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On this week's episode, Josh recaps the Blue Jays' series win over the Reds, another strong start for Hyun Jin Ryu, the latest on Alek Manoah, the decision to DFA Paul DeJong, and Daulton Varsho's recent hot streak at the plate. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Josh recaps an up and down week for the Blue Jays against the Guardians and Cubs. We dive into the decision to send Alek Manoah down to Triple-A, Hyun Jin Ryu's encouraging return to the rotation, and talk about Jose Bautista's incredible Level of Excellence ceremony. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Josh recaps the Blue Jays' sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park and a historic debut performance from Davis Schneider. We also dive into Brandon Belt's offensive important, a rebound from George Springer, the impressive depth of the bullpen, and assess the potential fit of a certain Oakland Athletics outfielder. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Josh recaps what the Blue Jays did at the trade deadline, if they should have been more aggressive and how the roster stacks up for the stretch run. We also dive into the team's continued struggles within the AL East and George Springer's confounding slump at the plate. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, Josh dives into the Blue Jays' acquisition of reliever Jordan Hicks from the St. Louis Cardinals. We discuss how Hicks fits in the bullpen, Jordan Romano's concerning back injury, what else the team might do at the trade deadline, Genesis Cabrera's continued success, and more frustration with runners in scoring position. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. S...

On this week's episode, Josh recaps another stressful series at the Tropicana Field of the west coast: T-Mobile Park in Seattle. We dive into a hiccup for the bullpen, an uneven week for Alek Manoah, and what Genesis Cabrera brings to the table. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pi...

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 h...

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! Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

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. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

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. Music by penguinmus...

Exhale Blue Jays fans. Josh recaps a series sweep in Pittsburgh, a great rebound from the rotation, Belt barreling up some baseballs, 2-hit Whit tearing it up, and tees up a tough upcoming stretch for the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh recaps a disastrous 4-game sweep at Fenway Park. We dive into a terrible stretch for the Blue Jays' pitching both in the rotation and the bullpen before giving some praise to strong offensive stretches from Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Daulton Varsho. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh chats about the red-hot Blue Jays and a very successful home stand at the Rogers Centre. We recap another strong week for the starting rotation including great performances from Kikuchi, Berrios, and Gausman. Josh dives into Whit Merrifield's hot start to 2023 and what Nate Pearson might need to do to solidify a spot in the bullpen moving forward. We close out the show talking about the most...

Josh recaps a decent 3-3 road trip, including a series win in New York. We dive into strong outings from Gausman, Kikuchi, Manoah, and Berrios while also spending some time talking about Matt Chapman's defensive performance, a rough week for Anthony Bass, and why Jordan Romano has been using his slider so much early on. Josh then closes out the show with some listener tweets! Music by penguinmusic...

Josh starts off the show talking about Alek Manoah's struggles to the start the season and takes aim at certain criticisms of him. We also get into strong rebounds for Yusei Kikuchi and Jose Berrios, recap a successful 4-2 home stand at the new and improved Rogers Centre before diving into how improved the Blue Jays are defensively and on the base paths. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted o...

Josh is joined by The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath to talk about the Blue Jays' 6-4 start to the season after a three-city road trip. We chat about Berrios' rough start, some promise from Kikuchi, the scintillating performances from Chapman, Bo, and Vladdy before diving into Belt's brutal stretch and early impressions from the bullpen. Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Josh is back to preview the 2023 Blue Jays! We take a look at the offseason that was, analyze the spring performances of Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, and Bo Bichette, and give a few predictions for the season. Josh also introduces a new segment, called "Goldberg's Grumblings." Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob and Josh dive into the Daulton Varsho trade, how he fits into the club's outfield plans, and if the Blue Jays as currently constructed are better than last year's club. The guys also chat about some other areas of need to address this offseason and throw out some options for a fourth outfielder, fifth starting pitchers, and another arm for the bullpen. We close out the show by taking your list...

Josh checks in on what's been a quiet offseason for the Blue Jays thus far. We discuss the Teoscar to Seattle trade, some free-agent and trade possibilities and take your suggestions for the one move you want to see this winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.