About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the All-Star break on players and features insights from Bruce Bochy on managing team dynamics after a playoff run.

MLB Network's Sean Casey (0:50) joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to discuss the Blue Jays' recent stretch and whether they still have a chance at making a run, what the All-Star break can do for Vladdy Jr., Sean Keys' potential, and how players deal with trade rumours at this time in the season. Later, four-time World Series-winning manager Bruce Bochy (26:45) joins the guys to discuss the challenges of following up a deep playoff run, how Buster Posey is handling his first year as Giants President, facing the media in a down season, and the right time to rip the team. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Blair, Kevin Barker

Guests: Sean Casey, Bruce Bochy

Topics covered

• All-Star Break
• Blue Jays
• trade rumours
• managing slumps
• Bruce Bochy
• Buster Posey
• playoff run

Keywords

• All-Star Break
• Blue Jays
• trade rumours
• Bruce Bochy
• Buster Posey
• managing slumps
• MLB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MLB Network, Giants, Rogers Sports & Media

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