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Artificial Turf Wars Ep: 97: Maile-ing it in

by Artifical Turf Wars April 19, 2018

Episode 97 Greg and Josh break down the latest week in Blue Jays land, with a specific look at the recent four game winning streak and the hot start to the year. They compare some of this season’s stats to last years, then discuss the excellent numbers of Luke Maile and Teoscar Hernández, the Josh […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 96: A Lug-Nutty Week

by Artifical Turf Wars April 12, 2018

Episode 96 With the minor league season also now in full swing, Lansing Lugnuts announcer, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, stops by to give listeners a preview of what to expect from some of the players in the system. He discusses the former Lansing duo of Vlad Jr. and Bo Bichette, the Blue Jays’ habit of skipping top […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 95: So That’s What Winning Feels Like

by Artifical Turf Wars April 4, 2018

Episode 95 Greg and Josh break down a very successful first week in Blue Jays land, with a 4-2 record. They discuss the strange dominance of opposing bullpens and keeping games close, the up and down starting rotation, extremely positive signs from Aledmys Diaz and Justin Smoak, a worrying sign from Seung-hwan Oh, and Josh […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 94: Let’s Play Ball!

by Artifical Turf Wars March 29, 2018

Episode 94 Greg, Josh, and Nick look ahead at the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays season with their annual “25 in 50″ preview episode. The trio spend 2 minutes talking about each of the 25 players slated to make the opening day roster with a quick chat about a couple of players still on the roster bubble. […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 93: The Empires Strike Back

by Artifical Turf Wars March 23, 2018

Episode 93 In the final episode of the AL East Preview Series, Stacey Gostulias of Baseball Prospectus looks ahead at the 2018 Yankees (15:17) and Matt Kory, also of BP, takes a look at the reigning division champion Boston Red Sox (45:23). Greg and Josh also talk about the signing of Danny Espinosa, the performance […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep 92: A Spring in our Step

by Artifical Turf Wars March 15, 2018

Episode 92 Greg, Josh, and Nick discuss the recent news from spring training. They take a look at the early returns from Aaron Sanchez and his recovery from blister issues, Anthony Alford’s hot start to the spring before getting hurt, Marcus Stroman’s return to mound work but losing the opening day starter nod, how areas […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 91: No Sunshine for These Rays

by Artifical Turf Wars March 8, 2018

Episode 91 R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports stops by to preview the Tampa Bay Rays as part of the AL East Preview Series. He discusses the recent controversy caused by the club’s latest moves, the grievance filed by the MLBPA against the club, and the outlook for the team after all the offseason changes. Greg […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 90: Exes and O(h)’s

by Artifical Turf Wars March 1, 2018

Episode 90 In the first episode of the AL East season preview series, Jake English of Bird’s Eye View stops by to talk about the Orioles’ offseason, their choices to stay the course, Adam Jones and his defensive future, and the best and worst case scenarios for last year’s division basement dweller. Greg, Josh, and […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 89: Let the Games Begin!

by Artifical Turf Wars February 22, 2018

Episode 89 Greg and Josh break down the latest news of the week starting with the impacts of the confusing offseasons of the Rays and Orioles and the Red Sox’ signing of J.D. Martinez. Then they discuss the impasse in Josh Donaldson’s contract negotiations, the Blue Jays lack of desire for a new backup catcher, Marcus Stroman’s […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 88: The Start(ers) of Spring

by Artifical Turf Wars February 16, 2018

Episode 88 Greg and Josh break down the news of the last week in Blue Jays land with a look at the signing of Jaime Garcia, what that and potential future moves mean for Joe Biagini, and how the depth signings of Craig Breslow, John Axford, and Jake Petricka fit into the mix. They also […]

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