For once, a person I know was on TV and it wasn’t because of something sad and crappy. Here’s our good buddy Jason Dunkerley on last night’s episode of the Mercer Report as part of a segment about training for this year’s Parapan Am Games.
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R.I.P. Tony Verna. Let’s Take Another Look At That. R.I.P. Tony Verna.
So long to Tony Verna, who died in January at age 81 after a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. You may not recognize the name (I didn’t), but you almost certainly know what he’s famous for. He’s the guy who, in the early 1960s, invented instant replay and quite literally changed sports forever. CBS used …
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You Either Take Gold In The Sailing Obstacle Course, Or You Die
Serious question. does anyone from the IOC bother visiting these places before they’re chosen as Olympics host nations? And if yes, are any of them allergic to bribes? 2016 Rio Olympics: Raw sewage, trash will remain in sailing waters No plan ‘B’ despite dirty conditions Rio de Janeiro Olympic organizers said Tuesday they have “no …
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Goodbye, Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn did pretty much everything there is to do in hockey, but to me he’ll always be the guy who coached the Leafs the last time they were consistently any good and the guy who helped Team Canada to its first Olympic gold medal of my lifetime in 2002. He was also the one …
Help Tim Raise Some Funds So He Can Raise up Some Heavy Things In Korea Next May!
I was just scrolling through Twitter, and I saw a tweet that says “Help Tim get to Korea.” It was retweeted by Blind Sports, so I thought maybe it’s our buddy Tim… … And it was! Tim has definitely starred in a few New Years party stories along the way. He’s a good guy and …
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Stop Calling Him That, For God’s Sake!
Ok, I’ve had it. I’ve let this go on long enough. I must say something. Why do people insist on calling Madison Bumgarner MadBum? On every level, it’s a terrible nickname. There aren’t many levels mind you, but it’s awful on all of them. It’s not creative, it sounds a little insulting and just thinking …
Unless You’re Getting Rid Of It, Leave The Intentional Walk Alone
Some of the ideas that Major League Baseball’s Pace of Game Committee has come up with aren’t bad at all. Limiting the time between pitches, when a batter can step out of the box and the number of times catchers can hike over and helpfully tell the pitcher to throw a strike will all do …
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Hands Off The Network And Nobody Gets Hurt
Who knows how much of a thing this will actually become given the tendency of the CRTC to basically let big media do whatever the hell it wants, but I feel like I should probably say my piece just in case. WWE Network Fighting to Stay on TV in Canada – According to the Wrestling …
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Wonder Of Wonders. Children Can Be Named After Things Without It sounding Dumber Than Dumb
On the Blue Jays radio broadcast today, Jerry told the story of what I think may be the first instance of people naming their kid after a place or thing without it sounding completely absurd. As he tells it, a couple of Baltimore Orioles fans were having a baby. As it happens, their last name …
How About We Not Lose Our Shit Over The Jays Not Making Any Trades At The Deadline?
This goes out to not only the usual doom and gloom people, but also to some current players, from the sounds of it. In a sense, I get it. There were some pretty big moves made yesterday and in a season where it feels like the Jays could seriously be considered a contender, maybe it …