Keys to An Offensive Turnaround with John Schneider + Berríos Injury Update
5/8/202650 min
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Blue Jays manager John Schneider to discuss looming roster decisions once Addison Barger returns, the latest on José Berríos’ injury, and Jeff Hoffman settling back in after changing roles. They also get into Dylan Cease’s efficiency, Trey Yesavage’s pitch mix, Jesús Sánchez’s struggles, and whether there’s lingering concern around George Springer’s injury. Plus, why Toronto’s stars need to deliver in big moments and a final round of questions from the Back Leg Line.
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First 90 secondsKevin Barker· Host0:00
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Jeff Blair· Host0:44
[upbeat music] All right, welcome back to Blair and Barker, brought to you by Capital One, Capital One giving Canadians credit for 30 years. The Blue Jays will open a three-game series tonight at the Rogers Centre against the Los Angeles Angels. 7:07 will be the first pitch, Reid Detmers against Dylan Cease for the Blue Jays. The manager of the Blue Jays is John Schneider, and he joins us on Blair and Barker. There he is.
Kevin Barker· Host1:15
Hey, buddy.
Jeff Blair· Host1:15
How you doing, man?
John Schneider· Guest1:16
What's up, fellas? How are you?
Kevin Barker· Host1:17
What's going on, bro?
Jeff Blair· Host1:18
Oh, we're, we're doing, we're doing all right.
Kevin Barker· Host1:19
How was your day off before Jeff jumps into these things? How was your day off? Was it, uh, well needed for you? We talk about the player all the time. Did you need to step away and- Yeah ... enjoy your off day?
John Schneider· Guest1:28
Yeah, yeah, thanks for asking.