Shulman: Royals lucky to be alive

Award winning writer Stephen Brunt spends an hour in studio to talk about everything from fishing, music, hockey, baseball to how the NHL sold hockey in the desert

TSN MLB analyst Steve Phillips joins us to chat about John Schneider's management of the bullpen, his decision to use Erik Swanson in a save situation, Kevin Gausman's bounce-back start, Daulton Varsho's breakout game, fans' confidence in John Schneider and more.

TSN Blue Jays reporter joins us to chat about the Jays winning the first two games of their series against the Yankees, Yusei Kikuchi's great start to the season and his value off the field, Kevin Gausman facing Marcus Stroman later today and more.

ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney joins us to chat about the Blue Jays starting their series against the Yankees with a win, Kevin Gausman's slow start to the season, the future of Yariel Rodriguez and Alek Manoah, Justin Turner's great start to the season, John Sterling's retirement and more.

TSN MLB analyst Steve Phillips joins us to chat about the Jays taking two of three games from the Rockies, Jose Berrios' great start to the season, the importance of Justin Turner to the Jays' offence, Danny Jansen being close to returning, Yariel Rodriguez having a good debut and more.

The Spaceman Bill Lee checks in to talk about the solar eclipse and why he thinks so many MLB pitchers are going down with injuries

TSN MLB analyst Steve Phillips joins us to chat about the Jays' loss in extra innings to the Mariners, Cal Raleigh calling out John Schneider, the issues with the Jays' bullpen, Jackson Holiday making his MLB debut and more.

Blue Jays legend Jose Bautista joins us to chat about how he feels about the team so far this season, his advice for the struggling Blue Jays batters, how often people bring up the Bat Flip, why he still follows the Blue Jays and more.

ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney joins First Up to chat about the Jays beating the Mariners in their home opener, John Schneider getting booed by Jays fans, why the offence continues to struggle to score runs, the rising number of arm injuries in the MLB and more.

Award winning writer Michael Farber joins the show on a day rife with Expos memories, then touches on the expectations for Josh Anderson and why he was sceptical when he joined the Habs and what he expects from NCAA Men's BBall Championship game tonight