Note from Steve: This is Matt’s post, and it’ll say so at the bottom just as soon as I remember how to edit post authors. I have to admit I enjoyed Steve’s Miley Post – or as we in Canada call her – Kilometery Cyrus. (booooo!) What is it about Ms Montana that makes her …
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A Bad Song About How Good The Blue Jays Were In The 80’s
I saw this over on Toronto Mike and wondered why I didn’t remember it. But as I listened, it didn’t take long to figure out why. If I’d even heard it before today, wouldn’t I want to forget it? It’s pretty terrible. The Ballad of Jesse and George The description on this wonders whether the …
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The San Jose Sharks Are History, And They Made Some, Too!
Every year, one of my uncles organizes a family playoff pool. We each throw in a couple bucks and then try to predict the series winners from beginning to Cup winner before the first round starts. It’s a fun little challenge, and the $40ish you get if you win is a decent excuse to buy …
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A Good Article On Fight Fixing In Boxing
When you’ve got some time, have a read of this article by former boxing manager Charles Farrell. It’s called Why I Fixed Fights, and as you’d guess from a title like that, it deals in some pretty nice detail with the whys and hows of match rigging. Boxing managers have an obligation to minimize the …
I Said What? You’re Not Deaf?
Not sure where this ranks on the best pranks ever list, but it’s pretty damn good. Jeff Francoeur’s El Paso Chihuahuas teammates managed to convince him for weeks that one of the team’s pitchers, Jorge Reyes, was deaf. They managed to get everyone to go along with it to such a degree that they even …
The Blue Jays Conversation We’re All Having Right Now
How did they get in my brain? Blue Jays Dreams of 2014
Take Me Out To The First Ball Game
If you like baseball, history or both, you’ll probably enjoy this long but worth it piece from Mental Floss. Remembering the First Opening Day at Four Iconic Ballparks It looks at the beginnings of Fenway Park, Ebbets Field (the most famous home of the Brooklyn Dodgers), Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) and the old Yankee …
Some Thoughts On Blue Jays Opening Day
So…here we are. The Blue Jays play their first real game of the year today. As years go, this is going to be…a year. I of course have my mandatory opening day optimism, but I seriously can’t get a handle on what my expectations should be. On one hand this team looks an awful lot …
George Stroumboulopoulos On Hockey Night In Canada Probably Isn’t The End Of The World
There’s been a lot of negative reaction to the announcement this week that George Stroumboulopoulos will be the new host of Hockey Night in Canada starting next season when Rogers takes over the rights to all things NHL in Canada. That deal never should have been allowed by the way, since the marriage of Rogers …
Of Course Opening Day Should Be A Holiday. Why Is This Even A Question?
So here’s a stupid question. Does the return of baseball deserve its own holiday? Are bears Catholic? Does the Pope shit in the woods? Of course opening day should be a holiday! I’d also suggest we make holidays out of the start of NHL and CFL seasons while we’re at it. It’s not like me …
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