The Vladdy Conversation with Terry Collins and Kevin Pillar
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
All right, welcome back to Blair and Barger, the Sportsnet Radio Network at Sportsnet. 707 tonight is the first pitch. A reminder, tomorrow is Canada Day. 307 is the first pitch.
What insights does Terry Collins provide about managing struggling stars?
Freddie Peralta against, well, either Spencer Miles or an opener.
Has to be an opener.
I'm just going by what I tweeted.
Oh.
That's all. All right. Be nice to Freddy Peralta because he's in the trade market. He hasn't been very good, has he? He has not been. Why would you want him? Because there's.
I got enough of that.
I haven't been very good. Because there's a news flash. You know a lot of the starting pitchers that are on the market. Not very good.
How can moving Vladdy Jr. in the batting order help his performance?
You know one of the reasons they're on the market? Because they're not very good. Because they're not very good.
That's it.
Anyhow, so a reminder, tomorrow's game is at 3.07.
You're full of knowledge, Jeffrey.
Tomorrow's game is at 3.07. You told us that three times. Well, I'm trying to finish, if you would be quiet.
What is John Schneider's strategy for the upcoming game?
And we'll be along following the game with Blue Jays talk, as we will indeed be along following the game tonight with Blue Jays. Winning edition. Say it. And then the Jays go on the road for a long road trip. These are the last two home games. before the Jays hit the all-star break. So if Vladdy doesn't homer in the next two nights, when's the next home game? It's like July 17th or something like that?
About right.
So you're almost a year, you'd be a year and a month away, or a year less a month away from Vladdy's last regular season homer at the Rogers Center.
You can't make that up.
What challenges do managers face when dealing with aging stars?
You think he knows it?
Yeah, absolutely. One thing I – see, this thing, I think Vladdy is aware of everything. I know there are people out there that think that – I think Vladdy is aware of everything. I'm just not certain he knows how to react to it.
What strategies do managers use to maintain team morale during tough seasons?
You know, he's – I just think that, to me, this is just Vladdy. I don't know what that means. Well, and I just think that this is – it's not like – Other than not hitting home run, other than the lack of slug, on the field he's a different Vladdy than we've seen in the past. There's no slug. There's no threat of slug.
Maybe.
But seems to me to be kind of the same guy otherwise.
I don't know what that means.
I know he's not hitting. Same guy on the field. Same defensive player. I mean, you know, we talk about him not running. Newsflash, Vladdy has often... not run down to first base. Yeah, but normally he's raking and nobody cares. Exactly. But this is what I'm saying. He's kind of... Other than the lack of performance, looks very much to me like the same guy we've always seen, which just makes it even more puzzling.
I think it is a little surprising.
But he doesn't... He knows all this. He knows all this stuff.
I would think so. I'm sure people remind him of it all the time. You know, I know he looks at social media, which is a no-no.
How do injuries affect a team's performance and decisions?
You should never do that. But... It is surprising a little bit that he just really doesn't know how to get out of the slump. A dude with this much talent, and we've seen it. I mean, I'm not making that talent thing up. Has this big of a problem figuring it out. It's just a little mind-boggling. I don't know about you, but that's the part of it. You know, it's one thing to go through like three weeks where you just wake up, your back hurts, and it kind of throws off your rhythm, and you just can't beat the dude to the spot. For whatever reason, man, coach, it just ain't work. It's three weeks of whatever. Jeff, this has been 223 at-bats at home.
Yeah.
That he just, I mean, and I don't know about, I can't remember the last time that Dan Shulman was going, man, right up against, it's just been forever. Weird.
No, we haven't even seen a lot of balls hit the morning track. No, not really. Terry Collins is a former Mets manager. He's host of the Terry Collins Show, and we're very pleased that he joins us on Blair and Barker. Terry, thanks for taking time out of your day today to speak to us. We really appreciate it. That's all right.
That's all right. Good to talk to you guys.
So I've got to ask you this. Kevin and I were just talking a bit about Vladdy.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:17
2
What insights does Terry Collins provide about managing struggling stars?
0:17–0:47
3
How can moving Vladdy Jr. in the batting order help his performance?
0:47–1:04
4
What is John Schneider's strategy for the upcoming game?
1:04–1:46
5
What challenges do managers face when dealing with aging stars?
1:46–2:05
6
What strategies do managers use to maintain team morale during tough seasons?
2:05–3:08
7
How do injuries affect a team's performance and decisions?
3:08–49:40
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