Outta The Park

Kelly Gruber joins Barry and Matt on Outta The Park.

What is Kelly is up to? How is he keeping himself busy. Music is a topic that is close to Kelly’s heart and the three guys chat about the correlations between music and athletes.

Who playing in baseball reminds Kelly of his younger self? HINT: Its a former Blue Jay.

The First Pitch discusses facial hair and professional athletes. Why would certain regimes want to stifle the style of their players. Clayton Richard’s dismissal and the curious events around the dismissal are chatted about.

9/11 and a story about a baseball player is discussed.

Josh Matlow from SeatGiant.ca joins Barry and Matt to chat about what’s going on in the world of tickets.

Ask Barry Davis talks about washing baseball gloves and how this ties into drums. Will Buck Martinez be back in the broadcast booth for the Blue Jays next year? Should he? The boys discuss.

Danny Blueberry, who grew up in a strict Jewish family, found rock and roll, was forbidden to even play it in his house, secretly listened to the genre, had an arranged marriage, divorced, left the religion, started a guitar company, recently found out he was a donor conceived person, released his brand new album, Isolation, and now happier than ever before.

Jim Byers of Travel Pulse Canada shares some great tips on the Kawarthas

MLB agent Josh Kusnick rants about NCAA athletes not being allowed to receive pay.

From the #Phillieslawsuit again the #Fanatic to Ed Sheeran being sued for ripping off Marvin Gaye song. We look at copyright infringement this week on #OuttaTheCourt.

Drinks on Us: Sept. 8, 2019

Matt and Michelle discuss bean free coffee. WHAT THE HELL IS BEAN FREE COFFEE!? Is this the new thing and why even bother?

Read the article: https://sprudge.com/molecular-coffee-just-got-a-2-6m-investment-from-the-impossible-burger-149753.html

The DoU crew debunk the notion that coffee plants are endangered.

Shawn Mendes is the new face of Tim Hortons. Huh?

Read the article: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/tim-hortons-partners-with-singer-songwriter-shawn-mendes-to-celebrate-his-canadian-roots-867208186.html

Matt catches up with Todd Lewin from Muskoka Brewery. The two talk about the journey that finds him as the president of this esteemed brewery.

Visit the website: https://muskokabrewery.com

Matt chats with Jon Corbin, the artist behind the music on Drinks on Us.

Visit Jon’s website: https://joncorbin.bandcamp.com

Michelle and Matt discuss how Canada is trying to curb binge drinking.

Read the article: http://www.providencehealthcare.org/news/20190502/alcohol-not-opioids-canadas-biggest-drug-problem-bccsu

Drinks on Us first on location features a chat between the DoU crew and Chris Colaneri from Colaneri Estate Wines.

Visit the website: https://www.colaneriwines.com

She began writing music when she was 9. Now at 15, Ally Cribb is on her way to stardom. Ally shares her story and performs live.

Sure the weather is still nice, but now is the time to prep your home for the winter. @DamonBenntt joins us a 5:05 to offer tips on winter proofing your home.

Johnny the Bat-Boy shares all that goes on behind the scenes during a “get away” game for the #Bluejays. @JohnNeglia88 joins us to explain

***WARNING*** We get sweary on this episode.

Lets Go Ricky Ro!

Barry, Matt and former Blue Jay Ricky Romero talk about Ricky’s interactions with Alex Nolan, Blue Jays prospect and a fellow Canadian.

The trio have a chat about Justin Verlander and his recent spat with members of the Detroit Sports Media. How does Ricky feel about the situation and what are his thoughts coming from being a player that dealt with the media.

Should MLB teams ban their players from having social media? Is this well within their rights?

The First Pitch starts off with Pumpkin Spice and then gets into the contract situations regarding many of the NHL restricted free agents. Is the salary cap hindering teams from keeping their homegrown talent.

Will there be an NHL lockout in 2020 and what would the striking points be?

Ask Barry Davis discusses players that the OTP crew would love to have on the show but haven’t had a chance to speak with. Some of the names that come up are luminaries. MLB games on YouTube is debated and discussed. Is there a way of doing this that increases the scope of the broadcast AND appeal to the core baseball fan?

Grammy Award Winner David Clayton Thomas discusses the serous meaning behind his new song Never Again and recalls memories of playing Woodstock

Jim Byers of Travel Pulse Canada talks about the Bahamas and whether Hurricane Dorian has affected tourism

Barry Davis has his say on Chick Fil-A opening in Toronto

She battled drug addiction, raised two daughters and saw her marriage fall apart, but @PrescillaUna not only survived, she thrived. Hear her story and her amazing music on #TheSpin.

We also talk TIFF with @BillHarris_Tv and the ongoing concern of opioid addiction in pro sports with Brian Jeroloman

Who's responsible for the death of Tyler Scaggs?

Where did he obtain opioids and Oxycontin and what does MLB have to do to avoid this happening anymore?

A very sensitive topic on this episode of Outta The Court

Fitness trainer Igor Klibanov explains the 3 types of eaters that have the most trouble taking off weight.

Mio Yokoi discusses emotional inelegance.

Hal Johnson talks physical interegance.

Raj Suppiah discusses contusions