The Bob McCown Podcast

The voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, and friend of the show - BUCK MARTINEZ - joins Bob and John on todays episode. The three talk about the Blue Jays hot play as of late and why they wouldn't be a team to sleep on if they make the playoffs.  the three also put on their baseball historian caps for the ladder half of the show as we discuss MLB pre and post salary cap, the old Kansas City Royals, the...

The Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors, NICK NURSE, stops by to chat with Bob and John. The three talk about the future of Canada basketball, after Nick re-upped to be head coach through 2024. We find out about his approach heading into the next three years and whether or not we will see consistent commitment from some of the countries top players. The gentlemen also talk about Scottie Barnes, the...

Bob and John are back from their vacations and ready to get the ball rolling once again. The two kick off their return with a solo episode and go over the latest news in sports from this weekend. The two begin the show with some Gold discussion after Patrick Cantlay took home a 15 Million dollar payout. We also talk about Alphonso Davies and the Mens national Soccer team - Does Canada stand a chan...

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. This Episode was recorded on November 20th, 2020. "EPISODE 45 - Former NHL GM BRIAN BURKE joins the show to talk about his new book and why he prefers being a broadcaster versus running an NHL team. Also,...

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. Today we bring it way back to Episode 17 with Scott Moore on August 25th, 2020. "Uninterrupted CEO SCOTT MOORE joins the show to talk to his former employees!! Scott talks cancel culture in broadcasting an...

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. This Episode was recorded on Tuesday May 4th, 2021. To start the podcast the gentlemen pay their respects to Wayne's late father, and one of the hockey worlds most recognizable hockey dads - Walter Gretzky...

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. Recently, GLENN HEALY - former goaltender, Stanley Cup Champion, Broadcaster and current Executive Director & President of the NHL Alumni Association - made his third appearance on the show, today you can...

Bob and John are finally taking a vacation but rather than leave you guys with nothing we figured we would fill this week with some of Bob's favourite guests over the course of our 220 Episodes. To kick this week off, we go back to March 10th, 2021 when our good friend GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS graciously joined the show to catch up with John and The Bobcat. We chat about George's days at HNIC, his...

Friend of the show, JON MOROSI, is back on the show in time for the Blue Jays 3 game series against the Detroit Tigers. The boys talk some baseball, but more specifically, the Toronto Blue Jays for most of the podcast as the three get realistic about the Jays playoff chances. We talk about the direction Toronto is going and who they should re-sign in the offseason - Robbie Ray or Marcus Semien? We...

Former target and hockey analyst for ESPN, KEVIN WEEKES, joins the show to check in with Bob and John. We talk to Kevin about the leagues short offseason and learn about how a player might approach this short break as well as a broadcaster. We also discuss the recent retirement of Kevin's former teammate, Henrik Lunqvist. Kevin recalls some great stories about King Henrik's first years in the NHL...

Friend of the podcast, former NHL'er and current broadcasting great - EDDI OLCYZK - joins the show so the boys can talk some hockey in the middle of the summer. The three talk about Eddies broadcasting career, his style and influence and the overall changes he has seem over the years. We also get some stories from Eddie's playing days before we talk about the Turner Sports deal made with the NHL a...

ROSS ATKINS, General Manager of the Blue Joys Joins the show today to chat some baseball with Bob and John. We speak to Ross about his teams recent performance, their lack of runs scored and the pitching problems plaguing their bullpen. We also discuss the teams roster moves that have been made lately as well as the teams plan for the offseason and much more with Atkins as the Jays gear up for a l...

Baseball experts ROB LONGLEY & DAVE PERKINS join the show to discuss the Toronto Blue Jays and to debate... are they a good baseball team? The four go over Bob's favourite topic when talking about the Jays - their terrible bullpen - and go over some of the questionable decisions made by Charlie Montoyo. We also try to find out what exactly is wrong with this team? Are they having too much fun?  Th...

KEVIN WAUGH - Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Grasswood and Chair of the Conservative Saskatchewan Caucus and the man responsible for closing Bill C-218 which legalized single game sports betting in Canada, joins the show to talk about the process that went into making this deal happen. Kevin first gives us an idea as to how long members of the government have been trying to pass t...

Bob and John is all you get today as the two go over some of the recent news in the Toronto sports world.  We begin with the Masai Ujiri press conference and some of the things said by the President of Basketball Operations for the Toronto Raptors. The two discuss the Giants of Africa and the number of players who have since gone on to play for the Raptors since the program began.  We also specula...

GLENN HEALY, a friend of the podcast, joins the show to catch up with Bob and John. We pick Glenn's brain about his position at the NHL Alumni Association, what he thinks about TNT signing Wayne Gretzky for their hockey broadcast and his thoughts on the NHL allowing players to compete in the Olympic games. We also find out about Glenn's future plans, if getting back into broadcasting is in his fut...

SHI DAVIDI from Sportsnet joins the show to talk some baseball with Bob & John today. The three discuss George Springer, his injury problems and his impact on the young Blue Jays team even when he is not playing. The three talk about the Jays recent performance and get realistic about the teams playoff hopes. Before Shi leaves, we talk about the Jays bullpen problems, the field of dreams game and...

Former Chief Correspondent for CBC News and host of The National, PETER MANSBRIDGE, joins the podcast to talk to Bob and John. We learn about what Peter has been up to since leaving CBC full time and catch up with all of his projects he has on the go now. We talk about the upcoming  federal election called by Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada and what that means for the country. We al...

No guest on today's show as Bob and John go over some of the recent headlines in the Sports World. The two discuss MLB's "Field of Dreams Game" that took place last night and also had a conversation about the hopeful Toronto Blue Jays as they try their best to hunt down that final AL Wild Card spot.  We aslo discuss the state of Tennis in Canada, Bianca Andreescu's loss in Montreal and how come Ca...

NELSON MILLMAN, former Program Director at The Fan joins the podcast from the taxi squad to give us an inside look at what being a program director was like, and his thoughts on the future of sports talk radio. The three reminisce about the times they had working together and we learn about what Nelson's approach to managing the Bobcat was. We also discuss whether or not sports talk radio is on it...

DAN SHULMAN, the voice of the Blue Jays stops by to talk some Toronto hoops and baseball with Bob and John. The three start the show discussing team USA's performance at the Tokyo Olympic games and how impressed Dan has been with Kevin Durant. We move on to the Toronto Raptors as the three talk about Scottie Barnes' debut as a Raptor in the Vegas Summer League. Bob John and Dan also talk about the...

MARY ORMSBY from the Toronto Star makes her first appearance on the Podcast with Bob and John to wrap up the 2020* Olympic Games in Tokyo. We learn why Mary thinks our female athletes have been so dominant for Canada at the amateur level and if we should expect a growing interest in women's sports in the years to come. The three discuss the parallels between women's and men's professional sports a...

One of Canada's top golfers on the PGA tour - MACKENZIE HUGHES - joins the podcast to talk about his time representing Canada at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Hughes explains the selection process when it comes to making the National Golf team and goes over his performance at his first Olympic Games.  We also discuss the time zone and some other mental aspects he had to overcome in Tokyo before talking...

MIKE HARRINGTON & SCOTT BURNSIDE join us for our last hockey roundtable of the summer (probably) to discuss Jack Eichel's situation with the Buffalo Sabres.  The conversation gets a little heated as the four debate whether the Sabres organization should allow their star forward to have a neck surgery no other NHL player has had before. With conflicting opinions on what the Sabres front office shou...

The Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, RANDY AMBROSIE, joins Bob and John to discuss the return of professional football in Canada after a 2 year break. Randy informs us on their plan to return to play, the details behind player vaccinations and what the long process to get to this point looked like. We also learn about what's different this year around the league, and the details behin...