The Jays Journal Podcast gives you one more episode before our regular season gets underway, talking projections, new additions and more.
Jays Journal Podcast – March 26. “Fighting For Relevance.”
One final trip to Montreal before the Blue Jays embark on their 2018 vaunted regular season campaign amidst a (suddenly) world class Toronto sports market dominated by hockey/basketball visions of grandeur. As a result, the baseball club finds itself fighting for relevance during an off-season rife with punishing fan expectations and hardened pundits at every turn dismissing any hopes of tangible success for the summer.
Naturally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t assemble an intrepid group of baseball writers, bloggers, and podcasters capable of turning around any doom and gloom with their views on what the future holds for this team. I’m pleased to be joined by Adam Corsair (@Corsair21) host of the critically-acclaimed South of the Six podcast (@SouthOfThe6ix), Richard Birfer (@richardbirfs) of the dynamic Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network, and Marshall Auerback (@Mauerback) from the erudite Levy Institute.
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- Blue Jays now hold the top Wild Card spot, and yes that’s a good thing
- Blue Jays may have the tools to use a Bullpen Day
- Blue Jays win important first game after Bichette’s late inning heroics
Together we discuss: if 87 wins this year is a realistic projection, the real truth behind Curtis Granderson, how much do intangibles play a role with this club, on the emergence of Vladdy Jr. & Bo, if the concept of baseball courtship is over when it comes to newfound frugality, and why it’s crucial for the Shapiro-Atkins regime to establish a culture of winning. (5:21-49:15)
Later, Richard & Dan Seguin (@danseguin23) of the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (@CBScoutingNet) are back on the show for their excellent prospect analysis and insights; this week they take a closer look at Lourdes Gurriel and Rowdy Tellez. (50:01)
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Check out our previous episodes below:
- Jays Journal Podcast- Mar 12th– “Preventing Runs and Battling Injuries”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Feb 14th– “Hope Springs Eternal”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Feb 1st– “Collusion of Common Sense”
- Jays Journal Podcast Exclusive with Tony Fernandez
- Jays Journal Podcast- Year in review 2017
- 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 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…