Toronto Sports Media Discussion Thread - v7 (2022 Edition)

[ACC1224]

Cheryl Pounder is 10 times the analyst Jennifer Botterill is. When Cheryl talks I listen, when Jenn talks I mute

If you mute it how do you know what she says is incorrect?

Pounder is excellent, no doubt

 

[blue stick]

If you mute it how do you know what she says is incorrect?

Pounder is excellent, no doubt

Shirley you jest

 

[ACC1224]

Shirley you jest

Lip reader?

 

[hockeywiz542]

who?

Kaitlyn McGrath was a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, she worked at the National Post and CBC.

 

[tmlms13]

Cheryl Pounder is 10 times the analyst Jennifer Botterill is. When Cheryl talks I listen, when Jenn talks I mute

If I muted then I would be listening. I just keep the mute on like always for everyone.

Listen to radio stream

 

[thewave]

Cheryl Pounder is 10 times the analyst Jennifer Botterill is. When Cheryl talks I listen, when Jenn talks I mute

Love Pounder, can't stand Jen. I think 90% feel the same.

I can only imagine ODog with Jen. I think he would call her out on her weak and strange takes. Other then that she states the obvious anyways.

 

[Nineteen67]

Kaitlyn McGrath was a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, she worked at the National Post and CBC.

If she hadn’t quit we’d have never known she was there

 

[nsleaf]

Doesn't matter if your Cheryl or Doug, the opinions they provide are scripted by others.

 

[wingman75]

Cheryl Pounder is 10 times the analyst Jennifer Botterill is. When Cheryl talks I listen, when Jenn talks I mute

Jenn is on some sort to crusade to save people from the violence of hockey.

Cheryl just speaks the truth about the game.

No way in hell they could have been friends lol

 

[DarkKnight]

Tried listening to Rosehill, that podcast is awful. Most of the time he just sounds like an average fan, his insights-for a guy who played the game- are beyond pedestrian. He's a terrible analyst.

 

[al secord]

Tried listening to Rosehill, that podcast is awful. Most of the time he just sounds like an average fan, his insights-for a guy who played the game- are beyond pedestrian. He's a terrible analyst.

He could throw hands whilst on skates, but he never actually played hockey. He has the views of any drunk moron at your local pub.

 

[MK78]

Cheryl Pounder is 10 times the analyst Jennifer Botterill is. When Cheryl talks I listen, when Jenn talks I mute

I agree, but that's just a result of the idea that every coverage of men's sports that a woman must be a part of the discussion panel.

 

[sxvnert]

I really hope the marlies radio announcer isn't Bowens eventual replacement. So f***in bland.

 

[LeafsNet]

I miss The Score….also….lol.

 

[tmlms13]

Overdrive with Hayes/ODog/Jonas has to be their best lineup that doesn't include Struddy.

Individually they might not be great, but when you get those 3 together it's so bad it's good

 

[kevsh]

Overdrive with Hayes/ODog/Jonas has to be their best lineup that doesn't include Struddy.

Struddy has to have the most annoying laugh from an actual human (i.e. not a sitcom character) that I've ever heard. It's even worse than Noodles which is saying something.

The first time I heard him I thought he was just having fun, being sarcastic or something but no, that's how he laughs. And every time he laughs it's exactly the same. Not even a short, snicker-like version. The exact same tone, length, everything, every single time.

Doesn't anyone in his life, personal or professional, have the heart to tell him?
Otherwise, yeah, he's pretty good.

 

[garce]

Overdrive with Hayes/ODog/Jonas has to be their best lineup that doesn't include Struddy.

Individually they might not be great, but when you get those 3 together it's so bad it's good

Any lineup that doesn’t include McLennan is a good one. He’s joined Garrioch as media members covering the Sens who are full on super boosters of the Sens organization, What started out as good old TSN pandering to the fanbases of Canadian teams outside of Toronto is now full on cheerleading about everything Senator related. Never a criticism about them. Empty headed suck up.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

I miss The Score….also….lol.

The Score was so good back in the day. The station was unassuming, which allowed them to be "looser" and have fun with things than the cookie-cutter rigidness and uber political correctness we have to endure today.

The talent that came out of that channel too is pretty incredible -- Sansone, Micallef, Seixeiro, Friedman, Cabbie, Gaillard, Virk, Cybulski, Kouleas, Sharman. Throwing out a programming roster like that would hammer anything we see today.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Any lineup that doesn’t include McLennan is a good one.

Noodles isn’t going anywhere, his wife is his boss, also Hayes and O’Dogs boss, Duthie’s boss etc.

 

[garce]

Noodles isn’t going anywhere, his wife is his boss, also Hayes and O’Dogs boss, Duthie’s boss etc.

This is true he is very connected, this doesn’t mean he is competent or interesting just a skilled schmoozer, maybe a producer other than his wife would realize that the show is much better with Jonas, strudwick or anybody not named Feschuk. He loves Ottawa and Rodenberg can certainly use the help. Let him enjoy the commute!

 

[Warden of the North]

Hayes's declaration that winter coats don't make you warm is an absurd hill to die on.