Artificial Turf Wars

Greg, Josh and Nick preview the upcoming first round postseason series with the Tampa Bay Rays. First, they discuss some late-season developments that could impact the series, then they look at the Rays' starting pitching depth, some of Tampa's injury issues, how the Jays can counter the tough Rays' lefthanded hitters (despite the Tampa success against southpaws), and weigh in on the Jays' decision to start ace, Hyun-jin Ryu, in Game 2 instead of Game 1. They also answer a bunch of listener questions and give their thanks and prayers to the Baseball Gods.

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In this episode, Greg and Josh discuss the shaky rotation behind Hyun-jin Ryu and who is likely to be in the mix for a potential postseason series, as well as how the new postseason rules affect that decision should the Jays reach the ALDS. They also talk about the bullpen structure and how recent blowout losses don't really reflect the state of that group, the impact of Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s hot streak, the recent injury carousel including who's in, who's out, who's coming soon and the call up of Alejandro Kirk. Finally, they answer listener questions and give a Do-Over to a Blue Jays player.

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Greg, Josh and Nick take a look at the recent news and play of a surging Jays club. They discuss the injury to Teoscar Hernández and the hitters that have picked up the slack lately to help cover for the slugger's absence, the toll the starting pitchers have been taking on the battered relief corps and the excellence of the latter group and the pending returns of Bichette and Giles. Finally, they answer listener questions and give out a Do-Over to the Blue Jays manager.

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Greg and Josh discuss a very busy week in Blue Jays baseball. They begin by going over all four deadline-ish deals, starting with Ross Stripling, then going in reverse chronological order through Jonathan Villar, Robbie Ray and arguably the biggest pickup, Taijuan Walker. They talk about the impact the players could have, how some of them could see some improvement in Toronto from some unusual season long numbers, and what the Jays gave up to get these players.

They also cover the emergence of Julian Merryweather, strong month of August from a number of Jays players, some injury updates and pending returns of star players, Charlie Montoyo's bunting fetish and the interesting way the Jays can deploy their roster with all the starters-turned-relievers present in the bullpen. Finally, they answer listener questions, give out two Do-Overs and hand out a Gold Star.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest news in Blue Jays land including Randal Grichuk's hot streak and change in approach, the injuries to Bo Bichette and Nate Pearson, the improving offence, a vintage performance from Hyun-jin Ryu, an unexpected bullpen ace and some issues with the mental side of the game. They also answer listener questions and give out a Do Over to the Padres manager.

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Greg and Josh discuss the week that was for the Blue Jays. They talk about the very strong work from the bullpen of late, especially sudden standouts Ryan Borucki and Jordan Romano, the very impressive and encouraging recent start from Hyun-jin Ryu, and some ups and downs in the rotation otherwise. They also turn their focus towards the extremely slumping offense, but which at least has Vlad Jr. showing some signs of life, and to the bizarre comments of late from manager, Charlie Montoyo. Finally, they answer listener questions and give out a Gold Star to the team from Cleveland.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest week of news in Blue Jays land. They talk about Charlie Montoyo's confusing management decisions, the great work from the starting rotation, Teoscar Hernández' incredible start, Nate Pearson's debut and some issues with Hyun-jin Ryu's early season velocity. They also answer listener questions, give a Gold Star to David Price and discuss the messy return to play from MLB.

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Greg and Josh preview the entire 30-man Blue Jays opening day roster and the three taxi-squad members. They also give a Do-Over to Brad Ziegler and discuss the impact of the shortened season.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest news from Blue Jays land including Vlad Jr. moving to first base, Travis Shaw's misstep on quarantine, the surprising readiness of the rotation, the battle for the fifth starter with Chase Anderson's injury, Toronto's lack of a regular season home and what it's been like watching intrasquad games on tv. Finally they answer listener questions, give out a Gold Star and discuss the unfortunate Twitter fight between Randal Grichuk and Marcus Stroman.

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Dr. Mike Sonne, Chief Scientist at ProPlay AI, stop by the podcast (25:00) to discuss his new product, PitchAI. He discusses how PitchAI can capture and break down pitching mechanics with the use of a cell phone, how he and his team came up with the idea, how Blue Jays' top prospect Nate Pearson got involved with the company, and what this could mean for the future of pitching analysis.
Greg and Josh also discuss the Blue Jays "Summer Camp" training in Toronto and the hurdles still to clear before getting clarity on where they'll play regular season games, the Jays' 60-man player pool, the signing of Austin Martin, and a longer discussion about COVID and how it has already affected the start to the season and what could be still to come. They also answer listener questions and give out a Do Over to Rob Manfred.

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