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Tag Archives: Baseball
Demolishing The Dome
Logging into Twitter in 2020 is like crossing the street when you’re a little kid. Be sure to look both ways, and have an adult hold your hand, because you never know what’s coming around the corner. Last Friday morning, … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Baseball, Life, New Stadium, Nostalgia, Opinion, Personal, Refection, Rogers Centre, SkyDome, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays
6 Comments
Where In The World Are The Toronto Blue Jays Playing?
The Major League Baseball season opens up on Thursday and the Toronto Blue Jays do not have a home. While the Canadian government allowed the team to hold summer camp in Toronto at Rogers Centre – while staying at the … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Baseball, Canada, COVID-19, Current Events, Life, MLB, Opinion, Pandemic, People, Thoughts, Toronto Blue Jays
28 Comments
Return To Sports Fandom
Are sports an escape from the world, or is the world an escape from sports? Silly question, right? I have thought about this a lot over the last few days and I think my answer is the latter. I cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged About Me, Baseball, Basketball, Fandom, Hockey, Humor, Identity, Opinion, Personal, Reflection, Television, Thoughts
24 Comments
Blue Jays at the Break
I realize that Major League Baseball is back in action after the All-Star break, so do whatever you need to do to make yourself believe this post happened last week and the Toronto Blue Jays are still on a break. … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Baseball, Fandom, Humor, Humour, MLB, Opinion, Thoughts, Toronto Blue Jays
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A Fantasy League of Her Own
What if I told you that fantasy baseball wasn’t a fantasy? That the roster decisions you make and statistical outcomes you receive are very much real? What if I told you that frustration can be derived from something that is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Sports
Tagged Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Humor, Humour, Inspiration, Life, Mockumentary, Short Story, Story, Thoughts, Writing
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21 Years of Blue Jays Memories
I became a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998 at the age of seven. Since then, a lot of players have come and gone, but memories associated with most of them have remained lodged in the back of … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged About Me, Anecdote, Baseball, Fandom, MLB, Nostalgia, Opening Day, Opinion, People, Reflection, Sport, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays
16 Comments
Major League Baseball Should Adopt A New Schedule
Major League Baseball should adopt a new, balanced schedule. There is no reason why – with a 162-game season – fans should be forced to see their favourite team play the four other teams in their division, a total of … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged About Me, Baseball, Baseball Schedule, Fandom, Life, Major League Baseball, Nostalgia, Opinion, People, Thoughts, Toronto Blue Jays
20 Comments
Game 1 of 162
I shouldn’t be so frustrated after one game, but I am. I don’t even know where to start. The Toronto Blue Jays lost the first game of the season to the New York Yankees, by a score of 6-1. It … Continue reading
A Letter To Becky
Dear Becky, I’m tempted to make this letter all about baseball because I know you wouldn’t object to that, but I won’t. It’ll only be 75% about baseball. Balance is good, or something. So, I went to the dentist yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged Baseball, Blogger, Boston Red Sox, Fiction, Funny, Humor, Humour, Life, Open Letter, Opinion, Sports, Story, Thoughts, Toronto Blue Jays
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Roy Halladay
When I was a kid, I wanted to be like Roy Halladay. Yesterday, Roy “Doc” Halladay died in a plane crash. It was his plane. He was the only one on board. Halladay was only 40-years-old, and leaves behind a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anecdote, Baseball, Death, Life, Nostalgia, People, Personal, Reflection, Roy Halladay, Thoughts, Toronto Blue Jays
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