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It’s baby Friday! Ailish and Justin discuss the Blue Jays’ 9-4 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday, Kevin Gausman’s shaky outing, Santiago Espinal’s costly throwing error at third base, Bo Bichette’s impending return to the lineup, and Cavan Biggio’s recent hot streak. Then, they weigh in on Michael Bunting’s comments from the JD Bunkis Podcast about the lack of material contract talks with the Maple Leafs. Later, Ailish presents her daily edition of the A-List, featuring a cameo by Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown (44:49).

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' 7-3 loss in extra innings to the St. Louis Cardinals. The guys delve into Jose Berrios’ solid start, the usage of the bullpen in the 10th inning, and the lack of production offensively throughout the lineup. Blue Jays Central analyst Joe Siddall shares his thoughts on Ryan Borucki getting into the game, what he’s noticing from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at the plate, and weighs in on Santiago Espinal's pivotal at-bat in extra innings (31:38).

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Former Cardinals pitcher and current analyst Brad Thompson previews the short two-game series between St. Louis and Toronto. Thompson discusses the season so far for tonight's starter Miles Mikolas, the stability that Paul Goldschmidt brings to the lineup, and the job Oliver Marmol has done as the youngest manager in MLB (06:30). Later on, Blue Jays infielder Santiago Espinal discusses his impressive season to date and the work he has put in to be better both offensively and defensively (26:28).

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Joey Votto spoiled a potential series sweep for the Blue Jays over the Reds. Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss how the Blue Jays took two of three against Cincinnati, the team continuing to squeak out one and two-run victories, Alek Manoah’s outing on Saturday, and the team sitting at 19-22 a quarter into the season. Afterwards for In The East, the guys examine the Tim Anderson-Josh Donaldson saga, the Red Sox heating up, and Adley Rutschman making his MLB debut for the Orioles (31:29).

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Blue Jays First Base Coach Mark Budzinski joins Blair and Barker to discuss how the Rays will challenge Toronto this weekend, the team's increased use of a four-man outfield, and takes us inside the strategy of coaching the team on the base paths (02:01). Afterwards, Tampa Bay Rays TV analyst (and die-hard Maple Leafs fan) Brian Anderson previews the Jays-Rays series and explains what they Blue Jays can expect from the Rays’ pitching staff, notably Friday’s starter Drew Rasmussen (24:52).  

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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker assess the damage after the Blue Jays' mini two-game sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees. They discuss the team failing to take advantage of a suspect first inning from Jameson Taillon, Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s frustration at the plate, and what they thought of Jose Berrios’ 5.1 innings of work. Later on, David Adler of MLB.com takes a deep-dive into how the Blue Jays set up defensively and explains the reasoning why they have used a four-man outfield more than any team this season (30:53).

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The Blue Jays avoided the sweep against the New York Yankees by a score of 2-1, ending the Bronx Bombers 11-game win streak. Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss Yusei Kikuchi’s best start as Blue Jay, Santiago Espinal at the plate and in the field, and expecting Teoscar Hernandez to return to the Blue Jays lineup against the Cleveland. The “Voice of the Guardians” Tom Hamilton previews the upcoming four-game series at Progressive Field, Jose Ramirez’s decision to stay in Cleveland, and Canadians Josh Naylor and Cal Quantrill making an impact (30:12).

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Remember in the before times when we had the joy of snow days? Anti-vaxxers delay vaccinations at Dodger Stadium, which we firmly believe disrupts both the possibility of fans in stands and the opportunity for snow days. Women continue to rock baseball, as Sarah Goodrum becomes the first woman to serve as a minor league hitting coordinator. For the fourth time in 50 years, the Hall of Fame voters elected 0 new members -- this time it seems character counts.  We ponder inconsistency over time, possible changes moving forward, and compare ARod to cilantro. 

Our Blue Jays boyfriends may be duking it out at 2B, with Pottymouth picking Santiago Espinal, and Patti claiming Marcus Semien, who she had planned on choosing later as an A.  It’s Sho time in the Cincinnati Reds outfield where Pottymouth takes veteran Shogo Akyama and Patti really, really wants to have a beer with Jesse Winker. Fire up ESPN Deportes and watch the Caribbean Series -- Pottymouth profiles the teams so you can pick your favorite. We don’t bother with a spring training countdown because we still don’t believe it is happening on time.

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