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Blair & Barker

Jays Under the Microscope + Dan Shulman

5/8/202650 min

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Dan Shulman to dig into what’s fueling the Blue Jays’ struggles, including unexpected defensive issues and John Schneider’s performance through the skid. They also hit on early MLB surprises, Jeff Hoffman’s return to form, Kazuma Okamoto’s hot streak, and Dylan Cease’s ceiling this season. The hour wraps with listener questions on the Back Leg Line.

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 affiliate.

Clips

Schneider under rising urgency
Errors from unexpected places
Cease changes the mix
Okamoto’s adjustment curve
Seven and seven over punchouts
Would you trade average for power?

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jeff Blair· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Well, hello there. Welcome to Blair and Barker, brought to you by Capital One. Capital One giving credit to over four million Canadians and counting. How you doing, Mr. Barker?

  2. Kevin Barker· Host0:16

    You know- Huh? ... a little chilly in here today.

  3. Jeff Blair· Host0:18

    Ah, it is, uh, yeah, it's a little, uh, cool.

  4. Kevin Barker· Host0:23

    I d- uh, you know, I had a nice shirt on.

  5. Jeff Blair· Host0:25

    Well, and then, and then- Purple, and then I- You gotta wear your, your jacket with it. It's cold ...

  6. Kevin Barker· Host0:30

    my, it is chilly in here.

  7. Jeff Blair· Host0:30

    It is chilly in here.

  8. Kevin Barker· Host0:31

    Yeah. Well, our boss is standing right outside the door. You'd think he'd... I told him, I said, "Man, it's cold in there." He di- he ignored me.

  9. Jeff Blair· Host0:37

    Could be because hockey guys were just in here.

  10. Kevin Barker· Host0:39

    Uh- You think? But I don't know.

  11. Jeff Blair· Host0:41

    Uh, 7:07 will be the first pitch tonight. The Jays get back on the field against the, uh, Los Angeles Angels. And, uh, we've got a, uh, jam-packed show. Bobby Valentine, former MLB player and manager, and Angels TV analyst joins us. John Schneider, the skipper of the Blue Jays joins us in a few minutes, and, uh, Dan Shulman will be along- Wow ... even sooner- What a show ... than John Schneider.

  12. Kevin Barker· Host1:07

    Yeah.

  13. Jeff Blair· Host1:07

    Uh, and, uh, we've got some time today, so we're gonna go to the back leg line, 416-413-3959. Name and location, please. You got some questions. Uh, hopefully we'll, we'll know at some point, uh, we'll have a better idea what move the Jays have made to get Addison Barger on the roster. I, you know, I, I presume he's gonna be activated for today.

  14. Kevin Barker· Host1:29

    Absolutely.

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