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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider defends his team and takes a shot at the New York Yankees
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New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay recently disrespected the Toronto Blue Jays and that clearly did not sit well with manager John Schneider.
Schneider is not the only one to step up and defend the Blue Jays as broadcaster Jamie Campbell made sure to point out how they swept the Yankees and now sit in first place after Kay made his comments.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider defends his team after Yankees broadcaster insults them
Kay recently took a shot at the Blue Jays stating that they simply are not a first place team and that the runs differential shows that the Yankees are better despite losing all four game in the series.
«The Blue Jays are not a first-place team, I'm sorry,» Kay said rather dismissively during his appearance on his radio show that airs on ESPN New York. «If you look at run differential, the Yankees' run differential is plus-105. The Blue Jays, after a 12-5 win (on Canada Day), finally got to positive yesterday, they're plus four. -Kay
The Yankees broadcaster then added how the Blue Jays should be a .500 team with their run differential adding to his point that they are not a first place team.
«Do you realize they should be a .500 team because of the plus-4 run differential? And the Yankees should have at least four or five more wins with a plus 105-run differential. They're not playing great baseball. I'm sorry, they're not.» -Kay
Schneider clearly was not a fan on Kay's comments as he called him out in the press conference asking if he was there then adding that it might not be the prettiest way to wins games but at the end of the day they are winning and just swept the Yankees in four games.
«Is Michael Kay here?» Schneider said in a deadpan tone, sitting at his desk in the Blue Jays clubhouse prior to Thursday's finale of the pivotal four-game series.
«There's lots of ways to win. There's not one recipe to win and I think that expected win-loss, yeah, there's some truth to that. It's making a play when most other people wouldn't. It's taking an extra base when most others wouldn't, and putting a ball in play when most others wouldn't. We're okay with that. That's how we're built.
«It may not be sexy, but I think it comes down to being able to do what you're good at.» -Schneider
«There's lots of ways to win. There's not one recipe to win and I think that expected win-loss, yeah, there's some truth to that. It's making a play when most other people wouldn't. It's taking an extra base when most others wouldn't, and putting a ball in play when most others wouldn't. We're okay with that. That's how we're built.
«It may not be sexy, but I think it comes down to being able to do what you're good at.» -Schneider
Kay might not be a fan of the Blue Jays and does not believe that they are a first place team but the facts are facts and right now the Blue Jays are a first place team and that's a fact.
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