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Jays in Turmoil as Bo Makes Toronto Return

6/29/202650 min

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker get set for the Blue Jays' series against the Mets as Bo Bichette makes his return to Toronto. They discuss the Jays being swept by the Rangers, Vladdy's continued struggles, the rotation starting to scuffle, Albert Pujols' recent comments on Vladdy's mechanics, the Alejandro Kirk/home run jacket incident on Saturday, and whether the Jays should start to consider a soft sell. Later, Sportsnet MLB insider Shi Davidi stops by (35:35) to discuss the vibes heading into Toronto's series against the Mets, the recent discussion around Vladdy, Trey Yesavage's inconsistency, Addison Barger's injury setback, and whether the Jays should start thinking toward 2027 as the deadline nears.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Clips

Get Over It, Vlady
Should Jays Trade Veterans?
Barger Suffers Back Fracture
Blair Rips Social Media 'Morons'
Six Steals, No Homers Joke

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jeff Blair· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Oh boy, oh boy, if this isn't a, if this isn't a matter of perfect timing, [clears throat] I don't know what is. Here comes Bo Bichette- [laughs] ... into Toronto. Barker's Jays have lost, what? Six in a row?

  2. Kevin Barker· Host0:29

    Enough.

  3. Jeff Blair· Host0:30

    I stopped counting after five, Norman. Six in a row. Uh, Vlady's got more stolen bases than home runs, I believe.

  4. Kevin Barker· Host0:37

    Whoa.

  5. Jeff Blair· Host0:38

    I better check that. It sounds good. It sounds too good to be, to be not true.

  6. Kevin Barker· Host0:45

    I'm not going there.

  7. Jeff Blair· Host0:46

    Um, yeah. This is, uh, bleak, bleak times for the Mets, obviously. Bleak times for the Blue Jays, obviously. You know, Bo's coming in. I think Bo still hit some home runs at least, uh, but it hasn't been the, uh, I don't- .630 slug over his last seven games. Yeah, I- it's- 10 homers, 46 takes. It was a, uh, it was a rough- That's decent ... it was a rough start to the year for him, but he has- It's not how you start, it's how you finish ... he has re- he has, uh, he has certainly rebounded from it.

  8. Kevin Barker· Host1:14

    Yeah.

  9. Jeff Blair· Host1:14

    So, I mean, let's ... Yeah. You know that people are gonna be looking at this, and they're gonna be asking themselves, "Did the Jays make the wrong decision?"

  10. Kevin Barker· Host1:27

    [laughs] Oh, ju- that ... Really?

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