Brooms in Anaheim & MLB Olympic Uncertainty | Blair and Barker Full Episode

[@isaiahwirch9389]

Great show

[@smartenuphumans]

The other day a caller asked - why is Varsho batting 2nd? And Barker replied - who else you gonna put there, Clement? YES!!! He doesn't strike out, he puts the ball in play, forces the situation always, has the 3rd best OBP, last 30 days OBP has been .325 or higher. Varsho is a converted catcher, he is never going to a top 5 batter, no mater how hard Atkins pushes Schneider to feature him. This team is going nowhere next season, if Varsho or Kirk have plans to be top 6 batters let alone top 4 - NO WHERE! It's not a matter of who should be batting second, it's a matter of John Schneider not being the man to lead a championship team. His decision making has always been suspect, and almost every batting line-up suggests he is over his head. Other teams must laugh when they see Varsho and Kirk penciled in top 5! If JS can't see that Ernie is a better hitter than Varsho for the top of line-up, how is going to make more important decisions?

[@Lanse1984]

Ohtani is the first "Hyperstar" in baseball. That's why he makes what he makes. The Michael Jordan of baseball.

[@14macktactoe141]

The seasons been done for 2 months. The hitting issues were evident in June last year. This management teams delusional

[@NotExplicable]

Positive regression 😂

[@JustMeELC]

The problems Atkins created & how much worse they would get was evident YEARS ago when he traded away most rbi's on the team & Vladdys lineup protection without replacing either, then refusing to admit & fix the OBVIOUS problem he created at the trade deadline, the offseason again (while making even more issues), & then after last year arrogantly calling it 'a blip'.

[@NotExplicable]

You know why we had no real chance at Ohtani because we didn't lock up Vladdy or Bo early. Good players want to play around good players it gives them the best chance to have good Hof numbers and a chance to win long-term. Its the reason why Ohtani deffered money because he wants to win and not just maybe win because maybe we don't wanna pay our guys because maybe we are building around the wrong people. Maybe pay for Marcus next time and trade Bo for a pitchers or prospects and sign Teo. Marquee talents want brands that act Marquee and not just say they are Marquee because you can pull 700mil out of your behind.

[@Redz1991]

Sign Vladdy long term!!!! Sign Soto long term. We need someone behind or in front of Vladdy . Rebuild bullpen, need an elite closer and a good 7th 8th inning guy with green and cabrera and Romano hopefully returns to normal form. Then try to get a good catcher to compete with Kirk. Playoff team next year if we do these rings . If we can’t get Soto , Santander is having a beast year he would be. A good option. Other options get two bats maybe bring teo back and sign bregman for our 3rd basemen

[@newbrunswickcanadaguy6476]

If the jays do not get a real 4 and 5 hitter for next season they will finish last again. It is just that simple.

[@katsinky5762]

Professional sports players have no business being in the Olympics. Why do millionaires get to take the opportunity away from amateur athletes? It infuriates me. And Secondly do you guys think their will still be a professional baseball team in Toronto in five years? Based on the last two years of management doing nothing to improve the team and no faith that they will do anything in the future will there still be a Canadian team?

[@JustMeELC]

Unless Rogers wants some kind of tax write off & allows this front office to continue or doesn't sign Vladdy, then hard to say 🤬

[@MV-gt1qu]

Enough about vlad. Pressues off hes all the sudden great. Who cares? It means nothing except a fatter contract for him. Perhaps hes all about himself and in may when we needed him he was nothing, or in october last year or the year before. Vladdy is not an aircraft carrier.