As we get nearer to the day when live North American team sports are on our television sets Toby is definitely getting more excited about it but discusses with Marshall why he’s still skeptical. Marshall is a little more optimistic if (Editor’s note: BIG IF) the bubbles and hub cities can remain totally contained. Toby questions the NBA’s inability to stop Disney World from opening up the amusement park to the public. The two guys also dive into what the Raptors chances are ASSUMING the...

After another month of no sports, Toby gets in touch with Marshall to talk about how sports MAY be on the horizon. They are both skeptical that any of the plans from the major sports leagues will go off without any problems that may disrupt league play. The guys also agree (for the most part) on how they will remember Vince Carter as he has officially retired from the NBA. Toby rants about Major League Baseball and their inability to get their acts together. Marshall lets him vent. Toby...

Toby FaceTimes Marshall this time and I think Marshall regrets suggesting it last time…The guys go over the news of the last week that are coming out of the major four leagues including the NHL who have announced July as a target for resuming the 2019/2020 season. Toby wonders why they would do such a thing…? Marshall tells Toby what he thinks of the Michael Jordan Netflix documentary ‘The Last Dance’ and shares what he remembers about that dynasty. Please reach out and leave us some...

Toby calls up Marshall to catch up after being in self-isolation and confesses his true feelings about recording a podcast about sports when:a) there are no sports & b) sports are the least of anyone’s worries right now. Nevertheless the two guys discuss the news of the sports-world that is on their minds as well as revisit a twitter-spat the Toby got himself into… Marshall convinces Toby to keep on recording more episodes even during this time. Toby is appreciative. Please reach out and...

Toby and Marshall reconnect after their vacations to catch up on where they currently see the Raptors, Leafs and Blue Jays. Raptors: The guys talk about how the Raptors have clinched a playoff spot despite STILL having injury woes. They discuss Norman Powell’s role on the team and who would be the best suited starting five against the Bucks if the two teams were to find themselves back in the Eastern Conference Finals. Leafs: After watching the Leafs play the Kings, Toby is convinced...

With Super Bowl LIV being behind us now, Toby and Marshall revisit the script of the game and the discuss the result that saw the Kansas City Chiefs come out victorious. They marvel at the skill of MVP Pat Mahomes and compare him to QBs past and present and try to figure out where he lands in the pecking order amongst the greatest of all time. Toby also (over)shares his personal opinion about the halftime show.Marshall shares his experience of what it was like to be in Los Angeles when the...

After the announcement was made that Pascal Siakim is going to be a starter for the 2020 NBA All Star Game in Chicago, Toby gets on the phone with Marshall to briefly review how amazing his story is and how he will be added to a very short list of other Toronto Raptors who have started in the All Star Game. The conversation then turns to looking at healthy Raptors team and their chances to come out of the Eastern Conference. They also talk about how Siakim, Giannis and potentially Nick...

Toby and Marshall reconnect after a month off for the holiday season and discover there is much to discuss, including the cheating scandal going on currently in Major League Baseball and the suspensions to Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, Astros Manager AJ Hinch (and their subsequent firings over the matter) and the impending career-doom of (former) Red Sox Manager Alex Cora. Were the penalties dished out to the Houston Astros too harsh or did they not go far enough…?The guys then talk about the NFL...

Toby and Marshall are joined in studio by Josh Lewenberg (TSN) to discuss all things Raptors. They touch on the experience of covering the NBA Finals, the current state of the team, and how this whole Pascal Siakim backstory can possibly be true. Marshall and Josh get into it a little over their opposing points of view when it comes to Kyle Lowry who, of course, topped Josh’s list of the 25 greatest Raptors of all time (found here -...

Toby and Marshall touch base after just an awful game between the Raptors and the Bulls and they try to figure out why the defending champions have looked so bad over the past four games. Marshall just won’t drop his ‘Trade Lowry Now’ routine and Toby goes as far as agreeing that things were working a lot better for the team when Fred Van Vleet was running the offense. Marshall brings up a trade rumour he has heard and Toby tells him what he thinks of it.Toby then quickly expresses his...

Toby and Marshall start off Episode 109 by briefly talking about the NFL’s Thanksgiving Football matchup between Marshall’s beloved Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions and then quickly move on to the latest on the Toronto Raptors and the recent developments in the Canadian National Men’s Basketball situation. Toby’s still pissed. The guys are then joined in studio by Jonas Siegel (TSN/The Athletic) to talk all things Toronto Maple Leafs including (obviously) the firing of Mike Babcock, the...

Well they finally did it - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock and, for Toby and Marshall, that means Christmas came a little early this year because nothing makes them happier than when drama and intrigue surrounds the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toby brings up the timing of the firing and Marshall wants to recall how he stated his belief that Babcock can’t relate to the young stars on the team. They agree this firing signals that it is likely Babcock ‘lost the room’ and...

After being in LA to watch the Raptors take on Kawhi and the Clippers, Marshall talks with Toby about how the team looked in person and what it is like at Staples Center for a Clippers home game. They discuss just how impressed they both are with Coach Nurse, with the young core and the emerging bench. Toby brings up a new player comparison for Marshall to disagree with. They then turn to the biggest sports story in Canada - the removal of Don Cherry from Hockey Night in Canada. They both...

So Toby was ALMOST right, predicting it would be a great World Series but he did have the Nationals winning it all. Marshall admits he was pretty entertained by the seven game series and the two of them try to figure out what the league will look like next season, including what the Blue Jays front office will do to address a team on the rise. The guys then focus their attention on the NBA with Steph Curry’s injury, Kawhi’s early season performance, and where the Raptors are as a franchise...

After gloating about how right his prediction has been about the World Series so far, Toby talks with Marshall about how the series could easily go seven games. They then discuss the controversy surrounding the Astros franchise and how they really screwed this one up. Toby also reminds Marshall that this isn’t the first time the Astros have landed in hot water…The guys then discuss the early returns of this new NBA season, specifically for the reigning champion Toronto Raptors. Toby then...

The 2019/20 NBA season is finally here and, as is tradition, the reigning NBA champions have the honour of kicking off the season with a home game, a banner being raised to the rafters of their building, and the most insane rings ever designed to be dished out to every player and member of the team’s staff. The Toronto Raptors did all of those things and Toby and Marshall talk about it all. They also break down game 1 of 82 before launching into their NBA season predictions, including...

Toby and Marshall get on the phone to discuss Marshall’s NFL Sunday routine, his struggling Chicago Bears, and how Toby is BASICALLY fully back on board with watching and following the NFL. They then move on to talking about the upcoming World Series matchup where they agree on who will likely win the whole thing but they differ on how close of a series it will be. The guys then turn their attention to opening night in the NBA and what Pascal Siakim’s new contract means for the team and...

Toby and Marshall get a chance to speak with Leo Rautins and Dan Gladman of the Toronto Raptors TV broadcast team. The four of them sit down in studio and the go over Leo’s childhood memories about basketball in Toronto, his recruitment process, his nickname that never came to be, and how he worked his way to become one of the most recognizable voices in Canadian basketball history. Danny G and Leo both discuss how they can be so comfortable contributing to political topics on Twitter and...

Toby and Marshall have a discussion about how it feels to have players you like on teams you despise, how the Braves could’ve potentially avoided elimination if they had only bunted in a very specific situation, and how Daryl Morey has every right to express his opinions but really sorta ‘stepped in it’ with his tweet about a free and democratic Hong Kong. The fellas then sit down with Tyler Shaw (www.tylershawmusic.com) about his connection to the game of soccer, the Toronto vs. Vancouver...

EPISODE 100!!!!! - We F****n' Did It...Marshall sits down with Toby and Kirsh, the original co-host of Toby Talks Sports, to look back upon the first days of the podcast, the origin-story of their personal relationship, and some of the highlights from the first 99 episodes. They talk about some of their favourite guests, their most embarrassing moments, and they reveal what this podcast was really supposed to be all about in the first place. This episode, although it is the 100th, is really...

Toby calls up Marshall to talk about the latest Toronto Maple Leafs scandal surrounding Auston Matthews. How serious/silly of a story is it? Will it affect his potential captaincy? What does an NHL team captain really mean anyways? All these things and more are unravelled in this conversation. Marshall also admits to liking a particular baseball team and is concerned about their chances as the 2019 MLB season winds down. Toby is then joined by Andrew Damelin (TSN, Raptors Republic,...

Toby and Marshall are joined in studio by Tara Slone, host of ‘Rogers Hometown Hockey’. They talk about how her job has taken her across Canada and back countless times, her career fronting The band Joydrop, how her dad had influence over her love of hockey, Ron MacLean’s legendary status, and of course Montreal smoked meat. Toby circles back to make an attempt at a joke he thought of earlier and it fails miserably. Marshall reveals his favourite place in the world and the spots in Canada he...

On September 12, Toby talks to Marshall about how gambling has brought Toby back to football and it is tearing him up inside. They also reflect on Bianca’s victory at the US Open and where exactly her accomplishment ranks among top moments in Canadian sports history. They then dive into what the FIBA basketball tournament means to players and fans from North American. Toby is then joined by Toby Talks Sports technical producer Uncle Leo to discuss the Leafs and their future with Mitch...

On the eve of a brand new NFL season, Toby is joined by his ol' pal Aaron Grossman who, after hearing last Episode 95, wanted to try to convince Toby that NFL football really isn't all that bad. They discuss the biggest storylines (Andrew Luck, Antonio Brown, Tom Brady, The Browns/Chiefs/Packers/Cowboys) and Toby decides what he's gonna do about his feelings towards the whole thing.Before all that, Toby connects with Marshall in 'Studio B' to update him on Bianca Andreescu's latest...