Sportsnet’s Maria St. Aubin stops by for our weekly edition of Text Line Tuesday (30:16). Yonder Alonso, former MLB first baseman and current MLB Network analyst, weighs in on the unique challenges of hitting in Oakland, the Athletics’ unique blueprint for success, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s improved defence at first base (54:00). Later, Ben and JD offer their thoughts on Tom Wilson receiving a $5,000 fine for his incident with Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin (1:27:50). John Hollinger, former NBA executive and Sr. columnist for The Athletic, discusses Kawhi Leonard’s future in L.A. beyond this season, the Raptors’ long-term vision, and Malachi Flynn’s ceiling in the NBA (1:42:21). Former NHL defenceman Josh Gorges checks in to chat about his experience participating in the Montreal-Toronto rivalry as a member of the Canadiens and how the two teams stack up in a potential first round playoff matchup (2:03:55). 

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