Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win vs. the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez going back-to-back in the fifth inning - did the stint in the minors do Schneider some good? They get into Dylan Cease striking out seven over five innings of work - is there a way for him to be more efficient more consistently? Plus, they discuss the bullpen usage tonight, including appearances from Jeff Hoffman, Tyler Rogers, Tommy Nance, and Louis Varland.

 

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Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's MLB insider Ben Nicholson-Smith (29:43), to discuss the lack of home runs from this year's Jays squad, specifically Vladdy, potential lineup shifts to maximize the offense, what the AL playoffs will look like, and potential Tarik Skubal trades. Later, ‘Brooke Knows Ball,’ and Joel Laflamme (51:14) join to talk about analytics in baseball, content creation within the sport, watching winter ball in the Dominican Republic, and how to fix Vladdy. Things wrap up with MassLive’s Chris Cotillo (1:17:01) to preview the Jays series against the Red Sox, before revisiting some of the former Red Sox stars that are performing on other teams, and the struggles going on in Boston this season.

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Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, as they discuss the lead-up to John Schneider’s ejection, Kevin Gausman’s incredible Saturday start, and what comes with Shane Bieber’s return. Afterwards, Brandon Wile (30:20) joins to talk about the state of the Red Sox’s ahead of their series with the Jays. Later, Jake Mintz (51:15), Yahoo Sports baseball writer, talks with Blake about the College World Series, the NL Cy Young race, and other news around the MLB. Finally, Emmanuel Berbari (1:20:50), Yankees’ post-game host on WFAN660, recaps the Jays' weekend series with the Yankees.

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 8-3 loss vs. the Yankees to wrap up a series loss in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss some big picture items for the team; are injuries still a valid excuse for the lack of consistent run production? Has the lack of offence hurt an overworked bullpen? What holes does this team need filled, and are there too many of them to plug in 2026? How important is the coming road trip for this team's direction this season? Plus, they get into some smaller items from this game, including not walking Ben Rice in the ninth inning, the play of Jeff Hoffman, whether or not he balked, and John Schneider's subsequent ejection from the ballgame.

 

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Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss vs. the Yankees to even this series at one game apiece in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the two eighth inning decisions that turned this game: asking Ernie Clement to bunt with runners on first and second base and nobody out, and not pinch-hitting for Charles McAdoo with the bases loaded later in the inning. Should John Schneider take more flak for asking Clement to bunt or not inserting Alejandro Kirk into the game? They debate Schneider's role as manager and what modern managers do in today's game, get into Kazuma Okamoto smashing a solo home run off Cam Schlittler, and discuss Kevin Gausman's seven innings of one-run ball.

 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.