THE BATFLIP

THE BATFLIP

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THE BATFLIP
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🎧BJHH: 173 - 500 Up

🎧BJHH: 173 - 500 Up

Sliding downwards, you’re the batter / that’s what they say / 500 up / on the ladder...

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May 22, 2025
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The Blue Jays are not a team without problems, as we’ve been seeing all season long so far. But after (eventually) picking up a much-needed and well-deserved sweep of the San Diego Padres on Thursday—and potentially having found solutions to some measure of their run-scoring problems in Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes, and a Daulton Varsho suddenly leaning into his power—they now find themselves over .500 for the first time in more than a month. And, just like that, things feel about as good as they have all season.

We talk about all of it this week! PLUS: The return of Gausmania? The end of Hoffmania? Bassitt, Buffalo, bullpenning, and more!

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