Jon Fanta

They've won some low-scoring games.

But I think that I'll counter and say you got several hitters in this lineup

that are just going to naturally have a progression to the mean, that have not lived up to standards thus far.

You're talking about a bottom eight team and runs and hovering around there in OPS, and they've won 10 of their last 14 games.

And in this American League, which is wide open, there's no reason why they can't be in that wildcard situation.

And who knows?

It's a long season.

And if any fan base knows that, it's Jays fans, because last year at the –

right around this mark they were 26 and 29 so I I think that the way that this ball club's trending is good they're going to get healthier and considering everything that's been stacked against them not to mention you play deep into October last year you have the heartbreak situation I think they're going to be just fine so as you prep for this game on Sunday and you know obviously the the dugout reporter role is a little different than if you were on

Yeah, I'm constantly watching it.

It's interesting.

It's a great question because when you're preparing for one game on a Sunday, there's a couple of things that come right to my mind.

And I love that.

That's why I love joining you guys, because I think it's interesting for us to talk through these perspectives.

So number one is this.

I've watched every Jays game the last 10 days because we never want the perception from the outside to be, well, they just parachuted in for a game.

And I know that that's easy for a fan to say, and I understand that.

As a fan watching the game, you watch your guys every single day.

And look, Dan Shulman and crew do an elite job at covering the team every single day.

But it's our job to...