Outta The Park

Drinks on Us June 30:

Anna Perling joins Michelle and Matt to discuss the best reviewed travel mugs of 2019. The trio get off the top chatting about Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors. Anna then discusses her research into travel mugs and how she stumbled into a job of this sort.

She’s affable and quick to insight and its a wonderful chat to update you on your travel mug inquiries.

Visit the website: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-travel-mug/

Michelle and Matt chat about the best pre-mixed cocktails to ever hit the LCBO. Thanks to the Toronto Star for the article. Your hosts outline the winner and where to get them. Torture using citrus and whats the point of lemon are topics that are chatted on.

Visit the website: https://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2016/05/27/the-best-pre-mixed-cocktail-to-have-ever-hit-the-lcbo.html

John Thomson from Eatapedia joins Matt and Michelle to chat about the joy of cooking ribs. He outlines the “3,2,1 Method” to cook ribs. Its a really in depth look at how to get those classic ribs.

Matt shares some landscape tips with John and it becomes a barter system between the two males.

Visit the website: eatapedia.com

The price of coffee and its downward trend is discussed by Michelle and Matt and Michelle details the lengths to which Starbucks goes to source ethically.

English Breakfast tea is reviewed.

Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen joins Outta The Park to talk about process.

Danny’s tough start to the season is explored and the lengths that he’s gone to to break himself out of the challenges he’s faced.

Barry and Danny chat about his most recent walk off homer to win a game on June 29.

What is keeping the Blue Jays loose even though they are losing at a rate faster than they are winning.

The First Pitch deals with Lou Williams and his tirade against being a member of the Toronto Raptors. Lou highlights some of the low lights, his mind, about the circumstances that go along with being a dino.

Wasn’t Lou devastated when the Raptors didn’t re-sign him.

Ask Barry Davis features a chat with Josh Matlow from Seat Giant. Josh outlines the up and coming events throughout the summer and the tix that Seat Giant has for them.

Why didn’t the Blue Jays DFA Derek Law and keep Romano? WHY? What would be the Blue Jays number one prospect ever? In the history of the Blue Jays organization who would it be?

The results of the Fair or Foul Poll are revealed.

The Spin June 26 Carmen Day, Mio Yokoi, Raj Suppiah, Hal Johnson by Barry Davis

It as 25 years ago that OJ Simpson surrendered after a lengthy highway chase in LA, was tried and found not guilty of murder.

This week, in the first of a 2 part series, we look back at the summer of 1995.

Drinks on Us June 23, 2019:

Iain Hunter and his wife Madison from Fine Grinds Coffee joined Michelle and Matt to chat about cold brew espresso. Along the way the quartet talk about Madison’s pregnancy and Iain’s unconventional career choice. Iain’s tale about how he arrived at his current line of work. Iain creates “The Bandit,” an iced espresso masterpiece that involves mint and charred cinnamon.

Visit the website: http://www.finegrindscoffee.com

The DoU crew chat about the legend of baseball player Wade Boggs. Wade can ingest alcohol. COPIOUS amounts of alcohol. The convo wanders through talks of flights, the movie Tombstone and Miller Light.

What is the most important ingredient in your cocktail? There’s a craft version of this ingredient and you’re not going to believe it.

Matt and Christian from Cameron’s Brewing stop by to chat about their brand and what sets their beer apart from the rest of the offerings in ale. Its a tale of basement brewing that went into full scale production. The guys taste beer with Michelle and Matt and offer insight into their fare.

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

The Knuckleballer joins us.

What is RA Dickey up to? How has been satiating those competitive juices. You’ll be surprised what he’s doing.

RA talks about stepping away from the game doing so in a very uncelebrated fashion. He also fills us in on his Raptors fandom.

The trio then talk about the trauma that Robert Allen Dickey endured during his formative years. It gets really intense.

On The First Pitch discusses Barry’s narcissism. The guys discuss Kawhi Leonard’s immersion into the Toronto and GTA scene. Should fans leave The King of The North alone? Is the frenzy that surrounds Big Whi sure to affect his decision about staying in Toronto?

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking at co-oping their home games with the city of Montreal. WHAT!? Matt and Barry discuss the ins and outs of what it would take to make this happen.

MLB attendance and a startling trend is chatted on.

#AskBarryDavis asks what the hell the plan is for the Blue Jays in 2020. DOES ANYONE KNOW? Why would the Jays trade Marcus Stroman if they need pitching? Why aren’t the Jays doing promos to get more asses in seats?

Raptors TV voice Matt Devlin takes us through his day at the championship parade, including the moment he had to inform the crowd that there was an emergency situation but to remain calm

Entertainment writer Bill Harris talks about the amazing success and new season of Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"

Barry and Michelle talk about a couple of heroes from the NHL awards.

A number of incidents occurred during the NBA Finals where the law had to step in. This week on Outta The Court we examine.

1) Possible lawsuit filed by an Oakland cop against Raptors president Masai Ujuri

2) A minority owner of the Golden State Warriors pushing Kyle Lowry

3) A group of young adults vandalizing a police car

4) A shooting during the Raptors Championship parade

Blues slide guitarist Mike Nagoda shares his story of following his dreams of music and not letting the fact he was cerebral palsy or is gay, stop him!

Psychotherapist Mio Yokoi helps explain why so many love Kawhi Leonard and Superfan Nav Bhatia.

Hal Johnson has tips on attending outdoor events in the heat of summer

Tax specialist Adam Scherer explains why being in Canada may not be such a bad idea for Kawhi Leonard.

We look back at the Raptors Championship parade with a number of people who were in attendance, including team Senior Advisor, Wayne Embry