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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 11: A Minor (League) Detour

The voices of the minor leagues make their appearance on Artificial Turf Wars, as Jesse Goldberg-Strassler of the Lansing Lugnuts and Ben Wagner of the Buffalo Bisons stop by to discuss Andy Burns, top prospects and life at various levels of the minors. Greg, Josh, and Chris also run through the recent stories surrounding the […]

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Blue Jays Rotation Review: Is This Even Legal?

Since they say starting pitching wins championships, each time through the rotation we’re going to break down each individual start to see what the pitchers did well and what they didn’t, with an attempt to go a little bit deeper than just the box score. You can read all past Rotation Reviews here. Last time […]

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Blue Jays Spring Training Storylines Revisited

The Toronto Blue Jays are 18-17. While it may feel like we’re deep into the season, there are still 127 more games to go. Scrolling through Jays Twitter though, I don’t think anyone would guess that the team is sitting near .500.  Sure, the games in September count the same as they do right now, […]

MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants

Recap: Blue Jays 4, Giants 0; San Francisco Hapless Against Blue Jays Ace

While Buck and Pat couldn’t quite determine whether or not AT&T Park smelled like Garlic Fries, the Blue Jays rode another strong starting pitching performance to victory on Tuesday night. Troy Tulowitzki provided the bulk of the offense, hitting a solo home run, RBI double, and a sacrifice fly, while JA Happ continued his hot […]

MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants

Recap: Blue Jays 3, Giants 1; Sanchez’s Solid Start Salvages Still Sputtering Sluggers

The Blue Jays had their first trip to a National League park this season on Monday night and came away victorious, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-1. Jake Peavy, who had scuffled to start the season, was not especially sharp in this outing either, laboring through five innings, allowing five hits and five walks. The Jays, […]

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On Stroman, Sanchez, and the Struggles With Fastball Classification

Neither Aaron Sanchez nor Marcus Stroman relies upon a four seam fastball as their primary hard-type offering. This has led many to envelop the hard-type pitches that they do throw into one single category with an interchangeable name; sinkers and two seam fastballs. While it’s an understandable association to make, given that both have great […]