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 140: The Prince Who Was Promised
After nearly a month of waiting, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finally made his MLB debut this week. Greg, Josh and Nick break down the first weekend of Vladdy-mania including looks at his performance on both sides of the ball, the feeling in Toronto, pinch...
50 min
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ATW Episode 139: Vlad to Make Your Acquaintance
Greg and Josh go over the last week in Blue Jays land. They begin by discussing the call up of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the hype surrounding the move, expectations for the rookie and what it can mean for Blue Jays fans going forward. They also discuss...
61 min
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ATW Episode 138: Schrödinger's Vlad
Greg and Josh go over the first successful week of the Blue Jays' 2019 season. They discuss the success and risk factors for Freddy Galvis' early season surge, Justin Smoak's emergence as an on-base threat, some odd baserunning and clutch fielding,...
49 min
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ATW Episode 137: The Hitless Wonders
Greg and Josh go over the latest news and notes from the a 2-4 week of Blue Jays baseball. They discuss the hitting troubles against Cleveland and what could be causing some of the problems, the bright spot that has been the incredible starting...
47 min
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ATW Episode 136: The Socratic Method
Greg and Josh cover a very newsworthy week in Blue Jays land. First they go over the Kevin Pillar trade by discussing his legacy as a Blue Jay, why it was time for him to go, and the return from the Giants. Next they talk about the acquisition of...
53 min
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ATW Episode 135: The 2019 25.5 in 50-Something
Before getting into their annual 25 in 50 breakdown, Greg and Josh discuss the trade of Kendrys Morales to the Oakland Athletics and why the Jays made the move. Then take two minutes per player to break down all 24 members of the opening day roster...
55 min
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ATW Episode 134: Giving up the Ghost
R.J. Anderson of CBS stops by to preview the Tampa Bay Rays in the final AL East Preview episode. He talks about the "opener's" contributions to the Rays' success in 2018, the lack of spending this offseason, the various strengths and weaknesses of...
55 min
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ATW Episode 133: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs stop by to preview the New York Yankees. He discussed the non-pursuit of Manny Machado, the current infield with Troy Tulowitzki at SS and DJ LeMahieu in utility role, the pitching depth, the position battle at 1B, and the up...
61 min
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ATW Episode 132: Catching the Bird Flu
Jake English of Birds Eye View Baltimore stops by to look ahead at the Orioles as part of the AL East preview series. They go over tips when watching a terrible team and what kinds of things to look forward to from a bottom feeding club. Greg and Josh...
54 min
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ATW Episode 131: Bo-Sockin' it to 'Em
In the first AL East Preview episode of 2019, Matt Kory stops by to talk all things Red Sox. He goes over the inactivity this offseason, the depth in the bullpen following the departures of Joe Kelly (Dodgers) and Craig Kimbrel (unsigned), risk in the...
61 min
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ATW Episode 130: An Agent of Change
MLB Player Agent Joshua Kusnick stops by to discuss the state of free agency (24:40). In a passionate interview, Kusnick talks about the way free agency is being handled (from lack of offers for certain types of players to what seem like coordinated...
60 min
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ATW Episode 129: Taking an Ax to Winter
With the official start of spring training, Greg and Josh talk about the first news of the season. They discuss John Axford's return to the team, the signing of lefty knuckleballer Ryan "Party Time" Feierabend, Ryan Tepera's loss in arbitration and...
53 min
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ATW Episode 128: An Evening with Kevin Smith
Blue Jays SS prospect Kevin Smith (23:50) stops by to discuss adjustments from college to the minors, handling midseason call ups, the importance of the prospect trip to Fort Benning, building team culture, and appearing on prospect rankings. Greg...
60 min
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ATW Episode 127: A Swing and a Driveline
Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball (29:10) stops by to discuss the work they do at Driveline, the fight to increase the role of analytically driven player development, and the new coaching hires for the Blue Jays. Greg and Josh also go over the Russell...
62 min
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ATW Episode 126: A New Year with Some New Players
Greg, Josh, and Nick go over the recent news surrounding the Blue Jays. They discus the signing of Matt Shoemaker and his pitching changes after returning from injury, the trade for Clayton Richard including potential uses for the lefty and how he...
46 min
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ATW Episode 125: The Frozen Meetings w/ Shi Dav...
Greg, Josh, and Nick discuss recent Blue Jays news and developments including the release of Troy Tulowitzki, the Rule 5 surprises, Randal Grichuk's future role with the club, moves within the division, and the odds of Bo Bichette cracking the roster...
68 min
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ATW Episode 124: The Cold Stove
Greg and Josh discuss recent news in Blue Jays land. They discuss the 40-man roster additions ahead of the Rule 5 draft, coaching staff changes, Russell Martin trade rumours, the upcoming tender deadline, and the Blue Jays' recently announced...
41 min
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ATW Episode 123: No More Diaz Days
Greg and Josh break down the news from the early parts of the offseason. They discuss the trade of Aledmys Diaz for Trent Thornthon, the Blue Jays' 40-man decisions and what some of them could mean for future choices, the changes to the coaching...
47 min
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ATW Episode 122: Charlie's Blue Jays
Greg and Josh discuss the end of the World Series and Steve Pearce's heroics, the Blue Jays hiring of manager, Charlie Montoyo, and what he could bring to the table, Ross Atkins' comments about offseason direction and Statcast data use, the Arizona...
49 min
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ATW Episode 121: That's a Wrap!
Greg, Josh, and Nick wrap up the season by pick winners in multiple categories including biggest surprise, most surreal moment, rock bottom point, favourite players to watch, best walk up song, and many more. They also give out award for best/worst...
55 min
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ATW Episode 120: A Farewell to this Mötley Crüe
Greg and Josh say goodbye to a disappointing Jays season with a look back at the news from the end of the season and the press conferences that followed. They discuss John Gibbons' departure and what type of manager the Jays are apparently looking at...
44 min
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ATW Episode 119: Let Chaos Reign!
Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs stops by to discuss Team Entropy and the chances for chaos as the rest of the MLB slate unfolds. He takes a specific look at the very tightly-packed National League which currently has five teams battling for three playoff...
50 min
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ATW Episode 118: The Kids Are Alright
Greg and Josh go over the noteworthy stories from the last week. They discuss the latest good start for Aaron Sanchez and the encouraging signs for the future, the good starts from Sean Reid-Foley and Tom Pannone in New York, Randal Grichuk's quietly...
44 min
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ATW Episode 117: Let's Get Rowdy
Greg, Josh, and Nick take a look at the last week and a half of the Blue Jays season. They discuss the Josh Donaldson trade in depth, including looking at the legality of it, the emotional reaction, and the quality of the return: Julian "PTBNL"...
53 min
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ATW Episode 116: More Morales Mashing
Greg and Josh discuss the latest news in Blue Jays land including just missing Jose Bautista with the Phillies, Kendrys Morales' incredible run, Aaron Sanchez' return struggles, Arizona Fall League assignments, and Josh Donaldson's confusing rehab...
51 min