Blue Jays Talk

Jays Suffer Frustrating Loss in Extra Innings vs. Astros

Jeff Blair and Sho Alli break down the Blue Jays' 9-7 extra-innings loss vs. the Astros to even this series at one game apiece in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the late stages of this game - what happened with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer on offence in the bottom of the tenth? Did they try to do too much? Why was Tyler Rogers the guy in the bottom of the ninth instead of Braydon Fisher or another high-leverage arm? Plus, they discuss the missed opportunities on offence, how this game reinforces the idea of needing relief help, and discuss the Blue Jays debut of Luis Urías.   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

JTP: John Axford, Ryan Dempster & Bieber Back!

Blake Murphy is joined by John Axford in-studio to discuss Dylan Cease’s outing, the pitching approach when a batter wants to hit a sacrifice fly, Toronto’s woes driving in runs on Monday and Shane Bieber’s return (29:02). Ryan Dempster (50:07) of Intentional Talk gives his Jays views from afar, teams he’s buying right now and Kyle Schwarber’s career progression. Lastly, MLB.com’s David Adler (1:11:40) analyzes the new Statcast batting data, Trey Yesavage’s season and some of the best comebacks from Tommy John surgery. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Never in Doubt: Jays Get Back to .500

Jeff Blair and Sho Alli break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 win vs. the Astros to open the three-game series in Toronto! They take your texts, and discuss Kazuma Okamoto blasting his 17th home run of the season - where would the team be without him, and is he deserving of an All-Star spot? They also discuss the team managing to find a way to win despite going 1/9 with runners in scoring position and leaving 13 men on base - how do they translate that into runs more consistently moving forward? Plus, they discuss Dylan Cease allowing two runs in 5.2 IP - can he find a way to be more efficient, and is he still in the mix for the AL Cy Young at this point of the season?   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

JTP: Bieber Returning, Astros Preview & Looming MLB Draft Overhaul?

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith to discuss Shane Bieber’s return on Tuesday, managing the Alejandro Kirk-Brandon Valenzuela platoon and the epic comeback victory on Saturday. Astros Radio Broadcaster Robert Ford (30:00) talks Hunter Brown, Josh Hader and the rest of Houston’s lineup ahead of their 3-game set vs. the Blue Jays. Fangraphs’ Paul Sporer (49:54) breaks down the perplexing case of Kyle Bradish and other inconsistent starters, latest trends and the approach to Shane Bieber and Trey Yesavage in Fantasy Baseball. Lastly, Baseball America’s JJ Cooper (1:13:34) analyzes the latest proposal in labour negotiations, specifically the suggested drastic change to the MLB Draft which would eliminate high school prospects from the draft. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Field Access: Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber, Jeff Hoffman

On the latest edition of Jays Talk: Field Access, Blue Jays radio play-by-play voice Ben Shulman chats with a pair of Blue Jays pitchers: Shane Bieber (20:12) and Jeff Hoffman (27:38). Plus, Sho Alli chats with pitcher Kevin Gausman in the dugout down at the Rogers Centre (1:36).   The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.