I used to watch Mike Wilner on a cable 10 show called "Let's Talk Sports". I'm thinking it was around 1990 when my brothers and I would tune in to watch Mike Wilner and this other guy discuss current sporting events. I thought Mike knew his baseball then, and I
I wrote a little entry about Gowan's concert in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his album Strange Animal. It wasn't meant to trash Gowan, a talented local singer-songwriter, it was meant to point out the ridiculousness of basing an entire tour around the 25th anniversary of an okay album
John Wooden was 99. He was college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever.
There's a new ad for Adidas hitting the interwebs. It features David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel and DJ Neil Armstrong in a recreation of the cantina scene from Star Wars. Is this a fun homage to a beloved movie scene
It's been quite the week. I've spent approximately 12 hours at St. Joe's emergency because of a hard slide into third that went horribly wrong, and I anticipate spending another six or so hours there this weekend. It's completely hogging my leisure time. My Blackberry can't get a signal in
This site has existed as a blog since 2002, but even before that it was a personal home page. Remember personal home pages? In September of 2000, my brothers and I drafted a Dead Pool for this personal home page. You can see the results of that draft online right
Rue McClanahan was 76. She was the actress known for her roles as the blowzy best friend Vivian on "Maude" and as the prowling Southern belle Blanche on "The Golden Girls."
Officer Tony Vella of the Toronto Police Service uses his Twitter account to catch Toronto's crooks. Here he is tweeting for Patrick Barrett to turn himself in, after speaking with a lawyer. I don't think Bunk and McNulty would approve of this kind of police work, but it might have
I meant to write about my little hockey pool after round three, but I went camping and now I spend all my free time in the hospital, so this update is a little late. Pops has first place locked up with his three Flyers, so the real race is for
At some point, you'll likely hear about the Indonesian baby who smokes 40 cigarettes a day. His dad introduced him to smokes, and now he's addicted. Here's video of the chain smoking baby in question. That's just bad parenting, right? I limit my kids to just one smoke after each
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten organic search keywords that brought people to this site in May 2010. toronto miketeri polo deathsandra rinomato breastsbig shiny tunes 2charlie francis deadtuukka rask tradedarcy allan shepparderic tunneycool wedding songstoronto blogYes, the Bruins' success throughout May got a lot of people
A mere 8 days ago, I openly complained about my various aches and pains. You weren't supposed to read that entry, but you can read this one. This entry is about what an idiot I am. My back healed up nicely enough that I was able to play 3rd base
Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday in their 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins. It's no surprise. Roy Halladay is the the best starter in baseball, the greatest Blue Jays starter of all-time and I once sat in the stands at SkyDome while he no-hit
Dennis Hopper was 74. He was the actor best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic "Easy Rider." I loved him in True Romance. And as Shooter in Hoosiers.
Gary Coleman was 42. He was the child star best known for his stint on "Diff'rent Strokes," which aired from 1978 to 1986. I loved Diff'rent Strokes as a kid, but I was first introduced to Gary Coleman in The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Whatchu talkin' bout, everyone.
What an amazing weekend. The weather simply couldn't have been better and we had an absolute blast. I got a lot of sun, a few mosquito bites, enjoyed outdoor movies, three campfires, plenty of sports and activities and great meals. It really was the perfect weekend. Here are some photos
I've got a son and a daughter. My son, who's the oldest of the two, loves playing baseball and hockey and doing "guy things". He likes to do this stuff with his dad, so I spend a lot of time with him at baseball diamonds, at hockey rinks and messing
Art Linkletter was 97. He was host of People Are Funny, House Party and Kids Say The Darndest Things.
You've no doubt heard that the Chicago Blackhawks haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1961. That's significant because it's the longest current drought in the NHL. You've no doubt heard that the Toronto Maple Leafs have the 2nd longest current Stanley Cup drought in the NHL. My Leafs haven't won
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. I've been listening to Boom 97.3 since it launched last Boxing Day. If you're looking for some 80s stuff, I
The Barilkosphere has produced a great eulogy for the Montreal Canadiens' 2009-10 season. This gem comes courtesy of Bloge Salming and Down Goes Brown. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along at home: I believed it was meant to be And it felt a little bit like 93
I watched the finale of Lost on Sunday night. It was 2.5 hours long, but fast forwarding the ads allowed me to blow through it in about 1:45. Warning: I'm going to spoil the shit out of this episode below. If you plan to watch the finale, you
The Habs have just been ousted from these Stanley Cup playoffs. They won exactly nine more games than I thought they would, but ding-dong the witch is dead. I'm not going to gloat... my Leafs didn't make the playoffs, and I'd give anything right now to witness 9 playoff victories
Near one of the weirs in Etienne Brule Park, by the banks of the Humber River here in Toronto, there are these concrete barriers. As you can see by the pictures below I snapped this morning, a series of these barriers have fallen. The natural born explorer inside of me
Jose Lima was 37. He was an All-Star right-hander who spent 13 years in the major leagues, going 21-10 with a 3.58 ERA in 35 starts for the NL Central champion Houston Astros in 1999.
