Pitching Plans, Playoff Pushes, and CBA Clashes
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What are the Blue Jays and Rangers pitching plans for the upcoming three‑game series?
All right. Well, that's good to be back after yesterday's off. Well, it wasn't an off day. We did Blue Jays talk. I forgot about that. It is Blair and Barker, though. Back in the saddle on Sportsnet 590, the fan and Sportsnet. It's an off day for Barker's Blue Jays today.
Hey. Oh, sorry.
I
don't want them.
Sorry. I got both copies of your notes. I know how much you read them. Yeah, absolutely. because your eyesight is bad.
Thank you. Thanks.
I appreciate it. Our notes are great, but Kevin does sometimes always say that the notes are too small.
They are. I can't read them.
If only one of us were doing a commercial for an eye doctor.
You're funny.
If only one of us were. You're
funny. I'm getting them checked.
I think it's funny. Don't be that guy on the off day. I think it's funny that the older guy has better eyesight than you, even with his glasses off. It's
just really close is all. It's like just, you know, as long as I got it at, you know, a little distance, I'm good.
You can tell spin, but you can't pick up letters.
That's it, buddy. Right out of
the
hand.
Right out of the hand. Yeah. The – Derek Brandeo says the I've had it moment. Yeah, boy. Anyhow, moving on. It is – well, you know, I'm in a good mood today. Oh, wow.
I mean, the
Jays can't lose tonight. Oh, I don't think so. It's guaranteed win night. Well, actually, that's not true. They can lose because a bunch of teams in and around them are playing tonight. And luckily, you can catch those games on Sportsnet. Sportsnet Plus has the Tigers – And the Chicago White Sox. And you're cheering for the Tigers right now. If you want the Jays to gain that wild card spot. Sportsnet 1 has the Red Sox and the Rangers. And the Rangers are the Jays' next opponent. The three-game series that starts tomorrow in Arlington. Should we take a quick look at the wild cards? I'd love to, Jeff. Why don't we do that, Kevin? Why don't you read
it? No, no, you're good. Go ahead. You read it. Oh, come on. Just read it. Where do you start here?
Do we care about the Yankees and the Red Sox? Hang on. You tell the folks. No, you tell the folks the White Sox are 77 and 75. They currently hold down the third wild card.
Then what do you say after that? Well, then you go down.
What do you
say after that?
Well,
go ahead. Tell us.
No, you go.
Yeah, the Rangers are 76-76. They're a game back of the Chicago White Sox. Your Toronto Blue Jays are 76-77. They're a game and a half back. The Baltimore Orioles are 75-78. They're two and a half back. After
that, nobody cares. That's pretty much it. There we
are. There you go. See, it's not that hard. I mean, it's not the fact that it's hard. It's just the fact that I don't want to do it. I'd rather you do it.
Every now and then, you've got to...
Step
up. You've got to shoulder the load every now
and
then. Oh, yeah. Jeff Pass and David Sampson join us. Jesse Rogers, MLB reporter with ESPN. We'll take a look at the shy socks. Yeah. And, yeah, it's... Well, we've got nine games left. Yep. And you made an interesting point before he came in the air. Hmm. You were reading me the Jays' pitching plan for nine games. Oh, yeah. And... There's three days that... They don't really have
one. They don't have one. Yeah, now you can throw Trey in there. He's going to get one of them.
Probably Monday, I would think, against Baltimore. Yeah,
yeah, yeah. So if you got Cease on Friday, which you do, you got Soriano on Saturday, which you do, you would have Max. Those are the big three, right? Max would be the second game against the Orioles. Mm-hmm. And then how do you fill in the blanks after that? That's kind of where it gets a little all over the place. Cease would get the last game against the Orioles, so that's going to take one of those. Soriano, because of the off day, the 24th, will be working on five days rest. He'll get the... He'll get the first game against the Reds at home, which is a big deal, right?
How do the Jays need to perform in their final nine games to secure a playoff spot?
And then Max will get the last game of the season. So you're trying to fill in the blanks with all the other games, right? So you got the three games that you were talking about. The last game against Texas, that's on Sunday.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Blue Jays and Rangers pitching plans for the upcoming three‑game series?
0:03–3:57
2
How do the Jays need to perform in their final nine games to secure a playoff spot?
3:57–10:53
3
Which teams are in contention for the final AL wild‑card and what are the odds?
10:53–16:05
4
How could this year’s playoff outcomes influence MLB’s CBA negotiations?
16:05–22:52
5
What are the playoff outlooks for the Rays, Dodgers and other contenders?
22:52–30:42
6
Can Junior Caminero emerge as the AL’s next power hitter and MVP contender?
30:42–42:15
7
Will the Dodgers repeat as NL West champions and how does that affect the World Series picture?
42:15–48:22
8
What are the key takeaways and final thoughts as the season winds down?
48:22–49:34
Speakers
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