agains...
May 17, 2024•41 min•Ep. 214
Talk about a rollercoaster ride. The Toronto Blue Jays were dropped in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, they responded with a wild come-from-behind victory on Saturday, and then fell right back into their typical woes with a listless loss on Sunday. We talked about the team wasting another excellent start from Yusei Kikuchi, the Twins having their way with Kevin Gausman, and Alek Manoah putting together his best outing in over a year. We also discussed the decision to p...
May 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 213
