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Blair & Barker

The Catcher Hour with Erik Kratz and Caleb Joseph

17 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s performance?

17.733 - 24.442 Jeff Blair

All right, we're just chilling a little bit there. Producer Mark Boffo came down to a nice chat. This is a good one. His dauber's down, though.

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24.462 - 33.534 Kevin Barker

His dauber is. He is. He must be contagious. Hmm. Yeah, I said it. Because I'm Mr. Happy all the time.

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33.795 - 43.588 Jeff Blair

Oh, yeah. Yeah, you're Mr. Happy. You're Mr. Happy. Yeah. What?

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Chapter 2: What impact does Max Scherzer's injury have on the Blue Jays?

44.378 - 46.522 Jeff Blair

complaining about the GO train, the subway.

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46.682 - 68.004 Kevin Barker

The GO train's been good other than that one day when the soccer team played. And you had to stand. Just to see a red. All the way down that line where you stand to get on the train. Yeah. Yeah. Lose it. No. You first. No, I just.

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68.725 - 73.869 Jeff Blair

I was being nice. I was a little surprised. Mark seems to be a little low energy today. He was down a little.

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Chapter 3: How are the American League teams performing this season?

73.929 - 86.72 Jeff Blair

He was down a little. Yeah, yeah. And, you know, I tried to pick him up. I tried to inspirationally speak to him. Boy. Gave him my best shot. Well, let's be honest.

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88.102 - 90.964 Kevin Barker

It's a challenge for you. It's a challenge.

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91.144 - 93.646 Jeff Blair

Yeah. It's awfully hard to be inspirational.

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93.707 - 94.247 Kevin Barker

That's it.

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95.594 - 98.298 Jeff Blair

Although it's a lot easier if Max Scherzer's not starting tonight.

98.318 - 101.223 Kevin Barker

Oh, be nice. Well, you've been beating that up ever since his last start.

Chapter 4: What are the reasons behind the Red Sox's struggles at home?

101.684 - 113.584 Kevin Barker

Yeah. One inning, you were saying last night on Jay's talk? No, that's exactly what she said. I said that you. He ain't giving you one inning. Who's coming in after him in the first? Well, I was right. He's not giving you an inning tonight.

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114.625 - 117.35 Jeff Blair

He's not giving you an inning tonight. He's on the aisle with facts.

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117.37 - 118.632 Kevin Barker

I think they already knew that.

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119.236 - 129.65 Jeff Blair

No, I didn't say he wasn't going to give you an inning. That's exactly what you said. No, I said that you have to be, I said to you, you have to be prepared for it. Because you do.

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Chapter 5: How did Don Mattingly turn the Phillies' season around?

131.413 - 132.895 Jeff Blair

You have to be prepared for it.

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133.415 - 135.258 Kevin Barker

I was very excited to watch him pitch.

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136.7 - 138.763 Jeff Blair

Yeah, I'm not buying that for a second.

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140.024 - 160.323 Kevin Barker

Could have been his last one. Now think about that. He may have made his last start. There it is. It's a little sad. It's not right now because there's 89 games left and he hasn't been real good and they're trying to win baseball games, but it is kind of sad. He's a legend. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Not this year, but he's a legend.

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161.205 - 169.297 Jeff Blair

Well, listen, I mean, you know, it's going to be about the exit and how that goes about happening.

Chapter 6: What strategies should the Brewers consider at the trade deadline?

169.317 - 183.359 Jeff Blair

We talked about this with John last week, and I – do like the fact that it's something that was addressed before Max joined them. So I don't think anybody's going to be caught off guard here.

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183.54 - 198.383 Kevin Barker

Might be a little something like that player coach. I think you might have brought that up. Somebody that we had on, whether he might be a player coach kind of thing. That might be what he is right now. You know, he's going to walk people through how to get a five-inning outing.

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199.696 - 208.127 Jeff Blair

Don't look at me like that. Let's bring in Eric Kratz. He's host of Foul Territory. He's my favorite. He is. He is. Former Barker teammate.

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Chapter 7: What insights does Caleb Joseph provide on George Springer's recent performance?

208.147 - 213.714 Jeff Blair

Yeah. Sorry. An answer to many a trivia question. Eric, thank you so much for joining us today. Hey, buddy.

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215.276 - 222.666 Kevin Barker

Answer to many a trivia question. How are we, Barky? Oh, boy. We've been better. How about you? How you been? Is the question.

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223.405 - 226.408 Erik Kratz

Great. I've really been great. Like, I just had my birthday.

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Chapter 8: What are the expectations for Trey Yesavage's future starts?

227.029 - 236.92 Erik Kratz

The high school team that has been keeping me away from you guys on your beautiful show up in the beautiful north just won the state championship. There you go.

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236.98 - 237.561 Kevin Barker

Congratulations.

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237.581 - 239.743 Erik Kratz

How much better could I be? How much better could I be?

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239.943 - 249.514 Kevin Barker

Wait, you were coaching the team? I was, yeah. I'm the head coach. Wow. How was that, kids, 2026? Oh, my God.

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250.625 - 270.296 Erik Kratz

They're different? Amazing. No, they're not different. The parents are different. That's the only thing that's different, Barky. There's still a bunch of left-handed hitting first baseman knuckleheads like you. The difference is parents treated us differently. That's it. The kids are the exact same. Parents are just softer.

270.696 - 280.119 Kevin Barker

Okay, how did you handle the parents? Did you have a parent come up and go, hey, why is Jimmy not playing third? Sam's not as good as Jimmy. What'd you say to him?

280.139 - 307.598 Erik Kratz

So, so thankful. So thankful. My parents, the parents of the kids on my team are amazing. They are. They are. They really are. Like I didn't have any issues. And it's one of those things that I know that's not a big, that's not, that's not often. I think it helps that I played and I think they're like, and you're a giant. Yeah. You're a giant. Okay. I like that. I like that tactic.

308.084 - 314.813 Jeff Blair

Yeah, it works. Believe me. Yeah, it worked around me. Hey, just out of interest's sake, this isn't your first year coaching, is it? Or is it?

315.414 - 327.61 Erik Kratz

No, no, no. It's my fourth. Okay. Four years ago, we lost in the semifinals of states, and then this year they pushed it through. There you go.

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