Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeff Hoffman

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 49:05

JD recaps a heartbreaking weekend for Blue Jays fans after the Jays lost Games 6 & 7 of the World Series at home to the Dodgers, and details the pain that comes from being a game away and eventually missing out on a championship (00:00). Ben Ennis, host of The FAN Morning Show joins JD to put a cap on the 2025 Blue Jays season (6:48), including the misery of watching the Dodgers' Game 7 comeback, Jeff Hoffman's untimely pitch to Miguel Rojas in the 9th inning, Ernie Clement's near-game winning drive in the bottom half, the disappointment for the fans at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, and how the loss will change the perspective of this team going forward. Later, the guys look at the Blue Jays organization going forward, whether or not Bo Bichette will return in 2026, and how the pitching staff will come together (35:29).The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

An Incredible Run Comes to an End

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 49:38

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker reflect on the Toronto Blue Jays' Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, falling short of a World Series title. They break down the game, including Jeff Hoffman giving up a game-tying home run to the Dodgers' nine-hole hitter and Isiah Kiner-Falefa's base-running in the ninth inning. Then, they share positive takeaways from the Jays' run that they can build on in 2026, which aspects of the team may regress, and whether resigning Bo Bichette will be a priority in the offseason. Later, Blue Jays Central analyst Caleb Joseph (31:56) weighs in on IKF's base-running, silver linings from the Jays' loss, and the next step for Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Post-World Series Priorities with David Samson

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 49:44

Former MLB President and host of 'Nothing Personal' David Samson (1:28) joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to chat about how he would plan for the upcoming offseason, assessing 'breakout years' from the likes of Ernie Clement and George Springer, Jeff Hoffman overcoming the game-tying home run in Game 7, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's uniqueness, how he would rank the 2025 World Series, Bo Bichette's free agency and if load management will increase amongst the teams. Then, Jeff and Kevin head to the Back-Leg Line for the final time this season!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

A Fall Classic For The Ages

Exit Philosophy with Griff and Scotty Mac

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 71:52

Was this the greatest World Series story ever told? How about the most memorable Game 7? The Blue Jays, in the end, had chances to hold on to or extend the lead, then, when the Dodgers tied it, chances to win in regulation and then tie it when falling behind in the 11th. The Dodgers' comeback in Games 6-7 came mainly due to the Japanese influence of Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and superstar DH-RHP Shohei Ohtani, with rookie Roki Sasaki looming as yet another Rising Sun weapon. Griff and Mal discuss the short list of the Jays' top heroes and who wears the horns of the goat. What has this post-season run done for Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s image and his future. What happens to Bo Bichette in free agency, and is Trey Yesavage a mortal lock for stardom in 2026. All this and more in this week's Exit Philosophy. INDEX: 0:00 – Intro 0:35 – Impressions and Reactions to Game 7 10:45 – Max Scherzer is a Maniac In The Best Way 17:35 – Dodgers and Japan ..Can the Jays be Players in Pacific Rim? 25:47 – Miguel Rojas Home Run 28:52 – Jeff Hoffman 33:45 – Ernie Clement's Outstanding Postseason 37:56 – Gold Glove Snubs 39:35 – IKF's Baserunning Might Have Cost them The World Series 45:50 – Top World Series Performers 50:20 – Ohtani's Extra Warm Up Time 52:10 – Trey Yesavage - What Does 2026 Look Like? 57:29 – Greatest Game 7 Ever? 1:01:10 – When Richard Met Debbie 1:02:18 – Where Do The Jays Go with Bo Bichette? 1:07:24 – Impact on Canada of World Series Run 1:10:55 - Outro Please subscribe, like and leave a review whereever you listen! ---- Get the video version of "Exit Philosophy" and "Conversations with Griff" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExitPhilosophy ---- For the full catalogue of Richard Griffin's work, including weekly Blue Jays/MLB columns, a weekly MLB Power Rankings column, exclusive conversations with some of the game's greats, past and present, and the Exit Philosophy podcast, visit https://www.griffsthepitch.com/

JD TALKIN SPORTS #1913

JD Talkin Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 88:27

Send JD a text message and be heard!@yoshinobu__yamamoto WS MVP! Sorry @lisakudler well actually Scott but @dodgers aren't a dynasty. First back to back since 1998-2000 @yankees but as @companyadjace @rob.p1156 said you need 3 in 4 or 5 years. But back to back impressive down 3-2 heading back to @bluejays who had their chances but couldn't close the deal. Many, many chances but didn't get it done. @sfniners__vault your @49ers beat up @nygiants 34-24 @kevdu_theman & @bmtlive07 were there. What a finish for @chicagobears @umichfootball TE @_colstonloveland_ catching GW TD & beat @bengals 47-42. @detroitlionsnfl & @packers both lost today. @colts lost 27-20 to @paddy_bailey @steelers but it wasn't even close. @tjwatt90 with another triple play: sack, strip and fumble recovery all on one play. @nyjets thankfully a bye week. @partylikearochkind was at @texasfootball 34-31 win over #9 @vandyfootball behind big game from @archmanning but almost blew a 34-10 lead. November 15th they play @_ajmoss @georgiafootball who beat @gatorsfb yesterday with another 4th quarter comeback. 5 straight over the Gators. @canesfootball @georgiatechfb & @uhcougarfb all lost to unranked teams. Feel bad for @arbitanalytics @huskerfootball 29th straight loss to a ranked team @uscfb last night 21-17 & @dylan.raiola broken leg is done for the year. @uncfootball first @accsports win Friday night over @cusefootball @demonjunee had himself a game. #hughfreeze goes 15-19 at @auburnfootball and gets a $15.8M consolation prize. @btmcgraw your @ukfootball beat them 10-3 yesterday. Put the boosters over the edge. @nyrangers win three in a row to finish road trip. @thomaswdonovan & @ari_gold24 NYR 6-1-1 on the road this #nhl season. #sportstrivia sprinkled in too.All sports. One podcast. (even hockey) PODCAST LINK ON ITUNES: http://bit.ly/JDTSPODCAST

A Crushing Game 7 Jays Loss Ends the 2025 MLB Season

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 91:13

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Dodgers to end the season in crushing defeat, as the Dodgers win the World Series. They take your calls and texts, and discuss this wild game, including Miguel Rojas' game-tying blast off Jeff Hoffman with two outs remaining in the top of the ninth, Ernie Clement's deep flyout to Andy Pages, Isiah Kiner-Falefa's attempt to run home with the bases loaded, Shane Bieber giving up a solo bomb in extras to Will Smith, and everything in-between. They get into what's next for this ballclub, including the future of Bo Bichette and manager John Schneider - do they both return in 2026? Plus, Kevin Pillar (57:30) stops by the radio booth, and takes your calls and texts as well alongside Jeff and Kevin. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

LIVE Special!: Dodgers Go Back-to-Back, 2025 World Series Game 7 Immediate Reaction | 114

Table Setters: A Baseball Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 57:24

Steve and Devin went live for Episode 114 as the 2025 World Series reached its epic conclusion — an all-time classic that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat as champions after an 11-inning thriller in Toronto. The Dodgers outlasted the Blue Jays 5–4 in Game 7 at Rogers Centre, capturing their second straight World Series title and becoming baseball's first repeat champions since the 2000 Yankees. Will Smith provided the decisive swing, crushing a solo home run in the top of the 11th off Shane Bieber to put L.A. ahead for good. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching on zero days' rest, recorded the final five outs to secure the championship — his third win of the series and fifth of the postseason. Toronto struck first behind Bo Bichette's three-run homer off Shohei Ohtani in the third inning, but the Dodgers clawed back. Max Muncy's solo blast in the eighth made it 4–3, and Miguel Rojas tied the game in the ninth with one of the most dramatic home runs in World Series history — a 357-foot shot off Jeff Hoffman that silenced the sold-out Rogers Centre. From there, both teams traded blows. Toronto's defense shined, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. turning a critical 3–6–3 double play and Andy Pages making a collision catch to save the game in the ninth. But the Dodgers' relentlessness proved too much. Smith, who caught every inning of the series — 1,054 pitches in total — came through in the 11th, cementing his place among postseason legends. Yamamoto's performance closed the door on a postseason for the ages: 5–0 with a 1.63 ERA. The Dodgers, deep, disciplined, and battle-tested, once again found the right answers when it mattered most. Steve and Devin also broke down the incredible October run of Ernie Clement — whose 30 hits set a new single-postseason record — and the historic implications of Yamamoto joining Randy Johnson (2001) as the only pitchers in the last 57 years to win three games in one World Series. Follow @TablesettersPod on Instagram and X for full championship reactions, offseason breakdowns, and exclusive Dodgers-Blue Jays Game 7 analysis all week.

Teeing Up Game 6 of the World Series with Buck Martinez

Writers Bloc

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 48:57

Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning dive into the second hour discussing potential World Series MVPs for the Blue Jays, beyond Vladimir Guerrero Jr. They highlight Addison Barger's strong performance and ponder who might be the team's unsung hero a decade from now—could it be Andres Gimenez, Nathan Lukes, or Chris Bassitt? The duo shares confidence rankings for the bullpen, reflecting on Jeff Hoffman's resurgence. They then welcome Buck Martinez (24:48), Blue Jays legend and Sportsnet analyst, to chat before Game 6. Buck shares his thoughts on the team's playoff run, compares it to past World Series teams, and weighs in on facing Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He also discusses George Springer's status and shares his confidence about the team's readiness.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

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Compte complet du 30 octobre 2025: segment «Au cercle d'attente» - Jeff Hoffman

Compte complet

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 5:29

Voici un extrait de l'édition du 22 septembre du balado Compte complet avec Alain Usereau et Marc Griffin, soit celui du segment «Au cerle d'attente» présenté par @gobaseballbob .Dans cet épisode, on trace le profile de Jeff Hoffman des Blue Jays de TorontoMerci à notre partenaire principal, @boutiqueplandematch .Pour regader ou écouter ce balado dans son entièretés, consultez le site web www.comptecomplet.com.#comptecomplet #balado #aucercledattente #baseballbob #alainusereau #marcgriffin #jeffhoffmanLicence pour usage légal de la musique: Funky Organ par alexshulgin: LNAZYX2HVC

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Trey Yesavage dominates Dodgers: 'Hollywood couldn't have made it this good

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 47:14

Guests: Max Scherzer, Jeff Hoffman, Braydon Fisher, Joey Loperfido Trey Yesavage made history with his performance in Game 5 of the World Series, sending the Blue Jays home to Toronto with a chance to win the whole shebang on Friday night. The 22-year-old broke his own Jays post-season record with 12 strikeouts and set or tied at least four other post-season or World Series records. We discuss it all with a quartet of Jays who all watched Yesavage with different perspectives. Max Scherzer is the Hall of Famer-to-be with 18 years in the bigs, seeing a kid with a month and a half in the majors do things he's never done. Jeff Hoffman, a Jays' first-round pick exactly a decade before Yesavage, watched from the bullpen. Braydon Fisher, voted the Jays' rookie of the year this season, was a big-leaguer four months before Yesavage and talks about their shared rookiedom in the Jays' clubhouse. And Joey Loperfido saw this coming. And as always, a dip into the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!

The Jays Lead Heading Back to Toronto

Exit Philosophy with Griff and Scotty Mac

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 61:22

Griff and Mal discuss Games 4 and 5 of the World Series in LA. Also, we preview games 6 and 7 to discuss what the Blue Jays have to do to bring a World Series championship back to Canada and the city of Toronto. INDEX: 0:00 – Intro 0:32 – World Series Recap – Blue Jays are Resilient 1:30 – How Can They Win It at Home? 6:15 – Bullpens are the Key 9:35 – Yesavage has All-Time Performance and Game 5 Recap 18:12 – Can they get to Yamamoto? 20:55 – 18 Inning Marathon in Game 3 + Ohtani Performance 27:50 – History of Teams Going Home with 3-2 Lead 33:00 – Global Impact of World Series 36:18 – Who Is Going to DH? Bo or George 40:18 – Kirk Gibson World Series Story 41:22 – Chris Bassitt 42:55 – Jose Berrios 45:07 – Jeff Hoffman 46:30 – Brendan Little 48:06 – Eric Lauer 50:10 – Louis Varland and Seranthony Dominguez 52:05 – Addison Barger 55:20 – John Schneider vs Dave Roberts 57:15 – Vlad or Ohtani for MVP 1:00:00 - Outro ---- Get the video version of "Exit Philosophy" and "Conversations with Griff" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExitPhilosophy ---- For the full catalogue of Richard Griffin's work, including weekly Blue Jays/MLB columns, a weekly MLB Power Rankings column, exclusive conversations with some of the game's greats, past and present, and the Exit Philosophy podcast, visit https://www.griffsthepitch.com/

Jays Suffer Heartbreaking Loss in 18-inning World Series Marathon

#DoorGrowShow - Property Management Growth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 55:50

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-5 walk-off loss vs. the Dodgers in a marathon 18-inning Game 3 of the World Series. They take your calls and texts, and debate where this game was won and lost - does this fall on John Schneider over-managing with early hooks for Bo Bichette, Alejandro Kirk, and Addison Barger, or does it fall on the offence that replaced them late in the game? They get into the efforts from the bullpen, including Eric Lauer and Jeff Hoffman, and discuss the effects this might have on both the Blue Jays and Dodgers in Game 4 and 5. Plus, they chat about Shohei Ohtani, the decision not to intentionally walk him in the seventh inning, and what they do vs. Ohtani on both sides of the ball in Game 4. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

DGS 312: Optimizing Your Business for Success: Insights from Multi-Billion-Dollar Entrepreneurs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 39:05

Do you ever look at other property management companies and wonder how they were able to grow and scale to thousands of doors? In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, property management growth experts Jason and Sarah Hull share insights they gleaned from successful founders and CEOs of multi-billion-dollar companies. You'll Learn [00:59] Execution is More Important Than Good Ideas [11:51] Narrowing Your Focus to What You're Best At [19:41] Ask Your Target Market [30:33] Everyone Should be Focused on One Goal Quotables “There's no shortage of ideas. It's execution that's the hard part.” “Everyone thinks… if I scale, I've got to do more. And actually, you have to do less to be able to scale…” “A lot of times we get caught up in creating systems, inventory, things that actually cause waste or over-optimizing each individual department or each individual step, but it actually reduces the overall goal of optimizing.” Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript Jason Hull (00:00) a lot of times we get caught up in creating systems, inventory, things that actually cause waste or over optimizing each individual department but it actually reduces the overall goal of optimizing for making more money. All right, I'm Jason Hull. This is Sarah Hull, the owners of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive coaching and consulting firm for long-term residential property management entrepreneurs. For over a decade and a half, we have brought innovative strategies and optimization to the property management industry. At DoorGrow, we believe that good property managers can change the world and that property management is the ultimate. high trust gateway to real estate deals, relationships, and residual income. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management business owners and their businesses. We want to transform the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. Now, let's get into the show. Okay, so we recently kind of split paths, right? so that you could go learn some stuff and I could go learn some stuff. So we usually do everything together. So, but we had, which I love, but we had two really cool opportunities. One I was very much more interested in than the other, because I was learning about AI, which I've been geeking out on. And then you went off to go to a profit event. And was really cool. We went to the first day together, but the second and third day I was in. AI workshop, geeking out with some of the best on AI. Cool. I would love to hear what you took away from this event and what you learned, and maybe you can share that. I wanted to go over my notes on one speaker in particular. I was kind of going back and forth between two of them and I think this is the one that I landed on. at a different date I could talk about the other one because you weren't there for either one of them. But on the second day, I'm just gonna call this like notes from a billionaire and not just a billionaire but a multi. Billionaire and not just multi-billionaire but someone who is the founding member and CEO of I think they said they grew it to like it was a ridiculous number like 740 billion or it was a big it was a big number it was a very large impressive number and he was so nice I actually had a conversation with him before I even realized who he was I was chatting with him I wish I would have known Like I recognized the name and then I saw him speak and I went man. I would've asked him a different question So I'll do a quick little intro and then I'll kind of share my notes from what I wrote down while he was presenting so intro his name is Jeff Hoffman and For those of you that don't know the name Like I didn't know the name before as soon as I say the name of the company you'll instantly go. okay No, know the company The company is Priceline. So he is one of the founding members of Priceline. They started it and scaled it to many hundreds of billions of dollars. This is some of the advice that he had shared with us in his Speech because I got to hear him get up and speak and present to the entire room. So The first thing that I wrote down I Don't know if he can be credited with saying this or if he was quoting someone else But he said it so I wrote it down because it resonated very much was ideas are welcome here But execution is worshiped And I think that's really powerful because how many times do we all have this great idea, right? my God, I had this idea. my God, I had this idea. my God, we should do this. We should do that. What if we did this? There's no shortage of ideas. It's execution that's the hard part. It's turning an amazing idea into something and bringing that to life and bringing it to fruition. So I love it so much. That's good. Yeah. too much attention a lot of times on the idea and the planning and all this stuff, but actually executing and actually getting something done, that's really all that matters. It doesn't matter. You can have a million ideas. If there's no execution, then who cares? So, okay. So I think my mom is a great example of this. Everyone, think mostly everyone knows Elf on the Shelf. So my mom, before Elf on the Shelf was a thing, she created it. She just didn't do anything with it. She only used it like for me and my brother, but we had an elf that would come and visit and kind of keep an eye on us. And he would do fun things and he would pop around to different places in the house. So every time in the morning we would wake up and he would be in a different place or sometimes he would be doing like an activity. He'd be like baking or, you know, riding a bike or whatever. And it was so funny because when you look back on it, I went, mom, like, that was off on the shelf and it's like multi-million dollar company. And she went, yeah, I wish I knew that. But she was just trying to do something fun for her kids. So she had taken that idea because it was, it was a great idea. And she executed on it, but she never brought it public. Can you imagine what would have happened if the execution was done on a larger scale? So she'll probably hate the fact that I'm calling her out on that. But I think that'll be her. multi-million dollar missed story. Yeah. Yeah. So some of the questions that Jeff had asked when we're thinking about ideas, because we all have ideas. Some of them are good. Some of them are questionable. And some of them we can say like, yeah, that was a dud. So this is kind of a framework to take you through to figure out, is this worth executing on? One is. Is this a problem? So you have to ask yourself, is this an actual problem? Like what you're doing, does this solve some sort of problem? And then bonus points if it's a big problem, right? So if we go back to the story of Priceline, many, many years ago, those kiosks that are in every airport that you can just check in on, you do not need to go and talk to a gate agent or a ticketing agent. They didn't used to exist. You used to have to go stand in line and wait forever to get your ticket and your boarding pass and perhaps give somebody physically give somebody your bag and a lot of times people would miss their flight because the line was so so so long and you never knew ahead of time like is this gonna be a 10 minute line or is this gonna be a two hour line so people would miss their flight And at one point, he turned around and he was in the airport, turned around, looked at the line and went, wow, this is such a crazy long line. And he decided, I'm going to start interviewing people right here and right now. And he went around asking people individually, how long have you been waiting? Wow, what happens if you miss your flight? Wow, what would you do? Would you think it would be valuable or beneficial if there was some sort of service where you didn't need to talk to the gate agent? And people were bidding on it. They were bidding. They were like, I'll give you $10 if you can get me my ticket without talking to the gate agent. And then somebody else will go, no, forget $10. I'll give you $50 for that. And somebody else will go, oh, I must get there today. I will give you $70 to get there today. People were bidding on it in line. So he realized, one, there's a problem, but actually it's a big problem. So he knew he was on to something right there. The second question is, is there a better way to do this? So is there a better way to check in for your flight than waiting in line and talking to a gate agent? Yeah, there sure is. It just hadn't been invented yet. But is that the best way to do it? No, absolutely not. So there was a better way to do something. And the third is, is there a value equation, which all that means is would somebody buy this? And he knew that one, he had a problem and it was a big problem. Two, there was a better way to do it. And three, people would definitely pay for it because people were bidding on it while he was standing in line. People were like, wait, do you know something we don't know? Like, I will give you money if you can just get me on the front line because I need to get on this flight. So hence how Priceline was born. So those are three questions that you can kind of ask yourself. If you're going, okay, I have this idea, should I? Should I do this? Should I act on it? Should I create something with this? Yeah. Seems pretty simple. think a lot of times we get really disconnected. you know, we study stuff, we learn stuff, we think we know, but when you actually go talk to your target audience and do a little bit of product research interview, you know, you can find out a lot of things that problems they have, things they need, and actually connect with, you know, what you're wanting to sell them may not actually work. So yeah, I think that'd be super helpful. All right. So then he kind of gave tips on, well, if you are looking to seriously, massively scale a company because it's not, let's face it, not every company gets to a million, certainly not even to a billion and absolutely not to hundreds of billions of dollars. Right. So These are tips that he had given the room in order to help you scale. And everyone thinks, you know, if I scale, I've got to do more. And actually you have to do less to be able to scale at that large of a size. he said, find your gold metal product or service. So for them, if you remember, if you would go on Priceline when it first launched, there was different tabs. the top right you could book a flight you could book a hotel room you could book a cruise you could get a rental car you do a vacation package like they did all the things yeah and they were scaling but it wasn't to the size that they wanted to get to and they went okay if we only did one thing what would it be like what are we the best at the world at and for them it was hotel rooms so they said okay It's not that we have to cut the other stuff. It's just that we're not going to market it. We're not going to advertise it. We're not going to talk about it. We're not going to put any money, time, or energy into that service. It's just there. But what we will do is we'll go all out on hotel rooms. because they were the best in class at hotel rooms. So they didn't cut the other things out. Go on there now, you'll still see, but their bread and butter is hotel rooms. So the other things are still available. It's just that they never, if you look at any Priceline commercials, you'll never see anything other than hotel rooms. Why do think that is? Because they're marketing what they're the best in class at. So that is their top service. Next is find your gold medal talent. So what was their gold medal talent? Any guesses? Don't cheat, don't lie. I know the answer because I was there. I don't know. I would imagine it's related to hotel rooms. So their gold medal talent are probably the best hotels. It was their algorithm. Okay. for connecting people to hotels. So their algorithm was their talent. They had a talent in that. What is Amazon's? Shipping. Shipping. It's delivery. So if you remember, Amazon didn't start selling everything on the planet. It started as a book store. That's it. They only sold books. And what I didn't know is that when this whole internet thing was blowing up. were three companies that were kind of becoming rising to the top all at the same time. It was Priceline with Jeff Hoffman and Partners. There was eBay. His name was Jeff and Pierre. Jeff and Pierre. And then there was Amazon. And that's Jeff Bezos. So somebody had asked him, what does it take to be successful in this internet thing? And he said, just find somebody. who's a really good Jeff. They all had the best, they were the best in class at something and then they had the best in class at a specific talent. So Amazon, they got fantastic at shipping and they only did books. And Jeff Bezos said, you know, when we get, I'm only doing books right now. And then when we get to a certain size with books, Then I want to branch out and then we'll do everything. But I don't want to do everything first right now. I just want to build our name and our reputation solely on books. Why? Because they were amazing at shipping. And now anytime that you buy something online, usually what's the first thought you think? Amazon probably has that. Why? Because you know they'll ship it. And then you need to shape your brand. That's the third piece of this. you need to ask yourself what question are you the answer to? So for them, I need a hotel room. Where do I go? right, priceline. Or, they did a lot of this too, I want a $200 hotel room but I don't want to $200 on it, I only want to spend, you know, $100 or $80. Where do I go? Priceline. So shape your brand around that. And then you've got to, in that arena, you've got to find your brand asset. So everyone goes, know, why should I work with you? I just watched a Jeremy Miner video, like at his live event, and he had a microphone and he went up to someone in the audience and he said, hey, why would someone work with you? I've seen these videos. And he let them answer. And he goes, mm-hmm. Okay, and then he goes to the next audience answer and he goes, why would someone work with you? And he does it again and he goes, okay, so all of you guys really sound the same. You're in wildly different industries and companies, but you all sound the same. Yeah. Right? So you can't sound the same as everybody else and expect to stand out. So if you could only give one reason that somebody would work with you, what would that one reason be? It's not about all the reasons, it's about the one reason and that shapes your brand. Yeah. Yeah. So I thought that was really good. If you aren't sure, you don't know, if you're like, I don't know, there's a lot of reasons why somebody wouldn't work with us. Ask your customers. Yeah, like why did they pick you? Why? What is the one reason? Don't just say why did they pick you because then they'll go, because of X, Y and Z. Great, was it X or was it Y or was it Z? What is the one main reason that you decided to work with us? And do that ask 10 people. If you don't have 10 people, then keep selling until you can get 10 people. Because that data will tell you what is it that your customers have found in your messaging even though maybe you didn't do a great job at delivering it. So I thought that was really interesting. Yeah, that's good. They talk about broadcasting versus what they call narrow casting So this is focusing on the right people not just any person Because for every product for every service for every brand There are the right people and Then there's everybody else So if you're trying to close every deal, it's almost like an impossible game Who do you target? Will we target people? Everyone. People? Really? Who do you target? Well, I work with real estate investors. Well, geez, okay. There's only like hundreds of millions of those in the world. Which ones do you target? Yeah. Right? So some of this goes into our client-centric mission statement when we take our clients through their company culture stuff. But we want to get really, really clear on who are my people. Not just who are people that could buy this. What are the right people to buy this? To work with me, to choose this, right? There's a difference. Right. I mean, this makes sense. know, yeah, you got to really be specific because if you target everybody, you target nobody. Then then you're just more noise in the marketplace. So if you want to be, you know, like we're pretty niche at DoorGrow, we target long term residential property management companies in the U.S. Like that's our target audience that do third party property management. So that's our... Do we get other types of clients? Sure, but that's our bread and butter. That's who we focus on and that's very specific. Those are the people we know we can help. And I'd say we're the best in the world at that. yeah. Right. So I think Sharan calls it a dog whistle. Right? Speak to your people and anyone who isn't your people, they won't hear it. It's not for you. Go ahead, I don't want you to hear it. Just the dogs, Just the right ones. They'll hear it. Okay. This I liked a lot. He said, focus on your second slide customer. So find your yeses instead of overcoming nos. Every sales training in the world goes, let's overcome objections. Let's overcome no. Let's work a no into a yes. Let's see what we can do to turn it around. Overcome objections. No, don't overcome objections. Just find the yeses. Second slide. Yeah, so you know when you have like a whole presentation prepared. Yeah, and The example he gave is he said he went out with one of his sales reps And there was like a 20 slide presentation that they that was like their pitch deck, right? so he spent the day with a sales guy and the first meeting they went to He got through all 20 slides and the woman was like, yeah, this sounds really good. I'm gonna think about it I think we need to go back to you. like, yeah, yeah, like it wasn't a solid yes, because she didn't commit, she didn't sign up. But she was open to it. She's like, yeah, let me think about this. Like, let me take it up to management. We'll do something. So he got out of that meeting and he said to the sales rep, said, how do you think that went? Sales rep was super proud. He went, yeah, that was a great pitch. She's definitely going to buy. Like, she's going to come back around. Like, that's a deal that'll close. It's like in the pipelines. about to close. Jeff said, yeah, I just didn't say anything. It's like, I just didn't say anything. I'm like, I'm not going to skew it. I just want the data, right? So he goes into another sales pitch, same sales rep. Slide two out of 20, two. They look at each other and went, oh my God, you're exactly what I needed. We're ready. And the sales rep was like, well, wait, let me tell you more about the rest. And he's like nudging the guy. He's like, sign them up. They're ready. They don't need more information. They don't need anything else. They're ready to go right now. Stop trying to complete the pitch. It's done. You don't need the other 18 slides. They already said yes, and they said yes on slide two. Find your slide two yeses. Don't try. to keep on going, don't try to turn the nose and do yes, don't overcome their objections, find your slide two customers. So what they actually did, this I thought was so interesting. This lit up my brain because I like data so Okay, I'm going to pause you. So nice little hook. Now we're going to go to our sponsor and then everyone can hear what you're about to Oh, that's so good. All right, so this episode is sponsored by Blanket. So really like the team over at Blanket. Blanket is a property retention and growth platform that helps property managers stop losing doors, add more revenue, and increase the number of properties they manage. Wow your clients with a branded investor dashboard and an off-market marketplace while your team gets all the tools they need to identify owners at risk of churning and powerful systems to help you add more doors. So check it out, it's an amazing property retention platform. Even if it's switching owner hands, you keep the property. So check out Blanket. what he did is he profiled people. know that sounds like nowadays we're elect. Don't profile that. No, profile our best customers who your best ones. Okay. That target audience. Who were your easiest sales? Who are your biggest fans? Right? Figure out what do they have in common. They all have something in common, but what is it? So for them, they figured out that a rep that worked at the hotel chain that went, huh, we have all these extra hotel rooms. What do we do with them? Like, how do we sell them? That was their job. It's just to figure out how do we sell more rooms. Those were like his target audience. The reps that were brand new. like one to two years on the job. That was not it. Because they're so new that they're not willing to take a risk yet. So they were not very likely to close. It's not that they wouldn't close. not that you couldn't close them. It's that it wasn't like almost a guarantee to close them. Also, reps that have been in the job for like 15, 18, 20 years. Yeah. Also not it. Why? Because they know how to give a shit. He's like, they're out the door, they're for the door, they're about to retire. They don't care. They don't care if they sell more hotel rooms. They just care that they keep their job until they can retire. So they're not, again, they're not almost practically guaranteed to close. So if you were in this bracket or in this bracket, he was like, yeah, it's not you. I'm not gonna target those people. It's the people in between. It's the people that have been there for like three to, you know, somewhere between like that three to fifteen, three to fourteen years. Those people were amazing because they're not afraid to speak their opinion. They're looking to kind of make a name for themselves at this point. And they're not afraid to take a risk. But they are looking to do something big. Those were his people. How do think you figured that out? as he profiled his best customers again and again and again. And you went, huh, look at that. The new ones, they don't do it. The old ones, they don't do it either. It's only this slot in the middle. And those, those are our people. Got it. I like that. Yeah, right? Makes me think, like, with our clients, who is almost always a guarantee to close? That's the profile of the target. Yeah. That's exactly what you want to do, because you want to profile the ones. It's like a shoe in. If I didn't close this, it would be insane. Right? They even took it a step further. actually created a 100 points scoring chart. Yeah. And there were different questions. One of the questions was that one, for example, like how long have you been with your company? So if you're like one to two years, he would give them like negative 20 points. yeah. Right? So now it's like, your score just went down. now you answered this way. Your score went down again. Your score went down again. Same thing with those, you know, the older ones. They would be like a negative 40 though, because they really didn't care. It's easier to close the newer ones than it is the older ones. So like, oh, I've been here 18 years. He's like, cool, negative 40 points. In the middle though, he might go, okay, there's like 25 points. Maybe there's 15 points. They just scored 15. Now what else? So you have to ask these questions and what his team got so good at doing once they implemented this hundred 100 point score sheet is They can ask a couple questions do the math in their head and then immediately decide is this worth my time? So if you knew you were talking to a 40 Go to lunch It's not you're not gonna close it. It's a 40 out of a hundred like go home That's it. But when you would get your 80s when you get your 90s, you'd be really excited. Yeah. Oh man. Okay. Let me invest in this So they created this whole scoring chart. I thought that was so brilliant. Yeah. I mean, that's pretty standard feature in a lot of CRMs is lead scoring. coming up with a rubric or an algorithm for scoring your leads can be pretty significant. So yeah, it's a difficult thing to figure out, though. You've got to really know why which customers are good. So you can kind of figure out how do I score someone to duplicate these people. Right. Yeah. So good. And this is probably something that will help you figure out how to score people and what questions to ask and what do they all have in common. He said, spend a day in the life of your customers and do it often. So the story that he told us, there was a company that when it launched, he knew the guy. He was having a conversation with him and he said, Hey, why did you launch your company the way that you did? when every single market expert said it wouldn't work and you did it anyway and it worked and it was wildly successful but what made you go no I'm gonna do it anyway and the answer was well that's easy I didn't even ask the market experts so I didn't know that they didn't think that it wouldn't work because I didn't bother asking the market experts Jeff said well what did you do? He said, well, I asked my audience. Sure. I asked my customers. That's it. He said, OK, well, how did you do that? So in this little town, across the bridge on like the less nice side of town. The owner of this company, and I'll tell you the company in a minute, but the owner of this company, he would be in his office with his team all day. His team had MBAs, they were finance executives, they were accountants, right? Not, not his target audience. So he would get changed into jeans and a flannel shirt and a John Deere hat. He would go across the bridge to the bad side of town. and would sit in a diner all day long. Every Friday he would do this. And he would just talk with people who would come in there. He would just make friends with them. He would chit chat. He would ask them questions. And he would just gather data. And he used that data for his lunch. Do you have any guesses? Did I tell you? I think I told you this story. You probably did. Do guesses on who it was? Uh, no. Walmart. Oh. Sam Walton. Yeah, so this was Walmart. Okay. Every single expert said that will never work. And he said, yeah, I don't need to listen to experts. I need to listen to my customers. Right. Because the customers are going to tell you what they want. Yeah, they're the ones buying. So they know. So it doesn't matter what experts say. It matters what the customer says. Yeah, absolutely. It was so good, right? And he really, he got to know these people. So it doesn't matter what the market says. It doesn't matter what the expert says. It matters what your customers say. If your customers are going to tell you what they want, you shall listen. And now you'll have a successful product, regardless of what the experts say. The experts don't understand everything like your customers do. Listen to what they're telling you. So if you just get that data that allows you to do things that even other people would say, you're crazy, don't do that. And he didn't think it was crazy. He was like, no, I just, they're telling me what they want. I'm just going to do that. And he did. And it's still around today. Huge brand. Sometimes customers don't tell you what they want, but if you are connected with them enough, you can see what they're having problems with and what they're struggling with. And sometimes they just, think that that's normal. They're just like, yeah, this is, hiring's hard, you know? And then I'm like, cool, we built a hiring system that solves this problem, right? And so, but a lot of people just kind of say, yeah, it's, you know, it is what it is. And they don't really think that it's a solvable problem sometimes. So that's, that's where I think, you know, you need to ask your customer, but you also need to, sometimes your customers are wrong. Like they don't know. And you have to be able to be creative enough to figure out what. would they want if it was, you know, if they recognize this problem. And then sometimes you have to sell them, you attract, it's like we attract a lot of people at DoorGrow that think they want leads and they think they want digital marketing and they think they want SEO. And then we have to guide them towards what they actually need and sell them what they actually need, which is totally different. Yeah. So that's, that's, that can be a challenge. Maybe we'd be smarter if we just sold them what they were asking for, but. they wouldn't get as great of results. Yeah, I feel like though, I personally, I just don't feel good about doing it. Yeah. Because to me, that's just a money taker, right? Right. That's an order taker, that's a money taker. That's like, hey, I really need to grow my business and like, I think this will work. And then that's like, yeah, give me your money. sell you that. just give you a whole bunch of leads. And months go by and... Well, how come my business didn't grow? I only closed like four deals. Well, I just don't, I don't think I can really get behind that with integrity. Yeah. Yeah. It's not exciting to me. I know there are companies out there that will, and especially now with AI, like just be super careful with SEO. Be like extra careful at this point with SEO because SEO is literally dying. Like thing. Yeah, the whole game's changed. With AI. The whole game's changed. More people are using chat GPT than Google. It's been a huge disruptor. It's such a big disruptor that the antitrust lawsuit against Google has dropped. I mean that's massive. for those that don't know, just sum it up, the antitrust lawsuit. Well, Google was being sued because they had almost no competition. They dominated the search market like nobody could compete. And the closest competitor was like a small fraction. And so the government was going after them with an antitrust lawsuit. And then ChatGPT broke. All these AI tools and platforms came out. And now Google is no longer viewed as viable you know threat of a monopoly yeah and they may be losing this whole AI race which is super wild right yeah they're fighting they've got their AI tool all over the place Gemini is pretty good it's really good for a lot of things but it's not winning Yeah, yeah. yeah, with like, chat GPT was something nobody knew that could happen. Like we didn't even realize this was something we all wanted. We all wanted like some almost genius thing that we could talk to all the time to get all sorts of information. Yeah, quickly without having to dig and try and do our own research. So, well. Okay, we'll go one more story and then I've got a closing quote. So I think we all know at this point the brand 1-800 flowers they're huge now So before they used to be huge because they weren't always Jeff went out to go visit one of their shops And everywhere everywhere in the shop they had posters printed up like slopped on the walls every wall in every room, in the hallways, in the bathroom, in the garage, in every single room. And it was just printed up on the walls, sell more flowers. Why? Because that is what we're all about. That is the only thing that we care about is selling more flowers. We don't care about anything else. We are only here to sell more flowers. And every single person in this company exists for one reason and one reason only and that is to sell more flowers. So every single person, every single minute of every single day needs to be thinking, how can I sell more flowers? So it doesn't matter what their role was in the business, they need to be thinking, how can I sell more flowers? So he's walking down the hall and there was an admin. She did a lot of paperwork, answering the phones, things like that. She's got this huge stack of papers and she's walking down the hall with a stack of papers. And the owner says, hey, whatever her name is, Susan, hey Susan. And he points up to the wall and he goes, what are you doing right now? And she goes. puts the paperwork down, turns around, walks away. And Jeff said, well, what on was that? And he said, if you're not, we have a rule, if you are not doing something, that can somehow be connected to how does it help us sow more flowers? My rule is you do not do it. Ever. So whatever she was doing, clearly, was not connected to sow more flowers. So therefore, I reminded her, sow more flowers. And she stopped, promptly, what she was doing and went back to what she should be doing, which is sell more flowers. So they continue on this tour. They get back into the back of the shop, into the garage where they've got their van for deliveries. And they have a mechanic. The mechanic is underneath, one inch away. And he goes, hey. He goes, watch this. He goes, hey, Joe. He points at the wall. He goes, what are you doing right now? And Joe says, oh, well, I was installing this new filter on all of our vans because this new filter, it saves us X money dollars in gasoline per tank. I think it was $8. So we save with this new filter. We actually save like $8. per tank of gasoline. So I'm going to install each of the filters on our vans. And then what I'm going to do is I'm going to go inside and tell marketing to print up some coupons for $8 off. of a bouquet of flowers and we're going to run that as a promo because if we just saved eight dollars that means we have eight dollars extra so we might as run a promo and that'll help us sell more flowers. And he goes, yeah, it's brilliant. Do that. So the mechanic is thinking all day every day how do I sell more flowers? Now would a mechanic generally be thinking about selling flowers? No. He'd be thinking, how do I wrench on this? How do I fix that? What about the oil change? What about the tires? What about the spark plugs and the brakes? He's not thinking about selling flowers. But it wasn't lost on him because all day, every day, he's staring at a big sign that says, sell more flowers. So it doesn't matter what you are doing. If it's not connected to helping us sell more flowers, what you're doing does not fricking matter. This goes along with a book called The Goal by Elihu Goldratt. And The Goal, spoiler for everybody that wants to read this. operational book is to make money. And so a lot of times we get caught up in creating systems, inventory, things that actually cause waste or over optimizing each individual department or each individual step, but it actually reduces the overall goal of optimizing for selling more flowers, for example, or making more money. And so sometimes team members standing around doing nothing is more effective than them building more widgets for the next step because it just creates more waste or more inventory or like constraint. And so that's the idea is the goal is to eliminate all the constraints to create momentum so that you get that that money coming in and everybody should be focused on that goal because it's very easy to get caught up and like he could be super caught up and I'm gonna make the cars run hyper effective and efficiently but Maybe that just causes more financial spend or maybe that doesn't help them sell more flowers, for example. And so when everybody understands the overall goal and how they fit into that puzzle, then instead of just focusing on, I did my job or I'm doing this, they're focused on, is this helping the goal? And so I love that. I love that idea. And I think that's super important to get everybody on the team to focus on. Cause a lot of times everything's siloed. They focus on their little department. They focus on their little role and they forget the overall goal of the company is to make money. Right. So even like your property managers, your leasing agents, your operator, like everybody who's on what I would call like back end, they have the same job, which is to get more properties to manage. So even if you're not in sales, it doesn't matter. Salespeople, it's very obvious the connection. It's like, yeah, so close more contracts and close more deals and then I have more properties, duh. Great, but how does that apply to your leasing agent? How does that apply to your property manager? How does that apply to your receptionist who's answering the phone? How does that apply to your AI tool? So everybody and everything is aligned with the one goal of the business, which is I don't care what we do unless... we sell more flowers. I don't care what we do. don't care. There is no point in changing the tires if it doesn't help us sell more flowers. Right? So I don't need to hear just for that thing. If we don't sell more flowers, I don't need to change the tires. So they've got to be connected. And that was a great example of how somebody even so far removed from the back end of the business. He's like, Back end of the back end is the mechanic. And he's still focused on top-lingle. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, if you talk to your team and you ask them, what are you doing? And you had to sign up the set, like, you know, get more property management clients. A lot of you aren't focused on that. A lot of them are like, well, I'm just talking to every tenant all the time. I'm talking to every owner all the time. Is that helping the goal of you getting more clients? No, a lot of things aren't. Is it helping keep clients? Cool. That is part of getting more clients, is keeping the clients. But yeah, if it's not related to keeping clients or getting more clients, managing more properties, then there's a lot of bloat and a lot of waste in property management companies. We see it all the time. So much. Yeah. And we're really good at helping you see it. So if you want to make more money and you've got a decent number of doors, you've got 200 plus doors, come talk to us. Our program will be paid for, but probably just the first stuff we help you with in the first month. It's a no-brainer. Okay. Okay, then I'll close it out with this. Okay. He said, as a quote, don't chase money, chase excellence, because excellence follows money. I like it. Yeah, right? It's okay. Because a lot of that's people want. They're like, I just want to make enough money. I want to make more money. It won't matter if you're not excellent at what you do. Yeah. Yeah, well cool. Well, those of you listening, if you have felt stuck, stagnant, want to take your property management business to the next level, reach out to us at doorgrow.com. Also join our free Facebook community just for property management business owners at doorgrowclub.com. And if you want tips, tricks, ideas to learn about and to learn about our offers in DoorGrow, subscribe to our newsletter by going to doorgrow.com slash subscribe. And if you found this even a little bit helpful, Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review on whatever channel you found this on. We'd really appreciate it. And until next time, remember, the slowest path to growth is to do it alone. So let's grow together. Bye everyone.

World Series Game 1 Special Preview

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 68:07

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker had the chance to chat with Blue Jays' pitching coach Pete Walker (1:13) from the World Series Media Day to talk about Trey Yesavage making his first Fall Classic start, Chris Bassitt's adjustment into a bullpen role during the ALCS and his projected workload against the L.A. Dodgers, and Jeff Hoffman's closing confidence. Then, MLB Network host Greg Amsinger (8:43) weighs in on how Game 1 is a must-win for the Blue Jays, if we'll see a complete game from a Dodgers' pitcher, and Vladdy's perception in America. Afterwards, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi stops by (22:53) to discuss Bo Bichette's deployment at 2B, who ends up facing Shohei Ohtani coming out of the bullpen, and Louis Varland's expected usage. To wrap up before Game 1, The Athletic's Jayson Stark jumps on (45:17) to give his thoughts on the impact of Bichette's long layoff, Blake Snell's strong competitive pitch arsenal, if the Dodgers have 'ruined' baseball, and who is the most important player for the Blue Jays outside of Guerrero Jr. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 60:02

Daaaaaaaa Mariners lose! Will Lou and Alex Wong celebrate a delirious Game 7 victory as the Toronto Blue Jays advance to the World Series for the first time since 1993.Three stars: George Springer, Jeff Hoffman, Chris BassettGerald Henderson award: Bryan Woo's lethal face cardReach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.showCheck out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.Original Music by DIVISION 88.Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blue Jays Are Going to the World Series w/ Ben Ennis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 49:27

JD celebrates the Blue Jays winning the ALCS against the Mariners in Game 7, as they move on to their first World Series since 1993 to take on the L.A. Dodgers (00:00). Ben Ennis, host of The FAN Morning Show, joins JD in-studio to further discuss the Jays' Game 7 victory (5:38), George Springer's legacy in Toronto after his game-winning 3-run home run, Mariners' skipper Dan Wilson's decision to go with Eduard Bazardo in the 7th inning instead of closer Andrés Muñoz, and John Schneider's deployment of Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, and Jeff Hoffman in the winner-take-all game, after the decision to go with Brendon Little in Game 5. After the break, the guys continue the Blue Jays talk, including the matchup against the Dodgers, the continued development of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s stardom in Toronto, and the connection he has with the fanbase (36:25).The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Touch 'em all, George! For the first time in 32 years, the World Series is coming to Toronto

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 35:48

Guests: Game 7 hero George Springer, Game 7 closer Jeff Hoffman For the first time in 32 years, the World Series is coming to Toronto. The Blue Jays won the pennant, dropping the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a winner-take-all Game 7 of the American League championship series on a dramatic three-run home run by George Springer, bringing them back from a 3-1 deficit. After Springer went deep, Chris Bassitt pitched a perfect eighth and Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in order in the ninth to secure the victory, sending the Jays to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1993. Both Springer and Hoffman join us from the post-game celebrations to talk about the historic win and this incredible Jays team, one that picked up its 101st win of the season on Monday night and will now take on the reigning champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a World Series that begins at Rogers Centre on Friday night. The mailbag will be back tomorrow, so send your thoughts to deepleftfield@thestar.ca.

A Springer Dinger to Remember: Jays Book Spot in World Series

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 94:18

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-3 win over the Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS to book their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 1993! They take your many calls and texts, and get right to the biggest swing of the night: George Springer launching a three-run bomb in the bottom of the seventh inning! They discuss Springer's big moment, the pitching changes that included Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt, Jeff Hoffman closing the game in the ninth, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. being named ALCS MVP. Plus, we go on the field and inside the Blue Jays clubhouse for celebrations, courtesy of Sportsnet's Hazel Mae. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Game 7 in the Six

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 49:54

We've got a Game 7 in Toronto! Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker get set with former GM and MLB Network analyst Jim Duquette (4:30), who discusses the Jays' momentum heading into the do-or-die stage, how the bats approach George Kirby the second time around and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s dominant postseason. Then, Jeff and Kevin project how John Schneider will manage the bullpen with the season on the line, share expectations for Shane Bieber, and look at the two teams' lineups. Later, Jays Central analyst Madison Shipman stops by (27:45) to weigh in on Addison Barger's adjustment at the plate, the impact of George Springer's knee injury, the plan for Jeff Hoffman after a busy Game 6, the Mariners' mental mistakes, and the importance of a strong start. Finally, Jeff and Kevin share who they think will be the x-factor in Game 7.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

JTP: Game 7. Here We Go!

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 99:54

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz recap the Game 6 win including Trey Yesavage's start, Jeff Hoffman's two innings of relief and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s special playoff run. Afterwards, they look ahead to Game 7 (34:17) and what starting pitchers we could see make an appearance. Sportsnet's Joe Siddall (51:28) breaks down changes to Addison Barger's swing, Guererro Jr.'s heater and more. Lastly, Angie Mentink (1:16:04) of Root Sports Northwest previews the Mariners side of Game 7.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Jays Force ALCS Game 7 in Toronto

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 45:15

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-2 win over the Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS to force a winner-take-all Game 7 in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the pitching performance that saw Trey Yesavage turn out 5.2 IP of two-run ball while Louis Varland and Jeff Hoffman lock it down late - could Hoffman still be available tomorrow despite two innings of work in Game 6? They get into the offence coming through, including another solo blast for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger smashing a two-run shot of his own amidst a three-RBI night. Plus, they get into the defence looking terrific, and look ahead to Game 7 of the ALCS with Shane Bieber on the mound. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Jays must win or the season will come to a close

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 50:33

Guest: Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman For the first time this year, the Blue Jays will take the field knowing that if they lose, their season is over. The Jays dug themselves a huge hole by losing the first two games of the American League championship series at home against the Seattle Mariners, but they went up to the Pacific Northwest and evened up the series before their gut-wrenching loss in Game 5. In today's playoff bonus episode of Deep Left Field, Jays' closer Jeff Hoffman joins us to describe watching Friday's eighth-inning meltdown from the bullpen, and what he had to say to Brendon Little and Seranthony Dominguez after the fact. We also open the mailbag at deepleftfield@the star.ca to answer your Jays' questions and read your comments. Make sure you keep sending them in after Game 6!

Jays Suffer Major Meltdown, Fall Behind 3-2 in ALCS

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 66:23

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-2 loss vs. the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALCS. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the question on everyone's mind: why did John Schneider bring in Brendon Little over Seranthony Domínguez or Jeff Hoffman to start the eighth inning to face Cal Raleigh? They debate the reasoning behind the decision, listen to Schneider's own reflections on the move, and discuss what could have gone differently (if anything). They get into the start from Kevin Gausman, the injury to George Springer, and how you bounce back from a devastating loss with Game 6 in Toronto right around the corner. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Mad Max, Giménez Lead Jays to Even ALCS in Seattle

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 43:13

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-2 win over the Mariners in Game 4 of the ALCS! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Max Scherzer's 5.2 IP of two-run ball - how important was that moment for 'Mad Max' with John Schneider atop the mound? They get into a four-RBI night for Andrés Giménez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasting his fifth home run of the playoffs (a Blue Jays playoff record), and discuss the bullpen as well, which saw Seranthony Domínguez get the ninth inning over Jeff Hoffman. Plus, with at least one more game now guaranteed to be played in Toronto, they look ahead to Game 5 and Game 6 and the pitching matchups that lie ahead. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Can Mad Max Be the Road Warrior?

Writers Bloc

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 48:38

Brent and Daniele continue into the second hour with more on the Blue Jays' massive Game 3 victory to narrow Seattle's ALCS lead to 2-1. The boys gauge their confidence level heading into Game 4 tonight, before touching on Max Scherzer's opportunity ahead, how the bullpen might be deployed following the veteran starter, and Jeff Hoffman's limited usage during the postseason so far. Later, Sho Alli (27:30) of Jays Talk discusses the factors behind Toronto's victory last night, how good the move to acquire Shane Bieber looks in hindsight, his expectations for "Mad Max" tonight, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s October to remember, and more!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Looking Ahead to Shane Bieber & Game 3 in Seattle

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 49:50

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Blue Jays TV play-by-play voice Dan Shulman (1:24) to chat about the positives coming out of the first two losses against the Seattle Mariners, if John Schneider will make any changes to the batting order, whether Shane Bieber can bounce back in his second postseason start, Trey Yesavage's Game 2 outing, and if Jeff Hoffman has got back his command of his pitches. Then, we hear from Jays' closer Hoffman in his off-day availability before bringing on former pitcher and VSiN host Jensen Lewis (28:15) to get his thoughts on how Bieber can find success against Seattle, the adjustments the Jays need to make for Game 3, pitching decisions from Alejandro Kirk, and where he sees the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers series moving towards.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Yankees vs Blue Jays Division Series Game 4 Instant Reaction

Productive Conversations with Matt Brown

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 13:02

The Yankees' season ends in heartbreak. In this instant reaction episode, we break down Game 4 of the ALDS as the Blue Jays close out the series with a 5–2 win in the Bronx. From Ryan McMahon's homer to the missed opportunities with runners on base, we cover every turning point, including Nathan Lukes' clutch two-run single and Jeff Hoffman's escape from a bases-loaded jam. We look at Cam Schlittler's outing, the struggles of the Yankees' offense, and what ultimately doomed New York in this series. Plus, what this loss means for Aaron Judge, Aaron Boone, and the future of the Yankees moving forward.Tap in to Episode 621 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube.#MLB #baseball #baseballplayer #mlbtheshow #sportsbetting #podcast #news #trending #trends #targeting #sports #sportsnews Best way to contact our host is by emailing him at productiveconversationspodcast@gmail.com or mbrown3212@gmail.comThis show has been brought to you by our friends at MAGIC MIND. You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code PCMB20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/pcmb Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown/id1535871441 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qCsxuzYYoeqALrWu4x4Kb YouTube: @Productive_Conversations Linktree:https://linktr.ee/productiveconversationsGoogle Podcasts: (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3Byb2R1Y3RpdmUtY29udmVyc2F0aW9ucy13aXRoLW1hdHQtYnJvd24) TuneIn Podcasts ( https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/Productive-Conversations-with-Matt-Brown-p1375381/ ) Stitcher Podcasts: ( https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown ) Pandora: (https://www.pandora.com/podcast/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown/PC:45250?part=PC:45250&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC45250:podcast_organic_external_site)Audacy https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown-46824Amazon Music:https://www.amazon.com/Productive-Conversations-with-Matt-Brown/dp/B08K5841P9/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=productive+conversations+podcast&qid=1607346936&s=audible&sr=1-1 Audiblehttps://www.audible.com/pd/Productive-Conversations-with-Matt-Brown-Podcast/B08K55X439?qid=1607347069&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=Z2JBMK9TRPY8CXZRPYPZiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-productive-conversations-w-74852464/ PocketCasthttps://pca.st/dt6mtz29 Bullhornhttps://www.bullhorn.fm/productiveconversationswithmat Podcast Addict:https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3149084 Transistor: ( https://feeds.transistor.fm/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown )

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Jays Playoff Obsessions w/ Ben Ennis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 49:20

JD and Ben Ennis, co-host of The FAN Morning Show, discuss the craziness of the MLB's Wild Card round, and look ahead to what may await the Blue Jays in the ALDS ahead of the pivotal Game 3 between the Yankees and Red Sox on Thursday (00:00). The guys take a look at Bo Bichette's recovery and potential availability in the postseason, Trey Yesavage's projected role within the Jays' pitching staff, and how Eric Lauer will fit into the equation, before comparing each of their Blue Jays playoff rosters. After the break, JD and Ben get into their confidence level in Jays' closer Jeff Hoffman and what they would do if things go south, before evaluating Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 2025 season and debating what we should expect from the Blue Jays' slugger (32:37). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Blue Jays' Postseason Expectations with Dan Shulman

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 49:35

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker begin the show reacting to the Boston Red Sox's comeback win over the Yankees in New York in the Wild Card opener, Aroldis Chapman holding off a late chance by the Bronx Bombers in two straight innings before hearing from Blue Jays' general manager Ross Atkins and manager John Schneider's media availabilities on their expectations for Vladdy, Trey Yesavage, and Jeff Hoffman, and learning from past post-season failures. Then, Blue Jays TV play-by-play voice Dan Shulman stops by (32:05) to chat about his ideal playoff rotation, how many left-handed pitchers could we see on the roster, closer options, and his assessment of the Red Sox's Game 1 win.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Questions for the ALDS

At The Letters, Sportsnet's Toronto Blue Jays podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 28:19

The ALDS is on the horizon for the Blue Jays, but first Ben considers some big questions. Among them: how the Jays set up their rotation (6:26), how Trey Yesavage gets used (20:04) and the trust level for Jeff Hoffman (23:40).Additional audio from MLB.com.Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.caThis podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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We talk to Jays Ernie Clement, Jeff Hoffman and Eric Lauer as they prepare for their AL Division Series matchup

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 44:33

Guests: Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement, pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Eric Lauer As the Blue Jays prepare to play in the American League Division Series for the first time since 2016, we take you back onto the field in the wake of their division-clinching win Sunday. Ernie Clement is the poster boy for the Jays' cast of unsung heroes and versatile contributors, and he joins us to talk about his multiple roles over the course of the season and how his flexibility was once again put on display by playing three different positions in Sunday's season finale. Eric Lauer may have saved the season by stabilizing the pitching staff when he was called up at the end of April, and he had the ball in his glove when the season ended, stepping on first to retire Tampa Bay's Jonathan Aranda for the final out. He talks about bouncing back from a 2024 in which he got released by two major-league organizations and wound up pitching in South Korea, and what he's doing with the ball from the 27th out. Closer Jeff Hoffman was on the National League East champion Philadelphia Phillies last season, who also got a first-round bye, and we talk to him about what the Jays will do with five days off and how the break could affect them in the next round. All that, plus we open up the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca for your questions and comments!

Lukes Drives in Three, Jays Beat Rays in Series Opener

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 31:09

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the Rays to open the three-game series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get to the big night from Nathan Lukes, who clobbered a two-run bomb that held up as the game-winner - how important is it to get contributions from the two-hole again? They get into Jeff Hoffman's wild outing - despite him locking down the save, could the closer situation change for the playoffs? Plus, with only two games to go, what are the scenarios lying ahead for the starting rotation on Sunday? The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Jeff Hoffman On Building Priceline And Giving Back

Elevate with Robert Glazer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 57:59

Jeff Hoffman is a perfect example of a business leader who has used his success to give to others. He is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy Award winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com and more. Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership career, his vision for life and his tireless work to give back and make a big impact in the lives of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Final Stretch Storylines w/ Ryan Dempster & Blake Murphy

Writers Bloc

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 48:27

Ben and Brent kick off the final hour of the show alongside former MLB pitcher and host of Intentional Talk, Ryan Dempster! The guys get Ryan's thoughts on Trey Yesavage's development and how he would deploy him down the stretch here. Should the rookie get the ball to start a postseason game? The trio also gauge their level of concern surrounding Jeff Hoffman and the Blue Jays bullpen, before Ryan discusses the intricacies of gaining confidence as a closer and the importance of friendly competition between starters. Later, Blake Murphy (25:52) of Jays Talk Plus weighs in with his ideal playoff rotation, the ripple effects of moving starters to the 'pen, and the impact of Bo Bichette's injury on both sides of the ball.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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The Dumbest Ruling in the History of Baseball, Jays Pitching Pickles + Ring of Honour w/ Buck Martinez and Anthony Stolarz Contract Buzz

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 49:04

JD starts with his thoughts the now infamous home run in the Blue Jays' win over the Rays, and whether or not it should have been called fan interference (00:00). Buck Martinez, Sportsnet Blue Jays analyst, joins the show to break down the Blue Jays' series against Tampa, calling Trey Yesavage's first career major league start and projecting how he can help the Blue Jays in the playoffs, the Jays' decision making around the playoff roster, Jeff Hoffman's struggles with his fastball over the last few appearances, and the emergence of Brayden Fisher in the bullpen this season (06:33). Later, JD takes a look at the contract negotiations happening between the Maple Leafs and Anthony Stolarz, and Cal Raleigh's historic season for the Seattle Mariners (37:06).The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

AL Playoff Picture and MVP Pulse with Jeff Passan

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 49:36

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look back on the Blue Jays' 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, moving their magic number to clinch a playoff spot down to three. They get into the fan-interference review, José Berríos' outing, and Jeff Hoffman's velocity. Then, ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan (16:15) stops by to discuss the AL MVP race after Cal Raleigh's recent switch-hitting milestone, why the Yankees' place in the standings doesn't hurt Aaron Judge's case, George Springer's resurgent season and how the Jays might use Trey Yesavage in the playoffs. Later, Jeff and Kevin break down Joey Loperfido's pinch-hit home run in the fifth inning.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The Home Run That Wasn't: Jays Survive Review, Win Sixth Straight

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 32:47

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-5 win over the Rays to ensure at least a series split in the four-game series down in Florida! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the review of a Brandon Lowe home run and whether or not there was fan interference - did MLB blow this one? They discuss Nathan Lukes righting that wrong with a home run of his own, and get into the closer situation as well - who should be the team's closer after another nail-biter, Seranthony Domínguez, Yariel Rodríguez...or Jeff Hoffman? Plus, they get into Eric Lauer's appearance out of the bullpen, and José Berríos' four innings of work. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

JTP: Too Much Interference, Playoff Lineups & Jake Peavy

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 99:59

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the fan interference rulings last night, Jose Berrios' rough outing, Jeff Hoffman finding a way and more. Afterwards, Toronto Blue Jays Program Manager Geoff Seto (35:34) discusses the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase and its value to Canadian baseball players. Following that, MLB.com's Keegan Matheson (50:30) breaks down some of the tough decisions ahead for John Schneider between Anthony Santander and Bo Bichette returning, who his starters will be and more. Lastly, two-time World Series champion Jake Peavy (1:15:31) talks about the importance of a catcher, defence in the postseason, Trey Yesavage's delivery, Shane Bieber and more.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Yesavage Deals in Debut + Extra Innings Hero Braydon Fisher

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 49:38

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker open with a look back on Trey Yesavage's 9-strikeout debut against the Tampa Bay Rays. They weigh in on how the Jays should deploy Yesavage in the postseason, news on Bo Bichette's injury, Andrés Giménez's play at shortstop, and potential solutions for Jeff Hoffman's dipping velocity. Later, following his heroics in extra innings on Monday, Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher stops by (26:40) to discuss how his trip to Triple-A helped him reset, the difference between pitching in the sixth and seventh versus pitching late innings, what he's learned from Hoffman this season, his thoughts on Yesavage's stellar debut, and the team's winning culture.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

A Catcher's Responsibility with Joe Siddall + Pete Walker's First Impressions

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 49:48

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined in-studio by Blue Jays Central analyst Joe Siddall (1:19) to recap Trey Yesavage's MLB debut, how Tyler Heineman approached catching Trey's first game, Jeff Hoffman's pitch sequencing, Andrés Giménez's stint as shortstop while Bo Bichette is on the IL, who would round out as the Jays' three starters in a three-game series, the final roster spots on the pitching end, and José Berríos' slurve. Then, the guys are joined by pitching coach Pete Walker (25:45) to get his take on Trey's first game with the big-league roster, the plan for Yesavage moving forward, Braydon Fisher's control late in the game, and getting Jeff Hoffman's and Berríos' elite pitches back. Finally, Jeff and Kevin react to the news that Bo Bichette will miss the remainder of the regular season.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Griffin on the Blue Jays' closing stretch, Gausman's playoff role and the handling of the bullpen

OverDrive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 11:36

GriffsThePitch.com Richard Griffin joined OverDrive to discuss the headlines for the Blue Jays and Orioles' series, the mixture of the lineup, Bo Bichette's injury timeline, the handling of Jeff Hoffman closing, Anthony Santander's return, Kevin Gausman's performance and the potential to start Game 1, Max Scherzer's role towards the playoffs, Eric Lauer's position and more.

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Anthony Santander's Rehab Stint + Week 2 Preview with Ryan Harris

Good Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 49:30

Ailish Forfar and Jesse Fuchs kick things off with Ben Nicholson-Smith ahead of the Jays series opener against the Orioles. They discuss Kevin Gausman's immaculate outing to close out the series against the Astros, what to expect from Gimenez in his first start at short stop since 2022, how Gausman going 9-innings helps Jeff Hoffman and the bullpen, the Jays struggles against the Orioles, and more. Then, they discuss Orelvis Martinez being DFA's as Alek Manoah continues to progress from his rehab stint in AAA, how Santander has looked early on in his rehab assignment, and more. Then, Ailish and Jesse tee up the Yankees/Red Sox series before welcoming Super Bowl 50 Champion Ryan Harris to the show. They discuss if the Packers are the cream of the crop in the NFL, the Lions offence without Ben Johnson and if the team's window is closed, and J.J. McCarthy's insane bounce back in his NFL debut. Then, they discuss how Rodgers is enjoying like under Tomlin. Ailish and Jesse end things off discussing Marc-André Fleury already coming out of retirement to play in the preseason with the Penguins, McDavid's contract situation, Kaprizov and the Wild's relationship, and much more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Lineup Decisions Without Bichette + Bisons Report

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 49:14

Blue Jays manager John Schneider joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker for his weekly chat about his lineup decisions with Bo Bichette on the IL, if Addison Barger can be a mainstay as the clean-up hitter, Anthony Santander's rehab stint with Buffalo, revisiting Jeff Hoffman's workload and sequencing his pitches, when he would consider changing the closer role, Kevin Gausman's longevity, Jose Berrios' progression back towards being himself on the mound, confidence in Davis Schneider, and the feeling of playing at home. Then, Buffalo Bisons play-by-play voice Pat Malacaro stops by to elaborate on Santander's rehab, Trey Yesavage's adjustment to pitching in AAA, Orelvis Martínez's struggles, and the outlook on Alek Manoah's potential road back to the Majors. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

OverDrive - September 11, 2025 - Hour 1 - Stan Bowman

OverDrive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 45:49

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 1 on OverDrive! The guys dive into the Maple Leafs set to kick off training camp and fitness training in the NHL, Jeff Hoffman's implosion against the Astros, the Kawhi Leonard conundrum escalating with the Clippers and Adam Silver's view on the league made for highlights. Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman joins to discuss Connor McDavid's contract outlook, why a deal hasn't been signed and the next steps for McDavid.

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Closer Concerns, Bo Fallout and Lame Robots w/ Ben Ennis