Dave Hodge joins the show today as Bob, John, and Dave focus on the two active Toronto sports teams - the Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs. Starting with baseball, Bob, John, and Dave focus on the Blue Jays first as they try to figure out the identity of this ball club. The three struggle with the question of whether or not the Blue Jays should try to make a big trade or stick to what they have right now. After the break, it’s all hockey with Bob, Dave, and John reacting to the first two games betw...
Apr 24, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 878
With both the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs generating more buzz than ever, April could very well be the best time of the year for sports fans. Richard, Bob, and John react to some of the games in both the NHL and the NBA last night before discussing the inevitability of streaming’s takeover of live sports. With all signs pointing to the NBA following in the NFL’s footsteps when it comes to hosting their live events on a streaming service, Richard, Bob, and John discuss the impact that will have,...
Apr 23, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 877
Coming off of a 9 year stint with the DP World Tour as their CEO, Keith Pelley is back to Canada to lead the charge With Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment as their new president & CEO. Known for his business acumen and his penchant for change, Keith plans on bringing exactly that to MLSE. Bob and John spend today’s show catching up with Keith and find out what immediate plans the new CEO has for the Entertainment Group, and learn how Mr. Pelley plans on fitting with some of the other big...
Apr 22, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 876
The Stanley Cup Playoffs start tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be The Bob McCown Podcast if John didn’t bring on Kevin Paul Dupont & Eric Duhatschek to the show to talk about them. In this bonus episode of the podcast, the four take a look at each of the 8 series, giving us their in-depth analysis on how they think the Stanley Cup Playoffs will play out this year.
Apr 19, 2024•46 min
Paul Jones & Doug Smith are on the podcast today to talk about the Raptors and playoff basketball. Not much has changed in Toronto regarding the Raptors as the four break down Masai Ujiri’s end-of-season press conference and set expectations for a long off-season for the club. With Raptors talk out of the way, Bob, John, Doug, and Paul discuss playoff basketball as they take a look at some of the favorites entering the postseason and talk about why no one should be sleeping on last year’s NB...
Apr 19, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 875
Based in Los Angeles, Bill gives us his perspective on the fallout, if any, from the Shohei Ohtani investigation before focusing on Shohei’s performance so far, then takes a broader look at the play of the Dodgers as a whole. Bill also shares his first impressions of some of the other teams around the league, including the Blue Jays, as the three discuss baseball on this Thursday installment of the podcast.
Apr 18, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 874
After signing a one-year deal to stay in Minnesota, Marc-Andre Fleury is set to play in his 21st NHL season, and his agent, Allan Walsh, comes on the show to give us the details on how the decision was made and why the goaltender insisted on staying in Minnesota. Allan also takes some time to discuss the roller coaster that is the Arizona Coyotes and the decision to relocate the team to Salt Lake City. With Allan representing a few players within the organization, we get some insight into how a ...
Apr 17, 2024•40 min
Have we been too hard on the Toronto Blue Jays? That could be the case as Richard Deitsch joins the show to talk about his and the public’s changing opinion around Canada’s baseball team. The three admit that they might have been a little too critical on the Blue Jays not even 20 games into a 182-game regular season, noting the pressure placed on this team to succeed in the first half of the show. After the break, conversation shifts to the abrupt retirement of longtime Yankees play-by-play anno...
Apr 16, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 872
Glenn Healy, Executive Director & President of the NHL Alumni Association, joins the show to kick off the week of sports talk with Bob and John. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to begin on Saturday - before the finalization of matchups, Bob and John bring Glenn Healy onto the show for a playoff preview and to set expectations for front-runners like the Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, and, of course, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Apr 15, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 871
Richard Deitsch joins the show to end the week rather than start it this time, as the three react to the passing of O.J. Simpson. After the break, the three talk Blue Jays and Raptors. With both teams not living up to expectations, Bob, John, and Richard take a look at how they got to where they are and what they can do to improve.
Apr 12, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 870
Host of Jay’s Central, Jamie Campbell, joins the show today to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays with Bob and John. The three try to find a semblance of a difference between this year’s Blue Jays and last year’s... and they have some trouble. Jamie and Bob analyze the team’s roster and wonder, among many other things, if the lack of consistency in lineups and positions will prove to be costly for this team.
Apr 11, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 869
With just a day before The Masters at Augusta National, Ian Leggatt and Richard Zokol Join the show to talk about it with Bob and John. The foursome takes a look into how the projected weather could impact the field’s play today before setting expectations for Tiger Woods and his performance for this weekend. Bob, John, Richard and Ian also talk about the rising star that is Scottie Scheffler before taking a broader look at the field and much more on today’s Masters Preview.
Apr 10, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 867
Could Kevin Weekes be the most tapped in analyst in the NHL? After breaking the news about Gary Bettman meeting with representatives from both Atlanta & Houston about expansion in the NHL, Kevin joins Bob and John today to talk about it. Kevin gives Bob and John reasons for both cities to have an NHL team while sharing his opinion on where he thinks the fit would work best before the three shift their focus from expansion to re-location. Why is there still an NHL team in Arizona? After the b...
Apr 09, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 867
J.P. Morosi checks into the show today so he, Bob and John can check in on the Toronto Blue Jays. It is far too early in MLB’s regular season to make predictions but that hasn’t stopped us before, right? The three take a look at the Toronto Blue Jays today as Bob, John and Jon give their first impressions on the roster, the teams performance and more on Opening Day in Toronto.
Apr 08, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 866
Kenny Wiebe and Bruce Garrioch help Bob and John end the week with some hockey talk on todays show as the foursome take a look at some of the strongest teams in the league and debate on topics such as the best coaches in the league & the dying interest in hockey fights as we approach the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Apr 05, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 865
Conversation about Vince Carter’s recent induction into the NBA Hall Of Fame quickly turns into a discussion about the relevance of Hall of Fames in general, as Bob and John question the process by which players are inducted. The two also spend some time on the Toronto Maple Leafs in today’s Bonus Bobcast, debating the value of both Mitch Marner and William Nylander, and wondering if Leafs captain, John Tavares, would be willing to take a pay cut to stay with the Leafs once his contract expires....
Apr 04, 2024•25 min
Kevin Sylvester makes his debut appearance on the Bob McCown Podcast today as the radio broadcaster for the PGA Tour stops by to talk some golf with Bob and John. With Scottie Scheffler dominating, the talent pool on the PGA Tour looks rather shallow. Bob and John discuss with Kevin the perceived lack of depth on Tour as he shares some names to look out for this year and much more on today’s golf-focused podcast.
Apr 04, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 864
Pierre McGuire checks into the show for some puck talk with Bob and John. If you don’t know Pierre by now - the man has an answer for everything and anything hockey-related, so Bob and John put him to the test. The two grill him on hypotheticals about some of the biggest stars in the NHL, get his opinion on the franchises stuck at the bottom of the barrel, and much more on today's show.
Apr 03, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 863
Steve Simmons joins the show today to discuss baseball and a little bit of hockey with Bob and John. Is it time to panic when a pitcher with fewer than 10 career starts throws a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays? Steve says no. The three delve into the Blue Jays' 2-3 start to the regular season, offering their initial thoughts on the team. After the break, the focus shifts to hockey, with Steve sharing his opinion on where Auston Matthews ranks in the conversation of the best goal scorers ...
Apr 02, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 862
Happy Easter & Happy Deitsch Monday! Zach Edey, the 7’4” Canadian center, just dropped 40 points and 16 rebounds in his team’s Elite 8 win over the weekend. But why isn’t his draft stock higher? The three discuss the peculiar case that is Zach Edey’s draft stock and argue over where he should go in this year’s NBA Draft. They also discuss the Toronto Blue Jays' start to MLB’s regular season, the idea of adding a WNBA franchise in Toronto, and more on today’s show to start off yet another wee...
Apr 01, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 861
Paul Jones & Doug Smith join the show today for some Raptors talk to end the week. Coming off of a massive 44 point loss to the Knicks, the Raptors don’t look good… the foursome talk about the direction the team is seemingly heading in and the hot water their centre, Jontay Porter, is currently in on this Good Friday episode.
Mar 29, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 860
A Voice in the National Hockey League For over 30 years, Jeff Rimer, the longtime Play-By-Play Announcer for the Columbus Blue Jackets is set to retire at season’s end. He joins Bob and John for a bonus episode of the podcast today to reflect on his career, talk some hockey and extend an invite to Bob for next year’s Winter Classic at Ohio State.
Mar 28, 2024•29 min
We are taking a look at the human side of hockey on the podcast today as Bob and John have a conversation with Jay Harrison, and then Kelly Chase. Bob and John talk with Jay about his “First Line Initiative” as he works with the NHLPA to not only reduce the stigma of mental health among hockey players but also provide resources to help teammates support each other. After the break, Kelly Chase joins the show to give us an update on his fight with leukemia and inform us about his “Puck Cancer” ev...
Mar 28, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 859
The Daves are on the show today as Perkins & Hodge need to let off a little steam before Thursday’s start to another MLB Regular Season. The foursome address the elephant in the room that is Shohei Ohtani & MLB’s investigation into the illegal sports betting by his interpreter before taking a look at the Toronto Blue Jays and Bob, John, Dave & Dave’s expectations for the team this year."
Mar 27, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 858
Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League, Colin Campbell, is on the podcast to talk to Bob and John about the NHL’s recent GM meetings in Florida. The three go over some of the rule changes that were decided during the meetings, with Bob throwing some ideas of his own around before the conversation shifts to Gary Bettman’s persistence in keeping the Coyotes in Arizona, Colin’s opinion on how the game has changed, and the playoff format on today's s...
Mar 26, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 857
MLB’s Investigation Into Shohei Ohtani, His Interpreter, & Illegal Sports Betting with Richard Deitsch. Like any other Monday, Richard Deitsch joins the show... unlike any other Monday, one of the biggest stars in sports is under investigation for illegal sports betting. While Shohei Ohtani’s lawyers claim the newest Dodgers star was a victim of a “Massive Theft,” others think it could go deeper than that. With the Japanese Superstar set to address the situation later on in the day, much is ...
Mar 25, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 856
The Nashville Predators have gone 14-0-2 in their last 16 games and look pretty comfortable in the first wild card spot as we near the NHL playoffs. Their General Manager, Barry Trotz, comes on the show today to talk with Bob and John about the team’s stretch of good play, what spurred it & his thoughts on his first year as a General Manager in the NHL after spending over 20 years behind the bench as a Head Coach.
Mar 22, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 855
There hasn’t been much hockey talk this week, so Bob is making it up to John by bringing on a couple of hockey pucks in Daren Millard and K.P. Dupont to talk some hockey today. Is it possible for the Boston Bruins to be bad? Apparently not as Bob, John, Daren, and Kevin discuss the Bruins’ recent success before talking about the problems the NHL has with their Overtime and Playoff formats, Video Review and some other storylines surfacing throughout the league.
Mar 21, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 854
Bob and John are honoured to be in the company of Curling Royalty, as Brad Gushue checks into the podcast from Newfoundland today. The first man to skip teams to six national men's championships, it’s not tough to make the case that Brad Gushue is the best Curler in the world, let alone Canada. Now, as he prepares to represent Canada at the World Championships in Switzerland at the end of the month, Brad talks with Bob and John about the tournament, the increasing interest in the sport, and the ...
Mar 20, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 853
Is there a team in Chicago that is actually good? George Ofman comes on today’s show to figure that out with Bob and John as the three breakdown the head scratching Justin Fields trade, the poor play from the Chicago Blackhawks, the state of the cities facilities and more in a not so encouraging podcast for any Chicago Sports fan listening.
Mar 19, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 852
