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The Blue Jays' return to Buffalo was a success! The team pulled off a two-game sweep of the Miami Marlins, winning the first game handily on the power of a strong start from Robbie Ray and then winning the second with a dramatic ninth-inning comeback. There was quite a bit of good to talk about from this mini-series, such as the bullpen returning to form after a difficult few weeks and Lourdes Gurriel finally maaaaaaybe starting to heat up, but we also touched on Alek Manoah's tough start in the second outing of his big league career and whether there's any need for concern. After that, we welcomed Kenny Ducey from Draft Kings to take a look around the American League at the one-third point of the season. He talked about his biggest surprises so far, gave some love to the Blue Jays and Marcus Semien, and discussed who the biggest fraud in the league is right now. Finally, we finished up by looking at the series coming up against the Houston Astros. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you like seven-inning games? Well, you'd have loved this weekend! The Blue Jays rolled into Cleveland to battle with Cleveland's baseball team and their local weather forecast. They took Friday's game in a rain-shortened seven-inning outing, they got cold weathered out on Saturday, and then split the final two games on Sunday. The finale on Sunday featured a walk-off win by Cleveland in which Tyler Chatwood couldn't throw a strike and Charlie Montoyo didn't have anybody warming in the bullpen as his defacto closer imploded. We talked about why Charlie wasn't quick to pull Chatwood and whether his managing cost the team the sweep. We also welcomed Nick Dika, the bass operator from Arkells and a writer at FanGraphs fantasy, to the show to talk about a whole bunch of stuff, ranging from what the team should do come trade deadline time to what it's like to hear one of your band's songs played at nearly every sporting event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alek Maonah has arrived! After dropping six games in a row to Boston and Tampa, the Blue Jays rolled into Yankee Stadium on their coldest stretch of the season badly in need of a win. We talked about Manoah's excellent start and the Blue Jays now maybe having something close to an actual starting rotation. After that, we looked ahead to the upcoming series in Cleveland and took a loop around the Majors, touching on disasters in Chicago and Pittsburgh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a dreadful weekend! The Blue Jays lost hosted the Rays and suffered four heartbreaking losses that featured late-game blown leads, extra-innings implosions, and comebacks that didn't quite happen. The team is now on a six-game skid and they sit in fourth place in the American League East with a 23-23 record. We talked about the gassed bullpen, whether or not we should Blame Charlie for all of these blown leads, and what the team needs in order to get back on track. We also talked about Vlad Jr. being in the mix for the AL triple crown (!!!) and the team finally calling up Alek Manoah to make his big-league debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This series looked so promising. The Blue Jays pounded the Red Sox on Tuesday and had first place in the American League East within their grasp and then... *loud fart noise* Ross Stripling got lit up on Wednesday and then Rafael Dolis blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning of the rubber match to give Boston the series victory on Thursday. Talk about deflating! We had an angry version of BJN Radio following the loss, talking about the recent struggles of the exhausted bullpen, the frustration of the Blue Jays having to hear opposing fans dominate their home ballpark, and whether or not we'll see Alek Manoah finally called up to make his big-league debut. Finally, we looked ahead to the four-game series with the surging Tampa Bay Rays on the horizon and talked about what our hopes and expectations are for that series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After picking up a sweep in Atlanta over the Braves, the Blue Jays kept the good times rolling in Dunedin by taking two of three over the Phillies. The bullpen had a rare implosion on Friday night resulting in a loss, but the team rebounded on Saturday behind a strong outing from Anthony Kay. Finally, the Blue Jays pulled off the series win on Sunday by kicking the crap out of a former teammate, Chase Anderson. We talked about the good things from the series, like Vlad Jr. busting out of his slump and Lourdes Gurriel starting to figure things out at the plate. We also talked about some of the bad things, like whether we should be worried about the injury-riddled bullpen finally having their extreme workload catching up to them. Finally, we took a look ahead to this week's three-game series with the Boston Red Sox, who just don't want to fall back down to earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back with another episode of Blue Jays Nation Radio! Today on the pod they jumped right into '3 Up, 3 Down' presented by Twig & Barry's BUT since it was Cam's 28th birthday, he made the decision to not do any "downs" and just run with six "ups". They talked about some strong performances from Ryu, Ray, Biggio, Hernandez, and others before getting into another impressive AAA appearance from Alek Manoah! The bats are rolling and the team is getting nothing but solid outings from pretty much everyone in the bullpen as well. They wrapped up this week's episode by taking a quick look ahead at the upcoming three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After earning a split in Oakland, the Blue Jays rolled into Houston and dropped two of three against the Astros. The series started with an ugly outing from Ross Stripling and then concluded with a frustrating outing from Nate Pearson in his 2021 Blue Jays debut. We talked on this week's podcast about Big Nate's struggles with command and whether it's best for him to go down to Triple-A to work them out or whether the team should let him try to sort it by facing big-league competition. We also talked about the state of the Blue Jays' decimated bullpen, Cavan Biggio launching a homer in front of his parents, Rowdy Tellez coming back up and doing well at the plate, Danny Jansen regressing to the mean now that Alejandro Kirk is out long-term. Finally, we looked ahead to the series in Atlanta with the Braves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was a lot to talk about after the Blue Jays' four-game set out west in Oakland. We recapped the good from the A's series, including Robbie Ray again not walking anyone and Marcus Semien popping off in his return home, and we talked about the bad, including the injury bug that won't leave the Blue Jays alone and Steven Matz's second consecutive rough start. We also went into a bit of a rant about the puzzling George Springer injury saga. After being told Springer wasn't playing simply because he needed some rest, the $150 million man is back on the Injured List. Who would have guessed! Why the Blue Jays are being so coy about this whole thing is a mystery and it's incredibly frustrating. After that, we talked about the Angels releasing Albert Pujols and how funny it would be if he inexplicably finished off his career as a Blue Jay in Buffalo. Finally, we wrapped things up by talking about Alek Manoah's amazing Triple-A debut and how he could factor into the team's plans when the trade deadline comes around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bring out the brooms, boys! For the first time in 2021, the Blue Jays have swept a series, and it came against an impressive opponent in Alex Anthopolous' Atlanta Braves. Party like it's 1992! We welcomed our good pal BK on this post-series episode and talked about how the lineup is finally firing on all cylinders with George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez back in the mix and whether or not this could be the start of a major run. We also talked about the most recent glut of injuries the team is facing, as Alejandro Kirk, Anthony Castro, and Tommy Milone went on the Injured List, while Springer is dealing with some kind of mysterious "fatigue" issue. Finally, we looked ahead to the four-game series coming up in Oakland, went up and down Toronto's minor-league affiliates and talked interesting things to watch from them this season, and then went off on a random discussion about baseball in Vancouver and which time zone is the best for sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That was certainly not how any of us expected that series to shake out. I mean, I think expecting to split a two-game series with the Nationals was reasonable given the fact three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer was on the mound, but kicking the piss out of Scherzer and then losing to *checks notes* Erick Fedde certainly wasn't where I would have put my money. Anyways! a 1-1 split! The first game was a blast as Vladdy put together a historic three-homer, seven RBI game. After that, George Springer finally got activated from the Injured List and the bats went totally limp. Weird, weird stuff! We talked on this episode of Blue Jays Nation Radio about a bunch of stuff from this mini-series, including Vlad, Springer, Hyun Jin Ryu going on the IL, Rowdy Tellez going to the Alternate Site, what to expect from the upcoming series with Atlanta, and where some of the organization's key prospects are headed next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good times at The Trop? What world is this?!?! The Blue Jays rolled into Tampa Bay and saw the Rays for the first time since getting swept away in the Wild-Card round of last year's post-season and things went quite well. Steven Matz was excellent on Friday, Jordan Romano imploded in Game 2, and the bullpen put together a masterful performance in Game 3 for the Blue Jays to take two of three. We talked about all of the things that were good, like the bullpen, Robbie Ray not walking anyone, and Santiago Espinal's presence on the field and in the lineup, and also touched on the things that weren't so good, like Bo and Vlad going 1-for-25, Hyun Jin Ryu suffering an injury, Romano's worrying outing. We also welcomed Mat Germain from Rays The Roof on the show to talk about what to expect from the Rays for the rest of the season. He went into some detail for us about some exciting arms the Rays have on the way and when we can expect to see Wander Franco, baseball's No. 1 prospect, make his debut. Germain also said that he's predicted the Blue Jays will finish second in the AL East this year, behind the Rays and ahead of the Yankees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blue Jays rolled into Fenway and earned a split in their mini, two-game series with the Red Sox this week. All things considered, given Toronto's wealth of injuries and how well the Red Sox had been playing early on, earning a split here is a pretty good outcome. The Blue Jays limited the Red Hot Sox bats to just eight runs over the two games, impressive given Boston came into the series with the best offence in baseball. We talked on this post-series podcast about the team's unlikely hero, the bullpen, the one-two punch of Bo and Vlad absolutely mashing, the team's challenges with defence, particularly Lourdes Gurriel and Cavan Biggio, and what the lineup should look like when George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez return. We also looked ahead to the looming three-game series at The House of Horrors with the Rays. Tampa is also dealing with a wealth of pitching injuries but they're starting to find their stride offensively. This is a big series for the Blue Jays but they have their best three arms, Hyun Jin Ryu, Steven Matz, and Robbie Ray going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blue Jays rolled into Kauffman Stadium, a place of shadows, darkness, and sadness, and had their momentum squashed. After completing an exciting series win over the New York Yankees that was capped by a Bo Bichette walk-off dinger, the Blue Jays had themselves an opportunity to start climbing up the American League East ladder with a four-game set against the thoroughly mediocre Royals. That didn't happen as the team dropped three of four. We talked about the downs from the series, of which there were multiple, such as the stagnant offence, Randal Grichuk's suddenly stone-cold bat, and Charlie Montoyo's puzzling bullpen management. But we also managed to find some positives, such as Steven Matz' killing it, Vlad Jr. arriving, and what appears to be the impending return/debut of George Springer. We also took a look ahead to the upcoming two-game set with the Red Sox at Fenway. Boston has been weirdly good this year. Is it a mirage? Or should we be worried about some weird, 2013-level stuff from them? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boy oh boy, does that feel good! After a difficult week, which featured back-to-back series losses, an injury-riddled Blue Jays squad hosted the New York Yankees and, yet again, came out with two of three wins. Gerrit Cole was excellent in the opener, the bats woke up in the second game behind an amazing start from Hyun Jin Ryu, and then Bo Bichette powered the team to a win in the third game on Wednesday afternoon with a walk-off bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a strange week that was! After taking two-of-three from the Yankees to kick off the season, the Blue Jays rolled into Texas and we all just assumed they would plow through the Rangers, as the history of that rivalry would suggest. That didn't happen. After that, the Blue Jays went "home" to host the Angels in Dunedin and dropped the first two games of the series to extend their losing streak to four games. Thankfully, the Blue Jays ended the weekend on a positive note with a 15-run Saturday and a well-timed rain-out on Sunday that saved us from having to watch Tanner Roark pitch to Mike Trout. We welcomed Brendon Kuhn, everybody's favourite out-of-the-blue news-breaker, to the podcast to go over the week that was, touching on the lows, such as Bo Bichette's struggles at short and the team's ugly strikeout numbers, and reaching for the highs, such as Steven Matz' hot start and Robbie Ray's return bumping Tanner Roark to the bullpen. We finished off by looking ahead at this week's series against the New York Yankees, which will put two teams who haven't exactly lived up to expectations thus far head-to-head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That was an excellent Opening Weekend for the Toronto Blue Jays. The good guy rolled into Yankee Stadium and made a statement by picking up the series win despite having a couple of key players on the Injured List. There's a loooooong ways to go, but it looks like the Blue Jays are poised to go toe-to-toe with the Yanks this year. So, what do things look like from the other side? We welcomed Joshua Diemert of Pinstripe Alley on the show to talk about the Yankees, what he expects from them this season, what he thought about the Blue Jays based on this weekend, and what it would take for Toronto to jump New York and win the American League East. Beyond that, we also talked about our three up, three down from this weekend, ranging from great performances from the Blue Jays bullpen and some big hits from Randal Grichuk to an awful bunt attempt by Danny Jansen and Cavan Biggio's difficult start. We also previewed what we're going to see over the next week as the team heads to Texas to face the Rangers and then heads home to Dunedin to host the Los Angeles Angels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Blue Jays Nation Radio! No, it isn't on the radio, but you get the idea. It's our podcast (which drops every Monday Morning) in which we'll be talking about all of the good and spicy Blue Jays-related content that you more than likely want to hear. Since we're just a couple of big-time dumbasses, our plan is to bring as many guests into the mix who actually know what they're talking about as possible. And that's exactly what we did this week! We welcomed FanGraphs' Dan Szymborski (the father of the ZiPS projection system) to the show to take us on a tour around the American League. Dan walked us through who's bad, who's good, and where the Blue Jays stand based on all of that. HINT: things look quite good. Other random stuff we touched on includes... The pitching puzzle that Charlie Montoyo and The Algorithm have to sort out, being all-in on the Thin Vlad breakout, and whether Nate Pearson might wind up in an Andrew Miller-esque role this season. We also took some insane Hot Takes from the audience to finish things off, which is, as you'd expect, interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BlueJaysNation Radio with Cam & Tyler! A new Blue Jays podcast launching this Monday! Join the guys every week for exclusive interviews and analysis on the boys in blue! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.