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Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 104: Marcus Strawman
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Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 104: Marcus Strawman

Talking about a certain former Jays pitcher defending Alek Manoah from the haters, midseason vibes, bad Bassitt, comfortable Kikuchi, Brandon Belt, and more!
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Alek Manoah was shelled this week in his first competitive outing after being sent all the way to the Florida Complex League, and a certain former Jays pitcher had some thoughts for the haters — whoever they may be. Clearly the ugly box score drew a lot of attention from around the baseball world, but should it have? Should it matter? And where do the Jays go from here with respect to their rotation?

All that Manoah stuff, a midseason vibe check, Chris Bassitt’s wobbly stretch, Kikuchi’s lack of trouble with the curve, and Brandon Belt’s big personality — and reunion with his former Giants teammates — were just some of the topics we touched on in episode 105 of Blue Jays Happy Hour.

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Andrew Stoeten (The Batflip, formerly the Athletic, National Post, Blue Jays Nation, Drunk Jays Fans) and Nick Ashbourne (Sportsnet and Yahoo Sports) team up every Friday to discuss all things Toronto Blue Jays!