Jays From Home

On today’s show Matt recaps the end of the Blue Jays road trip in Kansas City & LA, worries about Brandon Belt, is impressed by Matt Chapman & Daulton Varsho, takes measure of Yusei Kikuchi’s up & down outings and interviews Noah Woodward about all things scouting.  Check out Noah Woosward’s Substack: https://theadvancescout.substack.com/ Check out Matt’s Substack: https://mattgowersbr...

Today, Matt and Steve recap opening weekend, applaud the success of increased pace of play, examine the new CBA agreement between Minor League players & MLB, take a look at some new tweaks to instant replay reviews and talk about the new City Connect Jerseys. Plus: Do the Yankees need more numbers?

Matt and Steve share their season preview as they round out their division predictions with the NL and AL East, as well as name their World Series matchups, AL & NL MVP and Cy Young winners. Plus a bit of discussion about upcoming broadcast changes to Apple TV Friday night baseball and streaming minor league games. Plus they name their B teams for the season. Break music: "To The Warm...

Matt interviews Blue Jays beat reporter Keegan Matheson about what to expect from the team this year. On the pitching side, they chat about Jose Berrios & Yusei Kikuchi, how Kevin Gausman could take advantage of the shift ban and who could be the Jays opening day starter. Later Keegan & Matt preview Toronto's retooled outfield and finally they discuss which AL East team will pose the bigge...

Steve & Matt turn their attention to the AL & NL Central divisions as they deliberate over possible B teams, and talk about potentially jinxing the team's injury status. Kikuchi finally allows a run, MLB is making it difficult to listen to their radio broadcast of the WBC, and Otto Lopez enjoys a nice moment for Team Canada. Plus: Matt is once again unable to escape Daylight Savings Time....

Matt and Steve continue the Spring Training discourse as the Blue Jays have very little news coming out of camp...which is good because that means no injuries. They talk about Jose Bautista's entry to the Level of Excellence in August, and the new $20 general admission ticket introduced this week. Plus Kikuchi's continuing scoreless campaign and possible place in the rotation, and more World Baseb...

Matt and Steve celebrate the various birthdays from the week starting with the birth of Alejandro Kirk's daughter on the 28th, and Bo's on the 5th (with whom Steve graciously shares the day). Plus more talk about the effectiveness of the pitch clock, slightly alarming news about Vladdy pulling out of the WBC, and a little more discussion about Addison Barger's future with the club. They talk a bit...

2023 Spring Training kicks off 6 months of baseball! The Blue Jays got a game in against the Pirates and Matt & Steve talk about those results and some news around the league including the Tampa Bay Rays' arbitration strategies and outrageous hat prices. Ryan Thompson's thread about his arbitration case with the Rays Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/JaysFromHome Mastodon: https://masthead.soci...

Matt & Steve talk about Bo Bichette’s new extension with the Blue Jays, the new look broadcast team, Chad Green’s Choose Your Own Adventure contract, a former Expos draftee retires and some new Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. Later, they interview Evan Drellich about his new book Winning Fixes Everything. Also: Matt can see the future with Spaghetti. Follow Matt’s Substack Newsletter...

Matt and Steve discuss new Hall of Famer Scott Rolen and his Blue Jays legacy. Later, they take measure of Rogers Centre’s new, potentially neutral outfield dimensions, talk about Montreal’s hopes for an MLB expansion team, break down a couple Twins trades involving “Taylors” and talk about the cat & mouse game that the Pitch Clock could create. Plus: Matt was right about YouTube and Steve giv...

Matt & Steve are back (a little sooner than they planned) to recap a busy week in the baseball world. They examine how the Blue Jays lineup might look with the addition of Brandon Belt, discuss the drama playing out on Twitter over Bo Bichette’s impending arbitration case, dig into the deep roots of Drew Hutchison’s trade tree (and all the fruit that it has reaped) and they tie up all the loos...

Matt interviews comedian Tom Dreesen about rooting for the Chicago Cubs from the wrong neighbourhood, shoe-shining and Frank Sinatra. Later Steve & Matt discuss the Daulton Varsho trade, Drew Hutchison’s return to the Jays, the ongoing Carlos Correa saga and recap some of the remaining off-season moves. Plus: Do The Borg have the most powerful labour union in the galaxy? Check Out Tom Dreesen’...

Matt and Steve are back to find that there have been a LOT of player moves over the last two weeks. Unfortunately (or fortunately, in some cases?) the Blue Jays are not one of those teams, but they did make some moves. Plus, Matt has some strong opinions about fake elf legs dangling out of car trunks during the holidays. New Intro/Outro music: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul

Matt interviews journalist John Shea about the biography he co-authored with Willie Mays (24: Life Story and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid). They discuss teaching kids about Willie Mays in the classroom, Willie’s commitment to playing well defensively, his similarities to Mickey Mantle & Rickey Henderson, being a mentor to multiple generations of baseball players and his strong connection with...

Matt and Steve return from a two-week hiatus to discover a lot of news happened! Between awards, signings, and trades, there's a lot to cover. The biggest news - the Blue Jays traded Teoscar Hernandez to Seattle.

Matt & Steve discuss the World Series and new champions Houston Astros to begin the podcast, as well as some Jays news (Gold Glove winner Vlad Guerrero Jr!), and hirings around the league. Also discussed: the recent Ottawa Senators sale announcement, and what is the best Halloween candy? Opening audio: Dan Shulman's final world series call on ESPN https://twitter.com/espnpr/status/158910901169...

This week, Brett Chancey from @LockedonAstros podcast joins Matt to talk about the World Series. They talk about the Astros dominance, Jose Altuve’s resurgence, James Click’s future, redemption in the wake of the cheating scandal and Mattress Mack’s $75 million bet. Also: Meditation is key…

A lot of Jays news to talk about this week in spite of the ongoing League Championship Series, which included the hiring of a new manager (John Schneider), and 5 Gold Glove nominations. Matt & Steve also talk about the playoffs, do a Sens At Home check-in, and lament the invasive species Harmonia axyridis .

Matt & Steve talk about the teams remaining in the 2022 MLB Playoffs (including finding out how many games it would take for the favoured teams to win in the playoffs), as well as talk some more about the unfortunate early exit for the Blue Jays this year. There's a little bit of Jays news to talk about too, focusing on John Schneider's future with the club. Plus a brief check-in with the Tita...

Matt is joined by special guest-host Phil Selig (aka @CubaDugout). They reluctantly relive the #BlueJays-#Mariners series, malign MLB.tv ’s decision to black out playoff games for people outside the US and look ahead to a winter of discontent. Plus: Cuban Elite League teams are still waiting for their uniforms…

Jays From Home is recorded in the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. Matt & Steve recap a week with many milestone moments, including Aaron (Not Mike) Judge's 61st home run, which came off of a Tim Mayza pitch. Plus the Blue Jays clinch a playoff spot thanks to the Boston Red Sox - who continue to help the Blue Jays by being utterly incapable of playing good bas...

Matt and Steve are back after a week off (for Steve's wedding). In today's episode, potential playoff matchups, the awful, terrible, no-good Tropicana Field, talking about strong finishes, and wondering about a possible playoff "B" team.

This week, Matt talks about the roller coaster ride that is September baseball, the confusion of playoff seeding, Bo Bichette’s hot bat, the enigmatic Yankees and looks at the upcoming rule changes for next season. Later Matt recaps the Ottawa Titans playoff results. Plus: The Twilight Zone that is “Free Time”.

Is the return of sticky stuff related to the seasonal return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Matt thinks so...Steve returns to the podcast following a week where the Blue Jays return to winning games and Marcus Stroman returns to pitch in Toronto (for the Cubs). The Twins have their work cut out for them in our B-Team check-in, and a playoff clinching win for the Ottawa Titans! Related read to Steve's fu...

Today Matt finds similarities in the pace of the Red Sox Series with the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, devises a treatment strategy for Teoscar Hernandez’s bruised toe and praises extra-inning hero George Springer. Later Matt’s joined by author & musician Dave Bidini to relive the highs and lows of the 80s & 90s Blue Jays. They also discuss finding comfort connecting with a team from afar....