Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (5:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Stephen Brunt
Guests: Business writer for the Globe and Mail, Paul Waldie; Alex Anthopoulos, Toronto Blue Jays assistant GM; Lester Munson from ESPN hockey analyst for Rogers Sportsnet, Doug MacLean; Howard Berger, FAN 590 hockey reporter

The courtroom drama continues between Balsillie and Bettman. Really fascinating radio with more lawyers on Prime Time Sports airways than sports-peeps these days! Things are changing on a minute to minute basis and the range of guests Prime Time Sports is bringing in is fantastic - Lester Munson was particularly insightful.

But c'mon Bobcat, no love for Ricciardi??

One thing is becoming clean about MacLean - he's a bully. As a listener, I need an *exchange* of ideas. Not one side ramming their ideas down the others throat. It's frustrating to listen to his side, and not have McCown able to respond in a debate. Make no mistake, I actually agree (at times) with what MacLean is saying. But MacLean is very wrong about his assumptions coming into the discussion regarding Brunt and McCown being anti-NHL. It furthers McCowns point that loyal NHL dogs will always have the back of Bettman and company to almost a fault.

What I am surprised about is McCown seemingly backing away from getting his point across. This could be for a variety of reasons. First, perhaps McCown feels that arguing with MacLean is pointless due to how emotion MacLean is. Alternatively (and more sinisterly), McCown is letting MacLean dig his own hole and prove his point that NHL-shills exist everywhere and are protective of the league no matter what happens.

As a listener, I'm frustrated that there can't be an exchange of ideas when MacLean is on. ...and for god sakes MacLean, at least do your homework. You've said in the past that McCown wants to ban fighting - untrue. Today you come in saying that McCown is pro-Leafs?!?!? To quote McCown "are you on crack?"