Nick Ashbourne

Excellent.

A lot of the time we spend together is in a little broadcast booth or in kind of a darker radio studio.

It's rare we get to spend time in a well-lit, like the cathedral that is this studio, a place like this.

It's fantastic.

Excellent work across the board.

And you mentioned we were there together on Sunday when there was this one moment where Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

come out of a ballgame at the same time in kind of a one-inning span.

And it looked like the Jays' season was in jeopardy.

You know, forget that ballgame.

Then another disappointing one on Monday.

And so after this four-game winning streak, there was kind of an instant letdown.

This game was a bit of a bounce back, some good vibes all around, as you mentioned, the offense getting going, and not just getting going, but also performing with power, which has been such an issue for the team all season long, is getting that power production, getting that quick strike ability, and to have home runs from Clement and Pignango and Sanchez, that really added a little bit of confidence, even with Vlade on the shelf temporarily right now, that these other guys are able to do that.

There still is an overall positive trend if you go back to even the series against the Tigers.

At one point, you had a 7 out of 10 stretch, and now you have a chance to win this series against the Marlins.

The defense is an interesting thing to flag because that has been a given in recent years.

From kind of 2023 on, when they got Varshow on board, that has been a huge part of this team's identity, that when the ball is in play, it finds gloves.

And a few things have changed that this season, right?

So you have Dalton Varshow has just not looked as rangy in the outfield.

He hasn't quite been himself.

It's not that he's been terrible, but he just hasn't been that true difference maker in the middle.