Welcome to the Show, Sean Keys + John Schneider
6/26/202650 min
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker begin the show reacting to the news of the Blue Jays calling up left-handed power-hitting prospect Sean Keys to the main roster, if there's a spot on the roster for him to become an everyday player, why it's a different team when George Springer and Vlad Jr. aren't having success at the plate, and the lack of quality starts from the starters, especially from Kevin Gausman. Then, Blue Jays manager John Schneider (28:38) joins the guys to chat about the 23-year old prospect before officially bringing him to the Majors, if there's signs of positive progress in Vlad Jr. finding himself at the plate, how the first baseman has handled himself through the rough stretch this year, concerns with the recent outings from his starters, Gausman's slider usage, Ernie Clement's growth as a player, and how has staff and himself navigated through the rollercoaster season.
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First 90 secondsKevin Barker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Give me the thing. Give me the thing.
Jeff Blair· Host0:06
All right. Welcome to Blair and Barker. I need the thing.
Kevin Barker· Host0:12
Oh.
Jeff Blair· Host0:15
Every... Oh.
Kevin Barker· Host0:15
Hey, you're number one too, bud. Hey.
Jeff Blair· Host0:17
Number one.
Kevin Barker· Host0:17
Whoa.
Jeff Blair· Host0:17
[laughs] It is a, uh... You can tell it's Friday- [laughs] ... we're already going off the rails.
Kevin Barker· Host0:21
Oh, no, no. Be careful about when you push that, uh, on, too, that on button.
Jeff Blair· Host0:26
Yeah. Well, it, it might've been left on.
Kevin Barker· Host0:28
Leave it on. [laughs] Oh, I said with all due respect.
Jeff Blair· Host0:31
[laughs] Huh? Welcome to Blair and Barker for Friday, uh, on, uh, Sportsnet, Radio Network and Sportsnet. Uh, 7:07 will be the first pitch tonight, Nathan Eovaldi against Patrick Corbin.
Kevin Barker· Host0:45
Hey.
Jeff Blair· Host0:46
I brought my candles.
Kevin Barker· Host0:46
Did you? How many did you bring?
Jeff Blair· Host0:49
One for every inning, so four. Um, oh, anyhow, uh, Nathan Eovaldi against Patrick Corbin tonight- Uh- ... as the Jays look to, uh, snap this, this little losing streak here and, uh, win the second game of a four-game series. [laughs] We're out of control here. We got, like, all these damn... You know, we got one we can drink from and one we can't drink from.
Kevin Barker· Host1:11
Yeah.
Jeff Blair· Host1:12
Yeah. Uh, John Schneider, the manager of the Blue Jays, joins us. Uh, the Jays making a bunch of roster moves today. Jeff Passan joins us, Brett Boone as well. The Jays roster moves, let's not waste any time, uh, and get to them. Adam Macko has been called up. Simeon Woods Richardson, who- Your boy