JTP: Lousy Loss, The Playoff Race & Erik Kratz
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What went wrong in the Blue Jays’ loss to the Tigers and how did the bullpen choices affect the game?
not often in a big game you get a chance to lose it twice as the blue jays kind of did yesterday against the detroit tigers they get a lead jose soriano really deals for six innings but it unravels in the seventh you blow that lead you go and get it right back but then the bullpen can't hang on joe mantiplai can't handle a lefty pocket louis varlin can't get you a five out save cleanly so Pitchers fielding practice, which I feel like we've talked about 19 different times on the show this year because they lead the league with 19 pitcher errors. Didn't go the Blue Jays way. And then on top of that, a lot of missed opportunity to add extra insurance runs on or come back in that game. In the same way that we talked about on the weekend, how important it was that they got those insurance runs to even keep Louis Varlin.
available for monday they were incapable of coming through in those spots on monday they lose six to five to the tigers got a little help on the out-of-town scoreboard as the white socks beat cleveland so the jays remain just one game back important in that one is that the white socks are now a game and a half up on the guardians and own the tiebreaker against the guardians that is important because if the guardians were to catch the white socks and jump them the jays do not have the tiebreaker against the white socks you want the white socks beating the guardians right now if you're the Blue Jays. So you got that help there. But as Max Scherzer said last week, you cannot lose your way in. So whatever happens with the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox tonight and tomorrow, it won't make a lick of difference if the Toronto Blue Jays don't win a bullpen game today, win a Max Scherzer start tomorrow.
A lot to break down from that one. We are going to talk to Jeff Cito of Blue Jays Youth Baseball and the Blue Jays Future Showcase, which is taking place in Vancouver at the NAT this weekend. That's where champions play. Shout out to the Canadians for winning the Northwest League title. We will talk to our pal Eric Kratz of Foul Territory. We'll talk to James Feagin of the Chicago Sun-Times to get a closer look at that White Sox-Guardian series, which included an 18-pitch walk for Tristan Peters last night. Tristan Peters, who, by the way, is an alumni of that Blue Jays' future showcase. Before we do any of that, though, we got a big game to break down with Madison Shipman of Blue Jays Central. She joins us in the studio.
Madison, how are we doing?
I am doing very well. How are you?
I'm good. I would have loved to talk about the game had they hung on either
of the times they got a
big lead, but we have some nits to pick today. Can
I throw a random baseball question at you before we get going? Because I was inspired by the Tristan Peters 18-pitch walk yesterday. Do you know who holds the Major League Baseball record for longest at-bat? I'll give you a clue. He played for the Jays recently within the past five seasons.
The longest ever. No, I'm
drawing
a blank. Brandon Belt. Wow. 21
pitches. 21, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I should know that because I think it came up when we were doing, like Nathan Lucas and Bo Bichette had like marathon ones last
year
at some
point. It's like a random fact that just stuck in my mind because I actually looked it up when I was calling a softball game a few years ago because there was an at-bat that just kept going and going and going. I'm like, I wonder what the major league record is. And then sure enough, it stuck with and Tristan Peters got close.
Yeah, 18. Now that you're refreshing me on that, I wish he had stayed in the fight three pitches longer instead of...
He did get the walk, though. Because then he ended up coming around to score,
right? Well, after getting knocked in the head with the ball to break up the double play, the
throw
caught him in the noggin. Quite a day for Tristan Peters. He did his job to help the Blue Jays out as a Canadian. The former Okotoks dog, Tristan Peters, not dogs, the Toronto Blue Jays. They didn't get enough here.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What went wrong in the Blue Jays’ loss to the Tigers and how did the bullpen choices affect the game?
0:17–12:11
2
How does the Blue Jays’ Youth Baseball Academy and the Canadian Future Showcase help develop Canadian talent?
12:11–23:08
3
What are the key takeaways from the playoff race discussion with Erik Kratz?
23:08–33:52
4
How is Kazuma Okamoto’s power surge shaping the Blue Jays’ rookie home‑run record?
33:52–49:05
5
What swing‑decision trends are emerging for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as the season winds down?
49:05–1:00:20
6
How are the Blue Jays handling high‑leverage bullpen decisions in the seventh and eighth innings?
1:00:20–1:11:48
7
What impact did Tristan Peters’ 18‑pitch walk have on the White Sox‑Guardians series and the Blue Jays’ outlook?
1:11:48–1:26:35
8
Why are player‑specific merchandise shirts becoming a new fan‑engagement tool for Foul Territory?
1:26:35–1:39:55