Jays Eliminated from Playoffs, Vladdy Jr. Speaks to the Media
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Why were the Blue Jays officially eliminated from playoff contention?
Alright, Kevin Barker. Well We wanted meaningful baseball in September and We got meaningful baseball in September. Mm-hmm. Um what we won't have in Toronto. is uh meaningful baseball. In October. The blue jays have been eliminated. Officially. Stick a fork in him after a uh four two loss. the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon in Baltimore. It is Blue Jays talk with Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker. Four one six, four one three, three nine five nine. That is the number to call. Коменс, кості, обсерваються. I guess. What van? Fit vent. Oh vent. Yeah, what is it? I thought you said fit, like fifth, which is where the J's are. Sorry. Does it matter? Well no, but I thought fit, fifth, fifth, anyhow. Uh yeah, you can vent.
Uh four one six four one three three nine five nine. If you can't control your emotions and think you can do it better writing, then five ninety-five ninety is the text line name and location, at least. And uh a reminder the second game of this doubleheader starts at six. Thirty five. Ah Well Uh one for fourteen with runners in scoring position, a decent performance. Performance from the starting pitcher.
Mm-hmm.
Good relief work. Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, your twenty twenty six Toronto Blue Jays basically in a nutshell.
Yeah, I think so I think it's fair. I think the rundown two situations in game that you have to do perfect because of what you're also talking about. Talking about the second
inning.
Yeah, yeah. You're talking about the r the the rundown between Andres and and and Vladdy. You know, you gotta squeeze him a little bit more. Vladdy's gotta get a little closer to the runner. Andres gotta throw that a little sooner to home. Just makes the urgency of how you're sort of executing the play and throwing it to the right base a little bit more on point. I th all year they just haven't been doing a a really good job of that. You know, Ernie, you know, the ground ball back to the pitcher, you just can't do those little things. Like they matter, you know. No. Uh Nathan sort of made up for it by going home to second, but there's just no excuse for it. You know, again, when you're one for fourteen, whether they were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position through the first five innings, it's just not good enough, Jeff.
So yeah, it just kind of sums it up. You know, the pitching's been carrying the low for quite some time. Max was okay. Other than the walk. He had some bad luck there in the second inning, but other than the walk in the fifth inning leading to the Pete Alonzo, but boy, you know, Pete Alonzo, man. Mm-hmm. You make a bad pitch to him, you don't get the ball back. That's kinda nice to watch. Kinda like that, don't you? Yeah, me too.
I mean
So you know it's
Your first baseman if your first baseman has forty one bombs, it's it's uh Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Brenda Little look good. Uh Jose Rodriguez. Now they that's something going forward with the ninety nine deception.
He could be this you know he you don't know, he could be next year's Braden Fisher or next year's
I there it is. I mean it's ninety nine. It's easy cheese today. Oh boy, and that just that change up he's got he can get a lefty out. You know, you don't wanna throw him out there against two lefties and a right, it'd be better two rigies and a lefty, but man. Going forward, you're thinking to yourself, that's that's kinda life kinda like that out there. So, you know, they got something to look forward to, I think, with the pitching staff as a whole. What's coming back next year won't be healthy. Just offensively, man, and and situations in game that they need to clean up, boy. That's just a thing. Uh you know, going forward, forget about the last five games, but going forward into the offseason, especially that lineup.
That lineup, boy, I tell you, it's It's a tough watch sometimes.
Yeah, it is uh it's been that way all year. Yeah. And um Jay's right now or at least I think going into today's game You can look at all the fancy stats and everything you want. Uh they're second lowest in baseball and run score. They just don't score enough runs to win baseball games.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why were the Blue Jays officially eliminated from playoff contention?
0:06–5:46
2
How did Max Scherzer perform in the 4‑2 loss and what does it mean for his future?
5:46–12:48
3
What did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. say about his contract and why did it spark controversy?
12:48–23:54
4
How are the Jays planning to address offensive struggles in the offseason?
23:54–35:41
5
What changes does the coaching staff want to make to improve base‑running and scoring?
35:41–43:01
6
How will the team handle the possible retirement or departure of veteran players?
43:01–48:43
7
What are the expectations for Vladdy’s performance and swing adjustments next year?
48:43–54:48
8
How did fans and analysts react to the Jays’ season recap and what are the outlooks for 2024‑2025?
54:48–1:00:20
Speakers
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