Dodgers-Blue Jays preview, with Bluebird Banter

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 01: Members of the Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after Game Seven of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Michael Chisholm/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images Our counterparts at Bluebird Banter have a fun segment in which they reach out to the opposing team’s SB Nation page before an upcoming series. Accordingly, before the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays/Dodgers series, which is the second-fastest rematch in MLB history, Bryant Tefler asked me some more questions he had about the current state of the Dodgers.

Here are the discussions from last year and the other half of this conversation posted on Bluebird Banter . Question Time The following is my conversation with Bryant Tefler, with light editing for clarity and brevity: Last year, with context, I asked how you felt about the Blue Jays’ 2025 season. Knowing what you know now and how it ended, how do you feel about the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays with the benefit of hindsight?

And what would you tell past-you, knowing what you know now? I’d be pretty impressed with how many things did go right for this team. What really solidified during the second half of the season and into the postseason about this team wasn’t just fluke; rather it was a set of interlocking pieces that reinforced each other in unexpected ways and once it settled into place turned into a very good team that was tremendous fun to watch because of the excitement associated with all the things they did really well.

I would also preview that not only were the Jays going to face the Yankees, Mariners and Dodgers in the post season – three teams that are all arguably higher levels of true talent than the Jays – but they would they take it to extra innings in Game 7 but only missed walking it off three times on flukey situations that broke the Dodgers way instead of the Jays. It was one of the best seasons since 2015 as a fan just to enjoy the different ways they found to win every night. The Blue Jays mostly brought the band back in 2026, after coming so close last year.