A tribute episode to Roy Halladay, following his tragic death. Scott Crawford, Director of Operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame stops by to discuss his memories from Doc’s recent induction weekend and his impact on baseball in Canada. Greg and Josh then share their own memories of the great Blue Jays ace and […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 79: A Week Without Worry
Episode 79 Shi Davidi of Sportsnet stops by to discuss the recent Blue Jays staff changes, Ross Atkins’ “Impact” bat/arm comments, the upcoming offseason, and the idea that the Jays should go for it again in 2018. Greg and Josh also give their thoughts on the World Series (including predictions), run down the performance of […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 78: Putting a (Re)Cap on the Season
Episode 78 Greg, Josh, and Nick break down the entire 2017 season by giving out individual awards. There are the obvious ones such as Team MVP, Best Hitter, of Best Pitcher, but the guys also nominate their own candidates for Best Quote, Clutch Performer, Best Dive, The Not-Pat-Venditte Award, Do Over of the Year, and […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 77: And Now our Watch is Ended
Episode 77 Greg and Josh go over the final week of the season and the decisions and press conferences from the immediate aftermath. They discuss Jose Bautista’s final games and the declining of his option, Josh Donaldson’s desire to remain in Toronto, the early outlook for the upcoming offseason based on comments from Ross Atkins, […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 76: AFL and a Fond Farewell
Episode 76 2016 first round draft pick and Blue Jays prospect T.J. Zeuch stops by to discuss life leading up to the draft, how he picked his university, the nomadic lifestyle of a recent draftee, and prepping for the upcoming Arizona Fall League. Greg and Josh also go deep on the legacy and (likely) final […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 75: Japandering to the Crowd
Episode 75 Sung Min Kim of Sporting News stops by talk Shohei Otani and what we could be in the big leagues, the posting systems in Japan and Korea, and other potential stars we could see being posted over the next couple of years. Greg and Josh also discuss the Marco Estrada extension, Jose Bautista’s […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 74: This String Plays Music
Episode 74 Greg and Josh discuss the recent news in Blue Jays land starting with the recent four game winning streak (and two wins over the Orioles). They continue with a breakdown of Joe Biagini’s odd recent string of starts, take a look at the play (and projection) of the September call ups, express disappointment […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 73: Broken Wings and Nestlings
Episode 73 Josh and Greg run down every DL trip so far in 2017, then ask whether Roberto Osuna should be there too. They also make important rulings about four home run games and four strikeout innings, look at some September callups, and discuss Brett Anderson’s success and Twitter comments. Following that, they talk with […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 72: The DA Rests
Episode 72 Former major league pitcher David Aardsma stops by to talk about playing out the string on a losing club, dealing with watching the game while injured from the sidelines, and MLB’s current issues with the juiced ball. Greg and guest host Nick Dika also discuss the debut of Brett Anderson, Joe Biagini’s attempt […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 71: These Loose Ends Need Tying
Episode 71 Dr. Mike Sonne stops by to discuss red flags that are appearing both in Roberto Osuna’s Stuff rating and his workload, as measured by Dr. Sonne’s Fatigue Units statistic. He also discusses the Jays bullpen as a whole and how the stuff metric can be used to potentially show injuries. Greg and Josh […]