Jeff Blair, Author at Sportsnet.ca

Blue Jays will be hard-pressed to get Archer-like return for Stroman

Jeff Blair

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As host of the popular weekday morning program, The Jeff Blair Show, Blair brings Sportsnet 590 The FAN listeners up-to-date with the latest sports news and tackles the biggest questions of the day. Blair also serves as a leading Sportsnet baseball analyst, and acts as co-host of Baseball Central alongside Kevin Barker.

Blue Jays have little to gain from forcing Aaron Sanchez trade now

The notion that the Toronto Blue Jays should simply wash their hands of struggling Aaron Sanchez and accept in return any old half-warm body or, worse, somebody else’s detritus is simply foolish.

Raptors didn't lose in free agency, but Kawhi Leonard certainly won

Montreal idea sets stage for Rays' eventual departure from Tampa

The fact it’s Montreal first out of the gate for an MLB team has Jeff Blair thinking baseball will return to Quebec on a full-time basis maybe faster than originally thought.

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Maybe not the Raptors first choice, but no doubt now Nurse the best one

Nick Nurse wasn’t anyone’s first choice to replace Dwane Casey, just as Cito Gaston wasn’t Pat Gillick’s first choice when Jimy Williams was fired as Toronto Blue Jays manager.

Cousins rips media and 'trash' Toronto fans following Durant injury

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Could the Raptors shut the door on the Warriors' dynasty?

Jeff Blair wonders whether or not he'll feel the same finality as he did when the New York Yankees' dynasty died with their 2001 World Series loss if the Toronto Raptors end our anguish and give us our first crown in a major North American league since Joe Carter touched ‘em all in 1993?

Few things going right for Blue Jays as they head back on road

It’s June and the games have ceased being meaningful in the standings. Now the Blue Jays head back on the road, with unanswered questions all over the diamond.

Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier's media avoidance a cautionary tale

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Wounded Warriors piling up, but they just bought Durant more time

Half-dead is where the Warriors would have been with a loss – down 2-0 and heading home and with the pressure on Durant to suit up. But after a Game 2 win, Steve Kerr's players brought Kevin Durant and the medical staff another game, if they want it.