On Friday afternoon, at Downsview Park between Hey Rosetta's set and Broken Social Scene's, my brother Steve made the following declaration. Your blog sucks now.A perfect storm has dramatically reduced my blogging time in 2011. I won't delve into the details, but it's clearly affected the quantity of entries.
Join me in my time machine, friends. We're going back to 1985... In 1985, I listened to or watched every inning of every Jays game. We clinched our very first AL East pennant that year, and faced the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS. Here's a relic from my scrapbook
I gave Rob Ford the benefit of the doubt all week. Surely he'd come to his senses, follow the avalanche of good advice he received from Toronto mayors past, and march in today's Pride Parade. He didn't. Mayor Rob Ford successfully boycotted Pride Week, avoiding all 10 days of events.
Somebody pinch me. Did we just trade Brett Lebda? Really? And we got Cody Franson back? Really? Is this real life? The Toronto Maple Leafs have indeed acquired defenceman Cody Franson and centre Matthew Lombardi from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenceman Brett Lebda and forward Robert Slaney. The
I did a double take when I realized I had last seen The Tragically Hip live in concert back in February 2007. That was my 10th time seeing Das Hip, and last night was #11. The weather was perfect... warm and breezy, and the opening bands were stellar. Hey Rosetta!
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed free agent centre Tim Connolly, formerly of the Buffalo Sabres, to a two-year deal that will average $4.75 million per season. The Rangers landed Brad Richards while we scored Tim Connolly. I think Connolly has offensive flair, and I did like him enough
Thank you to everybody who entered my Cirque du Soleil ticket giveaway. Even if you didn't win, you can save 15% on tickets to TOTEM via this link. Using the random integer generator, I asked for a number between 1 and 78. It spit out #73. That makes Christy the
I was at BMO Field last night to watch Toronto FC defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0. My presence snapped a nine-game losing streak by TFC. Commenter Elvis took me to the game. The rest of you need to step up your game!
I have a couple of contests running here that expire at midnight tomorrow. Firstly, there's Win Tickets to Cirque du Soleil in Toronto. Click through and leave a comment for a chance to win two tickets to see Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM show at the Grand Chapiteau here in Toronto
Rumour has it Myspace is going to lay off at least 150 of its around 400 employees. I missed the entire Myspace era. I never got Myspace, and never created a profile. Myspace was the biggest thing in social networking, and everyone seemed to flock to it, but I hated
Did you know that any boat powered by a motor of 10 hp (7.5 kW) or more must have a valid licence? To get your boat licence, you must mail the following documents to the Pleasure Craft Licensing Centre: a completed application form;proof of vessel ownership; anda signed
In the late-90s, I had many lengthy discussions about the Blue Jays with Bridget. Bridget didn't grow up with the game, but she adopted the Jays as her team in the mid-80s when pennant races were the norm. We'd talk about Carlos Delgado, and Pat Hentgen, and reminisce about WAMCO
This entry is for those who actually leave comments on this blog. You lurkers can do what you do best, but you commenters need to chime in here. I've never met Cheryl, but I feel like I know her. She's left 336 comments here over the years, starting with this
When I was growing up, I loved reading baseball boxscores. I was a stat junkie, particularly when it came to my Blue Jays, in a simpler time before the WAR. WAR stands for "wins above replacement", and it is used to show how many more wins a player would give
Nick Charles was 64. He was CNN's first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades. I spent many a night watching Nick Charles and Fred Hickman on "Sports Tonight."
From TSN, it begins... The Avalanche sent the defenceman to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto's second round draft pick in 2012. That draft pick was acquired when the Leafs dealt Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins last year.Liles has been with the Avs for all seven of his
Peter Falk was 83. He marshaled actorly tics, prop room appurtenances and his own physical idiosyncrasies to personify Columbo, one of the most famous and beloved fictional detectives in television history.
Some crazy shit happened in Philadelphia yesterday, and today is the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Use the comments of this entry to discuss that, or anything you want. The hosting is on me...
I've got an entire category committed to Gord Downie's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Gord recorded the song for the movie Saint Ralph, but it's never been officially released. I've got a copy, however, and that led to this comment from Nik. I ran into Gord Downie in Toronto in
The very fine Toronto Sports Media is reporting that Andrew Krystal has been fired from Sportsnet’s the Fan 590. The Andrew Krystal experiment at Sportsnet’s the Fan 590 has ended less than a year after it started. “Andrew is moving on to pursue other opportunities within Rogers and
I play for two teams in the RSPA. Some tell me this isn't allowed, but I got special permission from the commissioner. Besides, one team is in the Competitive division while the other one is Intermediate. There's no overlap. That Comp team is Storm, formerly known as Raging Storm, and
There's a great article on the public opinion of climate change over on NPR.org. The American public is less likely to believe in global warming than it was just five years ago. Yet, paradoxically, scientists are more confident than ever that climate change is real and caused largely by
My friend Freddie P wants me to pass on some information regarding Peter Griffin who passed away last month. Everyone is welcome to gather at the Charlotte Room on Thursday night to celebrate his extraordinary life. Even if you just knew the man through his work on Toronto radio, you're
Ryan Dunn died today. I had never heard of him, but he apparently starred in "Jackass". I wished no early death for Ryan Dunn, but I hated his show. I once listed "Jackass" as one of the things everyone liked that I hated. "Jackass" seems so popular, but the allure
Meet Bev. She's single, and looking for Mr. Right, but having a little trouble finding him. She's come to me for help after striking out with a local speed dating service. If you're a single guy, over the age of 30, live in the GTA and not a psychopath, keep
