Blue Jays Talk

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...

Sho Alli and Kaitlyn McGrath break down the Blue Jays' 8-6 comeback win vs. the Cubs to even the series at one game apiece! They take your calls and texts, and discuss Louis Varland shutting things down in a six-out save - is he a shoo-in for AL Reliever of the Year at this point? They get into the timely hitting from Alejandro Kirk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Kazuma Okamoto, and Daulton Varsho -...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 16-2 loss vs. the Cubs to open the three-game series in Chicago. They take your calls and texts, and get right to Kevin Gausman allowing seven earned runs in the first inning - should he have been pulled earlier, or should he have gone even longer after the game was out of reach? They discuss a few Jesús Sánchez misplays in the field, the...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet’s Ben Shulman to discuss the sweep of the Red Sox. Former MLB Manager and 2019 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Rob Thomson (30:17) reflects on the meaning of the upcoming hall of fame weekend and the newest members of the Canadian class. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers (50:10) breaks down the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Ben Brown, who’s on the hill today. In...

Jeff Blair and Sho Alli break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 win vs. the Red Sox to complete the sweep at Fenway Park! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the biggest moment of the game, a Brandon Valenzuela RBI double off Aroldis Chapman (and the Green Monster) to drive in the game-winning run. Where would this team be without the rookie catcher? They discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashing...

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to discuss Toronto's success with bullpen days, Andres Gimenez's baserunning and more. New Hampshire Fisher Cats' Carter Cunningham (30:00) joins to discuss the jump from Single-A to Double-A, his swing profile and being teammates with Trey Yesavage. Afterwards, AJ Pierzynski (49:55) of Foul Territory gives his thoughts on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-0 shutout win vs. the Red Sox to take the series at Fenway Park! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Louis Varland carving up the meat of the Red Sox order to lock down a win on a bullpen day - does the relief staff still need another guy to avoid burning out some of these arms? They get into Simeon Woods Richardson's bulk...

Blake Murphy is joined by Blue Jays Central's Madison Shipman in-studio (32:32) to talk Dylan Cease coming up with big pitches against the Red Sox, Myles Straw's massive 14 pitch at-bat, signs the offence is coming around and what has changed with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s swing. Afterwards, FOX Sports' Deesha Thosar (50:42) discusses the surging Atlanta Braves, Bo Bichette and the Mets along with...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win vs. the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez going back-to-back in the fifth inning - did the stint in the minors do Schneider some good? They get into Dylan Cease striking out seven over five innings of work - is there a way for him to be more efficient...

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's MLB insider Ben Nicholson-Smith (29:43), to discuss the lack of home runs from this year's Jays squad, specifically Vladdy, potential lineup shifts to maximize the offense, what the AL playoffs will look like, and potential Tarik Skubal trades. Later, ‘Brooke Knows Ball,’ and Joel Laflamme (51:14) join to talk about analytics in baseball, content creation...