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Blake Murphy

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Raptors and Blue Jays at Sportsnet. Music and wrestling at leisure. I’m just a constant headache.

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

Logan Gilbert will start Game 2 for Seattle

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 3h

Lukes had X-rays and CT scan that were negative for a fracture. Pretty swollen. They'll see how he is tomorrow.

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Knee contusion for Lukes, who is undergoing further evaluation

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 5h

Nathan Lukes out of the game for Myles Straw.

Lukes fouled a ball off his kneecap earlier.

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

Might be the perfect PA to encapsulate Nathan Lukes

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

"Springer's going yard here" - Barker to me right before that pitch

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

I'd say Ben wins, but it's close

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 6h

Edwin had some heat on that first pitch

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 7h

And yourself?

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Asked about BC fans being Jays fans or Mariners fans, John Schneider says he hopes they’re Jays fans first and if so, to try to buy some tickets (for Games 3-5)

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Less seriously, Yesavage says he was trying not to smile during his decoy walk to the bullpen in Game 4. Was never going to pitch in that game. Said it’s more stressful in the pen than dugout because of all the activity & phone ringing in a bullpen game.

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Cont: “These people have done nothing to warrant negativity for my actions; whether that’s my parents, my brothers, girlfriend, family. It’s just really sad. I know I have the platform to address it so I am.”

Declined follow-up Qs for context/more.

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Trey Yesavage open his presser with a statement: “living in this world where there’s so many different opinions and feelings, which results in a lot of hate, it’s sad to see that people close to me are being attacked for my performances on the field.”

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 11h

ALCS JT+ plans

Game 1, Sunday
530-630 radio pregame show
Blue Jays Central

Game 2, Monday
10-12 usual show
4-430 radio pregame show
Blue Jays Central

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 15h

Bryan Woo IS on the Mariners roster

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 16h

Jays ALCS roster has no Bo Bichette, no changes on hitter side.

Scherzer and Bassitt are on, Bruihl and Nance are off.

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Jays Mariners it is

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

“Punch after punch from the Tigers and Mariners” and these are the punches

a man with a beard wearing a black t-shirt with a skull on it

ALT: a man with a beard wearing a black t-shirt with a skull on it

media.tenor.com

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Mariners position players furiously learning a slider

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle did two innings ago!

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Bottomless baseball

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

I know friends outside of Canada watch my usual show so I’d think so?

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

I'm on the desk tonight for MLB Central, beginning at 7:30.

Tigers @ Mariners, Game 5! Skubal! Winner gets the Jays in the ALCS!

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

the Vlad turn around and something Carlos Pena was telling me about has sent me down a neuroscience rabbit hole around mental breaks now. Obviously Vlad had hammy/mechanics things, too, but I'm even more bye-pilled than ever now haha

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Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Gibby on the show today.

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