In the decade since the Blue Jays previously generated so much enthusiasm from their own fan base and around Major League Baseball, Pete Walker has seen some things.

The team’s long-time pitching coach was a part of those 2015 and 2016 Jays teams that ended a long drought of playoff absences.

He has seen the rise of the Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette era, the flattening out of a team after a couple seasons of that excitement and in the now, an invigorating renaissance.

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And yes, in the current version that is  having the effect of reliving some of those feelings from the summer of 2015, the team’s longest-serving coach sees some parallels.

“There’s absolutely no doubt,” said Walker, relaxed and reflective during our lengthy

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