Building Off of Canada Day Win + Sean Keys' to Success
7/2/202650 min
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look back at the Blue Jays' 9-3 win on Canada Day over the New York Mets, promising swings from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the potential for Spencer Miles in a starting role, Sean Keys' first career home run, and how the team can ride their momentum into Seattle against the Mariners. Then, MLB insider and reporter for Sportsnet Ben Nicholson-Smith joins the guys (28:20) to discuss how many swings do players take before a game, the case for Nathan Lukes to bat lead-off, first impressions of Keys since being called up, what indications does the Jays' front office need to have to add ahead of the trade deadline, Daulton Varsho's struggles, why Miles' next appearance on the mound could be an audition for a increased role, and expectations for Shane Bieber's next start.
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First 90 secondsKevin Barker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hey, we're back.
Jeff Blair· Host0:08
[laughs] Oh, boy.
Kevin Barker· Host0:10
How you doing?
Jeff Blair· Host0:12
Oh, living the dream.
Kevin Barker· Host0:13
You gotta get in line for that.
Jeff Blair· Host0:15
Happy day after Canada Day.
Kevin Barker· Host0:17
Yeah, beautiful day today. Boy, it's hot, huh?
Jeff Blair· Host0:19
Not really.
Kevin Barker· Host0:21
It's hot than a hammer.
Jeff Blair· Host0:21
Not really hot. It's summer. It's supposed to be hot.
Kevin Barker· Host0:24
Oh, you're lying. I'm asking you a question. Well, you complained yesterday. You said it was in the 40, mid-40s.
Jeff Blair· Host0:29
No, it was 49- In the hammer ... it was 49 with the humid ex- Wow. I mean, it's not 40- That's toasty ... it's not 49 today.
Kevin Barker· Host0:34
Thank goodness you got that air conditioner put in.
Jeff Blair· Host0:36
That's good.
Kevin Barker· Host0:36
Mm.
Jeff Blair· Host0:37
It's all good.
Kevin Barker· Host0:38
Tell ya.
Jeff Blair· Host0:38
It's better to have it too hot than too cold.
Kevin Barker· Host0:40
I agree with that, 100%. Tarp's off, smoking a cigar.
Jeff Blair· Host0:44
I don't know about- Do a little mowing ... I don't know about tarp's off.
Kevin Barker· Host0:46
[laughs] You gotta show it. That's what I say.
Jeff Blair· Host0:51
Yeah, I guess.
Kevin Barker· Host0:53
I feel frisky when they win. I don't know why. It's better than th- when they ... 'Cause they lose a lot. [laughs] So it's like, when they win, they do everything right, it's like, whoo, boy.
Jeff Blair· Host1:04
Oh, they did. I mean, they had a laugher yesterday.
Kevin Barker· Host1:06
They did.
Jeff Blair· Host1:06
The Jays have today off before opening- [laughs] ... a, uh, a, uh, three-game series against the Mariners.
Kevin Barker· Host1:12
What a way to start the show.
Jeff Blair· Host1:14
What a way to start the show. [laughs] Uh, but yeah, no, they won 9-3 yesterday.
Kevin Barker· Host1:18
Yeah.
Jeff Blair· Host1:18
It was a laugher.
Kevin Barker· Host1:18
It was.
Jeff Blair· Host1:19
It was a laugher.
Kevin Barker· Host1:20
It was a hoot. It was, it was tremendous. It's so good that we were okay with Patrick Corbin going five innings.
Jeff Blair· Host1:26
Absolutely.
Kevin Barker· Host1:27
We loved it.
Jeff Blair· Host1:27
We loved seeing Patrick Corbin- Didn't we? ... go five innings.