Blue Jays Talk

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 12-0 shellacking of the Athletics to open the four-game series in Toronto! They take your calls, and get right to the offence - even with an eye-popping number of runs scored, what were the bats doing that can be carried forward? They discuss great outcomes for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, George Springer, and Ernie Clement, all of whom...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the Blue Jays’ win, where Bo Bichette hit a pinch-hit homer in the 9th and the bullpen delivered a gem. Jake Mintz (30:00) joins to discuss attending one of Shohei Ohtani’s throwing sessions. Jessica Kleinschmidt (50:39) sets up Lawrence Butler, Jacob Lopez and the Athletics ahead of their 4-game series vs. the Blue Jays. Lastly, Jon Morosi (1:16:20) previews t...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-0 win over the Rangers to take the series in Texas! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Bo Bichette's late-game pinch-hit home run to deliver the game's only runs - does that mean the back issue isn't as big a problem as previously thought? They also discuss the outstanding bullpen game, as Paxton Schultz, Eric Lauer, Braydon Fis...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the situations where the Blue Jays left runners on base vs. Texas and analyze why Toronto doesn’t achieve a lot of extra-base hits. Paul Hembekides (26:42) breaks down Juan Soto’s ups and downs and Kyle Schwarber’s success vs. lefties. Jonah Birenbaum (50:27) looks at George Springer’s recent cold streak and discusses the conversation he had with Jays prospect...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-0 loss vs. the Rangers to even the series at one game apiece. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the performance of the offence - what more is there to say? How can it be fixed without the big bats coming around? They also discuss the bounce back performance from Bowden Francis, who let in no runs over five innings of work, and...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz break down a dominant performance from Kevin Gausman and Daulton Varsho continuing to mash the ball. They’re joined by Jesse Rogers (32:01) to discuss his surprising MLB teams and others expected to be active in the trade market. Ben Clemens (50:34) provides his analysis of new bat tracking data and the overall state of the Blue Jays (1:27:48). The views and opinions e...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 2-1 win over the Rangers to open the series in Texas! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Kevin Gausman's terrific start in which he allowed just one run over eight innings of work - has he found something over the last few starts when it comes to the fastball/splitter combo? They chat about Jeff Hoffman locking down the win, get i...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz break down a shaky weekend that peaked on Sunday with an awful 13-0 loss. Jon Becker (31:15) joins to talk about Tarik Skubal pitching performance yesterday, and the surging Chicago Cubs. Dan Shulman (50:32) discusses the ups and downs of the Blue Jays season. Lastly, Kennedi Landry (1:16:17) talks about Texas’s lousy offence and Jacob deGrom looking like a version of...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 13-0 loss vs. the Rays to wrap up a series sweep in Florida. They take your calls and texts - did anything go right for the team today? They get into the start from Chris Bassitt, the outing from Mason Fluharty, and the bats continuing to lay low for a third straight game. Plus, they take a larger look at the team - are they just going to hover...

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss vs. the Rays to drop the series in Florida at Steinbrenner Field. He takes your calls and texts, and gets into an offensive display from the offence, that saw the team log six hits and five walks...and only one run. Does it fall on the top four batters, or does everyone wear it in games like this? He discusses Anthony Santander starting to (slightly) tu...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss vs. the Rays to open the three-game series in Florida. They take your calls and texts, and begin with a discussion on Anthony Santander and Jonatan Clase - if Santander was available to pinch hit at the end of the game, should he have come in for Clase in the seventh inning? Does that speak to the confidence level John Schneider has in...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss Jeff Hoffman’s blown save, Nathan Lukes’ walkoff single, and Addison Barger finding a groove again. Alanna Rizzo joins to talk Shohei Ohtani’s looming return to the mound and Rafael Devers clashing with the Red Sox. Afterwards, Matt Joyce (30:10) comes on to talk Drew Rasmussen, the Rays playing at Steinbrenner Field, their struggles vs. lefties and more.  The...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 7-6 extra-innings win to complete a sweep of the Padres in Toronto! They get right into Nathan Lukes delivering the game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning, John Schneider's decision to pull Bowden Francis when he did, the performance of the bullpen, and the worry level on Jeff Hoffman after another blown save. Note: The contract of Leafs Te...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the various errors committed by the Padres, Nathan Lukes’ HR and Daulton Varsho’s Grand Slam. They also break down what was working for Kevin Gausman’s splitter vs. the Padres. Afterwards, Doug Glanville (25:22) joins to look at Juan Soto’s rough patch, chatting with CC Sabathia, his pedigree as a base stealer in today’s game and more.  The views and opinions e...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 14-0 win over the Padres to win the series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offensive outburst - even if you can't expect 14 runs every night, what about this explosion is sustainable? They also get into home runs from Nathan Lukes and Daulton Varsho, the left hip inflammation for Anthony Santander that had him r...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the win vs. the Padres including Chris Bassitt going 6 strong innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s solo home run and Anthony Santander’s 2-run dinger. Afterwards, Kyle Glaser (26:40) joins to touch on the top of the Padres order and Randy Vasquez’s season ahead of his start tonight vs. the Blue Jays. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker breaks down the Blue Jays' 3-0 win over the Padres to open a three-game series in Toronto! They take your texts, and get right to Anthony Santander smashing a two-run bomb to help extend the Jays' lead - is the sixth spot in the batting order the right place to leave him? They also discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smoking a solo home run, the bullpen efforts including thos...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz are joined by Tony Gwynn Jr. to discuss the San Diego Padres, who just got swept by the Mariners, and they touch on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill, and Padres starter for Tuesday night, Dylan Cease. Afterwards, Blake chats with the lead singer of Silverstein, Shane Told (19:07). They discuss Toronto sports teams, Shane’s podcast “Lead Singer Syndrome,” and more. ...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz dive into the Blue Jays’ weekend series against the Tigers, discussing Bowden Francis’ ongoing struggles, positive signs from Alejandro Kirk and Bo Bichette, and what might help Anthony Santander turn things around. In the bottom half, Yahoo! Sports Jordan Schusterman joins the show (27:51) to discuss MLB’s Rivalry Weekend, Brandon Hyde’s firing, rapid managerial turno...

Sho Alli and Daniele Franceschi break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 loss vs. the Tigers to wrap up a series loss in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get to the offensive performance of the team's biggest bats in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Anthony Santander. Should they be moved around the order? Does Santander need to bat even lower in the lineup until he starts to heat up? They also discuss...

Sho Alli and Jesse Rubinoff break down the Blue Jays' 2-1 walk-off win over the Tigers at the Rogers Centre! They take your calls and texts, and get to big moments from both Ernie Clement and Alejandro Kirk - did AJ Hinch make a key mistake in walking Anthony Santander to get to Clement? How hard was it for Alejandro Kirk to come off the bench to deliver his game-tying pinch-hit RBI single? They a...

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss vs. the Tigers to open a three-game series in Toronto. He takes your texts on this podcast-only edition of the post-game show, and gets into Bowden Francis - are there alarm bells going off not only for him, but for the whole rotation? What does the short and long-term outlook of the rotation have in store? Plus, he gets to Daulton Varsho banging his te...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the loss to the Rays, where Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger hit solo home runs. They also discuss Kevin Gausman’s pitching performance and what is missing with his splitter movement. Afterwards, Dan Dickerson (25:06) discusses the influence of A.J. Hinch on the Tigers, Javier Baez’s renaissance, Dillon Dingler and more. The views and opin...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-3 loss vs. the Rays to wrap up a series loss in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get to the long ball flying for both teams - despite the roof being open, do the Jays have a pitching problem? They discuss the start from Kevin Gausman in which he gave up three home runs and got hit by a comebacker - is the starting rotation showing...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz break down Alejandro Kirk’s home run last night, the bullpen making quick work of the Rays, and Vladimir Guerrero’s recent damage rate. Afterwards, Abby Labar (24:52) discusses the NL West, Juan Soto and the New York Mets and more! The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sp...