Guerrero Jr. doubled down | OverDrive: Sept. 23, 2026 - Hour 2
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What is the opening preview for Hour 2 and who are the main hosts?
Hour two overdrive continues, powered by FanDuel, bringing you more ways to play your game your way. Best bets later in the hour. Keegan Matheson coming up from Baltimore as the Jays officially eliminated today. And uh Vladdy Guerrero Junior expected to be speaker of the media any minute now and then uh Keegan will jump on and tell us what Vlady had to say. Um There's an interview that is going viral. Vladdy's speaking with uh Veronica Batista about his slump, about his contract. Uh so we'll tell you more about that a little bit later in the hour. Split squad game tonight in Toronto and in Ottawa. Daniel Alfredson staying in Toronto tonight, not hitting the road. That would have been really weird
for Stenz. But Hayes, I just wanted to ask you quickly on Vladdy. What do you think his m like is his mind spinning right now on potentially backing up his comments or trying to explain the decision? I I like I don't know what he would be thinking if ultimately he did say these things like
Yeah. Him saying um in Spanish yeah he got the contract for what he what he did as opposed to what he's going to do, effectively what he said. Um I hope is him it's coping for for having an awful season. Uh I guess it's him being overly defensive because he can't explain it himself how poorly it's gone for himself. Um like I I just find it difficult to Believed. that it's it's the beginning of the end for Vladimir in terms of him like caring about anything. Like as bad as he's been this year, I was not a believer that it was because he got paid so much so now he doesn't care. He got paid before last year and look what he did. Dude
he's twenty seven. I don't care how long he's been around.
And look how he performed in the playoffs.
That's not a guy that
died
Doesn't care about baseball or his team. Isn't there a little bit of like a I fooled ya kind of thing? Because h how many times have we talked about, hey, Vladdy, like maybe not so much this year, but feels like he's matured, like when he lost the weight and it felt like he was taking things more seriously and then the playoff run last year, then you see this and you're like, Man, it's one thing to to think those things, if that's the direct translation. It's another thing to say them. His Best course of action is to just kinda use the the scapegoat of like, ah, it's lost in translation. And I get it sometimes That's not how I think
when you have a garbage year and you're the star player and the skip's on your ass, management's on your ass, fans are on your ass. Sometimes you're just fed up with everything and you're just grasping at straws and you just wanna I don't know, it's like you wanna bring out some kind of positive that you've accomplished in your career. And I I think in some ways he's done this and spun it The really like the wrong way.
Mm-hmm. I think the the term immaturity is an important one 'cause that has been attached to him his whole career. And this is not gonna help that he's matured now. You know, because the mature response to a horrible season, regardless of what you're being paid, is never gonna happen again and I'll prove it. This doesn't come off that way. Um all right, we'll get more into it with Keegan in about twenty five minutes. I don't know what's so funny in there, but uh Darren Dreger is joining us, our T S N Hockey Insider. Anything what's going on?
How did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. respond to criticism about his $500 M contract?
What's so funny between you two?
I don't know. These guys are like knuckling up like their best friend how
long is how long has this boiled egg been sitting in this studio?
That's gnarly and a very good question. The answer
is ten minutes. That's mine. Oh yeah, yeah. Like Okay
that'll be fun for you later. The one timer. Uh good to see you, Dregs, and uh we've got a split squad game tonight. I'm gonna throw this Marc Messier quote at you right out of the gate. I don't know if you've read it or you've seen it.
No, no.
So I guess ESPN's doing their media tour right now and uh Messier was asked about Mike Babcock. Being hired in Edmonton.
Yeah.
And this is Mr. Edmonton Euler from Saint Albert, Alberta.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the opening preview for Hour 2 and who are the main hosts?
0:00–3:12
2
How did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. respond to criticism about his $500 M contract?
3:12–12:05
3
Why is TSN’s Darren Dreger talking about Mike Babcock’s hiring in Edmonton?
12:05–33:11
4
What are the Oilers’ roster challenges and the impact of Mike Babcock on Edmonton’s season outlook?
33:11–40:43
5
How are the Maple Leafs’ split‑squad games shaping Jim Hiller’s preseason strategy?
40:43–47:24
Speakers
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