After sweeping the New York Yankees, the Blue Jays actually had a broom-waving celebration. Following the 8-5 win on Thursday, the Blue Jays celebrated New York’s first sweep in Toronto. With sole possession of the AL East’s top spot, the Jays, their crew, and analysts can’t shake off the joy. In the process, the postgame coverage on both ends is getting dangerously charged.

Before the Jays clinched the final win, Yankees’ broadcaster Michael Kay referred to a run differential stat and claimed that the Jays aren’t really No. 1. “The Blue Jays are not a first-place team, I’m sorry.” Kay said. He simply wrote off their 21-10 stretch after a 28-28 start, as of Wednesday. After the Blue Jays swept the Yanks the next day, Campbell from Rogers Sportsnet took his shot at Kay.

With a broom in one hand and a mic in the other, he called out Kay, urging him to admit the obvious. “I can think of a certain Yankee broadcaster, in fact, who is going to have to go on his show tomorrow and admit that the Blue Jays are a first-place team because the standings prove it.”

Firing back at Campbell, Kay said, “So what I would say to Jamie is I can easily say the Blue Jays are a first-place team because I’m not a fawning fanboy. I’m a broadcaster, and the bottom line is they are, in fact, a first-place team.” He further emphasized that he never implied run differential is more important than wins and losses.

As the Blue Jays basked in their hard-earned spot at the top of the standings, Jamie Campbell couldn’t help but revel in the moment. He waved his broom, the symbol of a rare sweep, and let the celebration spill into the postgame show. But across the airwaves, Michael Kay watched with the cool detachment of a seasoned broadcaster. He saw Campbell’s exuberance and sent a message laced with warning: Hang on the rim this early, let’s hang on the rim in October. That’s when you hang on the rim.”

Kay implied that Campbell was celebrating too early. He warned him on behalf of the Yankees about the postseason. After all this back and forth, Campbell was eventually humbled by Kay.

Blue Jays-Yankees beef ends with class

Finally, after all three years, the Blue Jays have stacked eight wins in a row. After handing four straight losses to the Yankees, the Blue Jays extended their winning streak by sweeping the Los Angeles Angels with Sunday’s stellar 3-2 win.

After this weekend, manager John Schneider said, “We’re going to enjoy this.” Sure. After all, it’s the same club that couldn’t go over the .500 mark. Now, they took over the AL East top spot.

Taking Schneider’s remark to heart, no one in the Jays crew appeared to enjoy it more than their analyst Jamie Campbell. He went viral for his back-and-forth exchange with Michael Kay. Meanwhile, Kay didn’t sugarcoat anything either. By now, you all know everything about the heated exchange. What you might find surprising is what followed after their exchange.

“I have always had great respect for Mr. Kay,” said Campbell publicly on X. Kay replied just as gracefully. “Jamie, you are all class. Hopefully, we will get a chance to chat in a couple of weeks.”

It was definitely nice to see both of them make up with each other. However, according to the Blue Jays and Yankees’ fans, it all felt contradictory in the end. Whether unintentional or not, they added a layer to the already intense drama.

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