Jays Centre Podcast

Owen and Jesse are back with a much needed positive empisode of the Jays Centre Podcast where they break down Dylan Cease's near no-hitter and the emergence of the "Home Run Dragon" before digging into a series win against the Giants in San Francisco.

Owen and Jesse break down the latest excruciating series loss, this time to the Seattle Mariners. They get into an early conversation about the organization's outlook as the trade deadline inches closer and take a quick peak at potential names the Jays might be looking to sell off if things don't get turned around quickly. They then refocus on the series at hand and give credit to Dylan Cease for...

Happy Canada Day! The Blue Jays find a way to win a series to end a disappointing homestand, highlighted by Bo Bichette's return and a 9-3 win on Canada Day. In this episode, we discuss Bo and the legacy he left on the Blue Jays, and how his love for the team and its fans is not unnoticed. We dive into Trey Yesavage and his encouraging approach on the mound, and how it can lead to more dominant st...

Owen and Jesse break down four soul crushing losses at the hands of the Texas Rangers including a one hit series from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and poor pitching performances from Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease and Shane Beber. They wonder how long the fan base will be willing to put up with this type of season before getting into a first half recap where the guys talk about their favourite and least fav...

Owen Hill is joined by Matt Creally to talk about the Blue Jays melting down and fumbling another chance to get to and above .500. They talk about the puzzling pick-off attempt towards third base by Jeff Hoffman, Luis Urias' confounding baserunning error, and George Springer's lack of execution in extra innings in a wide ranging conversation about the importance of execution. Matt brings analysis...

Owen and Jesse break down the Jays' 1-1 shortened series split in Chicago against the cubs. They talk about a disappointing 16-2 loss in game one where Kevin Gausman really struggled, Brendan Little made a less than triumphant return and Myles Straw pitched before getting into the many positives from an 8-6 win in game two. They talk about Kazuma Okamoto's successful rookie season, George Springer...

Owen and Jesse are overjoyed to get to talk about the Blue Jays' first series sweep since opening weekend against the Athletics. They talk about Trey Yesavage's impressive 7.1 inning start in the third game of the series, give flowers to Spencer Miles, Simeon Woods-Richardson, and Louis Varland for the game two victory, and break down Dylan Cease's rocky but effective start in game one. After the...

Well that was frustrating.  The Blue Jays entered the ninth inning tied in BOTH game two and three, yet found ways to lose both of them. Owen and Jesse spend the first chunk of the episode venting their frustrations about this team and looking to solve some of their RISP woes.  Next, they say Welcome back to Alejandro Kirk and celebrate Kazuma Okamoto hitting the first Blue Jay home run into the f...

Owen Hill makes his return to the Jays Centre Podcast where he's joined by Jesse Burril. The two take an overarching look at what has been an overwhelmingly disappointing season from the Blue Jays before finding some positives in Dylan Cease's Historic 11 K performance, Jesús Sánchez's homer and double off of Zack Wheeler. They also provide some Ernie Clement All-Star propaganda, and debate whethe...

Brandon Valenzuela is not only one of the best rookies in baseball, but, statistically, he's been one of the Blue Jays' best players. In this episode of the Jays Centre Podcast, Jesse and Matthew discuss Brandon Valenzuela and what this might mean for the catching position when Kirk returns. Then they take a look at Ernie Clements recent power surge and whether or not he will be an all-star this y...

The Blue Jays had won four in a row and made it back to the .500 mark! Until Jeff Hoffman fell apart and after a series that started so promising ends with a split against the Orioles. Jesse and Matthew touch on the meltdown and what the Blue Jays should do with their talented yet struggling reliver. They also touch on Orioles fans throwing baseballs at Jesus Sanchez, the major league debut of Cha...

Don't look now, but the Blue Jays have won four of their last six series'. Jesus Sanchez has a revenge game against the Marlins, Lenyn Sosa finally drew a walk! Ernie Clement found his power stroke,  Dylan Cease to the IL (and to the barber) and how the Blue Jays plan to fill the void in the rotation. All That and they look ahead to the series against the Baltimore Orioles and old friend Chris Bas...

In this episode of the Jays Centre Podcast, Jesse Burrill is joined by Matthew Creally as they break down the Toronto Blue Jays' series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, including a tense weekend filled with injury scares surrounding both Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Dylan Cease. They dive into Patrick Corbin, somehow outduelling Paul Skenes in one of the series' biggest surprises, while also taking a...

Owen has a boots on the ground report from his trip to Yankee Stadium, and Jesse brings the analysis on all things Jays vs Yankees, including Dylan Cease's stinker, Yesavage and Miles' gems, and the continued offensive frustrations.

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill go live to talk Blue Jays immediately following the series finale in Detroit. They talk Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Yohendrick Pinango's hot start, team approach, and give flowers to the pitching staff for three very well pitched games.

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill are back to break down another series loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, but are encouraged by their series salvaging win powered by Daulton Varsho's walk-off grand slam. They compare the Rays to the Jays as a team and talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s career-worst slump before getting into the rest of the offense including Yohendrick Pinango's continued hot start to his...

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill are back to break down the Jays' series win against the Angels. They'll talk Dylan Cease and Trey Yesavage, about the 14 run explosion on Saturday, and take listener questions and comments.

Owen and Jesse get it all out on the table, and rant about all of the things that have been going wrong for the Blue Jays. They talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s bad week, George Springer playing injured, and the lack of production throughout the lineup. They finish by previewing the upcoming must-win series against the Angels.

Owen and Jesse marvel at Kazuma Okamoto's power outburst before taking stalk of where the Jays find themsevles after an injury riddled first month of the season. The guys then get into how the roster will look as the Jays continue to get healthy, and dig deep on Brandon Valenzuela versus Tyler Heineman. Jesse has thoughts on Jesús Sanchéz and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s quiet series' before the guys b...

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill go live to recap the Blue Jays' third straight series win. They get into frustrations with Dylan Cease before welcoming back Trey Yesavage, George Springer, and singing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s praises. The guys also talk about Eric Lauer's start in game three, Brandon Valenzuela's breakout, Yohendrick Pinango's first big league hits, and Kazuma Okamoto settling in befor...

Owen and Jesse are back to break down a second straight series win for the Toronto Blue Jays, this time over the Cleveland Guardians. They get the bad news out of the way early, and break down Max Scherzer's recent struggles and his 2.1 inning, seven run performance against the Guardians before praising Kevin Gausman and Patrick Corbin. The guys then get to the offensive side of the ball and have...

Owen and Jesse are elated to break down the Jays' first series win since Opening Weekend, as they take two of three from the Angels. They start by taking a broad look at where the Jays are at on the season and look for reasons to be optimistic going forward. They then get into Dylan Cease's hot start, but look for areas of improvement to get him deeper into games, talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr's...

Owen and Jesse lament the sixth straight series loss for the Toronto Blue Jays, but take some solace in the series finale victory before getting into Jeff Hoffman's continued struggles. They both have emotional thoughts about Eric Lauer's comments to the media about his thoughts on pitching behind an opener. The guys finish with some positives, crediting Kazuma Okamoto and Nathan Lukes with strong...

Owen and Jesse are back with even worse news than last episode: the Blue Jays have lost 5 straight series and fallen four games below .500. The guys rant about the poor offense and defense before going over the bright spot that included strong starts from Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease and Patrick Corbin, and breaking down the struggles of relievers like Jeff Hoffman and Tyler Rogers. They then talk a...

Owen and Jesse are back after the Blue Jays lost two of three to the Minnesota Twins. They talk about the bleak state of the team and break down the starting pitching woes from Patrick Corbin, Eric Lauer, and Max Scherzer across the three games. The guys then debate which, if any, players on the roster have shown enough to change public perception, and finish by breaking down the Jays' next series...