Blair & Barker
Episodes
Shohei Decides to Stay Out West
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Murphy and Jeff Blair react live to the breaking news regarding superstar free agent Shohei Ohtani signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers after th...
Shohei Ohtani Watch
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker return to share their thoughts on the prospects of Shohei Ohtani reaching a decision on his free agency and potentially jo...
The Off-Season of Ohtani + ‘Big Papi’ David Ortiz
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In their first podcast of the off-season, Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays ahead of the Winter meetings in Nashville; notably their p...
Blair & Barker’s Off-Season Look Ahead
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker wrap up the World Series and look ahead to MLB’s offseason and who could be on the move with insider Jeff Passan. Later, t...
The Rangers are World Series Champions!
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Rangers have won their first World Series in franchise history after defeating Arizona 5-0 in the deciding game. Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are j...
Rangers One Win Away + Pence on Bochy
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After their 11-7 win in game four over Arizona, the Texas Rangers are one win away from their first World Series in franchise history. Jeff Blair and ...
Strike Zone Sets the Tone in Game Three
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Rangers' 3-1 win in game three over the Diamondbacks while focusing on the injuries sustained to Adolis Gar...
World Series Weekend Recap with Lidge and Morosi
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker share their thoughts on the World Series being all tied up as the Rangers and Diamondbacks head to Arizona for Game 3. For...
The World Series Has Arrived!
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by MLB host & analyst Ryan Spilborghs ahead of his call of the World Series: can the Diamondbacks continue to p...
CJ Nitkowski & Cito Gaston
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by MLB Network Radio Host and Rangers analyst CJ Nitkowski to discuss Texas’ run to the World Series, Arizona...
How Arizona “Pfaadt” Past the Phillies
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The World Series is officially set after the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the NLCS. Jeff Blair and Kevin B...
Don’t Mess with Texas
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Texas Rangers victory over the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series; notably Adolis Garcia’s MVP pe...
Will the World Series Matchup Be Set Tonight?
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker discuss Texas and Houston’s series going the distance and look ahead to Game 7 with Max Scherzer and Cristian Javier takin...
D-Backs Back in the Series
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss Arizona winning Game 3 of the NLCS over the Phillies; notably Torey Lovullo pulling starter Brandon Pfaadt after 5...
No Problem for Houston in Game Three
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker discuss Houston winning game three of the ALCS over the Rangers, how the pitch clock is keeping players on their toes defens...
Adam Wainwright + Mad Max’s Return to the Mound
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker discuss the Phillies scoring early and often against Arizona before being joined by Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae ahead of Game 3 ...
All J.P. Hour: Jonathan Papelbon & Jeff Passan
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker share their quick thoughts on Texas and Philadelphia leading their respective series before being joined by former Phillies ...
Monty is Money in Game One
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap game one of the ALCS as Jordan Montgomery & the Texas Rangers shut down the Houston Astros 2-0. Rangers analyst Davi...
How Philly Are These Phillies?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and Kevin share their thoughts on the final four teams left standing now that both the ALCS and NLCS are set after the Phillies eliminated the At...
The Mark Shapiro Media Conference
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Blue Jays Central’s Caleb Joseph ahead of Mark Shapiro’s end of season media availability to discuss wha...
The A.L. Least & Samson’s Blue Jays Thoughts
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start the show discussing the Texas Rangers sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in their American League Division Series, to ca...
All Eyes on Mark Shapiro
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker react to Ross Atkins’ media availability from this past weekend and wonder if there is a scenario where Atkins and John ...
Blue Jays’ Next Steps with Passan and Shulman
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker kick off the second hour with Dan Shulman, who circles back to the final game of the season and the decision to pull a dea...
Postseason Reflections with 'The Mayor’ Sean Casey
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker continue to focus on the Blue Jays postseason exit and look ahead to GM Ross Atkins' year-end media availability this week...
Season Ending Debrief with Buck Martinez
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blue Jays colour analyst Buck Martinez joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker (1:35) to share his thoughts on the baseball club's early exit in another Wil...
More Questions After Another Quick Exit
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker continue to share their thoughts on the Blue Jays postseason loss to the Minnesota Twins and discuss how the quick two-gam...
Gearing Up for the Wild Card
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Jayson Stark joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker (2:23) to discuss the separation between manager Buck Showalter and the New York Mets, w...
A Wild Card Series in the Twin Cities
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to the Blue Jays-Twins series now that the matchup is official after the final weekend of the regular season. T...
Will the Clinch be a Cinch?
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker chat with Blue Jays manager John Schneider (4:22) ahead of the final series of the regular season against the Tampa Bay Ra...
Magic Number Minutiae
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start with a look at the Jays' playoff-clinching scenario tonight after closing their series against the Yankees with a wi...
September Shuffle
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start the second hour with ESPN insider Jeff Passan, who shares his thoughts on the Jays lineup with Bo Bichette now in th...
Bo Knows the Cleanup Spot
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker react to the Blue Jays’ lack of offence in their first two games against the Yankees and John Schneider and his staff chan...
NL Wild Card Check-In with Jesse Rogers
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by former Marlins president David Samson, who shares his thoughts on the Yankees’ long-term options for Gianc...
Belt Wants Bedlam!
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays’ lack of offence in game one of the series against the Yankees, the decision to use Jordan Romano ...
Remembering Brooks Robinson with Jon Morosi
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MLB Network insider Jon Morosi joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to react to the passing of Orioles legend Brooks Robinson before sharing his thoughts...
The Final Three vs. the Yankees
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to Jays-Yankees with the Blue Jays coming into the series playing some of their best baseball of the season and...
Late Heroics to Push Through
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former MLB pitcher and co-host of Intentional Talk, Ryan Dempster (5:29) joins Jeff and Kevin to discuss the Seattle Mariners potentially missing the ...
A Successful Business Trip at ‘The Trop’
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Toronto Blue Jays series win over the Tampa Bay Rays and the team receiving some help in the Wild Card stan...
A Critical Tilt at the Trop Awaits
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start the show by teeing up Friday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays and why coming away with a series win won’...
Postseason Push with Jeff Passan
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start the hour with FOX Sports MLB analyst Ben Verlander, who looks at how Shohei Ohtani’s free agency outlook has chang...