I'm going to preface this entry by saying there's no smoking gun here. Everything you read is pure speculation on my part, based solely on observations I've made as a fan of sports and sports radio. In 2002, Rogers Media, a division of Rogers Communications, purchased CJCL, better known as
At 7:45 this morning.
As you likely know, the Blue Jays have the longest active playoff drought in all of Major League Baseball. In fact, we have the longest active drought of all the four major North American leagues: MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL. That drought ends this season. In fact, it's possible we
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Russell Martin hit a big home run for our Jays last night. It's the biggest Jays hit since Joe touched 'em all in '93. Here how the hit sounded: Park SoundsESPNFAN590SportsNetWADO (Spanish)YESWFANTVA Sports (French)
In this 135th episode, Mike chats with Rogers's Raptors guru Eric Smith about his two decades at The Fan 590, why he switched roles with Paul Jones, what he thought of Butch Carter's criticism, Canada getting screwed in Mexico, his relationship with Drake and much, much more. This episode is
Yogi Berra was 90. He spent almost all of his 19-year career with the New York Yankees, winning the World Series 13 times and MVP award thrice. His famous Yogi-isms are still heard daily. Here's a selection: It ain't over till it's overIt's like deja-vu all over againIt ain't the
Canadian songs are dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart this summer. The Weeknd hit #1 with "Can't Feel My Face", Justin Bieber scored his first #1 with "What Do You Mean?" only to be topped again by "Can't Feel My Face", and now The Weeknd has replaced himself at the
Do you remember the first time you spun Nirvana's Nevermind? I do. I'd pop it in the CD player, and after "Something in the Way", I'd start it again. At some point I realized there was a whack of time left in the final track, after "Something in the Way"
I participated in the Terry Fox Run this morning at High Park. It was a bright, sunny day and there was a big turnout. We raised $410.42 and I really appreciate your support. Here are my 2015 Terry Fox Run pledgers. Dave FraserSpeysidephilBlind DaveDouglas MJason from SudburyLizGUNTerMaryBroniFaunieRick C in
I love fatherhood. I think I'm pretty good at it. At least my kids tell me so. I do my very best and treat the responsibility as if it's the most important job I'll ever have. My first born will soon be 14-years old. We talk about everything. My goal
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
There's some great behind-the-scenes footage of Humble and Fred recording their CFNY morning show in 1994 in this clip. Also, bonus Dan Duran, Jason Barr and Marla West. [via Dave Thielking, h/t to @retrontario]
In this 134th episode, Mike chats with Fan 590 host Roger Lajoie about his lengthy career in radio, his dozens of other gigs, the Prime Time Sports throw-down between Bob McCown and Stephen Brunt, 1050 schadenfreude and Blue Jays fever. This episode is exactly 1:05:36. You can listen
On Sunday, I'll be running for Terry. You can pledge my run here.
In the spring of 2014, I wrote about the stretch of the Waterfront Trail between Norris Crescent and First Street. This is really the only part of the trail that's not off-road, not on quiet side streets and doesn't have a designated bike lane. I followed that entry up with
Over 11 years ago, I wrote about Magic Numbers. Trust me, there's nothing supernatural about this magic. Here's an excerpt of what I wrote back then. My fondest memories are of the Magic Number. The Magic Number is simply the number of games that the team leading a division needs
Moses Malone was 60. He was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player three times — twice as a member of the Houston Rockets after the 1978-79 and 1981-82 seasons, and once with the Philadelphia 76ers, following a 1982-83 season that also saw him earn Finals MVP honors for leading the Sixers
Most listened to stations in Toronto, as per recent radio ratings (% Share of Hours Tuned): 1. CHFI 2. CHUM-FM 3. Boom 4. CBC Radio One— Toronto Mike (@torontomike) September 12, 2015Most listened to AM stations in Toronto (% Share of Hours Tuned): 1. News Talk 1010 2. 680 News T3. The
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
Back in March I wrote why ranked ballots are better. The "first-past-the-post" system we currently have forces people like me to vote strategically instead of voting for the person they'd like to lead. For example, those who wanted Olivia Chow to win, but were afraid a vote for Chow would
