Even before his 3-home run game yesterday, you heard the chatter. Jose Bautista is the best player in baseball today. Bautista, who led the majors with 54 home runs in 2010, is batting .415 with 13 homers and 21 RBIs his last 19 games. He's actually ahead of last year's
I usually throw this entry down on a Friday, but I thought I'd mix it up a bit. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Or everything you want. Go nuts.
Derek Boogaard was 28. He played 277 regular-season games with the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers over six seasons, accumulating three goals and 13 assists and 589 penalty minutes.
In the World Hockey semi-finals between Finland and Russia, Mikael Granlund just scored one of those hot dog goals everyone tries in rec hockey. You'd have to see it to believe it. Luckily for you, I have it right here: It's legal, but there's something about this goal that bugs
Mel Queen was 69. He had a brief stint as the Toronto's interim manager in 1997 and served the Blue Jays in numerous roles, including director of player development and pitching coach.
Browsing my Shoppers Drug Mart flyer, I got excited to see this was "Dollar Week". I'm thinking a bunch of stuff will only cost a dollar! That would make anyone excited. I'll bet you're excited reading about it right now. My smile turned into a frown as I continued reading.
I've never liked Sean Avery. He doesn't like us, either. Our dislike is mutual, but I believe in giving credit when credit is due. Sean Avery's appearance in a PSA for the Human Rights Campaign in support of gay marriage in New York is both brave and commendable. He's a
Ken Hitchcock is starting Jonathan Bernier over James Reimer in Canada’s quarter-final against Russia at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. All Reimer did was go 4-0. Methinks Hitchcock could learn a valuable lesson from Ron Wilson...
I dig this story. Paul Simon performed at the Sound Academy on Saturday night. Rayna Ford called out to the legendary singer-songwriter to play the song Duncan, saying it was the first song she learned to play on guitar. He heard her, and motioned for her to step on the
Jordy plays first base, roves and catches for Raging Storm, my competitive slo-pitch team. We swept a double header Friday night, so I promised to help her promote her Toronto Taste raffle that helps Second Harvest, an awesome charity I do work for occasionally. The details are below in Jordy's
I made my annual pilgrimage yesterday to High Park to take pictures of the Somei-Yoshino cherry trees. The window of bloomage for these cherry blossoms is pretty small, so if you want to get your shots I wouldn't wait too long. Today would be perfect. Here are a few of
Seve Ballesteros was 54. He was a five-time major golf champion whose passion and gift for imaginative shot-making invigorated European golf and the Ryder Cup.
Everything is happening... Since the last Open Mike we've had the Royal Wedding, the death of Osama bin Laden, a Conservative majority, the firing of Humble Howard and the release of new Beastie Boys. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Or everything you want.
Prior to this blog starting up in 2002, Humble spent a nice long time with Fred at Edge 102, a.k.a. CFNY, with a brief departure for Humble to Mix 99.9 in 1989. Humble and Fred then moved their morning show to Mojo Radio on AM640. Then, this
I was in High Park this afternoon, and snapped a couple of pics of the cherry blossoms. As you'll see below, they're starting to open. They should be in full bloom by Sunday. Ideally, they'll be ready for their close up on Saturday when I'd like to take some shots,
Man, am I looking forward to Cameron Crowe's Twenty. Twenty is a documentary about Pearl Jam who mark their 20th anniversary this year. Here's the teaser trailer: And here's your Pearl Jam primer.
The following is a guest blog entry, submitted by Michelle. If you have a story you'd like to contribute, don't hesitate to let me know. Toronto made their annual late-season run towards a playoff spot, but the Maple Leafs still missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive year, and the
This all seems awfully familiar... In July 2006, I noticed traffic to this site from folks searching 'humble howard fired'. That prompted me to write "Humble Howard, Are You Okay?". It turns out, he was fired from Mix 99.9 that day, and I unfortunately broke the story. Humble and
Toronto, what the hell did you just do? Prior to last night's federal election, there had never been a Conservative Party MP in the 416. Now there are eight. Prior to last night's federal election, the Liberal Party dominated Toronto, holding every seat except for Jack and Olivia's. Today, they
Why do I feel like the official High Park cherry blossom apologist? Yes, they're late. Compared to the last few years, they're super late. Here it is May 2nd and the High Park cherry blossoms have yet to bloom. I was in High Park this afternoon, to check on the
I received the following email from Jensen this afternoon. Hi Mike, My name is Jensen, avid reader of your blog. I'm contacting you because I was wondering if you could possibly do a little blog post about an upcoming charity event one of my co-workers is doing at the Shoeless
Osama bin Laden was 54. He was the founder of the jihadist organization al-Qaeda, most widely recognized for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. I've been documenting the deaths of the famous and infamous here for over 10
Don't forget to vote tomorrow. I'm not going to tell you how to vote, I'm just going to ask that you do. Here's why. On the last day before our federal election, I'm absolutely sick and tired of seeing political lawn signs. They're everywhere, usually a swath of NDP orange
I enjoyed this, so I'm sharing it. That's just the kind of guy I am. Bill Hammack reveals how "queueing theory" - developed by engineers to route phone calls - can be used to find the most efficient arrangement of cashiers and check out lines. He reports on the work
The "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" got a lot of play this week, with the royal wedding and all. I can't hear a note of Sir Edward Elgar's March No. 1 in D without thinking about "Macho Man" Randy Savage. An arrangement by Jim Johnson was used as his most excellent
