Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss to the Tigers and discuss Ricky Tiedemann’s nine strikeouts through three innings in his season debut with AA New Hampshire, before looking ahead to this weekend’s big series against the 13-0 Tampa Bay Rays! Rays GM Peter Bendix talks about what’s behind the team’s exceptional start, key contributors like Brandon Lowe being healthy, and the new MLB rules encouraging athleticism and working well with his team’s skillset (26:10). Former Rays outfielder and current studio analyst Matt Joyce shares his view on the 13-0 streak and being team ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays’ 4-3 win in extra innings over the Detroit Tigers, notably Kevin Gausman’s strong outing and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s defence. Blue Jays Manager John Schneider joins the show with his club having won seven of their last eight games to discuss the positive signs he’s seen from José Berríos, Alek Manoah gradually building up his velocity, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. becoming a gold glover at first-base, and the current platoon situation at second base (28:11). Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch looks ahead to the final game of the Jays-Tigers series and talks ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker share their takeaways from the Blue Jays’ 9-3 win over the Tigers on a night where Kevin Kiermaier stole the show with an incredible highlight reel catch and home run! The guys discuss what they saw from Alek Manoah’s 4.1 innings of work, the bullpen pitching scoreless innings the rest of the way, and Brandon Belt who had three hits in the win. Blue Jays radio play-by-play voice Ben Wagner weighs in on the home opener, nobably Manaoh’s velocity from start to start, the Jays’ platoon at second base, and Kiermaier’s big game (30:48). Later on, MLB executive Morgan Swo ..read more

The final home opener of the 2023 season takes place tonight at Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays host the Tigers! Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss what they’re looking for from Alek Manoah tonight, the run differential of the American League East teams, Matt Chapman winning AL Player of the week, and the Orioles' new home run celebration. Later on, the fellas head to the phonelines to answer some of your questions on the 'Back Leg Line' (27:15). Next up, Chris Rose, host of The Chris Rose Rotation, weighs in on the Blue Jays and José Berríos’ start to the season, before projecting if Aaron Ju ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' weekend in L.A. as they took two of three against the Angels. The guys focus on Toronto's starting pitching in the series, while Matt Chapman and Kevin Kiermaier stayed red-hot at the plate. Later on, the guys examine the Jays’ division rivals in the latest installment of ‘In The East’ (31:44). Former Marlins President David Samson talks about how front offices handle players who are underperforming with big contracts and where Miguel Cabrera stands all-time ahead of the Tigers' visit to Toronto (51:15). With the Rays continuing their winning wa ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays taking four of three against the Kansas City Royals, as Kevin Gausman didn’t allow an earned run in his second consecutive start. The guys empty out the 'Back Leg Line' and answer questions on Brandon Belt, Yusei Kikuchi, and no hitters (27:26). MLB Network Radio’s C.J. Nitkowski shares his thoughts on the early part of the season, notably the competition in the AL West, the Cardinals, and what he’s seen out of José Berríos (49:27). Angels TV analyst Mark Gubicza previews this weekend’s series between the Jays and Halos, before offering his per ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays’ 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, highlighted by Alek Manoah's seven innings of one-hit ball and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s first HR of the season. Former MLB player and father of Daulton, Gary Varsho, joins the guys to discuss his son’s path to the major leagues and why he felt that Daulton would be a good fit on the Blue Jays (25:32). MLB insider Jeff Passan shares his thoughts on the Rays’ hot start, Grayson Rodriguez’s debut with the Orioles, Shohei Ohtani’s pitch clock violations on the mound and in the batter’s box, and José Berríos’ strug ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' 4-1 win over the Royals, as Yusei Kikuchi and the bullpen’s solid performance snapped the team’s three-game losing streak. Former MLB catcher and co-host of Foul Territory Erik Kratz discusses the early part of the MLB season and comments on Chris Bassitt and José Berríos’ first starts (27:49). Later on, Sportsnet’s Buck Martinez checks-in from Kansas City ahead of Alek Manoah’s start in the rubber match of the series (49:22). Jeff and Kevin react to Oli Marmol and Tyler O’Neill’s post-game comments from Tuesday night, before wrapping things up ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' opening series loss against the Cardinals; particularly Chris Bassitt’s rough debut on Sunday afternoon. “In The East” returns as the guys examine the play of Toronto’s division rivals, notably the Rays’ starting pitching looking strong in the early going (27:25). The Athletic’s Jayson Stark discusses Rob Manfred’s candid comments on the use of analytics and his takeaways from MLB’s opening weekend (51:10). Blue Jays manager John Schneider comments on his club’s play against St. Louis, Bassitt’s debut and the adjustments needed to be made ..read more

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' 10-9 Opening Day win over the St. Louis Cardinals and share their thoughts on the way John Schneider configured the batting order, Matt Chapman hitting to the opposite field, how the team operated on the base paths, and Bo Bichette’s overall game. Blue Jays radio voice Ben Wagner comments on what a healthy George Springer brings to the lineup, Daulton Varsho batting in the clean-up spot, and Alek Manoah’s use of PitchCom (29:58). MLB insider Jeff Passan discusses Shohei Ohtani’s dominance in the Angels’ latest hard luck loss, the Mariners and As ..read more