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Ben Shulman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
117 total appearances

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Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

So that's been different to see.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

Byron Buxton had a wrong first step on a Vladliner.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

in the beginning for the Blue Jays when they beat the Twins in the opener of that series.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

So I don't know exactly what it would be.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

I know when the roof is open at times, the reflection of the sunlight off of those elevated lights to brighten up the field can be difficult during day games.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

With the roof closed,

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

Typically, it's supposed to be far easier to track the ball there.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

But for whatever reason, guys on both sides have seemed to have some trouble this year.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

That doesn't happen with Byron Bucks.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

He's one of the best in baseball.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

And he's been that for a decade whenever he's been on the field.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

Yeah, he hits pretty home runs, I think, especially when you throw him an off-speed pitch or something down, and he can kind of extend his arms and really golf one out.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

I mean, he hits them.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

He'll hit them hard on the line.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

He'll hit these big, towering, majestic shots.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

Often they land in the Blue Jay bullpen either way.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

He's a guy that changes games, and the home runs haven't necessarily always been the ones to win them the game, but when he hits a big multi-run homer, which he so often does, he flips a game in a way that even last year they didn't have that much of

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

on their roster.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

They were a great offense, but he still brought something unique, probably along with Barger last year, where you felt like, okay, there's a couple runners on, and he might just hit a three-run homer right now on any swing.

Blair & Barker
Jays Drop Another Series as Injured List Grows

And so when they get him going, and I'll be interested to see if he keeps hitting in the two spot because he has hit pretty well over the last little bit, if they keep him going,