Instigating with Clarkey and Drury

Ryan and Clarkey discuss the amazing celebration for Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen on Holy Mackinaw Night. Clarkey was there to take in the festivities with his old pal, which thankfully ended up in a win for the Buds. On that note, Ryan and Clarkey dig into the Leafs and their ongoing lacklustre play, putting the future of Craig Berube further into doubt. Wrapping up, the guys welcome back Sportsne...

The guys are joined by the legendary voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Joe Bowen, ahead of Holy Mackinaw night at the Leafs/Blackhawks game on December 16 when the team will honour Joe. Joe talks about reflecting on his lengthy career behind the mic, including favourite moments, players he developed relationships with, broadcasting partners, and even his former engineer, Clarkey, who experienced s...

Clarkey and Drury welcome back longtime friend of the show, Jason Brooks, who's been coaching junior hockey for years and is currently coaching the U16 Huron-Perth Lakers, as well as special advisor and development coach for the OHL's Sarnia Sting. Brooksy discusses getting back into the OHL after stints in Guelph and Niagara, helping out with coaching during a transition in Sarnia, and hi...

The fellas welcome on longtime Canadian sports media personality, Mark Hebscher, author of the new book Madness: The Rise and Ruin of Sports Media. Mark shares stories from his career on programs like Sportsline, Headline Sports and many others. He also offers his thoughts on what's wrong with modern sports media and how it could return to its former glory. Drury and Clarkey then discuss the m...

Clarkey and Drury welcome back friend of the show and host on the MLB Network and Prime Monday Night Hockey AND NHL Unscripted, Adnan Virk. Adnan discusses the MLB awards, a typical week for him doing all of his sports coverage across the MLB and NHL, and his brand new book Cinephile, all about his love of movies. Next, the guys welcome on Guelph Storm VP of Business Operations, Matt Newby, to tal...

Longtime Leafs TV and Leafs Nation Network host Paul Hendrick joins Clarkey and Drury to talk about the up and down season so far for the Leafs. Paul discusses losing Marner, pressure on Berube, Matthews and his health concerns, the D core and much more. The fellas then take a look at the HHOF blunder by Gary Bettman, and predict who might get in next year. We are looking for new sponsors! Interes...

Well. That didn't go as planned. Toronto Sun Blue Jays beat reporter Rob Longley joins Clarkey and Drury to discuss an all-time heartbreaking loss by the Jays as the Dodgers repeat as World Series champs. Rob discusses all the missed opportunities, the bad breaks and the plays that we will all be talking about for years to come that led to the crushing loss in Game 7. Drury and Clarkey then de...

Drury and Clarkey welcome back longtime baseball and hockey play-by-play voice Steve Sabourin to detail the wild twists and turns of the World Series, from an 18-inning heartbreak to a pair of gutsy, historic wins for the Jays. Chief among those wins is a historic rookie performance from the phenomenon that is Trey Yesavage in game 5. 12 Ks, no walks, rookie strikeout record for a single game, sin...

The boys welcome on longtime MLB scout and baseball coach/instructor, Tom Valcke, to get hyped on the Blue Jays advancing to the WORLD SERIES against the LA Dodgers. Tom and the lads get into Vladdy's insane postseason, Trey Yesavage, John Schneider, Max Scherzer, and much more, including a Springer Dinger heard 'round the world! We are looking for new sponsors! Interested? Email instigati...

The fellas welcome back longtime baseball play-by-play man and the voice of CKNX OHA Hockey, Steve Sabourin, to discuss the Jays evening the ALCS at 2-2 following a huge performance from veteran Max Scherzer. Scherzer's passionate outing is dissected as the guys watched Toronto close out game 4, as they also break down the team's continued depth, with Clement, Barger, IKF and other perform...

Clarkey and Drury welcome back Yankees fan and host of The Bronx is Burning Mike Damergis, and Sportsnet TheFan590's Mike Gentile, to break down the Jay's historic ALDS win over the Yankees. What went wrong for New York? Vladdy got hot. Yesavage is a beast. Is Detroit or Seattle a better matchup for the Jays in the ALCS? How many F-bombs if Toronto goes all the way? All this and more cover...

Drury and Clarkey welcome back Toronto Sun Blue Jays beat reporter Rob Longley to celebrate the AL East division champs, and preview an upcoming ALDS against the New York Yankees. Following Rob, Yankees super fan and host of The Bronx is Burning Mike Damergis jumps on to give his take on this Yankees team, Aaron Judge's post season legacy and the head-to-head with the Jays. We are looking for...

The fellas welcome longtime CFL kicker for the Toronto Argonauts Lance Chomyc, who happens to be the Argo's all-time leading scorer and set a points record in 1991 to go alongside a Grey Cup. Lance talks about the new CFL rule changes that were announced this week, including the ones that will greatly impact kickers, as well as Nathan Rourke's heated comments. Drury and Clarkey end the show by wor...

Drury kicks things off this week chatting with AM570 radio PxP voice of the Kitchener Rangers, Mike Farwell, to dig into the start of the OHL season. Mike and Drury talk about the Ranger's outlook as they try to contend for top spot in the West, the potential of a Memorial Cup coming to Kitchener or Guelph, top contenders in the league this year and dark horse candidates, as well. Following that,...

The fellas welcome on friend of the show and longtime pro golfer and instructor, Ian Doig, who shares he'll be heading to Ireland and lengthy stay in Australia to play on the senior legends tour. Ian also delves into the Ryder Cup rosters for the U.S.A. and Europe and discusses potential X factors for both teams, and the decision by the American captain Keegan Bradley to not play in the tournament...

Justin Pooni joins the guys this week to get the NFL season kicked off with plenty of picks and predictions, including MVP, offensive and defensive POTY and who will play for the Super Bowl. Also, as promised, Clarkey reveals the two teams, one in the AFC and NFC, that he's rooting for this year as he finally decides to become an NFL fan. At the end, Justin also offers his take on what Mitch Marne...

WE'RE BACK! Ryan and Clarkey are back for season 4 with a new TV home with Rogers TV. To kick off the season they welcome on friend of the show Rob Longley, Blue Jays beat reporter for the Toronto Sun, to check in on the AL East leading birds! Rob discusses the Jays recent dip in form, including the starting pitchers struggling to keep the ball in the park. He also brings up the Jose Berrios quest...

Ryan and Clarkey welcome on The Bronx is Burning podcast host and Yankees superfan Mike Damergis, alongside Sportsnet The Fan590 producer Mike Gentile. The guys have a roundtable discussion about the Blue Jays, who recently swept the Yanks to take over first place in the AL East, how they're doing it, what's wrong with the Yankees and plenty of other AL East storylines. Then, Clarkey and t...

The guys welcome back friend of the show and Toronto Sun Blue Jays reporter and media critic, Rob Longley, to touch on a number of things including the media landscape. Rob is bringing back an old favourite column of his called "Airwaves", which gives a critical look at media in Canada. Specifically, he recently wrote a piece on Hockey Night in Canada and its perceived decline. In the pi...

Friend of the show and Sportsnet analyst and prospect expert Sam Cosentino joins the show to discuss a big back-to-back championship by the Panthers, and how they did it. Sam also gets into the Leafs' off-season, and touches on the likelihood of Marner returning, Tavares returning, and whether or not it's maybe ANOTHER Leafs star that should exit instead? With the draft inching closer, Sam...

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back golf pro and instructor Ian Doig to go over what happened at the Canadian Open as Ryan Fox won the event, and Clarkey celebrates his pick-off win. Ian details what was wrong with Rory, the strong play of the Canadians, and then looks ahead to Oakmont as the US Open looms. The guys make fresh picks for the tourney and chat about the unforgiving conditions set up by the...

Ryan sits down with MLB.com Blue Jays reporter Keegan Matheson to discuss his new book The Franchise: A Curated History of the Blue Jays. Keegan shares the journey he went on to write the book, his experience covering the Shohei Ohtani situation in 2023, covering this current Jays squad, and interacting with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins. Following that, Ryan and Clarkey chat with golf pro Ian Doig...

BCHL Fred Page Cup champion and assistant coach with the Brooks Bandits, Luke Israel, joins the show to talk about the team winning it all in their first year after joining the BCHL, and his Sutherland Cup experience with the Listowel Cyclones. Luke shares details on his personal coaching journey after many years of playing, his thoughts on becoming a coach, his formative time with the Cyclones, a...

Ryan and Clarkey welcome back friend of the show and Leafs super fan Jason Maslakow, aka Dart Guy, to discuss another disappointing end to a Leafs season that saw them crushed 6-1 in Game 7 by the Panthers in round 2. Jason and Clarkey go back and forth on everything that went wrong, from the "Core 4's" lack of offence, Mitch Marner and John Tavares' futures and the notion that t...

Ryan sits down with Hanover Barons captain Ryan Colquhoun and playoff MVP and goalie Derek Hartley to celebrate the Barons winning their first Schmalz Cup title in 34 years! Ryan and Derek discuss their amazing run, which included sweeping the Essex 73s in the final, including a 5-4 come-from-behind OT win in game 4. The talk about the team, the staff and the amazing support from Hanover. Clarkey...