Are You Ready For Some Football? Not So Fast, Waterloo People

A lot is being made of the University of Waterloo’s decision tosuspend its football program for the upcoming seasonin the wake of what is being called the biggest doping scandal in the history of Canadian university sports. Everybody seems to have an opinion on it, some saying it’s what had to be done and congratulating …

The Names On These Guys…

The Jays drafted a pitcher named Asher Wojciechowski yesterday. I don’t know what kind of arm he’s got or anything, I’m just imagining him and Marc Rzepczynski pitching in the same rotation some day. And you never know, with the way free agency can go and how a big trade can come out of nowhere, …

The Rays Didn’t Win, The Blue Jays Lost

Since I’m a good sport unlikesome people,I must say congratulations to the Rays on a pretty bigcome from behind winover my Jays last night. I’ve been sitting here with this post open trying to come up with something to say about the game, and I don’t think I can express my feelings any better than …

This Whole Thing Stinks

If this went down the way Anne-Marie Gray says it did, then she should sue ’em, and sue ’em good. The story goes that Gray had worked for ESPN basically since it started, and had had no reprimands. Then she developed Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which can cause some pretty sudden diarrhea. That can get even …

It Appears My Friend Count Is Down By One, But It’s Only The Rays Fan

In an act of complete whining pettiness typical of someone who is willing to publicly identify as a Tampa Bay Rays fan, Ro hasdecided that she’s not going to be friends with me until at least Thursday.It could be longer if her team doesn’t fare well against my vastly superior Toronto Blue Jays this week, …

Take Me Out To The Airport

I have a question for the people who do the scheduling for Major League Baseball. why is it that the Blue Jays never seem to play home games on long holiday weekends? I’m sure that there are complexities involved with pulling dates out of one’s ass that I don’t understand (that is how you guys …

A Cool Piece Of Blue Jays History: Audio Of Their First Home Run

I’m not sure exactly where this came from, but I’m glad it’s here. This is audio of Tom Cheek’s call of the first ever home run in Toronto Blue Jays history.It was hit by Doug Ault on april 7th, 1977, the Blue Jays home opener. Ault hit 2 homers that day, helping the Jays to …

Ernie Harwell, Dead At 92

It was just announced on the Blue Jays game that Ernie Harwell has died at 92. I wrotean entryabout him and what he meant to me last year when he announced that he was suffering from cancer, so I’ll let that say my piece. But there’s already a nice tribute article posted on the USA …