Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (5:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Stephen Brunt
Guests: Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play broadcaster, Alan Ashby; Jack Armstrong, analyst for the Toronto Raptors; Rob Becker, New York-based lawyer; Brandon Lang, sports handicapper; Globe and Mail columnist, David Shoalts.

Beatles talk with Brunt, Bobcat and Becker...awesome. I saw Love in Vegas and it was nothing short of phenomenal!

As much as I love this Phoenix story, it's time for Prime Time Sports to stop the coverage (after this round.) The amount this has been covered on Prime Time Sports is enough to make me sick. Don't get me wrong, as a passionate listener, it's impossible not to have even a mild interest in sports business, but this is just insane. I find myself tuning out from the guests who get into the deep legal explanation of what's going on. Perhaps part of it is due to the fact that we all know this case will be bogged down in appeals. Like the Heatley situation, one can only hope this sideshow is coming to an end.

Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown - Monday, July 20 (5:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown

Co-Host: Bruce Arthur

Guests: Daryl Jones, Research Edge LLC managing director; Toronto Blue Jays radio play-by-play announcer, Alan Ashby; roundtable with Bob McCown, John Shannon, and James Deacon.

(My opinion on the Heatley situation, which continues to be ignored by Prime Time Sports:)
There is a parallel between the Heatley-Sens situation and the Halladay-Jays situation. As Beeston said a couple of days ago (paraphrased), "If someone wants Doc, it's gonna have to *hurt* them with the pieces they are going to give up. He's a quality pitcher and you are going to have several quality pieces to get him".

I applaud Murray for 'standing pat'. What's the worst that could happen if Heatley is forced to return? Or if Heatley accepts the move to Edmonton, but the Oil don't put up any more compensation to deal with the 4 mill the Sens dished out? There's no way Heater would sit out on the Sens, especially during an Olympic year. This decision will be as pivotal for the Sens as is the Doc decision is with the Jays. It will set the Sens up well for the next few years or set us back a few if the decision isn't the right one. If there are no suitors, I say wait it out and bring Heater back.

OK Bobcat, let's can the baseball discussion and get to the story behind you and Watson... What happened? Why is he such an a-hole?

EDIT: Reader Sensfan commented that Heatley was discussed to death while I was away...apologies to PTS and Bobcat. Well, what did the glassed-eyed-one have to say on Heatley??

Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 (5:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Stephen Brunt
Guests: Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play broadcaster, Alan Ashby; Tom Tebbutt, the Globe and Mail's tennis expert; Tom Wright, author of Jim Balsillie's NHL team relocation application; Doug MacLean of THE FAN 590 and Rogers Sportsnet.

Tom Wright, Commissioner of the CFL assisting Balsillie's application to bring an NHL team to Hamilton? Interesting...wonder how GB feels about that! What would Wright think if the same thing happened to him (eg. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moving to Winnipeg)? I'm surprised the boys didn't ask!

MacLean back on after his fanatical outburst the last time around. The pitbull seemed to be more in control this time and not raving like a mad lunatic. Maclean said that if Balsillie wanted to move Phoneix to Las Vegas, Bettman would be approve it in 5 seconds. Brunt agreed, but I'm
not sure why. Bettman would essentially be wasting 200 million+ by approving a move of the Coyotes. "You're two bright guys who think you are very intelligent...", MacLean quipped.