Tampa Bay Rays (13-0) @ Toronto Blue Jays (8-5) | April 14-16, 2023

[WuTang_OG]

10-5 excellent start considering the long road trip. Credit players and coaxhing staff

[Boogie!]

Didn't see the game but glad kikuchi pitched well.

[raptors2019]

So happy for Kooch.

[SharoneWright]

Buck and Tabby turned into Dan and Buck. Literally 1000% improvement! Now possibly be the best duo in the league. Buck where he belongs on colour with the soothing sounds of Dan freaking Shulman. Let us take a moment to thank the stars.

[GoRapstheoriginal]

TORONTO BLUE JAYS WIN! TORONTO BLUE JAYS WIN! WOOHOO! HOORAY! ! ! !

[Boogie!]

Saw the highlights. Romano still shaky I see. Does anyone still see romano as an elite closer? I realize all closers blow saves occasionally, but his four seamer, slider combination seems really easy for hitters to sit on... it's not like he's touching 100 either or has insane movement on his fastball. I feel like the jays need to add another big time bullpen arm still to be competitive in the playoffs.

[Madvillainy2004]

Saw the highlights. Romano still shaky I see. Does anyone still see romano as an elite closer? I realize all closers blow saves occasionally, but his four seamer, slider combination seems really easy for hitters to sit on... it's not like he's touching 100 either or has insane movement on his fastball. I feel like the jays need to add another big time bullpen arm still to be competitive in the playoffs.

He gave up some pretty weak hit balls. One off the end of the bat that went just over Chapman and a pop up perfectly placed between the infield and outfielders. I wouldn't say today he was bad. But there's an argument to be made we can improve at that spot.

[polo007]

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[hyper316]

So is Manoah the only starter that hasn't had a good start yet?

[Parataxis]

So is Manoah the only starter that hasn't had a good start yet?

His second start was 7 innings, 0ER, 5K. I'd call that a good start.

[hyper316]

So is Manoah the only starter that hasn't had a good start yet?

His second start was 7 innings, 0ER, 5K. I'd call that a good start.

True, my selective memory only remembers the season opener

[steveholt]

Buck and Tabby turned into Dan and Buck. Literally 1000% improvement! Now possibly be the best duo in the league. Buck where he belongs on colour with the soothing sounds of Dan freaking Shulman. Let us take a moment to thank the stars.

Why did Dan leave ESPN?

[Hottie McShotty]

Buck and Tabby turned into Dan and Buck. Literally 1000% improvement! Now possibly be the best duo in the league. Buck where he belongs on colour with the soothing sounds of Dan freaking Shulman. Let us take a moment to thank the stars.

Why did Dan leave ESPN?

He's Canadian. He wanted to come home and call games for the Blue Jays. After 24 years with ESPN he made that decision. I'm sure he's getting paid well to call the games for us as well. At his age and years of experience I would do the same too. LIke SharoneWright said, we are very lucky to have him. Just makes the games more enjoyable to listen to and watch.

[TR50]

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[polo007]

Buck and Tabby turned into Dan and Buck. Literally 1000% improvement! Now possibly be the best duo in the league. Buck where he belongs on colour with the soothing sounds of Dan freaking Shulman. Let us take a moment to thank the stars.

Why did Dan leave ESPN?

Dan Shulman says goodbye to 24 years of ESPN baseball - USA Today

“I don't appear to be it on the outside,’’ Shulman tells USA TODAY Sports, “but I'm actually a very sappy, sentimental, nostalgic person. And anytime a chapter closes, I feel it a lot. So I thought about it a lot. This has been an unbelievable opportunity. What a blessing and what a privilege.

“I will miss this. I will miss this a great deal.’’

Shulman nearly broke down when broadcaster partner Eduardo Perez played a 2-minute, 10-second sound clip of Shulman’s most famous calls after the World Series ended. The clip included everything from the Steve Bartman play, to the Chicago Cubs’ first World Series title in 108 years, to the Astros’ first World Series title in franchise history in 2017, to the Kansas City Royals’ first title since 1985, to the Dodgers’ first championship since 1988, to the Washington Nationals’ first World Series in franchise history.

Shulman, 55, will continue calling 35 to 40 college basketball games for ESPN, but no longer baseball, deciding to stay exclusively doing the Toronto Blue Jays for Sportsnet in Canada. Shulman grew up in Toronto, watched his first game at Exhibition Stadium, broadcast his first game with the Blue Jays and badly wants to be behind the mic when the Blue Jays win their first World Series title since 1993.

While TV broadcasters for the 29 other Major League teams no longer can broadcast during the postseason, Sportsnet has the rights to do its own playoff broadcasts, meaning Shulman can stay with the Blue Jays through the final out. He really didn’t want to be calling games for ESPN if the Blue Jays were in the World Series and not broadcasting for his own network.

“It would be tough to be there all year doing the regular-season games,’’ Shulman said, “and then to not be there if they make a run deep into the playoffs. It just made sense to me that if I'm all in on the Blue Jays, I'm all in. That's my home, and sentimentally, that's where my heart's at right now for baseball, and the opportunity to call playoff games across Canada on TV.’’

“So now it's clean. It's baseball in Toronto. It's college basketball in the U.S.’’

Now, after calling wonderful baseball games, famous World Series moments and iconic collegiate basketball games, just one item remains on his bucket list of broadcasting.

“I’ve been blessed, I’ve gotten a lot of breaks, had some good timing, and I was just lucky to come along when I did,’’ Shulman says. “These are special jobs, and to have one in your hometown, I feel very, very lucky.’’

“But I will say this, after everything I’ve done, if the Blue Jays make it to a World Series, and I'm able to call it for millions of people up in Canada, that just might trump it all.’’

An entire country will be watching and listening.

[xAIRNESSx]

Time to see if Alek has what it takes to keep up with Berrios and Kikuchi.

[Madvillainy2004]

Jesus Manoah first pitch

[xAIRNESSx]

Plunks the lead-off hitter on the first pitch….

[Madvillainy2004]

Plunks the lead-off hitter on the first pitch….

With a fastball that's not a great sign.

[TOStateofMind]

What is this start manoah