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Chapter 1: What were the highlights of the Blue Jays' 2-1 victory over the Marlins?
All right, well, that was something else. Yeah, it's fun. No, it really was. It is Blue Jays talk with Jeff Blair and Kevin Parker. 590-590 is the text line. It is open name and location, please. And 416-413-3959. We refer to that as the back leg line. Leave your questions or comments for us. Hello to those of you listening to us on Sportsnet 590, the fan of the Sportsnet radio network.
Chapter 2: How did the Blue Jays improve their base running against the Marlins?
I think at some point we're going to be on Sportsnet TV as well. And Blair and Barker will be on the air from 5 to 6 tonight, right after this. So it's like we've taken the... Anyhow, you get what I'm saying. 2-1. 2-1, the Blue Jays beating Barker's Florida Marlins today to win the series. Back to within two games of 500 as they head off to Baltimore tomorrow. And Kevin...
For a 2-1 game, there was a lot going on. It was a lot of fun. There was a little bit of a...
Chapter 3: What role did Tyler Heineman and Ernie Clement play in the game?
Oh, a little bit of a track meet at times. And if it was a track meet, there was a whole lot of drop in the baton if it was a relay race. The Marlins ran into, what, four outs in the base pass. Well, credit the Blue Jays. They made a couple of nice defensive plays. Andres Jimenez is a great tag. Jeff Hoffman, the inside move.
And I wanted to talk about that and get the conversation going in that direction because one of the things that we talked about coming into this series, well, you know what the Marlins' MO is. They're basically the... They play heavy metal baseball.
Chapter 4: What impact did Kevin Gausman's pitching have on the game?
They put the pedal to the metal, and they just try to run. They try to force you into making plays. And coming into this series, one of the things we knew about the Blue Jays' bullpen in particular was that it had issues holding base runners and were easy pickings for teams on the base pass. And, you know, again, it wasn't perfect.
You know, the Jays' offense, they managed to scratch out two runs, but they made defensive plays when they had to catch them. Yeah, a win's a win's a win, and that's a saying. I mean, no matter how it looks, you get it done, right? You win series, you keep winning series until you get everybody back, and then once you get everybody back, you start sweeping series.
That's kind of what I think John's starting to think a little bit. You know, Kevin went through it right.
Chapter 5: How did Kazuma Okamoto's performance influence the outcome?
You pitch behind most of the day, which is never a good thing. The velocity on the fastball was really good. I mean, we were seeing some 97s in there early. You could tell, no sleeves, roof open. Boy, it was warm outside. Old man fell a little, you know – Didn't seem like the glove side command was all that spectacular today. Yeah, he had a little bit of that.
I think the split finger wasn't carrying the zone the way he kind of wanted it to. You know, other than that, I think – are we going to – okay, we'll go to the manager, John Schneider.
Chapter 6: What were the key moments in the bullpen's performance?
I thought they did really well, you know. Really good day from Heine behind the plate. Himmy with a couple tags, you know, Earn staying on the runner. The first and third play executed it perfectly. That's how you got to win a 2-1 game, you know? So it was, we know that they're aggressive. They're going to make stuff happen. They were prepared. They played really well.
In a tight game, like Nathan Lucas on both sides had a couple of very important ones for you.
Chapter 7: How did John Schneider address the team's aggressive base running strategy?
What has he brought back to your team since he's been?
Yeah, just, I mean, consistency, really, at bat quality. And you kind of know what you're going to get, you know? Like, just underrated play, getting the ball in, keeping the runner from scoring, and then you get a double play. You know, then a big double there to get us on the board. He's a good player, man.
You know, he showed it all last year, and it's just having that kind of consistency of the at-bats and the, you know, just heads-up plays defensively. John, it looked like you were pretty fired up after Perez ended up hitting Okamoto. Given some of the attrition that you guys are facing on the position player side, is that factoring into some of what you're feeling at that point in time?
Yeah, you know, a little bit.
Chapter 8: What insights did Kevin Gausman share in the post-game interview?
You know, it's, I think, six in the series and five in a game and a half. Guys getting hit, like I said yesterday, I don't think Sandy's not trying to hit anyone with breaking balls, but I think collectively as a group you get tired of it when it takes 97 in the back. It's the old thing, if you're going to throw in, throw in, if you can control it.
But I think, too, whenever players kind of respond and things like that, you kind of just get lost in the heat of the moment. He threw the ball really well today, though. Before the game, Miles Straw and Valenzuela were doing some work on the right side of the infield. Is that just part of the attrition as well, where you're creating contingencies in case certain scenarios play out?
Yeah, everyone's kind of banged up. I think that kind of leads to some of the reactions in the dugout when guys get hit. Miles has played a little infield, and so has Valley at first. So just trying to cover all of our bases with the way everyone's feeling.
You guys activated Voth before the game too. Is that to start on Friday or is here in the bullpen?
No, here in the bullpen, yeah.
Have you landed on a Friday starter yet then?
Nope, not yet.
Just watching Louis in the eighth there, when he's on the mound, it's like nothing else is happening. He's like exceptionally locked in. What is the difference for you between like Louis Varlin in the clubhouse and Louis Varlin on the mound?
totally different. You know, you walk in after a game and he's got a hockey helmet on, you know, and I think he's just, he's just easy going and about as, about as nice and carefree as you can be in the clubhouse and then, you know, the mound is a whole, whole different animal for him.
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