April MLB Reflections with Jeff Passan
4/30/202650 min
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to the Blue Jays' series against the Minnesota Twins after an 8-1 win over the Red Sox. They discuss the bullpen's recent turnaround, Kazuma Okamoto's adjustment paying off, and what to expect from Kevin Gausman tonight against a Twins team he's struggled against historically. Later, ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan joins the show (28:08) to reflect on the first month of the MLB season, including the Red Sox's disappointing start, Ben Rice's All-Star-calibre play, Drake Baldwin's emergence, the Reds' success on the road, and much more.
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Break: 25:29.800
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First 90 secondsJeff Blair· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Man, oh man. You know what I could use right now, Barker?
Kevin Barker· Host0:18
A coffee.
Jeff Blair· Host0:19
Oh, could I use a coffee.
Kevin Barker· Host0:20
Geez, man, I tell you.
Jeff Blair· Host0:21
You know? Man.
Kevin Barker· Host0:23
[laughs] I mean, seriously. You want some money to speed this thing up or what? Jeff, give him some. Huh? Give him some money.
Jeff Blair· Host0:31
And, uh, welcome, uh, welcome to Blair and Barker, brought to you by Capital One. Capital One, giving credit to over four million Canadians and counting. Yeah, it snuck up on us today a little bit. There was much mirth and merriment in here.
Kevin Barker· Host0:41
Yeah.
Jeff Blair· Host0:42
Um- I don't know what that means, but a lot of talking? Well, I was a little upset because the guys before us, Mike, Mike Futa, of course, uh, was one of the candidates for the Leafs GM's job.
Kevin Barker· Host0:52
Mm-hmm.
Jeff Blair· Host0:52
I was counting on some tickets. I wasn't even, I didn't really want it. It's sweet.
Kevin Barker· Host0:55
That is you. That is you, that you were thinking that selfishly- Yeah, man ... that you just wanted to get some free tickets, even if you don't like the sport.
Jeff Blair· Host1:03
I'd go see the Blackhawks- [laughs] ... and the Jets play.
Kevin Barker· Host1:07
No, you wouldn't.
Jeff Blair· Host1:08
[laughs] I would.
Kevin Barker· Host1:08
It's the visiting team you wanted to go see, right?
Jeff Blair· Host1:11
Ah, there's a couple teams.
Kevin Barker· Host1:12
[laughs] Yeah.
Jeff Blair· Host1:12
It's just- How the Avalanche doing? I, I don't know.
Kevin Barker· Host1:15
I heard they were good.
Jeff Blair· Host1:17
Uh, Montreal is, uh- Still in it? ... winning their series.
Kevin Barker· Host1:21
That's awesome.
Jeff Blair· Host1:21
Yeah, that's the, that's the team that I kinda- Oh, cool ... I kinda actually, I, I really shouldn't say. You know what? Because I live in Hamilton, I'd, I'd really,