This week Cam, Ben and Tom weave some magic without Blake and Adam (2:05) New Segment: the Spotlightfeaturing Tate Martel, Aaron Rodgers and the country of Tonga(15:05) Olympic Talk – Canada’s medal count, USA basketball, most watchable Olympic events, ‘which pro athletes would be best in the decathalon?’(33:20) Blue Jays stumble to the trade deadline(43:35) NHL offseason in full swing(1:15:31)
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Due to other Sunday time commitments, the Shootaround Podcast is now a Tuesday podcast for the foreseeable future (2:40) NHL Playoffs(23:25) NBA Playoffs(33:49) Toughest sports to play in front of an away crowd(47:01) Toronto Raptors draft at fourth overall(58:31) Maybe the most positive Blue Jays Hype Report we’ve ever had(1:05:40) We power rank stuff in the following summer time categories:
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This week we’re a man short because Blake can’t make it to the pod. But the show goes on (2:36) The Blake-less Blue Jays Hype Report(14:59) Ball Hockey Talk(20:50) NHL Playoffs: Fleury, Price, wild ending to Game 4 of Isles v Lightning(35:55) Whats more entertaining: NHL v NBA Playoffs?(46:55) NBA Playoffs: Jazz are toast, Ben Simmons and KD v Giannas(1:03:56)
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(1:50) Adam and Cameron go through arbitration and are handed out fines for groupchat conduct(20:55) Tom reluctantly addresses the Toronto Maple Leafs(34:55) NHL Playoffs and the defence of Marc-Andre Fleury(47:27) NBA Playoffs(1:09:15) Julio Jones traded to the Titans(1:19:05) Blake’s Blue Jays Hype Report
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This week’s episode kicks off with an update to the Bench Talk Playoff Bubble Draft Challenge that we issued months ago. We then talk about this week in football and then give a post-mortem on the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays. In the second half of the episode we have Blake and Zach square off with Ben and Cameron for Round
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With NFL football officially back, the boys talk about this week’s slate of games. We also get a Blue Jays update and Tom faces the music for not wearing his Amir Johnson jersey for Game 7 of Raptors vs. Celtics. In the second half of the pod we fantasy draft hangover remedies which may be inspired by recent real-life events.
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Ben Revere 💥 Instant Impact 💥 Ben Revere hit .319 after the trade in 2015! #BlueJaysOnSN pic.twitter.com/FIKj7jeAQb — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 15, 2020 I know the analytics don’t look kindly on Ben Revere types. Speedy, slap-hitting, walk-allergic players have a very slim margin of error. You pretty much have to be a .300+ hitter in order to be
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Josh Towers The running joke in my family is that I’m a huge athlete jinx. Look no further than my jersey collection to see why. Well this joke all began with my interaction with Josh Towers way back when. Back in the day, I had a grey Jays hat with the mid 2000’s “Angry Bird” logo. At one point it
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Well it’s week two (or three?) without baseball and I’m at wits end. This morning my buddy Blake sent me the following tweet: This got the blogging juices flowing. Starting today I’ll be blogging five random Blue Jays every Wednesday. To kick things off we have the pride of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Gustavo Chacin In my eyes, Chacin acts as a
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Back to back weeks I’ve posted this blog a day late. Sometimes life gets in the way even when jerseys are at stake. Last week I got caught up in March Madness. This week I had the flu. The Round-Up Roy Halladay Powder Blue Throwback Blue Jays Jersey #LetsGoBlueJays pic.twitter.com/n0AtyH4e9L — Thomas Waind (@twaind4) March 28, 2019 This puppy came
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