At The Letters

4.4 (44)
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Ben Nicholson-Smith is Sportsnet’s baseball editor. Arden Zwelling is a senior writer. Together, they bring you the most in-depth Blue Jays podcast in the league, covering off all the latest news with opinion and analysis, as well as interviews with other insiders and people around the team.

OCT 4

Into the Off-Season

Following the Blue Jays’ season-ending press conference, Ben offers his rapid-fire thoughts on the messaging from the front office (01:26), how to measure success for the Jays (12:36) and how they’ll approach free agency (17:39). Additional audio from MLB.com Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliates.

33 min
SEP 27

And, That’s a Wrap

The ‘24 season’s all but in the books, so Arden and Ben go big picture and look at some major September developments (06:36), the Jays’ pitching development (30:28) and which of their predictions went wrong (46:19). Additional audio from MLB.com Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliates.

1h 14m
SEP 13

Peak Bowden Francis

This week, Shi Davidi joins Ben to discuss the emergence of Bowden Francis (00:40), the big-picture questions facing the Blue Jays this winter (28:56), and how to fix the Toronto bullpen (1:07:34). Additional audio from MLB.com. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

1h 19m
SEP 6

Shooting the Breeze

This week, Sam McKee joins Ben to discuss the biggest Blue Jays storylines including next steps for the front office (12:19), a possible Vlad Guerrero Jr. extension (26:30), and Bo Bichette’s future in Toronto (49:36). Additional audio from MLB.com. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Sam McKee. 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.

1h 1m
AUG 21

Summer Storylines

This week, Ben and Arden start with a discussion about the starting rotation – including Chris Bassitt’s comments (8:00). Plus, what’s next for Joey Votto (34:30) and a look at Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s growing leverage (47:20). Additional audio from the Chris Rose Rotation Podcast, Sportsnet, Sportsnet 590 The FAN. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Sho Alli and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. 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.

1h 7m
AUG 15

The New-Look Jays

A new-look Blue Jays team is emerging. Arden and Ben start with a look at new hitters like Will Wagner (05:39) before putting Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s season in perspective (31:39) and discussing next steps for veteran pitchers (47:22). Additional audio from MLB.com. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. 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.

1h 12m
AUG 2

A Wild Deadline for the Jays

After eight deadline deals, Arden and Ben have a lot to discuss. They start with a look at who the Blue Jays got (11:55), before asking whether they could have done even more (32:31) and establishing realistic expectations (41:35). Additional audio from MLB.com. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. 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.

1h 15m
JUL 25

On Deadline

With less than a week remaining before the trade deadline, Arden and Ben discuss the Blue Jays’ approach to trades (00:20) and the status of GM Ross Atkins (15:12). Plus, a player-by-player look at who could move (26:18). Additional audio from MLB.com. Contact us: attheletters@sportsnet.ca This podcast is produced and sound engineered by Christian Ryan and hosted by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling. 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.

55 min

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4.4

out of 5

44 Ratings

Very good despite lack of format and THICK Canadian accents

03/11/2016

Tofilmfan

Overall this is an excellent podcast, both Ben and Arden are well versed in baseball and bring a fresh prospective to the Blue Jays. A nice fresh alternative to the old guys on the Fan590 like Jeff Blair and Bob McCown. My only qualm about the show is the lack of format and/or fluidity amongst the segments. It seems one segment they are interviewing a minor league player and then next they'll all of a sudden answer tweets. The show is all over the place. I wish they had more regular features and they was a structure to the show. Also, they both have very thick Canadian accents (especially Arden - "he's had quite the curreer at turdbase you know eh?"). I just wish there was some way he could tone it down a bit (I'm Canadian too btw).
Objective Review

06/01/2023

Lil_Jimmy_

This podcast is tremendous for Blue Jays BASEBALL talk. However, it is unbearably dreadful to listen to these guys talk about off the field issues.
Best baseball podcast. Period.

02/24/2023

Kings Fan NY

Great job, guys.
Solid show

11/17/2021

Blue Jays and Baseball fan

One of the best Blue Jays podcasts out there.

Ben Nicholson-Smith is Sportsnet’s baseball editor. Arden Zwelling is a senior writer. Together, they bring you the most in-depth Blue Jays podcast in the league, covering off all the latest news with opinion and analysis, as well as interviews with other insiders and people around the team.