Blue Jays: Jays Journal Podcast- “2017 Year in Review”
By Ari Shapiro

The Jays Journal Podcast is hosted by our own Ari Shapiro, and can be found on blogtalkradio.com. Tune in regularly to hear Ari and a wide range of guests talk about current issues, have roundtable discussions, and regularly take your calls to discuss all things Blue Jays.
Jays Journal Podcast – December 26. “Christmas Special & 2017 Year in Review.”
Featuring exclusive appearances and audio contributions from:
Leadership & Executives: Roger Lajoie (Mark Shapiro/3:20). Marshall Auerback (Ross Atkins/4:40). Arden Zwelling (John Gibbons/6:45).
Starting Pitchers: Diamyn Hall (Marcus Stroman/8:20). Brent Cardy (Aaron Sanchez/10:15). Shawn W. Smith (Marco Estrada/11:12). Chris Henderson (J.A. Happ/12:25). Tao of Stieb (Joe Biagini/13:28).
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Relief Pitchers: Nick Raponi (Roberto Osuna/15:15). Brendan Panikkar (Ryan Tepera/16:51). Geoff Falbo (Danny Barnes/18:10). Aaron Loup (Kirsten McKernan/19:50), Jesse Goldberg-Strassler (Tim Mayza/21:37).Jason Lee (Dominic Leone/22:58), Craig Borden (Matt Dermody/23:57).
Infielders: Alexis Brudnicki (Russell Martin/25:12). Adam Corsair (Justin Smoak/27:44). Tony Ambrogio (Devon Travis/29:01). Joe Tilley (Ryan Goins/31:10). Jason Woodell (Aledmys Diaz/32:44). Kamal Rehman (Troy Tulowitzki/35:58). Andrew Walker (Josh Donaldson/37:30). Eric Rosenhek (Kendrys Morales/39:40).
Outfielders: Jose Bautista (Karim Kanji/40:55). Ainka Jess (Kevin Pillar/43:10). Colin Teskey (Steve Pearce/45:48). Sam Bruce (Ezequiel Carrera/47:30). Ian Hunter (Teoscar Hernandez/49:01). Clayton Richer (Anthony Alford/50:30). Richerd Birfer (Dalton Pompey/52:41).
Jays Journal Podcast - "2017 Year in Review." Link: https://t.co/sazcpuc5rQ. Thirty previous guests and endless cameo appearances chronicling the baseball year that was and why fans of the Toronto Blue Jays should believe in tomorrow. #BlueJays #JaysJournal pic.twitter.com/2OS1hqwbyv
— Ari Shapiro (@ari_shapiro) December 27, 2017
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Check out our previous episodes below:
- Jays Journal Podcast- Dec 19th- “Soft Resets and Intellectual Exercises”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Dec 13th– “New School & Nostalgia”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Dec 7th– “Perception is Reality”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Nov 16th– “Dare to Dream”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Nov 1st– “Struggling for Legitimacy”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Oct 25th– “Contending and Rebuilding”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Oct 21st- “Wise Men Sing”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Oct 10th– “Standards of Excellence”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Oct 5th– “Don’t You Forget About Me”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Oct 2nd– “Only the Young Can Say”
- Jays Journal Podcast Exclusive with Jesse Barfield
- Jays Journal Podcast- Aug 3rd– “Three Wise Men” (Zwelling, Goldberg-Strassler, Henderson)
- 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, many more…