Episode 70 Greg, Josh, and Nick discuss the relatively successful last week of Blue Jays baseball. They talk about the crazy AL Wild Card race, Marco Estrada’s waiver claim, Jose Bautista’s hot streak, Marcus Stroman becoming a true staff ace, the constant injury roster shuffle, the signing of Brett Anderson, Aaron Sanchez to the pen, and […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 69: On a Wing and a (Position) Player
Episode 69 Greg and Josh break down the recent news and stories from Blue Jays land with discussions on Roberto Osuna’s struggles/odd pitch usage, Josh Donaldson and Marco Estrada’s returns to form, Kevin Pillar and Ryan Goins’ mirror struggles/successes, a banged up rotation and its effects on the bullpen, and a helping hand from former […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep 68: Those Trade Winds are Blowing
Episode 68 Nick Dika joins Greg and Josh to break down the last week of Jays, with a long look at the Blue Jays deadline moves and the impacts made by Francisco Liriano and Joe Smith during their time as Blue Jays. They also discuss Steve Pearce’s magical week, Justin Smoak’s continued dominance, a brief […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 67: Art Imitating Life
Episode 67 To take a break from the depressing nature of discussing the 2017 Blue Jays, Greg and Josh decide to talk baseball movies instead. They review “Moneyball” and the documentary “Fastball”, while also touching on Major League (of course), A League of Their Own, Bull Durham, and more via listener questions. Podcast: Play in new […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 66: Teaching Hitting is Tough
Episode 66 Former Blue Jays Assistant Hitting Coach Eric Owens stops by to discuss working with major and minor league hitters, the issues plaguing the recent Blue Jays clubs, Josh Donaldson’s swing techniques, and why many clubs now have two hitting coaches. Greg and Josh then discuss the returning members of the Blue Jays bullpen, […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 65: All-Starting Over Again
Episode 65 Greg and Josh break down the last week in the Blue Jays and baseball world. They discuss the recent 3-2 Jays week that somehow included two disaster losses, the returns to form of Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, Roberto Osuna’s All-Star appearance and Marcus Stroman’s absence, the struggles of the returning Aaron Sanchez, […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep 64: Sadness and Sadism
Episode 64 Matt Kory of Baseball Prospectus stops by to discuss the recent Jays’ massacre at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the mastery of Chris Sale, and to look at the odd struggles of the Toronto Blue Jays against even mediocre arms. Greg and Josh also discuss Justin Smoak’s All-Star starter nod, the […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 63: A Tall Glass of Juiced Balls
Episode 63 The Ringer and Effectively Wild’s Ben Lindbergh drops by to talk about his recent piece on the effect of the baseball on the home run surge across baseball. He goes over his findings relating to the bounce of the ball and the lower seams, the cause/effect relationship of the new ball and the […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 62: (Under .500) Days of Summer
Episode 62 Greg and Josh break down the latest 3-3 week in Blue Jays land. They look at the strange problems the starters seem to have when faced with a potential .500 record, the fun comeback against the Rangers, Marco Estrada’s struggles, Justin Smoak continuing to swing a hot bat, Kevin Pillar having issues both […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 61: There’s a Draft in Here!
Episode 61 Burke Granger of 2080 Baseball stops by to discuss the 2017 draft. He gives reports on the first few players taken by the Jays in the draft, then discusses some surprised from day 1, the process for amateur scouts, and how they compile their rankings at 2080 baseball. Greg and Josh then discuss […]