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It's hard to imagine a series being worse than what we just witnessed. The Texas Rangers rolled into town in the midst of their worst stretch of the season and still managed to buckle down and hammer the Blue Jays in all four games. We talked about Toronto's listless performance, how their star players simply didn't show up for this series, the pitching being burnt out from having thrown so many h...

The Blue Jays pulled off a sweep of the Royals this weekend and ultimately ended their 15-game stretch against sub-.500 teams with a 10-5 record.  We talked about the series with Kansas City, how the Blue Jays managed to capitalize and score runs in some strange ways this weekend, and why we feel good about this battle-tested team going into a series with a playoff atmosphere.  After tha...

The Blue Jays are back in a playoff spot but the vibes still aren't great.  We talked about this week's series in Oakland and the team not taking full advantage of their weak schedule. We also talked about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting into double plays and Alek Manoah going on the temporarily inactive list with Triple-A Buffalo. After that, we looked around the American League playoff pictur...

The Toronto Blue Jays take two of three in Colorado, but do the Blue Jays need more from their big guns? On this episode, we talked about the impact of Vladdy Guerrero Jr. in the future, why can't the Jays hit clutch moments, and how the lads from Buffalo fared in their first September series! After that, Michael Bradburn from the Score stops by as he and Tyler discuss the future of the Jays, the...

The Toronto Blue Jays finished off their homestand with a 3-3 record following a series win against the Washington Nationals.  We talked about Davis Schneider continuing to produce, the difficult innings that have been placed on the pitching staff, and John Schneider's decision not to pinch run for Alejandro Kirk in the second game of the series.  After that, we took a look around the Am...

The Cleveland Guardians came into Toronto to kick off what's supposed to be an easy part of the schedule for the Blue Jays and won two of three games.   We talked about the series with Cleveland, the limp bats and the tired bullpen, Davis Schneider coming through yet again, and some questionable management decisions late in Sunday's game. We also talked about whether Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is...

Baltimore Orioles ten wins, Toronto Blue Jays three wins. That's how the season series went between these two teams this year. We talked about the rollercoaster ride that was this week in Baltimore. The Blue Jays kicked things off with an impressive win on Tuesday and then failed to build on that momentum with limp losses on Wednesday and Thursday. After that, we talked about Baltimore's owner alr...

The Toronto Blue Jays are finally healthy, for the most part. We talked about Bo Bichette returning from injury and the impact he has on the Blue Jays along with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leaving Sunday's game with a hand injury. After that, we talked about Hyun Jin Ryu's performance since returning from Tommy John surgery and how this is the deepest Blue Jays pitching staff we've seen in years. Final...

The Blue Jays are off again on Thursday following a two-game split with the Phillies. We talked about Yusei Kikuchi's excellent start and the run that he's been on since the All-Star break and Cavan Biggio turning things around at the plate. We also talked about Kevin Gausman's difficult outing and Santiago Espinal's error. After that, we took a look around the American League playoff picture and...

José Bautista's name was raised to the Level of Excellence this weekend but the Blue Jays bats didn't show up until Sunday. They were dropped by the red-hot Cubs by scores of 6-2 and 5-4 on Friday and Saturday and then avoided the sweep with a huge 11-4 win in the finale. We talked about the series with the Cubs, Hyun Jin Ryu earning his first win since coming back from Tommy John surgery, and the...

The bats went quiet again as the Blue Jays split their four-game series in Cleveland this week. We talked about the series with the Guardians and why the team struggles so much with runners in scoring position. We also talked about Hyun Jin Ryu's excellent start getting derailed by a comebacker hitting him in the knee and why Alek Manoah was optioned to Triple-A. After that, we looked back on the...

What a vibe shift. After dropping three of four at home to the Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays rolled into Boston and swept the Red Sox, burying them in the American League's Wild Card standings. We talked about the incredible debut weekend that David Schneider had, Alek Manoah setting the tone with arguably his best start of the season, and George Springer busting out of his slump. We also talke...

It's safe to say that winning the American League East is out of reach. The Baltimore Orioles rolled into Toronto and dominated the Blue Jays, winning three of four games with a run differential of 24 to 10. We talked about Toronto's lifeless lineup, the team's key players not showing up, and how ugly things look without Bo Bichette at the top of the lineup. We also talked about Davis Schneider ge...

Major League Baseball's trade deadline has come and gone. We talked about the Blue Jays adding Paul DeJong in the wake of Bo Bichette's knee injury and the team opting to stand pat otherwise despite the frequent speculation that they would add a big right-handed bat. After that, we took a look at what other American League teams did and what it means for the playoff race down the stretch. Finally,...

Talk about a big weekend. The Blue Jays hosted the Los Angeles Angels and put a dent in their playoff hopes by taking two of three games in the series. And then, immediately following Sunday's game, they pulled the trigger on a deal to land one of the best relief pitchers on the trade market in Jordan Hicks. We talked about the good and the bad from the Angels series, including Matt Chapman gettin...

After dropping two of three in Seattle, the Blue Jays won their series at Dodger Stadium to finish their West Coast road trip with an even 3-3 record. We talked about the huge performance that the Blue Jays got from Jay Jackson, the first couple of outings from Genesis Cabrera, and wondered how much longer Mitch White will last on the active roster. After that, we took a look around the American L...

It was a wild weekend in Seattle. The Mariners broke the hearts of Blue Jays fans with come-from-behind wins on Friday and Saturday but the Blue Jays salvaged the series with a gritty win on Sunday, marking their first victory in Seattle since all the way back in 2021. We talked about the vibes in Seattle and how Mariners fans interacted with all the Blue Jays fans, Teoscar Hernandez coming up clu...

After a commanding sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks right out of the All-Star break, the Blue Jays' bats went limp and they dropped two of three to the San Diego Padres. We talked about the inconsistency of the lineup, the difficult start that Alek Manoah had and what that means for Toronto's trade deadline plans, and John Schneider reaching 100 wins in his big-league career. After that, we looke...

The Toronto Blue Jays started off the second half of the season with a bang by sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks. We talked about the strong pitching and clutch hitting that the Blue Jays received during the series plus how Daulton Varsho, Lourdes Gurriel, and Gabriel Moreno performed against their former teams. After that, we took a look at how Hyun Jin Ryu has been doing on his rehab assignment...

It's the mid-season special! Are we calling it that because we're at the middle point of the season or are we calling it that because the season has been mid? Tune in and find out! Tyler and Cam were joined by BK and the three of them took a look back at the rollercoaster ride that has been the 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season thus far. We talked about the ups and downs from the first half of the sea...

It's been a weird, winding road, but the Toronto Blue Jays sit in a playoff spot at the All-Star break with a 50-41 record. We took a look back at this weekend's series with the Detroit Tigers, the excellent start that Alek Manoah made in his return to the big leagues, and the combined no-hitter that came the next day. After that, we took a look at Arjun Nimmala, Toronto's first pick in the 2023 M...

The Blue Jays have a great opportunity to roll into the All-Star break on a winning streak. They swept their three-game series with the White Sox and now they'll head to Detroit to face the struggling Tigers. We talked about Toronto's sweep in Chicago, the excellent pitching the team received over the series, and Vladdy coming through in the clutch with an eighth-inning go-ahead homer. We also tal...

That's not how the Blue Jays were hoping Canada Day Weekend would go. The Red Sox rolled in on a five-game losing streak but completely turned things around when they arrived in Toronto. They shut out the Blue Jays on Friday, won Saturday's game on a play at the plate, and then hit what felt like a walk-off homer in the top of the ninth to cap things off on Sunday. We talked about Toronto being wi...

That's three series wins in a row for the Toronto Blue Jays. After failing to score a run in support of Kevin Gausman on Tuesday, the Blue Jays came up clutch on Wednesday and Thursday behind strong outings from their bullpen day and Chris Bassitt. We talked about Gausman never getting run support, Bassitt and his dominant numbers with Alejandro Kirk behind the plate, and how well Trevor Richards...

The sky was falling on Friday after the Blue Jays dropped their series opener with the lowly Oakland A's but Toronto rallied with wins on Saturday and Sunday to save the weekend. We talked about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting his first homer at the newly-renovated Rogers Centre and then hitting his second the following day. We also talked about Yusei Kikuchi and José Berríos coming through for the...