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		<title>Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 82: Time to ZiP(S) Up for Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode 82 ESPN&#8217;s Dan Szymborski stops by to discuss his ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays in 2018, with specific discussion about the middle infield, Aaron Sanchez, and the general direction of the team. Greg, Josh, and Nick then discuss the Aledmys Diaz pickup, Shohei Ohtani not joining the Jays, the non-tenders of Ryan Goins [&#8230;]]]></description>
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Episode 82</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/DSzymborski" target="_blank">ESPN&#8217;s Dan Szymborski</a> stops by to discuss his ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays in 2018, with specific discussion about the middle infield, Aaron Sanchez, and the general direction of the team. Greg, Josh, and Nick then discuss the Aledmys Diaz pickup, Shohei Ohtani not joining the Jays, the non-tenders of Ryan Goins and Tom Koehler, the Marcus Stroman/Jeff Blair feud, and Gregg Zaun being fired by Sportsnet. They also answer listener questions and bring on a Patron to play Swing and a Drive.</p>
<p><strong>Note: The show is now going biweekly unless something important breaks, but there will be occasional special bonus episodes of &#8220;Extra Pellets&#8221; with in depth content exclusively for <a href="https://www.patreon.com/turfpod" target="_blank">Patreon donors</a>. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Podcast</strong>: <a class="powerpress_link_pinw" title="Play in New Window" href="http://d1at8ppinvdju8.cloudfront.net/1/044/show_10445925_2017_12_06_03_40_46.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" href="http://d1at8ppinvdju8.cloudfront.net/1/044/show_10445925_2017_12_06_03_40_46.mp3" rel="nofollow">Download</a></p>
<p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/blue-jays-plus-podcast/id705699884?mt=2"><img class="alignnone wp-image-63" src="http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/03/itunes1.png" alt="itunes" width="168" height="62" /></a><a href="https://soundcloud.com/turfpod"><img class=" wp-image-9054 alignleft" src="http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/soundcloud.jpg" alt="soundcloud" width="123" height="60" /></a></p>
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<p>Intro music is Slow Burn (<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/" rel="cc:attributionURL">Kevin MacLeod</a>) under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license">CC BY 3.0</a>.</p>
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		<title>Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 12: This Week had a Rough Odor</title>
		<link>http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/05/19/artificial-turf-wars-ep-12-this-week-had-a-rough-odor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 10:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eno Sarris of Fangraphs stops by to discuss his recent interviews with Blue Jays players and to talk about the clubhouse feel. The Boys then break down the handling of &#8220;The Brawl,&#8221; discuss the awful play from the week, and talk about the pending return of Devon Travis, the addition of Jimmy Paredes, and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://twitter.com/enosarris" target="_blank">Eno Sarris</a> of Fangraphs stops by to discuss his recent interviews with Blue Jays players and to talk about the clubhouse feel. The Boys then break down the handling of &#8220;The Brawl,&#8221; discuss the awful play from the week, and talk about the pending return of Devon Travis, the addition of Jimmy Paredes, and the rehabs of Aaron Loup and Bo Schultz. They also answer listener questions and bring on special guest <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJayHunter" target="_blank">Ian Hunter</a> to play Canada&#8217;s favourite game, &#8220;Swing and a&#8230;Drive?&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Podcast</strong>: <a class="powerpress_link_pinw" title="Play in New Window" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/btr.shows/8/871/show_8871165_2016_05_19_05_09_31.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/btr.shows/8/871/show_8871165_2016_05_19_05_09_31.mp3" rel="nofollow">Download</a></p>
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<p>Follow the guys on twitter: <a title="@coolhead2010" href="https://twitter.com/coolhead2010" target="_blank">@coolhead2010</a>, <a title="@JoshuaHowsam" href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaHowsam" target="_blank">@JoshuaHowsam</a> and <a title="@CWSherwin" href="https://twitter.com/CWSherwin" target="_blank">@CWSherwin</a></p>
<p>Intro music is Slow Burn (<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/" rel="cc:attributionURL">Kevin MacLeod</a>) under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license">CC BY 3.0</a>.</p>
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		<title>Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 1: David Aardsma, Debuts, And Dingers</title>
		<link>http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/07/artficial-turf-wars-ep-1-david-aardsma-debuts-and-dingers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the debut episode of Artificial Turf Wars! Blue Jays RP David Aardsma stops by to give his views on bullpen battles, his career, the Blue Jays, and how to handle social media. In addition, Greg and Josh discuss Marcus Stroman&#8217;s &#8220;new pitch,&#8221; Bautista and Estrada getting into action, Michael Saunders looking healthy, and Aaron [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the debut episode of Artificial Turf Wars! Blue Jays RP David Aardsma stops by to give his views on bullpen battles, his career, the Blue Jays, and how to handle social media. In addition, Greg and Josh discuss Marcus Stroman&#8217;s &#8220;new pitch,&#8221; Bautista and Estrada getting into action, Michael Saunders looking healthy, and Aaron Loup&#8217;s elbow injury.</p>
<p>Finally, Chris joins the boys to answer some listener questions, give Anthony Gose a Do-Over and play everybody&#8217;s favourite Buck Martinez-inspired game, &#8220;Swing and a Drive!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Podcast</strong>: <a class="powerpress_link_pinw" title="Play in New Window" href="http://media.blubrry.com/bluejaysplus/p/podcast.bluejaysplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ATW-01-Final.mp3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" href="http://podcast.bluejaysplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ATW-01-Final.mp3" rel="nofollow">Download</a></p>
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<p>Follow the guys on twitter: <a title="@coolhead2010" href="https://twitter.com/coolhead2010" target="_blank">@coolhead2010</a>, <a title="@JoshuaHowsam" href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaHowsam" target="_blank">@JoshuaHowsam</a> and <a title="@CWSherwin" href="https://twitter.com/CWSherwin" target="_blank">@CWSherwin</a></p>
<p>Intro music is Slow Burn (<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/" rel="cc:attributionURL">Kevin MacLeod</a>) / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license">CC BY 3.0</a> via creative commons license.</p>
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