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Underdogs: A Toronto Blue Jays and Raptors Podcast

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Living in Canada and being a sports fan means you are used to your teams being overlooked. Canadian actors with mixed reviews, Jakob Ehman and David Patrick Flemming met on stage playing Shakespearean archenemies and now channel their love of all...

Location:

Canada

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Living in Canada and being a sports fan means you are used to your teams being overlooked. Canadian actors with mixed reviews, Jakob Ehman and David Patrick Flemming met on stage playing Shakespearean archenemies and now channel their love of all things Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Raptors. With new episodes daily, Underdogs is a must listen for people looking for a different spin on the sports world, an experience the “insiders” can’t give you. Raw, unfiltered and darkly comedic, David and Jakob give you the sports show only made possible by being the "outsiders" with nothing to lose.

Language:

English

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Episodes
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Joe Kelly Fight Club

7/29/2020
Today on Underdogs we dive into: The Benches clearing between the Astros and Dodgers last night after some Joe Kelly heroics on the mound, Players and Umpires now share planes after games and how that will play out; The Blue Jays victory over the Nationals (Roark's outing, Vladdy's dinger, Averageness of Nats line up) Rowdy Tellez embracing his new look; Nate Pearson making his debut tonight and who might get cut from the 40 man to make room for him; and a new Underdogs Fantasy punishment...

Duration:00:35:26

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COVID-19, MARLINS-15

7/28/2020
Today on Underdogs: David and Jakob discuss the news of more Miami Marlins testing positive for COVID and the poor job Rob Manfred and MLB are doing dealing with it, The Blue Jays victory over the Washington Nationals last night, Releasing monkeys or dogs in the outfield bleachers, Vlad Jr's struggles, Trent Thornton vs Ryan Borucki, Starlin Castro's can of worms for a head, Chase Anderson is a beauty, News of Nate Pearson making his debut on Wednesday and predictions for his first start. |...

Duration:00:38:32

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The Last Blue Jays Game Ever

7/27/2020
News from the Miami Marlins positive COVID tests come out as David and Jakob start recording, Is Ken Giles done for the season?, Vladdy Jr DH RAGE, Thoughts on the new runner on second Extra Innings rules, Who should be the next Jays closer, ...Nate Pearson..., Hyun-Jin Ryu's first start, The NBA Bubble court creation and fan experience vs cardboard, and finally predictions on how long the MLB has left before shutting down.

Duration:00:45:38

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Blue Jays Opening Day!

7/24/2020
Today on Underdogs: Jakob has gone from Mister Mom to Bruce Wayne, Our excitement levels for the 2020 Blue Jays season, Stray observations from Yankees-Nationals/ Dodgers-Giants, Expanded Playoffs and whether the Jays can make them, Juan Soto has COVID-19, Who is the most important player on the Jays to get off to a good start, Nate Pearson and the guys give their predictions for Game 1 tonight. If you like Underdogs let us know! Subscribe, rate and review the show and interact with us on...

Duration:00:29:22

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Homelessness Blues

7/23/2020
Today on Underdogs: How refreshing it would be if Toronto could be honest about manipulating service time, Did Vlad hit the most satisfying home run in baseball?, Bo Throws, Toronto is homeless...again, Mookie Betts signs in LA, Going after George Springer in 2021, Trash talk begins after the Underdogs Fantasy draft last night and David and Jakob lay out their plans to humiliate the other should they place higher than the other. If you like Underdogs, let us know! Subscribe, Rate and...

Duration:00:35:53

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How To Manipulate Service Time and Get Away With It

7/22/2020
Today on Underdogs: David has a falling out at work, Are you in the mood for boiled hot dog delivery!?, We break down The Blue Jays first game against someone other than themselves, and The Houston Astros Bean Parade begins. If you enjoy today's show be sure to Subscribe, Rate or leave a Review!

Duration:00:38:38

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Nate Pearson Has Arrived

7/21/2020
Today on Underdogs: The final day to join our Underdogs Fantasy Baseball league!, A pivotal day for the Blue Jays as they ship out to Boston for their first game against an opposing team, A start that might hold Nate Pearson's early career in the balance, Between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, where we would rather The Blue Jays call home this season, and some strong feelings about the class of The San Francisco Giants organization...minus Brandon Crawford.

Duration:00:36:58

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The Worth of Danny Jansen Measured in Hotdogs

7/20/2020
Today we get into the following: The return of "Things The Teenagers Threw on My Deck Last Night", At what point you've puked too much to go sit on a restaurant patio, The federal government denying the Blue Jays from playing home games in Toronto, Mark Shapiro destroys his office with a bat, Blockbuster Blue Jays trade possibilities, and we finish the show with a whole heaping of praise for the Toronto Raptors organization and what they are doing for their team in the bubble. Help us out...

Duration:00:37:49

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Friday Funday!

7/17/2020
David and Jakob take moment to reflect on what life has become since the beginning of the pandemic, what they miss most, positives they can take from how life has changed and why CERB was trending on twitter this morning. Then they get into talking about news of the Blue Jays getting Doug Ford's seal of approval to play in Toronto, Nate Pearson's night at the Rogers Centre last night and then we announce our invitation to PLAY FANTASY BASEBALL WITH UNDERDOGS! Woo! Send us a DM...

Duration:00:32:28

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Young Guns

7/16/2020
David and Jakob break down what they saw in intrasquad game 2 including: Killer Panda Bears, Thoughts on Jordan Romano and Anthony Kay, A second look at Vladdy Jr, Is Cavan Biggio the leader of the team?, Trading Ken Giles, Dante Bichette Hitting Whisper pt II, Randal Grichuk's swing and goatee, Focusing on pitching with coaches behind home plate and finally two big questions about the upcoming Blue Jays campaign. If you enjoy the episode please subscribe, rate and tell you friends!

Duration:00:38:07

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Team Bo vs Team Grich!

7/15/2020
Blue Jays baseball is back on TV! Sort of! We break down everything we saw in the first action of summer camp. Bo blasts, Fake crowd noise, Vlad at first, Reese's grand salami, Bo and Grich's school yard pick order, Ken Giles UNHINGED, Tony Alford, Dante Bichette Hitting Whisperer and we pick potential break outs for the season !

Duration:00:33:17

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Crossing The Line

7/14/2020
Leading off Austin Martin joins the Toronto Blue Jays camp and looks gorgeous, Lourdes Gurriel Jr is back as well and the line up gains full strength, Still don't know where the Blue Jays will call home!, thoughts after hearing what it's like inside the NBA bubble, the NN Nick Nurse brand, Sacramento Kings centre Richaun Holmes left the NBA bubble to get delivery food, a new over under for the Jays season!

Duration:00:28:39

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The Rise and Fall of Vladimir Guerrero Jr

7/13/2020
We dig into a huge weekend of sports news! Leading off with the massive news of Vladimir Guerrero Jr's position change from Third Base to First Base, What does Chase Anderson's injury mean for Nate Pearson?, things get heated when David and Jakob discuss Randal Grichuk and Marcus Stroman's twitter feud, Travis Shaw tries to get the country back on his side after his own twitter blunder, and ESPN NBA insider, Adrian Wojnarowski sends an epic email to a US Senator. Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and...

Duration:00:45:43

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Mystery Solved

7/10/2020
It's friday! Today we round out the week talking about The Blue Jays intrasquad game last night, Shi Davidi's story about the missing infielders and how Jakob broke the story first, a big year coming for Rowdy Tellez?, Nolo Contendre? and we break down the Episode 6 of Unsolved Mysteries: Missing Witness. Have a great weekend!

Duration:00:35:41

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Missing Persons Report: Dunedin Edition

7/9/2020
Today on Underdogs: David has a hangover and a Hot Take, Jakob reveals which players were left behind when the Blue Jays flew north from COVID infested Dunedin, somebody is very unhappy with THE UNIVERSAL DH, and we break down the penultimate episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

Duration:00:29:59

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Strike 3, You're Dead!

7/8/2020
We dive into Wednesday hard talking about: David returning to work serving tables during a pandemic + Jakob's incredibly clean teeth, Umpire Joe West's comments about not believing COVID could be responsible for all the death, Star Wars droids calling the balls and strikes, Can the Dodgers still win without David Price?, Unsolved Mysteries E04 and why it's the worst, Nick Nurse and his new beard, and how absurd it is to try and cover up players who are not playing because they have...

Duration:00:46:32

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Major League Conspiracies

7/7/2020
Today we get into such topics as: An update from David regarding shit his teenage neighbours threw on his deck, Unsolved Mysteries Episode 3, What we will overhear players saying without fans in the stands, The disastrous job the MLB is doing testing players...could there be a conspiracy involved?, How the Blue Jays will employ the bevy of starting pitching prospects they have, and can someone prove to us that Derek Fisher is better than Austin Martin right now? Please subscribe to our...

Duration:00:38:45

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Mike Trout Walk Off

7/6/2020
Welcome back! If you have enjoyed our first week of episodes please help us out by subscribing or rating our podcast or sharing with someone you know! Today's topics include: Jakob's disastrous weekend hangover, Mike Trout's (and others) discomfort with returning to play, Unsolved Mysteries Episode 2, Pascal Siakam hasn't touched a basketball for 3 months?, an alarming photo of Manny Machado, Stanton trying to kill Tanaka and Vladdy's return to the Dome.

Duration:00:37:20

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Slimy Mysterious Snake People

7/3/2020
Today's topics include: -What did the teenagers throw on my deck last night? -Unsolved Mysteries Episode 1 -Rob Manfred the snake -Blue Jays get green light to come home -Fred Van Vleet's thoughts on NBA return -Projecting wins and losses for the Blue Jays this season -Adding any Blue Jay of the past to today's team See you monday!

Duration:00:39:33

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COVID Over/Under 19

7/2/2020
It's really hot outside. Today we talk about an ongoing war David is having with a group of youngsters, a new segment called COVID Over/Under 19, how Ross Atkins can justify manipulating Nate Pearson's service time, who tested positive on the Jays and a message about struggling with mental health during this time

Duration:00:41:06