OverDrive - OverDrive - April 9, 2025 - Hour 2

Episode Date: April 9, 2025

Join Bryan Hayes, Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan for Hour 2 on OverDrive! TSN Host James Duthie on the Masters Tournament storylines, Rory McIlroy's journey for a win and Scottie Scheffler's pursuit of more wins at Augusta National. The guys go around the sports world in the latest edition of Mini Gerry's Percentages.

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And Brad Faxon will join us as well So we'll give you a full slate of who's the favorite who can win this thing how people are feeling down there at Augusta So that's coming up dude. It's interesting with facts hazy like being on the golf channel for all those hours and McElroy's name comes up and how he hasn't got it done and he works with the guy Yeah, putting green so it's kind of like It's a difficult position. We'll have to ask him about it. Like how tough is it? Like you're coaching this guy on the putting green probably different elements of the short game mental whatever he does Right, and then he's got to talk with all those other guys just wanting to rip them

It is very difficult to i mean the golf channels largely respectful and like that hot takers in yelling and screaming about worry but dude i watch one night in a matter i don't know what tournament was on the brand was on and he was like all the greatest potters they putt like this and they finished like this and fax was standing there i was like this guy coaches McElroy. Right yeah that that could be a little bit awkward. Well we'll see we'll see what fax has to say in about 90 minutes. Who was the guy that was the straight shooter? I don't think he's on there anymore. Oh Johnny Miller

was yes he would have a field day with these guys man. He would have a field day with these guys, man. He would go nuts. Yeah, he loved when a guy would choke and he'd be the first one to call it. No, this is what he'd say. He'd say, folks, there's no other way to describe it. He just flat out choked his guts out right there on the 10th fairway. He would! I love how you soften it with folks. Hey, folks, and then he goes, there's no other way to put it. Yeah, there's no other way to put it. Or somebody would chunk of chips and he'd be right away, he'd go, that's just nerves. Nerves. Because other guys are like, look at this club head rotating. Miller would be like, that's just nerves right

there. He couldn't handle the pressure of that shot. And then they would just go back to another guy and it would be like, suck on that, man. So great, man. There's nothing analytical about it. Honestly, getting into this business, he's one of the guys that I kind of admired and I'm not as... But I respected the fact that that's what it was. Sometimes doing broadcasting and analysis, it's like, that's just what that was. Like, Johnny Miller took it...

He watched one guy swing one time And he was like oh my god like so and so like he was passed away He'd be like he'd be rolling over in his grave watching that golf swing and I was like God, that's a bit harsh. Yeah, and listen at times you need the analytical breakdown because there are scenarios where it was Yeah guys foot slips or whatever. The wind or whatever. But sometimes the pressure of the moment, the guy collapses and they can't do it. Absolutely. And that's what Johnny was all about.

And I appreciate that because there are a lot of times when that is actually what happened. It is that simple. I'm quite curious where this Leaf story's going, and if they don't win the division now and they play Florida in the first round, is that going to be labeled a choke? Is it a choke if they don't hold off Tampa? I don't think so. I don't think it's a choke.

I think it's just a missed opportunity for what everybody would... This is the way to describe it. A missed opportunity for what everybody wants for them. Because everybody... missed opportunity for what everybody wants for them because everybody who knows if the pilot think the players are afraid to death of florida like us we've been doing this a long time we've seen boston a bunch we've seen tampa bunch we've seen florida the only reason i would like the ottawa senators hey if you want to throw in the

habs again it's just to do something different right that's the only thing like Battle of Ontario. I'd like to be down at the rink. I'd like to go to Ottawa I'd like to kind of be involved and just do something different. That's it I agree. Yeah, but if they don't do it It's just a it's a missed opportunity what for what fans want and I still don't buy into all like Avoid floor screw it play Florida first if you have to and I give you really want to man up and go to a place that you want to go to get it over with and see if you got the stones to do it well and you eventually you're gonna

like all these teams you're playing you know are gonna be good teams so you've got a you've got a you can't avoid them like sometimes there is whoever plays the winner of Dallas and Colorado might have dodged a bullet technically, but you're still playing that other team that beat them. Same situation here. If you end up playing Ottawa and making it through, you're playing one or the other. Tampa or Florida, those are two great teams. Eventually, you're controlling your own destiny, you have to play well, you have to play to

the best of your capabilities, regardless of who you play. I thought Pooley made a great point going, whoever you play, that's the most important factor. You're right. It's a tough game. It's a tough series. Listen, there's no guarantees the Leafs beat Ottawa I mean Ottawa is a good team that's earned their keep they're in the playoffs for a reason they played well

against them this year they Lina's all mark if he's playing is as the capabilities of winning four games you know on his own or putting his team in a position to do that it's not there's no guarantees in the Stanley Cup playoffs in period there's no guarantees in life there's certainly no guarantees when it comes to the Leafs but I think what you touched on there is an important part of this kind of segueing from the Johnny Miller stuff as well. The mentality if the Leafs if and I don't know the answer to this if they don't feel they can beat Florida then you don't really believe you can beat anybody.

That's it. Because if your mentality is, man, I don't know about those guys, but these guys, I don't buy it. Think about that mentality, Brian. Oh, let us try to have some type of easier team so then we can get our heads caved in after that by Florida. What the hell sense does that make? You either believe in yourself or you don't.

And it doesn't guarantee you're going to win either. It doesn't guarantee you're gonna win either. It doesn't guarantee you anything but you guys have been in dressing rooms where I'm sure you can feel it on both ends. Like if you believe in yourself then that's the mentality we're talking about. Bring it. Like if we're gonna put it on the line and we think we can win and we think we can beat anybody. The only way sometimes a matchup is advantageous and I always say the only reason you want to get into the playoffs because somebody else can take care of your boogeyman for you. Sometimes a couple teams get upset in the first round, you're like, oh my God, this

is our path. If we can just do this, we could go to the final. Yeah, but then what happened, that's what happened with Boston and Florida, you know, we want Florida. Amy, there was 20,000 people chanting, we florida and they got them and they got some of that without exactly but that's my point is yes and i think you guys are saying it as well it's just

you know you in a perfect world yes you would you like to have a easier pathway but i just don't believe there's an easier pathway i just what i believe is you create your own lock you create your own luck, you create your own pathway and you got to play well and play to the best of your capabilities. Yes, there are certain teams that are different on paper, absolutely. But the teams that you're going to play against, if you're the Toronto Maple Leafs, all of them deserve to be in the playoffs, all of them deserve to, you know, on their own right to have success. Yes, Ottawa, this is their first time around, but they're not just going to go,

I had first time around, so you know what, we'll hand you four games and we'll see you later. They want it too. Exactly. They want it too. So I think it's controlling your own destiny by playing to your capability. I'll keep coming back to it. Exactly. Look in the mirror and have faith in yourself. Yeah. And execute the way you're supposed to execute. Last night, not good enough, but it doesn't matter. It's a regular season game. You get back on the saddle tonight in Tampa, right? Big game, massive, massive game tonight in Tampa

where the Lightning are waiting for you. At least you played the Lightning very well this year and it's a bit, forget the playoffs, you just gotta be better than the way you were last night. And it starts with their big boys. The crazy thing about Augusta National and the Masters, and I'm sure covering it, is you really go down there, you probably just get in a complete bubble,

you're all golf all the time. I'm curious if our next guest is even aware of what happened in Florida last night. Is he aware that the Ottawa Senators have punched their ticket to the playoffs? I'm sure he is because he's such a professional. Here he is, our main man James Duffy, lives for Augusta National. Are you aware of what else is going on in the world, JD? He owns on the golf course, but we are allowed the rest of the time. I'm not on deserted island. I am fully aware.

I mean, I even catch the least game last night. So I just heard what you guys have said and reaction on social media. But you are right. You do get, I find this happens to me twice a year. It happens at the World Juniors and O would dub second this that you kind of just forget the NHL for the two weeks of the World Juniors when you're focused on the Latvian defense. And it happens here at the Masters where you do get completely engrossed in this thing. But when we're back at the house at night, we try to watch hockey games if we can get them and keep a half an eye on what's going on.

Yeah, it's pretty incredible. Like Ottawa officially punched a ticket last night and Montreal beats Detroit in reg. That basically means they're in, which means you're going to have all three Eastern Canadian teams in, Winnipeg's's in Edmonton's in. I can't wait. I mean, the first round is nuts every year. We always say this. We're three nights into the first round.

We're like, Oh my goodness, this is the, this is the greatest thing ever. And that's often with, you know, two Canadian teams making it. So this year, if it is Toronto, Ottawa, if it is Montreal on a separate series, man, it's going to be two of the best weeks period. But I got to focus on tomorrow morning because these are my favourite four days. Look at the first round of the playoffs and probably the Masters, the fact they go back to back. I always say this, like Masters, the Masters is amazing, but it's more amazing for what

it represents, right? When you turn it on Thursday morning and it's not just the Masters, but you're like, okay, the hockey playoffs are around the corner, and you can kind of smell summer, and the golf courses are starting to open back home. I know you've had a couple of rough weather days there, but you know what I mean? I think there's something about the Masters that's more than the Masters, at least for Canadians, because it kind of just represents the end of a long winter. And it's just the perfect way to kick off the fun times.

So just before we get into hardcore golf talk, I just want to hear about your attire. I mean, are you, did you, is it tight shirt after tight shirt? Like where are you at here? I mean, are you well aware of how you're going to, especially your right arm? Like I don't know if you know this, but I always watch- Are you pinning it back again yeah i think that the right arm is not on the phone first of all i'm not in master shape

graham delet suggested the other day and i i seconded this that we should get dumbbells on the set you know to just do a little practice so i'm on camera cb that's a porn move. I have a little porn labrum, so I haven't been working out much. I'm a little skinnier. I don't know if it's Puma that has given me slightly bigger size shirts, but I don't think I'm going to get quite the youth medium blowback that I get in most years. It's probably not the fit.

It's probably because I'm not in shape anymore. I've given up on that. Okay. Well, we'll mix that into the budget next year. Get you guys some 10-pound dumbbells, 15s, 20s. Week C. Week C looks great down there. You guys are dialed in. There's been coverage all week.

I don't know if you caught Cam Smith on the range today wearing a sports coat. Dude, what the hell was he doing? He's wearing a sports coat. A suit jacket, yeah. What was the explanation on that from Cam? Well, I don't know. DeShombo made comments earlier in the week about how the live golfers have gotten some

heat in the past for the way they look. I don't know if they mean just at the majors where they're wearing their crushers shirts and it doesn't really look the best at some place like Augusta National. I didn't know if he was being sarcastic because the Liv guys usually stand up for themselves. So I don't know if this was a comment on that. Oh, you want us to look more professional. I'm going to wear a suit basically on the driving range when I'm practicing or if

there was some other inside joke because he had the, if you look closely, he had his logo. I don't know what team Kamsmith plays for, but he had his logos on the suit. But that was between that and Hovland sweater yesterday. It's, it's been a bit of a show. I don't know if you saw that. It looked like kind of a summer version of the ugly Christmas sweater. But yeah, I guess they can get away with it. I don't think we're going to see anybody wearing a suit jacket come round one or round two of the Masters.

Cam was doing some sort of inside joke that I didn't understand. Yeah, that's a weird place, man. To pull that kind of statement off. Have you seen any of these, like, people are talking a lot about these trees that are gone. Like, have you put eyes on this? Is this like a noteworthy topic or what? Okay, well, I don't think it will be

when you guys turn on the TV tomorrow. I don't, and I'm curious, send me a text. I don't know that you will notice it. It's not like you walk on the premises and you go, oh my God, what happened here? Because for your listeners who don't know, 1600 trees went down in the hurricane that happened I think at the end of September, Helene. But it is noticeable if you've been here a lot. And the first place you notice it is when you're

sort of standing on 10T, walking down that fairway. So for those who haven't been here, 10 is kind of one of the higher points of the golf course in that you go really severely downhill to Amen Corner. So if you're standing on 10 or walking down 10 fairway, Augusta Country Club is right next door to Augusta National Golf golf course and you could never see it before and now you have a clear view onto that golf course so that's the first thing you

notice where oh my goodness there's another golf course right next door here then there's parts remember when len matisse um got on the playoff with weirsey and hit that tree down there. Absolutely. Soil the shorts down by the tree. Yeah, so where Len Matisse was there, he probably wouldn't have that problem today because a bunch of trees are out down there. So what I think will be most interesting is there are several places, around 16 too, there's a bunch of trees missing where you do notice it there.

There's certain points on the golf course where you can see through to other fairways and other greens where you couldn't before so you know let's say they're on they have a playoff again and it ends up on on 10 and you hit the ball down where Len Matisse hit it there's probably I don't know how many trees were there before it have to go look at the tape but it seems like there's only a third of the amount of trees that there were there so it's definitely like noticeable in a subtle way when you're walking around the golf course but I don't think watching on TV you're going to notice

any difference with James Duthie live from Augusta, head of the Masters starting tomorrow so if I were to give you these two options as a storyteller, as a guy who covers the tournament and has been doing it for a long time. One option is Rory McIlroy wins the tournament and we experience that and we talk about it for the next four days and then on Monday and Tuesday and basically the rest of his career or you can create any other outcome, any other story that you think would be actually better than that, which would you take, Rory or the field?

And if you take the field, what would that story be? Okay, I mean, I love the Rory story, but I would take the field and just selfishly, okay, Nick Taylor beating Scottie Scheffler in a playoff, I think from a Canadian standpoint, it's something you know, something like that or Corey Conner is breaking through. I think you almost have to take the Canadians out of that question because we're, I think it would be hard to beat something like that and only having the second ever green jacket from a Canadian.

So if you took the Canadians out of that question, that's a tougher question. For me, maybe, I don't think the world would agree with this. Somebody like Spieth winning just because I think he's completely fascinating and he just hits it all over the yard. For him to find it again here and win would be interesting, but you're probably right outside of well besides like I mean if you're really saying the field if Bernard Bernie longer Bernie longer wins in his last Masters when I wish they were showing his yardages now with his clubs And it's the first time ever a professional golfer where I hit the ball farther than him on many of the clubs so I

Suppose something like that, but realistically, Rory would be the story and I'm all for it. I just think, first of all, you're sick of talking about it. I've been coming here, I think I started covering the Masters full-time again, about the time that Rory started trying to finish the Grand Slam, so 11 or 12 years ago. And I'm sick of talking about it. I'm no Rory's sick of hearing about it And I think this is honestly the best chance he's ever had the way he's playing so I Think that would be that would be an ideal story outside of a Canadian Jimmy every year you guys go through the Canadians and what they need to do

I mean, they're all capable they can I mean to play at that level they all hit it the same But like what really has to happen as opposed to the old? Yeah, this putter's got to get hot like did they just have to get to a different level like does it just take a different? Animal or to get to a different level as an athlete to get that done at that golf course. I Look, we're not fooling our listeners Oh you and I text each other on Sunday Sometimes when guys are in contention and we just feel like we know what's gonna happen. Is that they're gonna shoot 74 on Sunday

and finish 12th. And I don't know what that is. It's cool to have four Canadians in the field. These guys have all won on tour and have good resumes. Pendrith has three top 10s this year, Nick's already won, Connors is playing the best of his life. But you're right. You always feel like they're not quite at the level

when I mean to be realistic about it. Nick has missed nine straight cuts in majors. So Nick's the guy that if he gets in the mix, the one guy I would say this, how do you explain that? First of all, nine straight cuts in major. say this. How do you explain that first of all? Nine straight cuts and majors. Yeah, it's insane. It's insane because I don't know what it is about Nick. Obviously he doesn't have the game that some of the best players in the world have, but what Nick has and what I would say here is if Nick was the guy who was there on Sunday, if Nick was you know in the lead, shot off the lead, three shots off the lead, he would be the guy that I would believe could get it done because he's one of the best closers on tour. Whenever

he gets a sniff, he wins. That's what he does. Whereas, Corey is always there, but besides the Valero Texas Open, can't get it done. And Pendereth, I just think, maybe have the best game of the three, you know, with his length and stuff for this course, but I think first timer, it's just too much to ask. So look, most realistically, I think, oh, it would have to be a situation where A, you know, Cory's putter gets hot, which it actually has for the first time in ages like at times this year where it's, it's, it's, it's looked decent. And you know, maybe he gets in a situation where he's, uh, you know, in the third or

fourth to last group, both solo number and maybe some guys, you know, somehow Scotty and Rory or whoever, DeChambeau or whoever up near the top kind of falter and he wins like in a, in a Danny Willett kind of way, I think that's the most realistic thing to happen. Because look, these guys are, you know, they have three Canadians in the top whatever it is, you know, even in this field is impressive, but let's face it, there's another level for the Scotties and Rorys and Deshambos and so on. So it's tough, but I think they would have to win that way. It's really hard for me to say this, but I have trouble seeing like, you know,

Scottie Scheffler and Connors in the last group and Corey being able to beat them. I would love them to prove me wrong. Yeah, I think what might have to happen is it's just a scattered leaderboard for one of those guys to grab it because I think what you just said is accurate. You put Scottie Scheffler in a final group or something. I don't think anyone's beaten that guy. He's done it twice. He's comfortable in that position. He was in the final pairing both times he won.

It wasn't like he shot a 62 on Sunday and stole it. So like that is one thing I would say about this Masters, which feels different to different to me James is that last year Scheffler felt like a lock the year before Rom felt like a locker close to it You know Scheffler prior to that like this year Scheffler hasn't won He had the injury Shafley was banged up the live guys, you know, we'll see what comes of it It I find it's more difficult for me to really pinpoint a true favorite. I know Scheffler is based on the books, McElroy is based on who he is, but every five or six years there's that one, like a Danny Willett or a Charles Schwartzel, a Mike Weir. Well, yeah, the way Weir won.

You mean a winner that we hate watching Haze? No, I mean a winner that would, on a day like today, the Wednesday, you say, that guy's not going to win, and then that guy wins. That's what happens. It's easy to see Scheffler, it's easy to see McElroy, it's easy to see it because of who they are and what they do, but it doesn't work that way every single year at the Masters or anywhere for that matter. Yeah, the Willett year is a good year when Jordan fell apart and the Weirsey

year is a good year because there was nobody, I can't remember what happened to Tiger, he was somewhere in the hunt there, but the guys at the front were like Jeff Maggard kind of fell apart and they took that stupid penalty where he hit his ball in the bunker. And you know, Len Matisse, I think you, you know, realistically you'd probably need a year like that for one of the Canadians to win. And again, that doesn't diminish what they've done. They're all really good players. I think the Liv guys are really interesting this year, simply because a lot of them are

playing well and it's hard to gauge. You know, nobody really watches Liv and it's hard to gauge what those tournaments are. But there's a bunch of really you know interesting names playing well. Sergio's hitting the ball like he hasn't in probably 10 years and you know Bryson's Bryson Kefka is playing pretty well there and we always like I don't think we said a word about Kefka all week and sometimes he just shows up at these things. You know two years ago against Rom it was him and Rom down the stretch. You know, Phil's playing okay. Patrick Reed is like an automatic top 20 at the Masters every year and Patrick Reed's playing well. And if you were to ask me, by the way, the

reverse of your first question, the least, the worst storyline I could imagine for myself would be Patrick Reed winning this thing by three or something on Sunday. I just don't like the guy but there's a bunch of live players. Joaquin Nieman who Phil keeps saying is the best player in the world and has already won twice on that tour. So you know the live guys are always a mystery but I the one I'm not good at predictions but I think at least one of those guys is going to be very munching in the hunt in the back nine on Sunday. Yep absolutely and that has been the case ever since that that tour you know But I think at least one of those guys is going to be very much in the hunt in the back nine on Sunday. Yep, absolutely.

And that has been the case ever since that tour came alive. They show up at these tournaments and there's two or three of them that are generally in the top ten. All right, JD, get started tomorrow. We can't wait to see it. Thank you for doing this as always. All right, thanks boys. Take it easy.

There's James Duffy. Live from Augusta National. Dude, you ever wanted to see an underpants cam early on in the round, Maggert top of the leaderboard, skank ball in the bunker and hits himself? Dude, back in the day where you had to penalize yourself for the ball hitting you. This guy was, if there was brown liquor in a glass in his golf bag, I think he would have chugged it and walked right off It was Maggert Maggert skank ball in the bunker and hits himself

Like that well, you just you knew it at that time from the Bridge, try to find me Maggert hitting a skank ball in the bunker and then hits himself. I was like, this guy's going to have a meltdown, man. Like a nine to five or six beers deep meltdown in that bunker. It is trunk slamming behavior where you have to get out of there because you know what's coming. I'll bet you Brad Faxson was in that Masters. Fax could probably remember that. And that's the thing, like when we were 1-0-3, he was a top, if not top 10, he was real close to

it. He would have launched into that after he won the Masters. And he had been very competitive and was a very good player. But Tiger was in it. Tiger was in his prime, you know, and Phil Mickelson. And on the Wednesday before that Masters everyone would have been saying well Tiger Woods will win you know or Phil Mickelson will win or Ernie L's will win or David DeVaughn will win and Mike Weir said actually I'm going to win and that happens like every once in a while I don't know if it will be this year. Mike Weir wedged his way to a green jacket so did Zach Johnson is anyone ever the way the game is played now gonna wedge their way to a green jacket Very difficult with are they even gonna attempt to like I don't think Nick Taylor is the longest player

No, he's not I still think that he wouldn't try to wedge his way Like in his head his strategy is not maybe I can wedge my way to a green jacket right now I I don't know if it competes man we'll have to ask facts it's a great question because we should look up I would guess on 13 and on 15 we're laid up probably every time I think every time and I think so did Zach Johnson yeah I think you're probably right all right facts coming up in about an hour many Jerry rapid-fire appy's right? There's so much going on in sports We're gonna do some appy's here courtesy of Jerry later this hour more on the Leafs more on the Jays the Vlad E signing is

official overdrive continues TSN 1050 in on TSN to crack staff Joe from the bridge He immediately went and dug up Maggert in the bunker. Skank ball hits himself. Joe, go for it. Look at this guy. Third hole, it just hits it and then it hits him.

He is so mad right now. I remember looking at him saying he just lost the golf. He just waves. Who's he waving to? His caddy. It's his caddy's fault. He's pointing to his chest and he's like, I just hit myself in the chest with the ball. It's just like, this is the final round of the Masters, man.

He is so mad. Yeah. That one, you take a penalty like that. It's such a bad break. Right off the top of the bunks. He's just... He comes back and hits him right in the top of the bunks Jeff Maggard That's so funny like it's not it's horrible, but it is What hole was that cuz he obviously must make it was the third hole, okay?

So he wasn't even hit the six iron or seven iron trying to get it up onto the green no dude that would have been that would not have been a like the third hole is only three hundred and yeah all of yards long 20 years ago these guys were hitting at 240 it's uphill I mean you're right I mean maybe it was closer to a wedge but it's a wedge you got to get that ball out of that bunker man dude it's a wedge, you gotta get that ball out of that bunker, man. Dude, it's a terrible shot by Max. You can't do that. Just see that alone, you can see how rattled he is. Oh, immediately.

Third hole, you're like, I'm done. I just cost myself the Masters. You got Tiger Woods wheeling around that golf course and you're hitting yourself in the chest? No way. You're just saying that shit. Oh, man. Jeff Maggert. Anyway, we'll ask facts about that if he's ever been in a similar situation to that in about an hour.

All right, Mini Jerry's. The reason we're doing this is we've been using Mini Jerry a lot recently to the point where other people are using it. Johnny used it in a telecast a couple of nights ago. Yeah, so we want to stake our claim, and Jerry's a busy guy. He's got a lot of things going on. He said, I can't be there personally, but I'll fire off some mini Jerries, and we're going to apply the same percentages to them.

It's just going to be rapid fire, a little lappies. Okay, you guys ready for this? Yes. Go ahead. All right, mini Jerries to start. At least three Canadian teams will make it into the second round of the playoffs. I can't care I'm low on that man like it's everyone so far I have a senior senior hockey executive at TSN guarantee last night that a Canadian team would be in the conference final. Guaranteed.

Getting five tickets? No, it wasn't. Yeah, he was like, actually, he might have said cup final. He was like, I can guarantee a cup final. And I was like, that's a little bit aggressive, man. He's like, look how many shots we have. I couldn't get into it. But this, three teams advance? Into the second round, yeah, that's it. I'm 20 percent on that man

sorry are a hate or dot dude you're gonna be ten i know that's what you do you do it all the time you know he's not hurt my low percentage and you say i'll go lower watch this you are a hater hazes over fifty percent on this time i'm in your i'm a little bit higher but not i'm just playing the odds so i'm gonna say twenty eight percent i'm you know one in four type of that

and others five teams but here i know you're not out of my kids are going to go higher but i can't see three three is yeah well let me let me let me map this out for you battle of ontario if that happens, guaranteed one. One of them is getting through. So there's one. You need two more.

Winnipeg, St. Louis, Winnipeg, Minnesota. I think Winnipeg is going to win that series. I do. I think they're in a good position to do that. No guarantees. I feel pretty good about that. That's two. I need Edmonton, LA, Montreal, Washington.

Montreal is in tough, man. I mean, is a a juggernaut right now but they're kinda leaking oil coming home they gotta prove themselves and i love l a i do i love the way they played a lot the way they played at home but edmonton has has had their number of the playoffs i'll tell you what one thing and this is not to try to cast doom and gloom a lot of things are going to have to come together quickly for the Edmonton Oilers to

be off and running. Like I'm talking Evander Kane, their goaltender, the way they played in general, all of it. Like they got to get the excitement back. That operation has got to get up and running very quickly. Very well. I don't disagree with that. The only thing is I just don't know if the Battle of Alberta is gonna happen. That's the, I'm sorry, Battle of Alberta,

Battle of Ontario. That's the only thing. You're right. If we're talking today, if we're talking today and the Battle of Ontario is locked in, I would be higher on that number. Guys, the reason I wanted to see the Battle of Ontario or I want to see the Battle of, I want to see what Ottawa's rank looks like during a playoff game. If Toronto fans could invade that rank, would they be allowed or would they shut down tickets? Well, they're going to try everything they can to avoid it. You know that in Ottawa. That would be disappointing, man.

You wait all this time to get to the playoffs and your barn is loaded with blue and white jerseys. Well, if you have season tickets, don't sell them then. That would be my advice. Exactly. That's your play. You know what I mean? That's right.

That's one of the things if you... And listen, this is a battle of... I keep saying Alberta, sorry. Battle of Ontario. I mean, you're going to have fans from Ottawa buying tickets here. That's why it's the Battle of Ontario I just like that's my only thing Hayes I would be higher if it was locked in Battle of Ontario because then I could see you know you can make the case for whether Edmonton or whether Winnipeg or maybe the this Montreal team to shock shocks

the world we just you know they are a good mojo go and they do so I but that's right right now ask me that question a week from now if they're locked in and then my I'll be higher that's a 40% I'm 28 I'm at 40% playing to the crowd you don't even mean that he's higher I'm trying he's being generous that you're being actually conservative at 40 well that's another thing I mean it's not there's no guarantees I get it. I can, you can spin it every which way

for all of these teams. Like I understand that. I think, I think the point you make about Edmonton is very well stated. They are, they're in a weird place with these injuries. They're losing a lot of games. Skinner's still not back and who's going to play in net. And you know, then you're going to start in LA.

LA's lost five games at home all year or whatever it is That's tough man. That is a lot tougher than people. They got a lot of yeah, and we haven't even Mentioned the most important thing LA's playing damn good hockey and they're good at home. They're a really good team Well, I just mentioned they've only lost I I LA's a good team. You can't sleep on them I just like I say I I think Edmonton is got to just worry about health. You get Rocco with the fake eye cooking like watch out. Yeah he's if you actually look at the numbers like Kemper could be in the conversation and you know Vezna top five type of thing for sure. He's been that good for them. But LA is a good team like I don't think you that's not a lock. I don't think any of these things are a lock Winnipeg it comes back to what we talked about in the four o'clock

hour until you show me because Winnipeg's had a tough time in the first round now you look at who they played like they're gonna get a better opponent this time around I think they're better suited but show me first before I go all in yeah I hear you I'm not saying it's a lock by any means. The only thing that would be a lock is if the Battle of Ontario happens. One of them is going to get through. One of them has to be in the second round. Beyond that, there isn't a guarantee.

I got it. Mini Jerry number two, Rory McIlroy will miss the cut. Zero percent, dude. He's done it twice in the last like three years. Go ahead. Sorry. You might have to fact check on that one because I don't think he's missed the cut twice in the last three years. Okay. I thought it was twice. I know what he can do though. He can just make the cut and then all of a sudden be a hero on late Saturday and or know what he does is he has a good round early Saturday morning because he's going out so early and then he presses on the back nine to just act like he's in the mix but he's really not.

I think we've got a different Rory. He's... I saw a tweet today that he might be reading that book that the dude from the Eagles was reading on the sidelines, man. I'm not kidding. Yeah, that's a bit strange but... That is a bit strange. I just think he's gotten to an age where he's like, I hit the ball too good to not have success at this course. And I think he's just ready. But dude, it's worrisome. Like, as good as that guy is 11 years without a major.

That's what is crazy, man. Forget Augusto. This guy hasn't won a major in a decade. So he's going, he's clipping through for a year where at any time this guy could be hitting the ball better than any of these guys and at the end he can't find a way to get it done. Pinehurst a couple years ago was a prime example. It was like he missed some putts that were a foot long. That was the last year, man. That was eight months ago he was doing that. He missed a cut 23 in and 21. Two of the last four years he's missed the cut 23 and in 21 to the last four years. He's missed the cut

I just think he's too good doesn't isn't he just the guy who always finishes second So I feel like you know I feel like he'll make the cut I'm low on this because I feel they'll make it the question is does he? You know does he do Greg Norman type of thing type of stuff, okay? So let me I'm with you. I mean, I'm like 10% he misses the cut What is the percentage mini Jerry? He wins the tournament that because I think I got a 10% I think that's where I'm I think this year I'm I got a different feeling and I'll admit right now if he gave me the first pick I would take him and leave Scotty for you. Is that right?

That is a factual statement If you want to just agree on that you get Scot Scottie, I get Rory, we can shake hands on that right now. It's a free gift from me to you. He would take that in a heartbeat. Well, listen, I will say though, history would suggest winning back to back and winning three in four years is incredibly difficult to do. I'm not giving Shetler to do that.

So you're saying first pick you wouldn't even be taking Scottie. I think, listen, I want to ride with McElroy. I want to believe and i love the way he's playing is coming in red hot and i i want to be a part of that story so i want to be rooting against him but fine you take mackerel right all take shuffler and will figure out the rest

right that's coming up in forty five minutes let me continue these jerry's he's are really happy to speak with like seven minutes per bite. Yeah, I know. Dude, it's good. We can do this a lot. I can do this all day, man. Mini Jerry's, I love it. What's your mini Jerry percentage on Vladdy playing out the full contract with the Blue Jays? Are you kidding me, dude? Absolutely below. If there's a below zero rating on that answer, it's totally below zero. No one sticks around for 14 years with happiness and no no way man that I bet you that actually ends in a sour note somehow this guy will be 37 years old with a boiler wheeling out the first base and they're like get the hell out of here. You'll be Pablo Sandoval. Pablo Sandoval, yeah.

You'll be Jake Taylor, like, just blowing belt buckles at first base. And they'll take him out in a gurney. Like, no way. You're the only guy going out anywhere at a gurney right now. We've got to get into the rock conversation. Yeah, we will. Thanks for the pic, because I'm going

to use it in the lawsuit. Thanks for the pic. Who doesn't see a rock sitting on the road? It goes up in the middle of nowhere. It's like someone planted it. But if you pay attention, you don't drive into the boulder. That's what I'm like. Exactly.

Dude, you're a fugitive in Kitchener. I don't think you're allowed there anymore. I don't think so. Honest to God, like I was like, let's go. Dude, we'll post the pick of the boulder. Harrison Ford. Yeah. Look at that boulder.

Yeah, but how do you run into it? That's the thing. I was like, we'll post the pic of the boulder and Ford. Yeah. Look at that boulder. How do you run into it? That's the thing. Because that dirt mark, the dirt mark beside the boulder is my left front tire. I was just driving out of the lot. I can't see that rock.

Why is that damn rock there? You tell me. It's just magically there. You notice how notice others nice grass You're gonna drive across the grass to get out there, too There was no grass all I tried to do is that's the driveway right there I was the last parking spot and I just tried to leave and that stupid boulders there like give me a break Jones is on your heels right now.

What Jeff Kimball? What is it? Richard Kimball? Richard Kimball. I'm Sykes with the one arm. Yeah, you're in trouble, Kitchener man. I just don't understand like how you don't see that. That is a giant rock. How do you see the truck? How do you see the boulder when you're in a truck but explain how you missed it like you were driving Forward or I ran into it or dude. I think he was exit and he decided exit Look it I'm gonna tell you again my car my right tire is on that pool of water

Okay, yeah You see the so all I'm doing to leave is just cranking it to the right and the driveways right there all the sudden I hear this boulder thing on my car I'm like what the hell is that and I get out and there's this giant rock right there please someone write in I'm not the only one that's ever done this somebody planted a boulder while I'm at a volleyball tournament and you don't see it as you walk up even? I don't understand.

Daytime or was it at night? I was looking up to the heavens when I was walking into the building. I heard the story. And yes, you're lucky that you even got into your vehicle without a stretcher and all of that. They probably brought you out like Hannibal Light. Getting sidetracked.

Vladdy finishes his contract in Toronto. I'm going to say 51%. I'm higher on this. The ink isn't even dry. You're running him out of town in 10 years. It's a long contract, but if they're paying him anyway, it may be a scenario in 12 years that we just got to move on, you're out, DFA. I don't even know if you can do that in terms of his 10 in 5 rights and all that.

It gets complicated with veterans and how many rights they have in baseball as well or you chew a bunch of money and you move on from him or he retires I can't imagine that's gonna happen. I don't know I mean at this point I think you got to envision this guy being a blue jay for the next 14 and a half years 15 years 51% Yeah, I'm low on that. I don't want to run the guy out of town, but I just think it might be even like a long term injury that this guy just it's a crazy long deal like it just it's such a long deal that so many things can happen but I just I don't think he finishes

as a blue jay now he might be he might become one of the greatest blue jays of all time that are hoping now yeah absolutely so but I'm's what they're hoping. Oh, he better be for now. Yeah, absolutely. That's what they're committing to. I'm 18% on this. I'm low. Okay. All right.

Well, I got a lot more mini Jerrys ready for us here. Yes. We'll continue this. We got Dreggs coming up, Brad Faxon, our picks, and I guess it's been established you're taking Rory and I'm taking Scheffler. So we're going to do what? An eight pack beyond that. I think we're gonna have a Canadian,

we're gonna have a live player, we're gonna have a past champion on there from 2014 and before. So an old school, not in the last decade champion on our list. We're gonna get to all of that in under an hour. Overdrive continues, TSN 1050 and on TSN 2. Gentlemen, I had some shocking viz sent to me

from one of the great Masters champions in a Canadian. You believe that? Mike Weir, the great Canadian, he won the Masters and earlier this year he was at the Players Championships and there's a thing called What's in the Bag, which the player details what clubs are in the bag. Here's Mike Weir and Bob Weeks. So you got a new putter in the bag which the player details what clubs are in the bag here's mike we're bob weeks so you got a new part of the bag this doesn't look like a typical mike weir

style but i was a worker yes working good so far at the lab lab potter and i put in his you know i'm putting very well just need to change shake it up a little bit but uh... he's a fraud by the way how a lot of dirty way. Oh what a dirty trick that is. That's so uncalled for Mike. I've always supported Mike Weir and everyone knows that. That was a rotten thing that he did right there.

That's uncalled for and it was so comfortable and smooth. I didn't see that coming at all. I didn't see that one coming either. I thought he was going to say something to Weeksy about, hey, hit the boys back home but he just jabs me. That hurts. That was supposed to be like a nerd out kind of like look this is I took a little bit of loft off my six iron. Right. My wedges

are grinded down to a different grind. He just looked into that camera and said by the way that haze is a fraud. That's a master's champion. That was smooth too. Like the other guys you could tell at times they've got it in their back pocket they got to get it out before they leave you know we're see like he's sitting there like yeah you know putting has been great oh by the way like and then just got right back into it I'll bet you if you can I'll tell you what that Bobby Weeks he had a smile on his face which almost meant yeah he is a fraud I'm gonna have some exactly right who you should talk to I'm going to have some words with Bob Weasley. That's exactly right. Who you should talk to. I'll talk to him tomorrow. You sometimes worry that things are AI generated too? Like that wasn't. That was like legit. That was a jasper. That hurts man. That's a masters winner. One of my idols, my queer. Perpetuating this myth that I'm a fraud and I just I... it bothers me it bothers me that's that's that's troubling but at the same time

maybe it's compliment right mike where he's been on the show we saw him right we had him was he up at the uh... rbc canadian open he joined us last year yeah for a little while don't even think about taking one of my boys you know the guy that i always take is one of his caddies one of my boys yes I know you're talking just said we're riding this week so don't even go near that I'll leave you that guy but that means we're gonna have to negotiate a little bit because we've got picks coming up we've already established it you're taking Rory I'm taking Scheffler we've got an eight pack beyond that Canadian we've got a live

player we got a pass champ and then we got some other things cooking as well into the final hour Brad Faxon coming up as well overdrive continues TSN 1050 and on the TSN app Best of our great nation one song at a time Justin Bieber We are Nickelback made in Canada on I heart radio pop, hip-hop and when it comes to country It's the true north all the way. Loud and proud. An all-new digital radio station from coast to coast Made in Canada, played in Canada on the free iHeartRadio app and at iHeartRadio.ca It's gonna get loud