The Bob McCown Podcast

Naturally, when you have two former NHL goaltenders and current NHL broadcasters on the show you talk about hockey… right?    No hockey today we dig into the parallels of comedy in sport with two guys who know a few things about stopping pucks and telling jokes. Scott Darling and Jim Ralph join the show today as we talk about their connection with comedy in their life after sport. We talk to Scott about his transition from the net to the stage as we find out what drove him to try his hand at stand up. We also get Jim’s perspective on the matter as a public speaker and find out why we should never call him a "comedian"

After 19 days in Qatar, TSN’s James Duthie joins the show to talk about his experience covering his first ever World Cup. We ask James about his time in Qatar and get his impressions on the controversial host country and their $300 Billion dollar budget for the tournament before discussing Team Canada’s performance both on the pitch and from their coach, John Herdman. After Duthie leaves, we welcome Rob Longley onto the show to discuss the Toronto Blue Jays lacklustre offseason as we question whether the teams front office will ever be willing to spend the money it takes to land a marquee free agent.

Some basketball talk today as we welcome Doug Smith and Michael Grange to the podcast to talk about the Toronto Raptors. After breaking down their win last night against the depleted Los Angeles Lakers, we analyze the Raptors roster and debate on what they need to do to improve their rotation, and question whether they need improvement at all. We also talk about Scottie Barnes’ second year slump, the progression of OG Anunoby’s game and the lack of defensive production coming from guys like Fred Van Fleet and Gary Trent Jr.

The Toronto Sun’s STEVE SIMMONS joins the show today to catch up with Bob and John. The three spend the first half of the podcast analyzing the Toronto Maple Leafs and their recent play. We talk about Mitch Marner’s record setting point streak, the “struggling” Auston Matthews and wonder whether this is John Tavares’ best season as a Maple Leaf. Shifter gears to Major League Baseball in the second block of the show, Steve, Bob and John go over some storylines emerging from this years winter meetings and talk about Aaron Judge’s decision to stay with the New York Yankees.

Daren Millard, the voice of the Vegas Golden Knights, and NESN’s Billy Jaffe join the podcast today for some hockey talk. The four start the show by discussing Vegas’ shootout win last night against the Boston Bruins before focusing on the two teams surprisingly good starts to the season. We ask Daren about Golden Knights net-minder Logan Thompson, and wonder if he is the answer to Vegas’ goalie issues before shifting the conversation over to the Boston Bruins as we look at what they’ve done to find themselves at the top of the standings 24 games into their regular season. After the break we open up the conversation to the rest of the league as we talk about the impressive play from the Winnipeg Jets and the New Jersey Devils & share some thoughts on the teams that have disappointed us most so far this year.

Dave Hodge returns to the show to start the week off with some baseball talk. With the leagues winter meetings underway, we talk to Dave about all of the big name players who have yet to sign with a team and speculate on where they might end up. As always with Dave, we talk about the Toronto Blue Jays and get an update on who they are targeting and what roster moves we should expect before the start of next season.

A little bit of soccer and a little bit of hockey on todays podcast as we welcome James Sharman and Brian Lawton on the show. Now that Team Canada has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup, we talk to James about what’s next for John Herdman and his players now that their tournament hopes are over. After we say goodbye to James, we talk to our good friend Brian Lawton on the incoming sale of the Ottawa Senators. We talk about prices, buyers and everything else we would need to know regarding the sale of a professional sports franchise.

Hockey talk on todays show as we welcome Bruce Garrioch and Kevin Paul Dupont back to the podcast. With the books finally becoming public for the Ottawa Senators, we get Tinto the potential sale of the team as we look at potential buyers and what new ownership would mean for the franchise. The foursome also spend time discussing the Boston Bruins hot start to the season and briefly touch upon various story lines swirling around the NHL.

Who’s in, who’s not and who should be? We ask all of your burning questions related to this years Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot while Bob Elliott & Dave Perkins provide us with the answers on todays show as the two let us know who they plan on voting for this year.

Been a while since we’ve had Mr. Morosi on as JP joins the show to keep us updated on everything going on in Major League Baseball’s offseason. We talk about the Houston Astros recent signing of Jose Abreu and what that means for the defending World Series Champions before we move on to some of the other big names in free agency as we speculate who goes where and when it might happen. After the break, we close out the show by looking at the Toronto Blue Jays. Bob and John pick JP’s brain on who the Jays could be targeting and get some ideas about what Toronto can do to improve their roster, whether it be from the free agent market or a blockbuster trade.