The Bob McCown Podcast

No guest today as Bob and John go over some of the biggest headlines in the sports world heading into the weekend. We discuss Tiger Woods' performance on day one of The Masters at Augusta National and look at his chances to actually win the tournament before moving on to the Toronto Blue Jays. With today being their first home opener in Toronto since the start of the pandemic, John and Bob discuss...

The 2022 MLB Regular Season is finally here!  Baseball analyst for the LA Times, Bill Shaikin, re-joins the podcast to go over all of the narratives in the baseball world as we prepare for the start of the 2022 season. Being a Montreal native and conveniently donning an expos cap, Bill and the gents discuss the prospect of Montreal getting another crack at an MLB franchise before moving on to thei...

It's the eve of The Masters at Augusta National so naturally, Bob and John bring on former tour members Richard Zokol and Ian Leggatt to discuss all of golf's storylines heading into the weekend. The four discuss Tiger's potential return, the drama surrounding Phil Mickelson and the tournaments favourites & dark-horses on todays roundtable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob and John bring on the newest head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, Jay Woodcroft. The three talk about Jays transition from the AHL to the NHL, what he brings to Edmonton to help the team succeed and what it's like coaching one of the games best players to ever play.  We also discuss the hockey market that is Edmonton, why Jay loves coaching there and his thoughts on the teams playoff push as the...

With today being the launch day of single game sports betting in Canada we bring on Brian Cooper to talk about if the legalization will change the way viewers watch sports, what this means for revenue and all the other details we might have missed. We also take some time to discuss the business side of the Ottawa Senators. After the passing of dear friend and owner Eugene Melnyk the three discuss...

Some more Blue Jays talk to end the week, building off of our Roundtable earlier in the week Bob and John speak to the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, Buck Martinez, about the Toronto Blue Jays performance during Spring Training their expected roster for the start of the regular season the teams "win now" mentality and the possibility of more roster moves in the near future. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Former Senior Vice President and current Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations for the National Hockey League, Colin Campbell joins the show to talk about the recent GM meetings that took place on Monday & Tuesday - giving us an inside look at the first face to face meeting between the National Hockey Leagues GM's in over two years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

The Daves are back to chat some baseball as Bob and John bring on Perkins and Hodge to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays roster with Major League Baseball's Spring Training coming to an end. The four discuss Jays pitching coach Pete Walker's recent arrest, what this means for the team and what we should expect in terms of punishment before moving on to a full dissection of the teams current roster....

Now that Canada has solidified their spot in the FIFA World cup for the first time in 36 years Bob and John bring on former head coach of the Men's National team and member of the 1986 squad that competed in Mexico, Bob Lenarduzzi. The three discuss the growth in both soccer culture and talent since the last time Canada was represented at the World Cup, current head coach John Herdman's impact on...

With under 20 games to go in the NHL's regular season Bob and John are joined by New York Rangers broadcaster Joe Micheletti and NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger. The four spend some time on the New York Rangers, discussing the impact Gerard Gallant has had on their roster and their potential to make a cup run this year before covering the other favourites around the league. Is Tampa Bay going to win the...

With 9 games left in the regular season 7 of which are at home, Michael Grange joins the show to talk about the last stretch of the season for the Toronto Raptors and their push to avoid playing in the NBA's playoff "Play-In" games. Many things were covered today as we discuss the potential playoff matchups the Raps might face, Pascal Siakam's star power, OG Anunoby's return and the positive addit...

Host of the Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet, Jamie Campbell joins the show to talk some Jays baseball as spring training gets underway. The three talk about the Jays current roster, rotation and depth heading into the regular season. Jamie gives us some insight on whether or not we should expect any more moves made by the front office before opening day and we discuss whether this year re...

Zooming in from Costa Rica, James Sharman joins the podcast to preview Wednesday's match between Canada & Costa Rica as the Canadians try to secure a spot in the 2020 Fifa World Cup hosted by Qatar. James discusses the tournament so far and the surprising depth of our Canadian team, provides an update on Alphonso Davies' health status and gives his opinion on why soccer has seen an increase in sup...

Darren Pang, analyst for the St. Louis Blues & NESN's own Billy Jaffe join the podcast to help Bob and John wrap their heads around all the trades within the NHL after yesterday's deadline.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a full analysis of the winners and losers of the NHL's trade deadline on its way for tomorrow's episode, we decided to get an inside look at what a day like today would be from the front office's point of view.  Doug MacLean, a man who has spent many trade deadlines with many different NHL teams joins the show today to give us an idea on what goes through the mind of a GM on a day where they...

Our go-to guy when it comes to the Raptors, Doug Smith, hops on the show to talk about the Raps amidst their 5 game winning streak.  We discuss everything that has been going right for the team, their surprising amount of depth at this point in the season and set reasonable expectations for the playoffs as we dive into a team that no one thought would be this good at the start of the season. See o...

Former NHL goaltender and current NHL broadcaster, Kelly Hrudey joins the podcast to chat with Bob and John. The three discuss the moves that might be made come March 21st and moves that have already been made throughout the NHL. Kelly also gives us his unique perspective - having been a player traded at the deadline before - on what the trade deadline is like for the players, how it can impact th...

With the Toronto Blue Jays trading for Matt Chapman, Bob and John bring on JP Morosi to discuss the deal and what this means for the Blue Jays. We talk about what Chapman will bring to the already heavy hitting Blue Jays lineup, if there are any other deals up their sleeve and where Freddie Freeman is off to now that Toronto is off his radar. As always, we let JP talk about some hockey as the thre...

Just Bob and John today as the two dig into the Freddie Freeman to the Toronto Blue Jays speculation and discuss any other potential roster moves the team could make.  We move on to some Raptors talk after they dismantled LeBron James and the LA Lakers last night before ending the show with some Leafs talk as the team looks like they desperately need some quality goaltending... yet again. See omny...

Now that MLB's work Stoppage is behind us, we bring on Dan Shulman to talk about the new CBA, and the Toronto Blue Jays.  We get the details of the new agreement, why it took so long... and why it didn't take longer before we change topics and discuss some Jays baseball. We look at the current roster in Toronto, their recent free agent signings and what else is next for the team. See omnystudio.co...

2x Stanley Cup Champion and Captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steven Stamkos joins the podcast to talk to Bob and John. We discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning's unprecedented 2 Stanley Cups in the span of 9 months, whether there is any hangover and how the teams mindset has to be as they attempt to win 3 in a row. We also get to hear about how his family has been able to help him and his game as he...

Podcast regular, Richard Deitsch stops by the podcast to talk to Bob and John. The three spend some time discussing the Toronto Raptors and debate their offensive efficiency before moving on to the details of Apples new partnership with MLB as fans will soon be able to stream "Friday Night Baseball" on Apple TV+. We end the show by discussing the importance of big name broadcasters in the NFL two...

Eric Duhatschek from The Athletic and The Boston Globe's Kevin Paul Dupont join the show to talk about the impending NHL Trade Deadline, just 12 days away. The four speculate on what moves could be made from now until March 21st. We discuss the players who are in high demand and which teams looking to upgrade as we head into the final stretch of the NHL regular season. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Bob Ryan from the Boston Globe joins us for some hoops talk on todays episode. We ask Bob about his favourite to win the championship as we go through the top teams in both conferences, get his opinion on the "Small Ball" movement talk a bit about the Toronto Raptors and end the show with his opinion on who he think has this years MVP award on lock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Starting the week off with some hockey, Bob and John chat with Daren Millard, host of the Golden Knights TV broadcasts and Nick Kypreos from Sportsnet 590 THE FAN. The four discuss Jack Eichel's first 8 games in Vegas and what the Golden Knights are going to do regarding their cap issues as we near the trade deadline & the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  We then move on to the Toronto Maple Leafs to discus...