Buds N Blue Jays
Season 1
by Jesse Burrill and Jesse Teresio
Welcome to the newly designed Buds N Blue Jays! In Episode 144 we may have a new look but we're still the same show as we touch on all the latest rumors surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays, Hoskins, Votto, Carlson, Soler and so much more, then we play a game of this or that and figure out which free agent combos youd rather have. Then we get into the debate of alek Manoah and what should the Blue Jays do with this guy. Plus Award voting, Prospect Notes, Coaching updates and so much more! Be sure to like and subscribe
In episode 143 the world series is officially over and we're now into off season mode. Riley and Jesse turn their attention to the off season and address how we think its going to go. We start by giving out some team needs and going over the arbitration numbers, to see who might be non tendered. Then go through all of our pending free agents to see if its worth bringing any of them back or even a qualifying offer. We then pull out our thinking caps and give two names each on who we think the Blue Jays should acquire this winter to make the team better. Like and subscribe!
In Episode 142 we're handing out some hardware! Starting with some basic awards, team MVP and Cy Young to getting some creative and fun awards as we go on! Lots of fun debate and chatter in this one. Check it out!
in episode 141 we start by discussing some of the happenings in the MLB playoffs, then we start by discussing the 5 Blue Jays who were nominated for a Gold Glove at their respective positions. We then touch on some coaching news, Hall Of fame news, and Thoughts about seats being demolished at the Rogers Center, We then pull out the report card and hand out our grades for several of the Blue Jays players on the roster. Who Got A's? who did we fail? Some answers may surprise you. Be sure to like and subscribe!
One week after the Blue Jays have been eliminated we give our thoughts after we've had some time to digest it. WE also give our thoughts on the Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro press conference and how it shapes up this team going forward. We then go over some lessons we learned as fans from the 2023 season including some modest life advice. Then we take a look at what our bold predictions were going into the season and see how close we came. All that and so much more in this episode Be sure to subscribe
Did we expect anything else? Jays struggle to score runs in game 2 of the series and the season is over. Riley and Jesse give their instant reactions to how they feel and how things went down. They start by talking about the offence and how dreadful its been. then give some thoughts on Vladdy being picked off second base, Jose Berrios being pulled early and wheather or not its time to pull the plug on John Schnider as manager. Itll be an interesting off season for sure.
Did we expect anything different? Jays end their roller coaster regular season and run into the Minnesota Twins and lose 3-1 in Game 1. Isaac and Riley give their instant reaction to the game and touch on Gausman, the bullpen, Bo's base running and how conifident we are that the Jays can take care of business in game 2.
Well we finally made it, The Blue Jays regular season ends with an 89-73 record good enough for 6th and the final wild card spot the the AL. We discuss the series against the Minnesota Twins, Starting with who we think will be on the playoff roster. Then we get into the series, Starting with what the top storylines are going to be including vlad, the back end of the bullpen and more. We then dive deep and breakdown the lineups, Defence, Bench, Rotation, Bullpen and base running and decide who has the advantage in all those categories. Then we mention some Blue Jays X Factors including Varsho, Springer and Chris Bassitt and then give our shot at what the lineup should be in game 1. Be sure to like and subscribe!
One more series to go. The Blue Jays really have had an up and down season and there is one more series to go before the playoffs begin. we start the episode talking about some numbers and how we feel about the team going into this playoffs. We then talk about Chris Bassitt and the season he has put together, then give some thoughts on the offence and wheater or not it is going to be good enough to push this team through the playoffs. Then we discuss do we have a Jordan Romano problem? Are we sure this guy can close games for us in the playoffs right now? is it time to give Hicks the ball? all that and so much more in this episode
TAKE THAT TROPICANA FIELD! The Blue Jays win a series at the trop for the first time in a while and we react to the Blue Jays getting hot at the right time. In episode 136 we start by talking about what has to happen over the final week of the season to secure the Blue Jays playoff spots. We then get into the series against the Rays including George Springer having a day to remember! Vladdy had a double dong and quietly has 5 HRs over the last 2 weeks. We then dive into how the Blue Jays should line up their Rotation going into the playoffs, and also give some thoughts on Schniders use with Romano in game 2 of this series. Notes on Hicks, Green, Davis Schneider, Brandon Belt and how the Jays should line up in game 1 of a wild card series. All that and so much more!