The Wizard of Gaus Fans 11, Jays Walk Off A's in Season Opener
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What happened in the Blue Jays' 3-2 walk‑off win over the Athletics?
Alright, Kevin Barker. Now that was uh routine. Three two, the Blue Jays have won their opener, the opener of the twenty twenty six season. 3-2 over the Athletics, Andres Jimenez. Three RBIs walking it off with a bouncer up the middle. The bottom of the J Z order Okamoto Clement Andres Jimenez doing all of the damage. It is Blue Jays talk with Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker. The first. Blue Jays talk of the year. The numbers? You probably know them, but let's give you a refresher. Four one six eight seven zero zero five ninety. Star five ninety. One triple eight triple six zero five ninety. You can text us. Five ninety five ninety, the people's text line is always open, as my friend Sho Ali reminds me. Standard message and data rates may apply.
Where do you want to start, Kevin? I mean I w i i originally, you know, I was gonna talk about Kevin Gossman and Kevin Gossman's comments in spring training to Shai Davidi that, you know, we might lead the majors in strikeouts this year. Yeah. And then he goes out and strikes out eleven, which is a club record and opening day. Nice. Then Jeff Hoffman comes in, strikes out four Batters in an inning. Still gives up a home run and then Andres Jimenez comes in and walks it off three RBIs. Uh Kazokamoto going to remember this one for sure. Two hits, uh two runs, and uh a two out single in the ninth inning off Justin Stirner turning into the winning run. So I've given you three places to go, Barker. You go where you want to go.
Uh I like offense. So let's start with Andres. You know, uh the year that he had last year, the struggles that he had hitting the velocity last year, you can tell he's he's made a conscious effort of the stride foot. The stride foot's gotta get down, allows everything to work in unison. It allows everything to to be in line Towards your target. It allows you to stay inside the baseball. Last year, how many times you see him take a cutter in and hit that thing up the middle of the other way? I don't I can't remember, but he did that twice tonight. Took a fastball in, hit that thing to left field for two RBIs. He took that walk-off, that cutter in, but it starts from the ground up. Him getting his foot down on time like that, just everything works the way it's supposed to work.
And when it works. Jeff, you get the big time hit. So I kinda like that. I told you this and I've been telling you for a while he's my he's my pick to click. Just that sorta you need that presence at the bottom of the lineup, turning it over for the big guys. You'd rather have George hitting 13 of 14, two run homers, than twenty-five solo shots. Good start tonight for Andres. What
you make of Kazokamoto. That is uh that I mean barring hitting your first getting your first hit is a home run. Um boy the Jays will take that. Every night out of out of their third baseman. Yeah,
he's as advertised. I mean, we saw him make a good play on the defensive side, a little in between hop. You know, he has the awareness of that internal clock that he can go to a knee, he can still get up because he's got a strong arm, an accurate arm, he can throw it to Vlad he get the out. That's a big time play. It made it look routine. It's not an easy play, even for big leaguers. Uh what you know, a good approach is I pull the off speed. Hit the fastball the other way. I mean that's how you get off to good starts. That's how you make yourself happy early in the season. Don't overthink it, don't do too much. Well we've been hearing since he became a blue jay is how sweet his swing is. They are spot on.
It's effortless. It's easy. It's repeatable. What
did John Schneider say just a flick of the wrist? That's it. That's
it. All you gotta do is think about where you want the ball to end up. If I'm sitting curveball, I'm thinking about catching it out front.
How did Kevin Gausman dominate with 11 strikeouts on Opening Day?
If I'm sitting heater, I want it in a certain spot. I'm gonna let it travel a little bit. I'm gonna stay inside it and I'm gonna hit it at the other way. Then I start building off that. The later the season gets, the more I can change that up because I I get into the flow of the season, everything starts to work between the ears.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the Blue Jays' 3-2 walk‑off win over the Athletics?
0:07–4:04
2
How did Kevin Gausman dominate with 11 strikeouts on Opening Day?
4:04–6:20
3
What did the hosts say about Andrés Giménez’s offensive breakout and his swing mechanics?
6:20–8:38
4
Why did Jeff Hoffman give up a ninth‑inning home run and what does it mean for his role?
8:38–14:43
5
How is the new ABS (Automated Ball‑Strike) system affecting calls and pitcher strategy?
14:43–34:23
6
How are the Blue Jays’ lineup pieces—Ernie Clement, Kaz Okamoto, and others—shaping the season outlook?
34:23–40:20
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