JTP: An A’s Mop, Carlos Pena & Keegan Matheson
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Why did the Blue Jays’ four‑game “mop” sweep spark a momentum shift?
Hey, what's going on? Happy Monday. Happy Moth Day. The Toronto Blue Jays, they don't sweep the athletics, they mop them. Four games. Not a three-game sweep. Four game. I guess a two-game sweep by that extension would be like a Swiffer or a non-brand specific dusting.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh maybe uh maybe a a dusting. Yeah, I like that.
The athletics, get some. Jays win four of four. They have won five in a row. Fun weekend down at the ballpark. Julia, you were there the whole time. How was cricket day?
Five in a row for the first time in forever, i it feels like, but we'll talk about that.
First time since uh since August. They did it in August of last year in a meaningless time of like they traded everyone away. Probably that's why I don't
remember it.
They have not won a sixth in a row though since twenty twenty three, and they have not won a seventh in a row since twenty twenty two. So history on the line Tuesday when the Phillies come to town. Uh Zach Wheeler looking hey, the comment I've made before about momentum is as strong as your next day's starting pitcher. Yeah. Zach Wheeler
coming in.
That might be the the anti or not anti raise, the raise, but in uh person. Uh Zach Wheeler. Pretty pretty damn good.
That's very fair. Well we'll we'll we'll see how that goes, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves. It was nice. Um good crowds. I will say that it was awesome to see sort of the momentum shift yesterday because You know, for the first time in a few games, the bats kinda started slow and and picked it up late and you could really see the difference in energy at that ballpark, just because that it had been so much early offense, right? Which is something that we weren't accustomed to either. Um, but, you know, it's a good feeling and and I'm sure it's a good feeling to just be there as a fan and to know that right now at least your team can climb back and can keep chipping away, even when things go wrong.
Uh I'm not sure that we were there with the with that confidence uh earlier on in the season. And yeah, where did you watch the game from yesterday?
From my couch.
Okay. And this is my question really.
That sounded a very leading question, like I was gonna get caught for watching the game uh somewhere scandalous.
No, listen, sometimes you watch it as a fan at the ballpark, sometimes you're with friends, right? Uh these uh I it varies, is what I'm trying to say. But if you were at home and kind of like a little more locked in, let's say, than in a social event, I did want to ask you uh where your confidence level is. was with this offense after the Blue Jays fell or or you know, were in a three nothing hole early and didn't immediately come back to because we we saw them fall behind in I think it was the previous game. Well
they spotted them three in the first inning on Saturday and then immediately erased it.
There you go. And you know, again it kind of happens like that where they fall behind early. They couldn't get it done right away. And so we kind of had to all sit in the discomfort of seeing that 3-0 lead for a while there. And I'm just wondering, you know, earlier on in the season it did feel like this would be insurmountable for this team. It doesn't feel like that anymore. And uh, you know, i if you are looking ahead in any way in that game, where was your confidence level that the bats could find a way to to bring it back?
Yeah, it was mostly fine. And it has as much to do with the Blue Jays as it does the athletics. Like Justin Stirner and Grant Holman were getting up in the bullpen. That's a bullpen that came into this series with the ERA over six and ERA of the last in the month of May over nine. If you are not gonna have a level of confidence against that bullpen, you're not gonna have a level of confidence against any situation. And yeah, this is an offense that struggled against you, Nathan Evaldi comes out of a game early and Jacob Latts and company give you uh seven innings of of really good relief work. But if you're not gonna be if you're not going to have some confidence after the couple games that they had, after really the month of May that they had, because that week, like that road trip with Tampa Bay and Texas was really bad.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Why did the Blue Jays’ four‑game “mop” sweep spark a momentum shift?
0:15–15:47
2
How does Carlos Peña break down a hitter’s mentality and the V G Jr. approach?
15:47–29:36
3
What’s new in Keegan Matheson’s book “The Franchise” and how is it being promoted?
29:36–44:50
4
Which injuries are most affecting the Jays and how will the lineup adjust?
44:50–58:52
5
How is the outfield being re‑configured – Barger, Springer, and the corner spots?
58:52–1:13:36
6
What are the latest thoughts on the bullpen – Yariel Rodriguez, Jeff Hoffman and the closer role?
1:13:36–1:28:42
7
Can the Jays’ offense sustain the five‑game winning streak and stay in the playoff race?
1:28:42–1:39:53
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