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Tag Archives: Toronto
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
Toronto Raptors – Round 1
The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Playoffs for the sixth year in a row. Normally, I’m a bit nervous for them and their chances of progressing into deeper rounds, but not this year. I’m about as optimistic as a … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Basketball, Fandom, Humor, Humour, Kawhi Leonard, Life, NBA Playoffs, Opinion, Reflection, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Raptors
5 Comments
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
Five Games In
The Toronto Maple Leafs are five games into their annual quest of getting my hopes up, only to crush my dreams in May – or dare I say, June? Man, if the Leafs are still playing in June, that’ll mean … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged About Me, Anecdote, Auston Matthews, Canada, Fandom, Funny, Hockey, Humor, NHL, Opinion, Reflection, Sport, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Maple Leafs
9 Comments
The Shuttle Bus
This past weekend, I attended a baseball game in Toronto which meant I had to take the subway downtown. Unfortunately, the subway was closed for maintenance work. Thus, shuttle busses were deployed. It was fun, really. Lots of smelly, sweaty, … Continue reading
Posted in Humour
Tagged Anecdote, Bus, Culture, Experience, Funny, Humor, Life, People, Public Transit, Story, Toronto, Transportation, Trip
17 Comments
The Softball Tournament
Last Saturday, I participated in a charity softball tournament in Toronto. If you want a story with more details than you probably need, keep reading. And if you don’t want that, tell me what your favourite potato chip flavour is in the … Continue reading
Fifteen Years Later
Friday, May 4, 2001. Madison Square Garden. New York City, New York. Game 5. Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks. That was the last time the Toronto Raptors won a playoff series. And if you look at the roster that … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Basketball, Canada, Culture, Fandom, Indiana Pacers, Life, NBA, NBA Playoffs, Opinion, People, Reflection, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Raptors
13 Comments
Flying High
I fell in love with the Toronto Blue Jays and the game of baseball during the summer of 1998 as a six-year-old child. I was sitting in front of the TV, flipping channels, and came across a Blue Jays game. … Continue reading
Being a Toronto Sports Fan
Sports fans in Toronto need a hug right now. And I’m not talking about one of those church hugs. I’m talking about a long three minute bear hug where it’s acceptable to cry on the other person’s shoulder. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Canada, Fandom, Fans, Injuries, Marcus Stroman, Opinion, Sports, Teams, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors
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We The North
For twenty years, the Toronto Raptors have been the team that just doesn’t fit in. They started out as that team up in Canada that played out of a baseball stadium. Surely they won’t last. Basketball in Canada? Man, they … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Basketball, Canada, Fans, NBA, Opinion, People, Sports, Team, Thoughts, Toronto, Toronto Raptors, We The North
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