Toronto Sports Media Discussion Thread - v6 (2021 Edition)

[Macman]

$52k a year in 2009? That's way less than I would've assumed any TV/radio personality would be making. No wonder Norm had very little saved up.

Private radio is notorious within media for paying most people poorly. I know of a long strike several years ago at a radio station and the strikers were in no rush to go back because their strike pay from the union was actually higher than their regular pay.

 

[Leafs USA]

I've done some listening to what I think are all of the current leafs podcasts. Correct me if I'm missing any. Some are radio shows.

Leafs Lunch: I can't stand Andi's personal discursions and she seems to delight in tormenting me because they are half the show. The interviews are all I can stand to listen to now, and still her suburban housewife trivial drama stories creeps into those too. She's ok when she talks hockey without the drama which is never.

Leafs Hour: I disagree with these guys on most everything. I find them adamantly on the wrong side of most issues and won't listen anymore.

The Leaf Report: Great show.

The Convo: I like it.

The Tip In: Embarassingly juvenile dumb garbage.

The Steve Dangle Podcast: pretty good.

The Left Coast Leafs Podcast: ok

MLHS Podcast: decent.

Back to Excited Podcast: not great.

 

[keonsbitterness]

How many more sucky rants will we get from O'Dog about golf being banned in Ontario?

I'm setting the over/under at 3 1/2.

 

[tmlms13]

How many more sucky rants will we get from O'Dog about golf being banned in Ontario?

I'm setting the over/under at 3 1/2.

To be fair some of the US guests bring it up themselves.

 

[justashadowof]

How many more sucky rants will we get from O'Dog about golf being banned in Ontario?

I'm setting the over/under at 3 1/2.

To think that about 20 years ago I might have cared about that but like many got priced out of golf years ago.

 

[Nylanderthal]

How many more sucky rants will we get from O'Dog about golf being banned in Ontario?

I'm setting the over/under at 3 1/2.

It’s a disgrace and every opportunity to publicly shame those in charge and responsible should be taken. We’re a joke up here with how it’s being handled

 

[Muston Atthews]

How many more sucky rants will we get from O'Dog about golf being banned in Ontario?

I'm setting the over/under at 3 1/2.

Imagine enjoying outdoor activites being illegal.

 

[Jozay]

No one gives a shit about golf lol

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Imagine enjoying outdoor activites being illegal.

We are in a full lockdown here in NS....which is annoying but atleast they left outdoor activities alone. Parks and Golf Courses never been busier lol

 

[keonsbitterness]

It’s a disgrace and every opportunity to publicly shame those in charge and responsible should be taken. We’re a joke up here with how it’s being handled

Imagine enjoying outdoor activites being illegal.

So......over or under?

 

[TMLeafer]

A bit off topic, but the Leafs Zoom call camera lighting and audio is the worst of the Canadian teams. I noticed when they are on the road, it's a much better setup. Found it really strange and unexpected but it's been the case all year long.

 

[kevsh]

You can set your clock to it each day: The first 10 minutes of Overdrive they gripe about how they can't play golf. When they finally can golf they'll spend that time talking about their golf game. When golf season is over they'll talk about missing golf. And when when Ferraro calls in at 5pm they talk about golf for another 10 minutes. It really is unbearable.

 

[Damisoph]

No one gives a shit about golf lol

this is a worse take than most of the shit I hear on Overdrive

 

[stickty111]

You can set your clock to it each day: The first 10 minutes of Overdrive they gripe about how they can't play golf. When they finally can golf they'll spend that time talking about their golf game. When golf season is over they'll talk about missing golf. And when when Ferraro calls in at 5pm they talk about golf for another 10 minutes. It really is unbearable.

I watch Overdrive on replay and skip all the Golf talk. I will listen to the Toronto teams part and other sports for the most part but not all.

 

[CanadasTeam]

O-Dog and Al's brother are at it again.....

 

[sxvnert]

As if they weren't training for weeks to prepare for this.

 

[tmlms13]

It's hard to believe that O'Dog used to be a professional athlete watching that lap.

 

[al secord]

O-Dog and Al's brother are at it again.....

One of those guys used to be a world class athlete.

 

[Leafsfan74]

The Leafs Report and Steve Dangle Podcast.

The hockey segments of OverDrive (usually Ray Ferraro's segment)

Ray is methodical. Hayes keeps it on the rails. Mike Johnson for my money is the brightest of the bunch.

 

[sxvnert]

I would hope O gets paid extra for these vids. No sane person would do this for free.

 

[sxvnert]

One of those guys used to be a world class athlete.

O played in the nhl but was far from a world class athlete.

 

[Mr Knies Guy]

In the latest Odog is a moron news, claims eichel is just a guy who " skates fast and can shoot the puck." Eichels been on pace for 88 and 94 points last two seasons without much help, he can clearly do a lot more than just skate and shoot and odog has 15 centers ranked above him.

Yeah but I did think him saying a package around Byfield was a decent take.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

I love overdrive. That run

 

[hockeywiz542]

I love overdrive. That run

 

[Sypher04]

Was just listening to Sportsnet 590 and they had Jeremy Roenick on. Two things:

1) seems like the guy has a major persecution complex
2) when asked about the leafs/Habs, he basically said the Leafs don't play any team defense. Sounds like a guy who hasnt been paying any attention for a year or so