Sizing Up the Mariners with Aaron Goldsmith and Dan Shulman
7/3/202650 min
Ahead of the Blue Jays series-opener in Seattle, Mariners play-by-play voice Aaron Goldsmith (0:58) joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker. They discuss the Mariners' frustrating season so far, what's behind Cal Raleigh's regression, their power-centric offensive approach, the rotation's 'piggy-back' drama, and what they'll be targeting at the trade deadline. Then, Jeff and Kevin look at the American League landscape at the midway point and the lingering impacts of the WBC on players like Raleigh and Vladdy. Finally, Sportsnet's Dan Shulman (30:28) stops by to discuss Vladdy's exhaustive batting cage routine, whether he should skip the All-Star game, and the case for Nathan Lukes to hit lead-off when George Springer returns.
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.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:14
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Speaker 30:32
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Speaker 40:44
[upbeat music] All right, welcome back to Blair and Barker.
Jeff Blair· Host0:56
So, uh, [clears throat] after my, uh, colleague here just predicted a sweep.
Speaker 41:04
Mm. Why be begging?
Jeff Blair· Host1:06
Yeah.
Speaker 41:07
[laughs] That gets more of it.
Jeff Blair· Host1:10
There's nothing like putting the manager under pressure- [laughs] ... when he comes on and say, "Hey, by the way, I'm expecting a sweep." Oh, okay.
Speaker 41:16
Oh, why not?
Jeff Blair· Host1:16
Thanks. [laughs] Luckily, luckily he knows you- Yeah, he does ... very well.
Speaker 41:21
Very well.
Jeff Blair· Host1:21
If I'd said that, I think the reaction might've been a little different.
Speaker 41:24
He'd have hung up.
Jeff Blair· Host1:25
[laughs] He probably would've. As we mentioned, 10:07 will be the first pitch tonight.