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Jays Journal Podcast – August 27. “The Price of Nostalgia.”
On a day where sandlot nicknames and heavy nostalgia permeated the air at the stadium that was once known as the Skydome, the Blue Jays ran headlong into the buzzsaw that was Byron Buxton and suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of a team they were chasing, losing 7-2 to the Minnesota Twins.
Although the present may seem bleak and full of terrors, we’re thrilled to bring you a savvy round table comprised of tremendous baseball minds; podcaster and blogger Brent Cardy (@BrentCardyShow), Jays Journal site expert and writer, Chris Henderson (@baseball4brains), and sportscaster Colin Teskey (@TeskeyRadio) of the Fan 590. Together, they sit down with host Ari Shapiro to mull over:
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Why Sunday is the worst day of the baseball week for Blue Jays fans in 2017 (4:11), if Joe Biagini will remain in the rotation and where his role will be in 2018 (6:12), Marcus Stroman or Justin Smoak for team MVP (10:07), Josh Donaldson’s nuclear second half and why the team can’t possibly afford to lose him (12:33), why the next year is absolutely crucial in keeping fair-weather fans coming to the ballpark (17:31), if the 40 in 40 greatest Blue Jays is a reflection of a loyal and stunted fanbase(20:08), and the inherent dangers of being owned by a media company (23:29).
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Check out our previous episodes below:
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 24th– “An Unforgiving Season”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 18th– “Dog Days Be Damned”
- Jays journal Podcast- Aug 15th– “The Price of Loyalty”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 14th– “Cold Hard Facts”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 11th– “Fight The Good Fight”
- Jays Journal Podcast Exclusive with Jesse Barfield
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 7th– “Ruthless Baseball Gods”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 3rd– “Three Wise Men” (Zwelling, Goldberg-Strassler, Henderson)
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 2nd– “A Glimmer Of Hope”
- Jays Journal Podcast exclusive with the Tao of Stieb
- Jays Journal Exclusive with Jackie Redmond
- Jays Journal Podcast- June 30th– With Sportnet’s Arden Zwelling
- Jays Journal Podcast- June 28th- Todd Stottlemyre, relentlessly candid
- Jays Journal Podcast- featuring guest, Ben Nicholson-Smith
- Jays Journal Podcast Exclusive- The Todd Stottlemyre Interview
- And many more..
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“Ari Shapiro is the host and creative director of the Jays Journal radio podcast and is a freelance writer, interviewer, and producer. He’s appeared on the Fan 590 Sportsnet radio, 90.5 FM Extra Talk Sports radio, and is a proud contributor with FanSided.”