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 226: A Key and a Crime Dog
Because of a lack of baseball news during the lockout, Greg and Josh take a look back at a couple of key players from the first successful era of the Blue Jays Franchise. They go in depth on Jimmy Key and Fred McGriff and what made them special to the...
53 min
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ATW 225: Moving on up, to the East Side
Greg and Josh go over a busy week in Blue Jays land. They go in depth on the signing of Kevin Gausman including the contract he signed, what he brings to the table, how he has changed his approach to pitching in recent years to gain success and why...
64 min
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ATW Episode 224: Long Term Teammates
Greg an Josh discuss the José Berríos extension including the value of the deal, what he brings to the table from both a performance and durability side and what the signing frees up for the Blue Jays both in the near and long term. They also...
35 min
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ATW 223: The 2021 Year in Review
Greg, Josh and Nick give out their annual end of the year awards to the Blue Jays including obvious topics like Best Hitter, MVP, Favourite Moment and less obvious, more random categories.
65 min
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ATW Episode 222: The Good, The Bad and The Ending
Greg and Josh wrap up a great, but not great enough Blue Jays season. They start by talking about some of the incredible records set by the offensive members of the club, then go into the incredible, Cy Young-worthy season by Robbie Ray and Alek...
51 min
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ATW Episode 221: That New York State of Mind
Nick Stellini stops by to preview the upcoming "playoff" series between the Blue Jays and Yankees (28:45). He looks back at the crazy recent series with the Red Sox before discussing the various pitching matchups, the returns to health from some key...
63 min
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ATW Episode 220: Who Are Ryu?
Greg and Josh discuss the recent series against the Orioles, Rays and Twins, with a specific focus on the wild end to the Orioles series. They also take stock of the rotation as it stands with Hyun Jin Ryu going on the shelf, talk about the way Robbie...
46 min
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ATW Episode 219: A Wild (Card) Winning Streak!
Greg and Josh go over an incredible week of games in Blue Jays land. They discuss the expectations entering the four-gamer with New York and the ending results, Marcus Semien and Lourdes Gurriel's incredible hot streaks, Vlad Guerrero's odd splits...
56 min
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ATW Episode 218: In Play Run(s)...Finally
Greg and Josh go over the last couple of weeks of play in Blue Jays land. They discuss the, up until recently, anemic offence that (combined with some poorly timed errors) led to a tumble down the Wild Card standings, the recent series wins, the...
45 min
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ATW Episode 217: West Coast Woes
Greg and Josh discuss the disappointing west coast portion of the road trip, which ended up with three blown leads leading to losses. They go over the offensive issues that created the close games, the bullpen meltdowns and some fielding/bad luck...
42 min
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ATW Episode 216: There's No Place Like Home
Matt Kory of Sox Outsider stops by to go over the latest series between the Red Sox and Blue Jays, the confusing Boston deadline moves, the delayed return of Chris Sale and the divisional fight going forward. Greg and Josh also discuss the...
71 min
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ATW Episode 215: José! José! José! José!
Greg and Josh go over a crazy week in Blue Jays led by the acquisition of José Berríos for Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson. They discuss what Berríos can bring to the club and the cost going the other way, why it made sense and the secondary...
58 min
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ATW Episode 214: Lousy Late Losses!
Greg and Josh talk about a disappointing week in Blue Jays land that saw them go 1-5 including two more blown late leads. They go over some of the late game issues including specific worries about the recent stuff shown by Ryan Borucki and Jordan...
48 min
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ATW Episode 213: It's Quite Drafty!
Baseball Prospectus Senior MLB Draft Writer, Keanan Lamb, stops by to discuss the Jays 2021 draft (21:45). He gives his thoughts on the number one pick, Gunnar Hoglund, and the risks the Jays weighed by taking an injured pitcher in the first round,...
58 min
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ATW Episode 212: Not so Rowdy!
Greg and Josh break down the Rowdy Tellez for Trevor Richards (and Bowden Francis) trade, including what Richards brings to the table and why Rowdy was a clear choice to be moved, they also discuss Bo's selection to the All-Star team, a positive but...
40 min
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ATW Episode 211: What a Relief!
Greg and Josh discuss the acquisitions of Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson, including what they can bring to the club, how they impact the depth and what the trade says about how the Jays will operate going forward. They also go over the All-Star...
53 min
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ATW Episode 210: Delicious Low-Hanging Fruit
Jeff Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus stops by (24:20) to provide some insight into the Blue Jays' farm system. He discusses Gabriel Moreno and how he could impact the future Toronto roster in various ways, how Austin Martin could also be a very...
69 min
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ATW Episode 209: The 7th Inning Stretched Bullpen
Greg and Josh discuss the recent rough patch for the Blue Jays which included three straight games lost when the Jays led in the 7th inning. The guys go over the bullpen woes specifically, who can/can't be counted on right now and what, if anything,...
47 min
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ATW Episode 208: 7 Inning Games, Please
Greg and Josh discuss the down week for the Jays, including the offence failing to cash in on many chances, bullpen meltdowns and defensive struggles. They also talk about Ryu losing twice in a row for the first time, the resurgence of Ross Stripling,...
39 min
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ATW Episode 207: Managing Expectations
Greg, Josh and Nick go over the last week of Blue Jays stories. They discuss Marcus Semien being named player of the month, have a spirited debate over the managing decisions in the Cleveland double header, go over why the clock might not strike...
53 min
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ATW Episode 206: Man-o(a)h-Man What a Debut
Greg, Josh and Nick discuss the impressive debut of Alek Manoah and the stuff that helped him dominate the Yankees, the bullpen meltdowns of the previous week and why that was somewhat foreseeable, if not to that degree, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. rounding...
54 min
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ATW Episode 205: Win Some, Lose Some
Greg and Josh discuss the latest news following a 3-3 week against the Phillies and Red Sox. They talk about the games themselves, the return of Dolis, Ross Stripling's performance and how it relates to Alek Manoah's timeline, the finally fallible...
53 min
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ATW Episode 204: Biomechanics and Blue Jays
Dr. Mike Sonne stops by (27:00) to discuss the state of PitchAI, his company's app-based biomechanics tool. He talks about what the product does to make mechanics data easy to capture, what they've learned and the tweaks they've made in the last year...
62 min
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ATW Episode 203: These Guys M*A*S*H*
Greg and Josh go over the latest week of Blue Jays baseball including the recent conga-line to the IL that saw the team lose six more players, the nonetheless successful week, the return or Hyun-jin Ryu, Robbie Ray finding extreme control, Danny...
58 min
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ATW Episode 202: More Than Just a Game
Jeremy Wolf of More Than Baseball stops by (22:50) to discuss the challenges minor leaguers faced during the canceled 2020 season, the further issues in the Covid-affected 2021 season and how MTB is working to help out. He also discusses the latest...
54 min