Artificial Turf Wars

Greg Wisniewski, Joshua Howsam and occasional guests from around the baseball World talk about everything you want to know about the Blue Jays and noteworthy developments in the game, with a little bit of added fun.

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ATW Episode 83: The Sound of Silence
With the Blue Jays still not having made a move since the Aledmys Diaz acquisition, Greg and Josh instead take a look at how the moves by the Angels (Ohtani, Kinsler, Cozart), Yankees (Stanton), Rays (Trading Longoria), and Orioles (Britton achilles...
50 min
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ATW Episode 82: Time to ZiP(S) Up for Winter
ESPN'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...
64 min
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ATW Episode 81: Dreamers and Schemers
Greg and Josh discuss the recent Jays and MLB News including the seemingly bizarre J.D. Martinez-Blue Jays rumour and different routes the Blue Jays could go this offseason, the recent 40-man additions, the trade for Gift Ngoepe, the latest, seemingly...
58 min
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ATW Episode 80: You'll be Missed, Doc
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 Halladay's recent induction weekend and his impact on baseball in...
59 min
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ATW Episode 79: A Week Without Worry
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...
62 min
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ATW Episode 78: Putting a (Re)Cap on the Season
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...
62 min
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ATW Episode 77: And Now our Watch is Ended
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...
49 min
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ATW Episode 76: AFL and a Fond Farewell
2016 first round draft pick 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...
60 min
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ATW Episode 75: Japandering to the Crowd
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...
58 min
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ATW Episode 74: This String Plays Music
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...
58 min
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ATW Episode 73: Broken Wings and Nestlings
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...
59 min
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ATW Episode 72: The DA Rests
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 Nick also discuss the...
62 min
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ATW Episode 71: These Loose Ends Need Tying
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...
57 min
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ATW Episode 70: This Whole Deck is Wild
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...
47 min
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ATW Episode 69: On a Wing and a (Position) Player
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...
60 min
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ATW Episode 68: Those Trade Winds are Blowing
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,...
57 min
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ATW Episode 67: Art Imitating Life
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...
53 min
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ATW Episode 66: Teaching Hitting is Tough
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....
66 min
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ATW Episode 65: All-Starting Over Again
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...
42 min
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ATW Episode 64: Sadness and Sadism
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...
68 min
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ATW Episode 63: A Tall Glass of Juiced Balls
The Ringer and Effectively Wild's Ben Lindbergh drops by to talk about his recent piece on the effect of the ball 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...
61 min
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ATW Episode 62: (Under .500) Days of Summer
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...
54 min
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ATW Episode 61: There's a Draft in Here!
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...
55 min
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ATW Episode 60: Can't Quell the DL Spell
Greg and Josh go over the last week of stories from the Blue Jays' 4-3 week. They go over the games against the Yankees and Reds, touch on the triumphant return to superstardom (and health) of Josh Donaldson, the latest injury to Devon Travis,...
50 min
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ATW Episode 59.5: Bonus Interview w/ Eno Sarris
In a special bonus interview episode, Eno Sarris of Fangraphs stops by to discuss Joey Votto's unique approach to hitting with focus on the ways he has adapted to the pitchers' attack patterns, changed his swing path, and the mental aspect of hitting....
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