The Bob McCown Podcast

The Daves are back! Dave Hodge and Dave Perkins join the show for some Jays talk today with Bob and John. But first, before the four raise their blood pressure levels talking about the Toronto Blue Jays, there is a new coach behind the bench for the Maple Leafs, and his name is Craig Berube. The Daves, along with Bob and John, spend the first five minutes of today’s show addressing Berube’s hiring before spending the next 50 minutes on the Toronto Blue Jays. From their lack of depth to the front office's lack of action, the foursome gets into the nitty-gritty of the first half of the season.

The scores were low, Scottie Scheffler got arrested, and Xander Schauffele actually won a tournament. The PGA Championship produced a lot of storylines this, so Richard Zokol hops on the show today to talk about everything that went down at Valhalla over the May long weekend.

Is it time for the Toronto Blue Jays to blow things up and start all over again? We aren’t at the often talked about 60 game mark but Warren Sawkiw seems to think so.  The three take a look at the struggling Toronto Blue Jays and, while they can’t fix the team’s problems themselves, Warren, Bob and John try to see a path where this Blue Jays team could still make the playoffs this year despite a difficult start to the regular season. 

Scott Burnside & Mike Harrington join Bob and Job on today’s show for some hockey talk as the series in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs approach completion. The foursome go over some of the most recent developments regarding coaching changes and openings around the league after a familiar face in Lindy Ruff was announced to be their Head Coach to start the 2024/25 NHL Season. Then it’s all playoff hockey with the group digging into the lack of accountability the NHL, their refs, and review process has shown when it comes to making consistent rulings on the ice. The four also spend a significant amount of time breaking down each series in the postseason on today's show as we near the end of another week of podcasting." These corrections address spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Let me know if you need further assistance!

The Toronto Raptors can’t seem to catch a break these days. After falling below the 6th spot in the NBA Draft, subsequently losing their lottery pick to the San Antonio Spurs in the process, the  Raptors find themselves in a tough spot. Paul Jones, Bob, and John spend the first half of the show trying to figure out what the Raptors should do next and wonder if Scottie Barnes could really be "The Guy," before delving into an in-depth analysis of the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

No one could have had a better view of Sam Bennett’s hit on Brad Marchand in game three of the Bruins' matchup against the Florida Panthers than Darren Pang, who joins the show today to talk about what he saw and to share his thoughts on everything else going down in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The three also have a conversation about the relevence a coach actually has for their respective hockey team as rumours heat up about who will be behind the bench in Toronto next season. 

Another Monday, another visit from Richard Deitsch. Bob and John react, with Richard, to the news of a WNBA team coming to Toronto in 2026. With popularity in women’s basketball at an all-time high, the three take a look into what adding a professional team means for the city and the continued growth of women’s sports. After the break, Bob, Richard, and John take a look at the changing landscape of TV rights, specifically in the NBA, with a new deal seemingly in place. Before they go, the three briefly touch on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ search for a new head coach and the bumbling baseball team that is the Toronto Blue Jays.

It’s been six days since the Toronto Maple Leafs lost yet again in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and just one day since Maple Leafs Management decided to let go of Head Coach Sheldon Keefe. Steve Simmons was at their Press Conference today where he saw Brendan Shanahan, Brad Treliving, and Keith Pelley all address the media and assure Leafs fans everywhere that they have everything under control. But do they really? Steve, Bob, and John break down some comments made at the press conference, debate on who of their “big four” is out the door, and more as the three end the week with a question: What do the Toronto Maple Leafs do now?

After 5 seasons as the Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe has been relieved from his duties. Joe Micheletti comes on the show to talk about it with Bob and John as the voice of the New York Rangers shares his opinion on the firing, gives us his perspective on the this Toronto Maple Leafs team as an outsider looking in and fills us in on everything we need to know about this Rangers team as they vie for the Stanley Cup.