Not Wavering on the '26 Jays + Hitter's Buildup with Chipper Jones
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What are the Blue Jays' recent struggles against the Braves?
All right. Well, shall we do this, Mr. Barker? Let's do it. All right. Welcome to Blair and Barker on the Sportsnet Radio Network and Sportsnet. And let me move a little closer to the mic here. Horribly unprepared today. Dig dog, buddy. You know how it is. The Jays will mercifully wrap up the series against the Atlanta Braves tonight. Be nasty. Not nasty. Oh, we got nasty coming. Chris Sale on the mound for the Braves. Mason Fluharty opening for the Jays. The Jays have officially called up Chad Dallas. And Hayden Younger has Younger, Younger, Younger. He's been optioned to AAA. Tanner Andrews was DFA. And, of course, you know that they picked up Simeon Woods-Richardson yesterday. Oh, we know, Jeff. Yeah. Much topic of conversation on Blue Jays talk last night.
Well, I think that's sort of what you do, right, is when your team's struggling and you make moves, it's a little – You know, throw it against the wall. Throw it against the wall. If it sticks, it slides down. It is early in the year, I'm sure, for GMs to try and make moves that are going to move the needle with their team. So this is what they're trying to do.
This is not – they're not – listen, just check the waiver wire.
Why isn't firing manager John Schneider a solution for the Jays?
They're not the only team adding games. Yeah, yeah. They're just trying to find something that works temporarily.
Maybe this guy, they could bring him in here. You know, maybe give you two or three innings. Maybe it's a – You know, he's throwing a little harder. If they put him in the – well, I'm searching.
Put him in the – You want me just to go on? Put him in the – Well, I tried. You have tried. God bless you. God bless you.
There it is.
Stay on. Well, you know how it is. The Jays lost 7-3 to the Braves last night. They are 29-33. And, man, I just don't have – kind of – You know, the Blue Jays talk last night kind of did me in. Oh, why, Jeff? Just kind of that Schneider call. Yeah? Yeah, the guy that wanted Schneider fired and Don Mattingly to manage and... It was weird. Hey, I'm going to tell you this right now.
I went to get my car serviced today. Oh, here we go. And he's not the only person that thinks that. They need to can John.
What small things are costing the Blue Jays during games?
He ain't the only person. For whatever reason, everybody's jumped ship on John Schneider and thinking this slow start, 29, what are they, 29 and 34? 33. Is John Schneider's fault.
Trust me, there is no, as I was telling someone the other day, I'm not real close friends with John Schneider, but I know him well enough to know that at no point in February did he wake up dreaming of this lineup. I mean, there's not that... He's moving guys around. He's sitting guys. There's literally... Honest to God. I mean, if I could say something to rip the way he said... I just don't think there's anything else he can do. Like, he can't turn... You can't turn guys into players that they're not. This is, I mean, I hate to say this, people. This is a team that deserves to be four games under .500.
Well said.
They do. They're just not that. Right now. Right now. Thank you. Right now, they're not that good. There it is. Compare the Braves lineup to theirs. Just go through it.
That's a little unfair.
Well, no. The reason I'm saying this, because this is a good test. This is the best team in baseball right now. The Braves are the best team in baseball right now. Looks like it.
How is Alejandro Kirk's rehab stint going with the Dunedin Blue Jays?
So look at their lineup and look at the Jays and tell me what makes you think the Jays would have a chance of winning these games. And what I'm going to say is, you know, it's not like they've been bum-rushed out of the ballpark in these games. They've had chances. Yeah. But I just... I would... Like people to take a moment, and I know the Jays went to the World Series last year, and the Braves didn't. Just take a moment, look at the Braves lineup, look at the Jays lineup, go position by position.
Draw your own conclusion. Well, I'd be a little different. You get Barger in there. You get the Kirky in there.
You probably wouldn't make a difference if you go position by position.
The point would be is you'd sort of maneuver your lineup the way you wanted to do it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Blue Jays' recent struggles against the Braves?
0:09–1:33
2
Why isn't firing manager John Schneider a solution for the Jays?
1:33–2:35
3
What small things are costing the Blue Jays during games?
2:35–3:54
4
How is Alejandro Kirk's rehab stint going with the Dunedin Blue Jays?
3:54–6:04
5
What insights does Chipper Jones provide on the Braves' success?
6:04–7:22
6
How does Chipper compare the current Braves roster to past teams?
7:22–10:20
7
What hitting strategies does Chipper Jones recommend for switch hitters?
10:20–13:35
8
What is Chipper's perspective on the importance of patience at the plate?
13:35–49:54
Speakers
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