Podcast by Barry Davis
As Triumph prepares to release their documentary, drummer and co founder, Gil Moore , joins Barry Davis to discuss the making of it, plans for a possible virtual tour and the real reasons behind the band breaking up.
We catch up with former Blue Jay and Team Canada manager Ernie Whitt, for an in-depth dive into everything from, cheat sheets, plunking hitters and some of the greatest Blue Jay teams, past and present!
We catch up with Jesse Barfield and talk about some amazing memories, from some amazing Blue Jays teams he was a part of. Jesse also lets us know just how special he thinks this year's team is! Lots of amazing wisdom from the two-time gold glover in this episode. We talk offence, we talk defence... we even find out how it is the Jesse stays as positive as he does on social media. A can't miss episode with an absolute Blue Jays legend!
We catch up with Blue Jay great Pat Hentgen, for an absolute can't miss chat! Pat talks everything from steroids and shaving cream, to Canseco and Halladay. Certainly one of the greatest pitchers in Blue Jay history... turns out Pat is also one of the best speakers we've ever been lucky enough to chat with on the show. Its a walk from Pat's early days, right up to the exciting season happening in Blue Jays Land right now!
We go in depth with former Blue Jay Shaun Marcum. Wrestling, pitching, showboating, players booing fans... hitting A-Rod intentionally. This is a can't miss chat with some amazing stories and perspectives, from the former Blue Jay!
We catch up with former Blue Jay, Steve Delabar, for a great chat that covers the immaculate inning he threw... on a day he thought he was going to have off... to the All-Star game appearance... he barely remembers! We also meet Mack Mueller; an exciting prospect in his first year with the Jays affiliate in Dunedin. Mack recently rocked out a 4 hit performance for Dunedin, but he has followed a unique path to get there. We talk baseball on German Army bases, Rubik's cubes and hockey, with future Jay Mack Mueller!
We catch up with former Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons for an amazing look behind some of the greatest teams and most colourful moments in Blue Jays history. We also meet Cole MacLaren; a promising young catcher from Prince Edward Island. He's currently hitting over .300 with the Detroit Tiger's double A squad and if all goes well, he's on his way to being one of only a handful of Major Leaguers to come out of the island province.
We talk with one of the most successful relievers in Blue Jay history this week. Duane Ward currently owns both the first and last pitching wins in Blue Jays' World Series history. We talk with Duane about the great days in Toronto, the hard times struggling with injuries and the inspirational work he's done to grow the game of baseball in Canada. He's going into the Canadian Baseball Hall of fame, but first... he sat down and chatted with us. Also on this episode we speak with long time Blue Jays fan Norm Marcus, about the impact baseball has had over his 93 years. Norm passed away July 10, but he was kind enough to give us an amazing glimpse of the true human side of sports and the joy it can bring to life.
This week on OTP we catch up with former Blue Jays closer BJ Ryan. BJ came to town on what was, at the time, the largest contract ever for an MLB closer. Despite 2 solid years including an Allstar appearance in 2006, BJs time with the Jays was a tumultuous one, that also saw the end of his MLB career. We talk with BJ about his whirlwind career, starting off as a lefty specialist and ending up as one of the most elite closers in the game. We talk about some legendary teammates, some disappointing team results and a pretty heartbreaking end to his career.
We have a great chat with Homer Bush, about everything from his time on some pretty crazy Blue Jays teams, to his run a rookie with the World Series Champion 98 Yankees. Homer walks us through some great stuff! We talk everything from baseball fundamentals, to Vladdy and Bo's respective swings. Homer also gives some great baseball advice for any young player in a funny and expansive talk that goes all the way from baseball to The Simpsons!
We catch up with former Blue Jay, Josh Roenicke and take a fascinating trip to some of the amazing places Baseball has brought him. We also meet Marcus Reyes, an exciting young pitcher who is blazing his way through the Jays farm system using a uniquely deceptive delivery coupled with pinpoint accuracy.
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The TGS Colour Series returns with Matt McFarland's favourite floral colour - blue. Jack, Lynne and Matt dive into what makes the colour blue such a rarity in nature and how the Egyptians synthesized the colour blue for their garments and paints. Junipers, flax, spruce, festuca, delphiums, iris, morning glories and chicory are just some of the plants that get the spotlight on this episode of The Growing Season. Don't be blue, just plant it! All that and more on The Growing Season. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking for the TGS Colour Series library? CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Team Canada's Olympic hopes have been dashed, but despite not being a part of the Tokyo Olympics, the future looks bright for Baseball Canada! We chat with pitcher Andrew Albers, fresh off a stunning performance in which he anchored a no-hitter for team Canada. Andrew has had a fascinating journey that has seen him playing ball everywhere from North Battleford, to Korea and Japan. Albers, even had an all too short stint, with the Toronto Blue Jays. We talk about it all, as well as just how good the up and coming Canadian players look and what that means for the future of Team Canada!
Well, it's that time of year! Many of us are annually planting our annuals on an annual basis. That's right, Jadies and Lents, The Growing Season chats annuals on this episode of TGS. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss many of the flowers you will be inserting into those sacred spaces left in your flower beds. Impatiens, begonias, nasturtium, morning glory, nicotiana and many more are all touched on. Laugh along with the McFarlands as they debate which blooms longer, a celosia or a dahlia. It gets HEATED. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
It's all about pot! Not what you're thinking... This week's episode of The Growing Season is all about pots, containers and hanging baskets - anything that can be a home for those annuals that need to be contained. How often do you have to fertilize a hanging basket? How many plants are used in a medium sized pot? What type of material is best used for pots? All of those questions and more are answered by The McFarlands in their typical humorous style. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
WE'RE SEEING RED! The TGS Colour Series continues with one of the most popular colours to use in a horticultural setting - red. Fireball Beebalm, Amur Maple, Paul's Scarlett Hawthorn, Sumac, Norway Spruce, Cotoneaster, Phlox, Weigela, Coreopsis and Geraniums are just some of the 40+ plants that Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about over the course of 53 minutes. In typical Growing Season fashion the info is rapidly paced and packed with humour. Hit play and get planting those redders! Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
From Batboy to the Majors. Jesse Litsch never imagined he'd make it to the majors. So how did he do it? Check out this week's Outta The Park Podcast. Also this week, how are the Jays winning with so many injuries? And....what about those injuries? Raj Suppiah joins us to talk calves.
In part 2 of our TGS Colour Series The McFarlands dive into one of the most widely used colours in the horticultural spectrum - Purple. Is purple a "real" colour? Jack, Lynne and Matt debate it and they dive into the surprising history of this shade. Beech's, hydrangeas, smokebush, weigelas, lavender, veronica, salvia and may more are just some of the plants that will be discussed during the course of the episode. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We chat with former Blue Jay Marco Estrada. Marco became an All Star and fan favourite during his time in Toronto. We discuss his career, as well as whether or not he's begun to make plans for when his playing days officially come to a close. Along the way, we get pretty in-depth about everything from restaurants, to golf. Marco also fields questions from our OTP insiders, including 1 very special question all the way from Pakistan!
What flowering shrubs do you recommend in the yellow tones? What perennials will flower yellow in partial shade? We get these types of questions constantly so we decided to jump right down that rabbit hole. Yellow will be the first entry in our TGS Colour Series. All the trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that are packed full of sunshine. The McFarlands keep things mellow and yellow on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE.
An extremely special episode this week as we are privileged to speak with Carly and Jeremy Accardo. Their daughter Leighton passed away late last year after a courageous battle with cancer. In Leighton's short life, she had a profound effect on so many, with her energy and optimism. She recently became the first ever non-NHLer to have her number retired, when the Arizona Coyotes raised her number to the rafters. This week Carly and Jeremy join us to share her story; her courage and the joy she brought to all those around her.
"I'm not crying, you're crying. Its the onions, I swear!" On this week's episode of The Growing Season Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the pendulous, weeping and cascading nature of the trees and shrubs that feature as accents in our gardens. Lavender Twist, Young's Weeping Birch, Weeping Willow, Nootka False Cypress and many more of the weeping wonders are examined for their characteristics with a dash of the typical McFarland humour. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with former Blue Jay and long time MLB journeyman catcher Erik Kratz. We cover pretty much everything from his long career behind the plate, to his surprisingly effective side job, as occasional MLB knuckleballer. Lots of laughs and some pretty great insights into the game from Erik... we even talk a little turkey... turkey bacon, that is!
Sometimes you just gotta go up! The McFarlands spend this week's episode of The Growing Season chatting about uprights and accents. All the plants that travel skyward and those that catch the eye are discussed. Junipers, beech, oak, cedars, hazel, spruce and many more are some of the plants that you'll see featured in Show Bits and on the podcast. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with one of only 3 players to ever have suited up for the Blue Jays, the Expos and Team Canada! Rob Ducey began his journey to the MLB as a fast pitch player right here in Southern Ontario. In this week's episode we chat with Rob about everything from those early days in Cambridge, to his wild ride in the majors, to the work he's doing today, which he in fact finds more fulfilling in some ways than his career in baseball!
We always get asked "what are some of your favourite plants?" On this episode of The Growing Season the McFarlands chat about some of their landscape design tricks, including using blue to make a space feel bigger. When Jack and Matt are designing what plants do they tend to favour? Well, the trio dive into some of the gems that they've unearthed over the years. Junipers, flowering shrubs, ornamentals and perennials are all discussed at length. Lynne gushes about shasta daisies and their history is discussed. Are they native to Canada? You'll find out. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with former, Blue Jay and MLB Allstar, Michael Saunders. Saunders walks us through his beginnings in... hockey and how he went from loving the game of hockey, to traveling the world playing baseball. This is a pretty expansive talk with the player known as Captain Canada. Michael is wonderfully candid about his experience playing beside some of the greatest to ever play the game. We also find out he's been keeping busy after his playing career as he's currently helping develop the young talent in the Atlanta Braves organization.
So its spring and you want to reno your garden. Now what? LET'S TALK DESIGN. On part 4 of the Celebrating Spring series, The McFarland's chat about a subject near and dear to their heart - Landscape Design. Jack and Matt discuss their process, their likes and dislikes and dive into anecdotes from the drafting table and jobsite that highlight topics of interest from their discussion. Get your pencil out and start drawing! Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with former Jay Devon Travis for an exclusive talk as Devon hits a huge crossroad in his career. There's an awful lot covered in this chat, including the announcement of his retirement from playing. We also talk about the new gig he's landed, as Devon prepares for life as a coach with the Braves organization! Its not all baseball either, as Devon lets us in on some pretty seismic personal news as well, in this 'can't miss' talk!
Suckers, water sprouts, latent buds and many other terms you may not have heard of come into focus on The Growing Season's Celebrating Spring pt. 3. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland examine the ins and outs of early flowering spring shrubs including magnolia, forsythia and eastern red bud. How do you prune lilacs? Are they pruned in the spring? What to do. What about blueberries? The McFarland's discuss edibles and the shrubs that grow them. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
This week, we catch up with former Blue Jay Dalton Pompey. Dalton's ride with the Blue Jays was a bumpy one, with some unfortunate injuries making the struggle even harder. We chat with Dalton, who offers us some extremely honest insights into how his early career took a toll on him and how he has worked hard to overcome the bumps that his MLB experience threw his way.
And we continue to SPRING forward into the 2021 growing season (pardon the pun). Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue their celebration of the beginning of spring and tackle a myriad of topics that are sure to whet your gardening whistles. Pruning your fruit trees, flowering shrubs and large trees are included in this week's chat. The proper pruning tools and what to look for when you buy some are also touched on. Splitting perennials and much more all feature. Julia Dimakos, The Growing Season's resident veggie Jedi, joins the McFarlands to chat about what she is seeding at this time of year. The quartet have fun, as usual. Visit Julia Dimakos online: CLICK HERE. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with former Blue Jay Jason Frasor, for a deep, brutally honest and often hilarious chat about everything from MLB's worst umpires, to how he met his wife!
IT'S FINALLY UPON US! Spring is here. For some of us we still have snow on the ground. But, the sunshine and smells of spring are just around the corner. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into how to get your lawn prepped for spring and the many things you can do to reverse the damages of winter. Gypsum, fertilizing and worms are all topics of discussion. Jack invents new words to hilarious effect. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We sit down with one of baseball's brightest minds, in an interactive discussion with Alex Anthopoulos. He seems to bring success to every team he touches and we take a pretty deep dive into some of his biggest deals as well as some of his most controversial. Did Alex know he was on the way out of Toronto when he pulled off all those stunning deals in 2015? Alex tackles this in a blunt revelation that's bound to throw a curve into how many fans in Toronto thought that season played out!
"May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future..." - Irish Prayer. The McFarlands celebrate St. Paddy's day with you on The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt dive into the ins and outs of the historical potato famine, what created the conditions to make it possible and how we can avoid it, from a horticultural perspective, going forward. It wouldn't be St. Paddy's day without a little chat about alcohol and its connections to horticulture. You'll learn a lot along the way and smile doing so. Happy St. Paddy's Day! Slainté. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
This week we catch up with former Jay Frank Catalanotto, about everything from the changing nature of play in the MLB, to his days playing with Toronto and even what pizzeria in Toronto he felt was good enough to serve to his fellow team Italy players during the World Baseball Classic in 2009!
Part 2 picks up right where part 1 left off. This is Horticinction pt. 2. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland drive The Growing Season right into the dustbowl. The trio discuss the edible plants that are on the brink of extinction and what can be done to mitigate or even reverse the effects. It's a sobering look at a topic that many want to shy away from. The time to act is now and The Growing Season sheds some light on how. Its a sobering discussion for gardening enthusiasts. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
This week we catch up with former Blue Jay Josh Thole for a deep dive into everything from Italian baseball, to Toronto pizza, to dealing with the capricious nature of RA Dickey's signature knuckler. Also this week, Barry and Tom talk about the changing (some might say shrinking) landscape in Canadian sports media.
You might want to sit down for this one! The McFarland's chat about all the trees that have gone extinct or are on the brink. The "Red List," the list that organisms find themselves on if they are on the verge of disappearing forever, is filling up rapidly. Jack, Lynne and Matt discuss some heavy topics but offer insights into what we can do to help. Its a sobering discussion for gardening enthusiasts. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We have an extremely in depth and powerful talk with former Blue Jay LaTroy Hawkins. This episode covers some difficult topics; from racism and death threats, to personal loss, as LaTroy speaks about Pedro Gomez, who passed away such a tragically short time after he cast a Hall of Fame vote for LaTroy. Some heavy material, but this is not a down episode. Lots of hope and some wonderful perspectives from a player who was known for his ability to bring people together in the clubhouse.
They're pointy, they're prickly and they're fascinating. The Growing Season goes Sonoran and tackles some of the most prickly customers to ever grace a plot of soil. Cacti - their ins and outs and how to care for them in your home are all discussed. As usual, Jack, Lynne and Matt stumble upon the weirdos of the cactus group. Cacti that jump out at you and ones that relocate themselves are all topics of discussion. Julia Dimakos, The Growing Season's resident veggie Jedi, joins the McFarlands to chat about what she is seeding at this time of year. The quartet have fun, as usual. Visit Julia Dimakos online: CLICK HERE. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring on the way? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
It's that time of year again. The time of year where you give roses to your partner. The time of year where you have a lovely meal and admire the corpse flower spewing stink into the room around you. Wait, what? The Growing Season offers the sequel to their sexy plants show just in time for Valentines day. From the usual to the completely unusual Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide you through some serious strangeness and laugh like idiots along the way. Its very much what you've come to expect from The Growing Season - frisky and floral! Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
We catch up with Alan Frew for an unbelievably frank and in depth conversation. Alan speaks about the many things he's been keeping busy with, despite covid: and along the way he shares some pretty wonderful insights, both from his storied musical career, to his inspiring journey of recovery from a stroke.
Huge episode this week, as we catch up with one of the funniest players to ever don a Blue Jays uniform. Also this week for the first time, we open our chat up to some of our amazing OTP Insiders, so that they had the chance to catch up with Joe and ask him questions as well. The result is a really special talk and an exciting new direction for OTP! Join us at patreon.com/outtathepark and be a part of the next chat!
The Growing Season Feb 6, 2021 - The Weirdest Edibles by Barry Davis
We sit down with Canada's 'Princess of Everything' Bif Naked for an in depth conversation about everything from cannabis to pets to the many great things she's been up to, as she navigates our new covid reality. Lots of great positivity here and as it turns out, lots of great music on the way too! Bif has a new single called "Broke Into Your Car" that's out now and an album coming soon!
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