Nick Ashbourne

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14,453 appearances 59 recordings 2 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 3d ago

Nick Ashbourne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Blue Jays Talk · A Vintage Mad Max Makes History as Jays Sweep Mariners · 30 Aug 2026 podcast
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In terms of Okamoto and some of the other guys in the lineup coming through, you know, that Okamoto hit I think you're absolutely right, it affected how John Schneider managed the game. voice-verified
It is a little bit funny. voice-verified
I think sometimes managers at the big league level get a little bit save brained where th they f perceive there to be some big difference between four and three runs. voice-verified
When I know, if you look on a win probability added type deal, like the fact you're up to runs is fairly comfortable. voice-verified
But they only get comfortable when it's four. voice-verified
It's like, Oh, okay, we don't need the high leverage guys anymore, we're not gonna use Varl and things like that. voice-verified
But it certainly gave voice-verified
Sures are a little bit more leash. voice-verified
Not that he needed it, the way he was pitching. voice-verified
Okamoto's been really good in recent games and I know he's got a couple of home runs here so it's starting to get some attention but voice-verified
If you look at just what he's doing at the plate, he's got six walks and just three strikeouts in his last seven games. voice-verified
And most of the season the strikeouts have been the big thing with him. voice-verified
And you know, the power's been there, so that's been a trade-off everybody can live with. voice-verified
But if he's able to bring the strikeouts down kind of at all, there's a lot of potential for him to finish very strong here. voice-verified
And in Japan, he was very good at limiting the strikeouts. voice-verified
So it was around eleven percent his strikeout rate last year in Japan. voice-verified
The pitching is tougher in the big leagues, everybody knows that. voice-verified
I think everyone thought his strikeout rate would increase, but him being such a high K, high home run hitter has been a bit of a surprise. voice-verified
And if there's any capacity for him to voice-verified
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