981) It's Our Annual Christmas Sleigh Ride of Shenanigans
We talk a little sports, looking at the crazy value of sports franchises. Then we play back some of the old classics from our TGOR sports radio days.

We talk a little sports, looking at the crazy value of sports franchises. Then we play back some of the old classics from our TGOR sports radio days.
Jim is going all out for Christmas. As in, he's out. Steve gets brain damage from stripping an old door. Bill Belichick gets a college job at UNC and apparently a college girl as well. Ottawa had an EBug scenario on Saturday. Diving in the NHL. Our NHL teams are doing nicely but Jim scolds Steve for looking at the standings too early. We also discuss best and worst Christmas gifts.
We get into a little Christmas Nostalgia discussing our first Christmas gift we ever remember getting. The rosters for the 4 Nations Face-off are out. We haven't decided how into it we are. The Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Luke Richardson,and the Pizza Line reunited in Ottawa.
Steve and Jim do the show from the same room for the first time in at least a couple of years.
We discuss interviews we've done that went sideways. The St. Louis Blues fire their head coach to hire Jim Montgomery, Paul Bissonnette gets in a brawl with seven drunk guys at a restaurant. A weird new PWHL rule that forces penalty killers to stay on the ice tired.
Topics today include a 5 game suspension in the NHL, a shrinking traditional media, the Grey Cup goes to the underdog Argos, Detroit Lions are Super Bowl favourites, the oh so sad Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight.
We talk about Kenzie Lalonde making Canadian broadcast history and how she grew up listening to our radio show on the way to school. An OHL player was suspended for five games for calling an opponent a Mennonite during a game. A Wheel of Fortune contestant's brain breaks. Jim talk about his recent conversation with 67's great Brian Kilrea.
World Series Dumbassery; The Yankees blow it, we also talk about the Yankee goofballs who tried to rip the ball away from Mookie Betts, Bob Costas packs it in with his MLB career; McDavid Gets Hurt; Times in radio when we got in trouble with our sales staff, Steve is worried about nerd's neck.
A heavy dose of rambling about whatever. We get into the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of coaching or leading with anger. We talk about our interest level in the Four Nations Faceoff in February, and the unveil of the team jerseys.
We play our Friday song from the old TGOR show. Steve was once an actor in a drunk driving TV commercial. Jim didn't realize Thanksgiving had come and gone. It's maybe a little early for WNBA rookie Angel Reece to complain about her salary while living in an $8,000-a-month apartment. How the hell can Wayne Gretzky already be retired for 25 years? Some of the recent team sports nicknames are failing. We play back an old email segment from the old TGOR show that made us laugh. Back then, it was St...
Shesterkin's Crazy Contract Demand, NY Jets Coach Robert Saleh Fired By His QB? And will Mike Tyson be the one to stop the cocky You Tubers from thinking they're great boxers?
Some rambling about the President's Cup and the American victory. Jim's betting heavily on the baseball playoffs. Caitlin Clark is the WNBA rookie of the year but business-wise, she's the MVP. And NHL teams always have a tough decision this time of year on what to do with the kids.
We provide closure to Jim's crazy Jim Treliving Mixup story; We discuss the Death of Pete Rose and how sports has softened on gambling; NHL Pre-Season Injuries and the talk that preseason should bs shorter; Comedy Has Changed Forever
We discuss the strange new NFL Kickoffs, which generally seem to be a waste of time. Broadcaster Golden Rules; Sidney Crosby Takes One For the Team' and Jimmy makes a major error in booking a big guest, accidentally booking the guest's father.
We catch up with guest Eric Macramalla, host of Offside on TSN Radio, a show about the business and legal side of sports. We get into PEDs in sports and whether they might be an issue in hockey and if so, how much do they actually help a hockey player compared to other sports? We discuss the legal side of the Johnny Gaudreau tragedy. We look back at Eric's involvement with the screening of the new movie about the Montreal Expos. And his neat connection to former SNL star Dan Aykroyd.
Jim Rants and Rambles; Could PGA and LIV Ever Merge? Tragedy in the NHL.
Jim goes hard on the high price of sports, and the high cost of everything. We discuss the Hawk Tuah Girl; our former work colleague who's still kicking ass in broadcasting; Travis Kelce gets a $100 million podcast deal. We're happy something finally worked out for this guy. Jim is concerned he's about to take on a son-in-law... after only a 3-month courtship.
Jimmy discusses his golf adventure. We get into the tale of the Australian Olympic breakdancer, the bizarre missed call at match point that cost Felix Auger Aliassime a match. We don't talk politics but Donald Trump's narcissism is next level, repeatedly yelling to his supporters, "I'm better looking than Kamala!!!" And Pat Mahomes pulls off a crazy play in the preseason but he'd be wise to leave it there.
What We've Loved (and Not Loved) About the Summer Olympics. Why is Canada dragging their heels on naming Summer McIntosh their flag bearer? Irked by the twerk: Pole vaulter Alysha Newman has a twerking celebration after her bronze medal-winning jump. Comedian Conan O'Brien has excelled on many levels, but he may be the best in the podcast realm.
We discuss Sportsnet's Jeff Marek's unusual departure, the future of TV and radio, and an update on the Canadian Olympic soccer drone controversy. We then get into Olympic golf, which starts Thursday. A golfer from Richmond, Ontario, once won an Olympic gold in golf. We discuss the announcer who was removed from Olympic coverage for saying, "You know how women are, hanging around putting on makeup." Should scouts be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
The Canadian women’s soccer team faced a major setback when team reps were caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand’s training session prior to their first group match. As a result, the International Olympic Committee penalized Canada by deducting six points, and their coach was suspended for a year. Maybe it's just us, but we didn't think it was that big a deal.
Jim plays at a big golf tournament and falls apart completely. British Open, Joe Pavelski retires, Trump and Biden, and Coca-Cola spiced.
Jim opens up about kicking out his roommate for being a slob. The first question was, "Wait, Jiim had a roommate? We play a little "Would You Rather?" Golf talk...Another player breaks 60! Tiger Woods refuses Ryder Cup captaincy. LIV still throwing money at a tour no one seems to be watching. Jeremy Roenick finally gets into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Michael J Fox performs with Coldplay
The show opening literally sucks with vacuum talk. The NFL's weird multi-billion dollar Sunday ticket anti-trust lawsuit. The heartbreak of the Edmonton Oilers and the end of the NHL season. Why the Stanley Culp truly is the hardest trophy to win in team sports. A big pro golf tournament is coming to Ottawa.
Did Bryson DeChambeau win the US Open or did Rory McIlroy lose it? We get into the wild finish and how each man handled things during and after. Can the Oilers rally from an 0-3 deficit to win the Cup? They've cleared the first hurdle and shown this season they can overcome bad starts and get streaky. Connor McDavid might just be the best of all time.
We get into a few radio memories. We let it fly today with a Stanley Cup Final talk. Esa Tikkanen selling off 4 of his 5 Cup rings. We get in Utah's NHL nicknames are terrible. The Four Nations Tournament.
The Stanley Cup Final is set and Jim declares himself too old to go to all the Oilers Cup parties. Some great caddy stories at the Canadian Open Golf tournament. WNBA players appear to be jealous of Caitlin Clark. The State of Hockey appears to be Florida, not Minnesota. A sitcom based on PGA star John Daly starring Kevin James. And the boys are watching some retro TV shows.
Jim has problems with epoxy. The Stanley Cup Playoff intensity is bananas. The latest controversial Jacob Trouba hit. The tragic story of PGA star Grayson Murray.
Jim Hangs Out With J. Peterman From Seinfeld and does some serous name dropping; Unravelling the Scottie Scheffler Saga; the NHL conference finals are set; and the passing of Darren Dutchyshen
Jim is fired up about speeding tickets and falling apart physically. The insanity of NHL coach firings. Some NHL playoff talk. and Jimmy apologizes.