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 – April 23. “The Value of April Perspectives.”
Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter; writer and blogger with Sporting News MLB & Blue Jays Nation) addresses the issue of fans rationalizing early season success with RISP and clutch hitting, along with his candid thoughts on Jose Bautista joining the Braves and what impact the Josh Donaldson DL stint will have on the team moving forward. (4:51-14:22)
Tony Ambrogio (@Tony_Ambrogio; sportscaster with TSN & TSN Radio) offers his take on the legitimacy of the Blue Jays as a contending team, how John Gibbons is treating this team differently with his aggressive posture, and what exactly is the glue that’s keeping everything together to reflect a palpable sense of baseball chemistry and clubhouse camaraderie. (15:17-20:41)
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Marshall Auerback (@Mauerback; market practitioner and analyst with The Levy Institute) drops by to tackle the emotions behind a quick start in April, why it’s a challenge to accommodate Teoscar Hernandez in this lineup, and his impressions on the ignominy that Bautista experienced in taking a minor league contract to continue his flagging baseball career. (21:51-28:07)
Richard Birfer & Dan Seguin (@richardbirfs & @danseguin23) are on the scene to offer their latest minor league perspective on behalf of the CBBSN (@CBScoutingNet) regarding the progress of Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette down in New Hampshire. (28:55-32:58)
Craig Borden (@Craigers1221; minor league guru at the Jays Journal) brings us an exclusive interview with Blue Jays farmhand Patrick Murphy (@patrickmurphyy) drafted in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. (34:01-58:29)
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Check out our previous episodes below:
- Jays Journal Podcast- Apr 6th– “Preventing Runs and Battling Injuries”
- Jays Journal Podcast- Mar 3rd- “General Angst”
- 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- 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…