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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

5:20 Dan Shulman, ESPN
5:40 Peter King, Sports Illustrated… NFL Season gets going
6:05 George Gillett, Canadiens Owner
6:30 Doug MacLean, Now With Jim Balsillie Camp
6:45 Someone from Phoenix courtroom

-On 640 with Brady and Watters:

- Bob Probert

- David Naylor of the Globe & Mail on the CFL

- Mark Osborne

- Sean Baligian

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On Fan 590 Tonight

- open phones with McCown from 4:05 to 4:40
- co-host from 5:00 to 7:00 is James Deacon
- Phil esposito in studio
- Ian penny
- Dan Shulman
- Kevin McGran from Phoenix

On 640 with Brady and Watters – thanks to Mike S.

David Naylor
Dr. Christopher Post , who saved Charles Trimble, a Cincinnati Reds fan at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game with a defibrillator.
More on Glen Healy

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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

- open phones with McCown in the first hour
- co-host at 5:05 is Matt Sekeres
- Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun
- Karl Hale, tournament director of the Rogers Cup
- Dan Shulman of ESPN on baseball
- Michael Hiestand, USA Today sports media critic
- Rich Lerner of Golf Channel on the PGA Championship

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

4:40 Damian Cristodero-
6:10 Gerry Dobson & Craig Forrest
645: David Naylor

TSM TAKE:

I have been commuting this week to and from Barrie. As a result I have spent too much time in the car and therefore a lot of time listening to the radio. I am glad I am not going to be doing the same tonight as neither lineup has me overly enthused. Sekeres has been a good foil for Mccown this week, he is a good find for the fan and is better than many of the “regular” co-hosts. Must be hockey season soon- thank god, if Hornby is on. The Rogers Cup is, perhaps the best live sporting event in the city of Toronto. No joke, if you like to go to events, check out the Rogers cup. With all that is going on with the Jays I am sick of baseball, and even Dan Shulman doesn’t interest me right now. Michael Hiestand is the best there is on the topic of sports on tv. Lerner is great on golf if that’s your thing too. The bolts made a trade today, and the team is kind of sort of going to be sold. Their number one beat writer and blogger (don’t tell the Dowbiggin) is on with Brady and Watters. If Champion league soccer floats your boat then Gerry Dobson & Craig Forrest are good to listen to. David Naylor is a really journalist who plays for both teams; in this case I mean he is on both 640 and 590. Listen to him, he’s always good.

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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

- open phones with McCown in the first hour
- co-host at 5:05 is James Deacon
- Richard Rodier in studio, legal counsel for Jim Balsillie
- Wally Buono of the BC Lions
- Dan Shulman of ESPN on baseball
- Glenn Healy of the NHLPA on the Olympic orientation camp controversy
- a discussion on the future of horse racing with James Squires, author of “The Headless Horseman”

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

Duff hosting

5:10 – JOHN MITCHELL – LEAFS FORWARD

5:20 – KEITH TKACHUK – BLUES FORWARD & ROENICK’S FORMER TEAMMATE

5:40 – KEN HITCHCOCK – BLUE JACKETS COACH & ROENICK’S FORMER COACH

6:10 – JEREMY ROENICK – RETIRED TODAY FROM NHL

6:45 – David Naylor – Globe & Mail NFL/CFL writer

TSM TAKE:

Good lineups on both shows, a night for podcasting. JR and Naylor should be good to listen to. Rodier, Shulman and Healy should be excellent as well. The Balsillie issue is insanely interesting. The olympic insurance issue is interesting too. Too bad I am going to miss them.

TSM

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On Fan 590 Tonight-ONLINE ONLY

- Keith Primeau and Mark Cohon

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

Brian Duff & Bill Watters
440 – Richard Griffin – Toronto Star Jays Columnists
510 – Jason Williams – NHL FA
540 – Pat Gillick – Sr. Adviser to the GM of Phillies
610 – Scott Howson Replay
6:40 – David Naylor – Globe & Mail CFL writer

TSM TAKE:
So the Doc isn’t going to Philly. Opinions abound as to who, why, what, where and how. Interesting how fans would have been disappointed if he got dealt will be equally disappointed if he doesn’t get dealt.

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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

- open phones with McCown from 4:05 to 4:40

- co-host from 5:00 to 7:00 is John Shannon
-Rob Becker
- Iain page
- Bill daly
- Keith Law
- Kitwana Jones hero for catching a purse snatcher

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

4:10 – Arland Bruce

4:40 – David Naylor – Globe & Mail

5:40 – Dave Poulin

TSM TAKE:

American Needle is a name you should keep your ears open to. I recommend googling it along with ESPN and reading up on it. It’s a fascinating case before the US Supreme Court that could effect the way sports operates in the future. Becker is as good as they come when it comes to issues of sports law. He would be well worthwhile listening to tonight. Page is a good golf guy, assuming golf is your thing and with the rain here today I am not sure how much they got in. Bill Daly is a good sport when it comes to these shows. He is a much better guest than Bettman. He isn’t nearly as pompous for sure. However, if he is on to talk Phoenix you may want to flip. Have you heard the Jays may trade Roy Halladay? Keith Law is a good Baseball writer who is well connected in the industry. Kitwana Jones is a CFLer who tackled a purse snatcher. Good for him. Arland Bruce is on with Brady to talk about being left at home by the Argos. He isn’t happy by the way. Naylor is a great guest and another guy who plays for both the Fan and 640. Poulin is the new VP on Team Burke. Hopefully Brady will be able to get answered finally for us who does what and who reports to who on Team Burke.

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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

- Open phones with McCown in the first hour

- Co-host at 5:05 is Bruce Arthur

- Former cyclist Steve Bauer on the Tour de France

- Blue Jays interim CEO Paul Beeston

- Bob Young, owner of the Hamilton Tiger Cats

- Jeff Blair of the Globe & Mail on baseball

- USA Today sports television critic Michael Hiestand

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

4:40 – SHANE O’BRIEN – CANUCKS DMAN

5:10 – DEWAYNE DEROSARIO – TORONTO FC

5:40 – SCOTT VAN PELT – ESPN GOLF ANALYST

6:10 – TIM THOMAS – BRUINS GOALIE

6:40 – GOLF DOCTOR W/ TERRY M.

6:45 – DAVID NAYLOR

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On Fan 590 Tonight- thanks to Mike S.

- open phones with McCown from 4:05 to 4:40
- co-host from 5:00 to 7:00 is Jeff Blair
- director of CFL officiating Tom Higgins

- Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine senior writer

- Michael Boone of the Montreal Gazette on the Habs

- Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet on baseball

On 640 with Brady and Watters:

440 – Dale Tallon
5:40 – Garnet Exelby – new leaf dman
6:10 – Darren Dreger
6:45 – David Naylor – Globe & Mail CFL writer

TSM Take- I like Tallon, I liked him more before yesterday, however GM’s with no time left on a contract have been known to do strange things. Exelby, one of the more interesting names in sports. I can’t wait to see him play Heatley and the Sens ( ) Dreger is on, Darren, can you share your new found love and admiration for one Dwayne Eklund? David Naylor is on to talk CFL- Little Watters may be out of the game, but pops sure loves his CFL. Speaking of CFL I have to admit I had to google Higgins to see who he is. IF you are curious why the director of officiating is on look below. Keating isn’t my cup of tea, sorry. The Habs spent a lot of money on small guys. Curious to see what beat writer has to say. Blue Jays playing like we expected, what’s Campbell got to say?

I once ran a poll asking people to rate the best of the Toronto dailies. In my opinion there is no contest. The Globe is eon’s ahead of the others. Next comes the Star, followed by the Post and the Sun.

The Globe has Eric Duhatschek, Jeff Blair, Stephen Brunt, Tim Wharnsby, David Shoalts, David Naylor, Michael Grange and William Houston (others too)
The Star has Damien Cox, Richard Griffin, Dave Feschuk, Doug Smith, Mark Zwolinski, Chris Zelkovich and Dave Perkins(others too)
The National Post has Bruce Arthur, Michael Traikos,Jeremy Sandler, Sean Fitz-Gerald, Joe O’Connor, Allen Panzeri and a host of Can West and other Writers.
The Sun has Steve Simmons, Mike Zeisberger, Lance Horby, Ken Fidlin, Terry Koshan, Rob Longley, Alison Korn, Bob Elliott, Bill Lankhoff, Gary Lowen, Steve Buffery, Bruce Garrioch(kind of)

Apologies to anyone I forgot. On the basis of quality of reporting I stand by rankings.

Having said that, I can’t say enough times how far the sun has slipped. Growing up there was no post and the Globe sports section sucked. The Sun was numero uno followed by the Star. Today, I enjoy reading most of the guys at the Globe. I think Blair has become numero uno (as a general columnist). At the Star, love him or hate him Damien is the man there. Griffin’s blog is better then his work on the paper. Smith is better on the radio then in print. Zelkovich was better when he covered the media. At the post it isn’t necessarily the names but the steady content. Arthur is good, and they get so many other guest columns that there is always something to read. In the sun, they have 2 guys who are readable, Simmons and Elliott. Terry Koshan and Lance are ok, and Garrioch is more entertaining and isn’t a Toronto writer. Longley was a better media writer too. The others?????

Today, we honor the worst of them all. I have been scratching my head for a long time wondering how this guy gets to write for a real paper. Today’s article is just a perfect example of how bad he is. Drum roll please…. Gary Lowen. Did anyone read the piece he wrote today? It is total, 100% crap (in my opinion of course).

“A big fuss has been made over the Maple Leafs acquiring Brad May, a 37-year-old winger from the Anaheim Ducks, in exchange for a draft pick.

But, let’s be honest, at this stage in his career he’s strictly Brad December.

And either way, the Leafs won’t play in May.”

Are you kidding me???? This is in a REAL newspaper, not a high school one right?

“Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison’s gun was smoking, but who pulled the trigger?

Investigators have conflicting witness accounts of a shooting in Philadelphia in April, which left one man wounded.

Let’s go to our Clue game to solve this one: It was Plaxico Burress, with Marvin Harrison’s revolver, at the car wash.”

Is that supposed to be funny?

“You know that Jamario has to be over the Moon.

Moon has left the Raptors to be with his wife, Tamara, who has given birth to their first child, a daughter.

Wonder if they’ll give the baby a cool name, like, oh, maybe, Jamaria?

Guess the name Warren is out”

I am not making this up- this is in today’s Toronto Sun!!!!!

“The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms with two pitchers, left-hander Antonio Bastardo and right-hander Yorman Bazardo.

Doesn’t sound like the kind of guys you want to meet in a dark bullpen.”

How does this guy have a job as a writer?????

This is the start of a new feature here on TSM where we will have a weekly (right LT?) Media power ratings- who was hot, cold, up and down in the media.

Tomorrow we feature Radio personalities- feel free to submit any thoughts ahead of time….

If you really want to read more of Lowen’s trash you can read it here….