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Blue Jays Happy Hour

Blue Jays Happy Hour

Andrew Stoeten (The Batflip, formerly the Athletic, National Post, Blue Jays Nation, Drunk Jays Fans) and Nick Ashbourne (Sportsnet and Yahoo Sports) team up every week to discuss all things Toronto Blue Jays! AD-FREE AND WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/BJHHstoeten.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:39

Under the Knife

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/06/11

Alek Manoah's brief resurgence will end in surgery this week, meanwhile the Jays cut bait on Cavan Biggio, and their playoff chances—though nominally increasing—continue to feel as though they're hanging on a knife's edge. In this week's episode Nick and Stoeten talk about all of that, plus Spencer Horwitz at second base, the bizarre Yusei Kikuchi play in Oakland, a Vlad Jr. trade "rumour," and a whole lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:28

Vlad at Third? Based

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/06/04

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started at third base for the first time since 2019 over the weekend, and in this week's episode, Nick and Stoeten talk themselves into the idea—while also reviewing the recent soft portion of the schedule, Ross Atkins' comments on MLB Network Radio, fresh pitching woes, the real City Connect uniforms, and a whole lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:14

Jackets and Jerseys

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/05/28

The Blue Jays' Home Run Jacket has returned, and with it has come some additional offence. It is already too little too late? In this week's clothing-heavy episode, Nick and Stoeten talk about it, as well as the sorry state of the Blue Jays, positive stories to watch going forward, the upcoming City Connect uniform reveal, and the (possibly fake?) "leaked" jersey making waves this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:32

Ross the Boss

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/05/21

Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins chose to meet with the media on the Saturday morning of Canada's first long weekend of the summer to talk about his team's full calendar year of wheel-spinning. In this episode, Nick and Stoeten try to make sense of his performance, and talk about the state of the offence, hope for Alek Manoah, Joey Votto's status, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:14

Slowey Bats

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/05/14

Despite some uplifting recent performances, including a surprising one from Alek Manoah, the Blue Jays' bats still feel awfully sluggish—and Statcast's just-released bat speed data concurs. In this episode, Nick and Stoeten will try to make sense of that, while also talking about Manoah's big rebound, Vlad the singles hitter, Springer panic, Turner regression, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:11

The Bottom of the Middle

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/05/07

The Blue Jays didn't have a great time in their weekend series in D.C., and now face a tough schedule ahead just as questions about the direction of the franchise are truly growing louder. A midweek tilt with a red hot Phillies team awaits, and it feels like things could get interesting over the next few weeks—and not in a good way. The vibes are bad! And in this episode, Nick and Stoeten once again check in on them, particularly when it comes to manager John Schneider's job security, while also

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48:33

Six Gods

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/04/30

Things looked bleak for the Blue jays amid a five-game losing streak that featured three low-scoring losses in Kansas City and a blowout home loss to the Dodgers on Friday, but a fresh Danny Jansen hot streak and the ongoing magic of Justin Turner has powered the club back to relevance—or, at the very least, to .500. In this week's episode Nick and Stoeten once again check on the vibes around the team, while also talking about the club's strong catching duo, early impressions of Addison Barger,

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55:05

The Var-show Finally Debuts

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/04/23

The Jays can't seem to score more than five runs in a game or finish off a sweep, but things are going well, and the way has been led lately by Daulton Varsho—last year's much maligned major acquisition. Granted, not everything is perfect for the club, but that just gives Nick and Stoeten plenty else to talk about in this week's episode, including: a bullpen confidence check, concerns for the top of the lineup, and the status of on-fire prospects Orelvis Martinez and Addison Barger. Hosted on Acast

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48:26

Almost All Pitching (Just Like the Jays)

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/04/16

After two ugly ones early on, Chris Bassitt has his ERA down to 4.03 after a second straight gem in a strong series opener against the Yankees on Monday. Berríos and Kikuchi are rolling. Yariel Rodríguez had a very good debut. The bullpen looks great and is only getting stronger. Granted, Alek Manoah remains a problem, but Kevin Gausman... should probably be fine. And in this episode, Nick and Stoeten talk about all that, plus Bassitt's comments about pitching injuries, the red hot Justin Turner,

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49:41

Home Eye-Opener

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/04/09

The Blue Jays and their fans were able to (mostly) put some bad vibes and bad performances behind them—at least for one night—as the club unveiled the fully revamped Rogers Centre in style on Monday with a comfortable win over the Mariners behind José Berríos and the kind of offensive performance they've failed to muster too often already here in 2024. In this episode Nick and Stoeten check in on the post-opener vibes, contemplate some new food options, then look deeper at a tough start for the

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56:30

Getting Blanco'd

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/04/02

It's been a boom-or-bust start of the season for the Blue Jays and their much maligned lineup, and it was definitely a bust when they opened their midweek series with the Astros by getting no-hit by Ronel Blanco. In this episode Nick and Stoeten check in on the post-no-no vibes, and try not to draw any hard conclusions from the starts we've seen by Vlad, Springer, Kirk, Varsho, Francis, White, Clement, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:52

Season Preview/Offseason Review

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2024/03/27

In the triumphant return of Blue Jays Happy Hour after a dormant offseason—for both the boys and the Blue Jays alike—Nick and Stoeten return to look back on an underwhelming winter, to discuss several spring training standouts, to talk about what's expected of the Jays in a pivotal 2024 season and beyond, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:13

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 120: It's Over!

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/10/06

Of all the seasons of Toronto Blue Jays baseball I’ve watched, that was certainly one of them. Fittingly, the team made a two run deficit feel insurmountable right to the very end—though not before embarrassing themselves with a too-clever-by-half pitching decision that will live long in the memory. Fire Schneider? Fire Atkins? Fire Walker and Hudgens and Mattingly? Trade Bo? Run Vlad out of town? Blow the whole thing up?I mean, probably not. But people are sure going to have some thoughts about

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30:56

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 119: Confirmed Losers...

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/10/04

The Blue Jays played a decent, hard-fought game in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, making some nice defensive plays, hitting some balls hard that found gloves, and getting the kind of outstanding relief work we’ve become accustomed to around here this season. Unfortunately, a couple of poorly located pitches from a struggling Kevin Gausman, some missed opportunities at the plate, a couple balls that just couldn’t quite leave the yard, and a glaring baserunning gaffe conspired to make it so that

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37:30

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 118: Here we go again...

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/10/03

The Blue Jays did it. They’re back in the playoffs. And they’re playing a team—the Minnesota Twins—that, based on their indifference toward Sunday’s result, they’re perfectly happy to be up against.One of these teams will end a years-long streak of playoff futility, the other will be in for a longer and colder winter than any of their fans are ready to contemplate right now. They’re in and, for the moment, everything is possible.How did the Jays get here? Just what was that game on Sunday? What

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46:06

Blue Jays Happy Hour: Episode 117 - On Trop of the World

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/09/26

A good weekend at the Trop? In this economy???When Nick and I recorded Episode 116 back on Thursday, we figured that we'd better add a second episode to our schedule this week, expecting that the Jays by here on Monday night would be about to embark a fight for their playoff lives.Instead, they've come through a second straight weekend in which just about every result they needed went their way. The Mariners lost three times to the Rangers, the Astros lost three to the Royals, and the Jays

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49:01

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 116: Lumps of Cole,...

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/09/22

The Blue Jays came up short against AL Cy Young frontrunner Gerrit Cole on Thursday night, and now face an incredibly tough test against the Rays this weekend at the dreaded Trop. But they’re still in the driver’s seat in the race for the final AL wild card spots. They are also, somehow, tied with the Astros for the third-best record in the American League.It’s only going to get weirder from here, folks.And to get you setup for the weirdness, we kicked this week’s episode off with a semi-traditional

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51:56

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 115: Blue Jays Sad Hour

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/09/15

The Blue Jays are bad, the Alek Manoah situation is weird, Nick and I talked about both things on our latest episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour, and you should give it a listen!You can find us in all the usual places, such as Apple Podcasts……as well as Spotify, and others. (If you’re a Google Podcasts user, I’m still hopeful that the feed will actually get fixed at some point!)THE BATFLIP is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid

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47:16

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 114: Missing the...

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/09/08

Blue Jays fans are loving their Buffalo Backup QB Syndrome Boys! But how real are the things that Davis Schneider, Spencer Horwitz, and Ernie Clement doing? Where should those youngsters/older-than-Vlad-sters fit into next season's plans? And how much more would we appreciate what they're doing—or Chris Bassitt is doing, or the delightful return of Hyun Jin Ryu—if Rob Manfred's expanded playoffs hadn't resulted in a standings-obsessed race between mediocrities trying their damndest to back their way

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49:42

Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 113: Meaningful...

Blue Jays Happy Hour ·

2023/09/01

Meaningful September baseball. It’s all you can really ask for at the start of a baseball season, and here we are about to have some, Blue Jays fans! CAN YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT?It's been a chaotic week for the Blue Jays, as they managed to go just 3-3 to begin a 15-game stretch against a bunch of mostly awful teams. For the time being the sky has yet to fall, but with the bunt-loving, pinch runner-hating John Schneider at the helm, that moment feels like it could come at any minute.On Episode 113

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