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Celebration FAIL
3 days ago by
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This one comes to you courtesy of my man 40, and the fine folks at Puck Daddy. It's too comical not to share, and the musical number is most definitely on point ...I don't often read comments posted on YouTube. Because they're absolutely ******* ridiculous. But this one...
Unacceptable
4 days ago by
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Three wins in 19 games. One win in 9 home games. Seventy-one goals against in 19 games. Eleven points, compared to the New York Islanders' 23.It's all bloody unacceptable.**** it. **** all of it.I hate this team.
All Is Not Lost
6 days ago by
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Most of it. But not all.Some thoughts:If you look close enough, you can actually see the fear in Olli Jokinen's eyes. Francois Beauchemin is crazy, and I find it utterly enrapturing.After a disappointing goalless performance on Saturday night, Phil Kessel is now on pace for only...
Indebted
10 days ago by
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The men in the background, those are the real elite forwards. The true all-stars and MVPs. One day isn't enough, but thank you.Now, other than to rabidly support the home team, I don't ask you for much. Except for this: when you see a poppy on the ground, for the love of God...
A Monster Indeed
12 days ago by
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A .918 save percentage.As a starter, it's even better: .924.At home: an impressive .948. No doubt Jonas Gustavsson will play a significant role in making the Air Canada Centre a difficult place to play once again.Shorthanded: a sublime .900. Up there with the big boys. Essentially...
Why They Hate J.P.
13 days ago by
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From an article on TSN.ca, about why the Toronto Blue Jays should pass on Marco Scutaro:"In other words, the Blue Jays need to tread carefully before they offer a contract to a 34-year old player who is coming off what author Malcolm Gladwell would classify as an 'outlier...
A Prophecy Realized
17 days ago by
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Here's what I wrote back on October 8th ..."It's going to get worse, before it gets better."Well, according to the picture above, we've reached bottom.Think about it: A.J. Burnett, his 5.27 post-season ERA, and his New York Yankee$ teammates are World Series champions...
At Last
26 days ago by
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I'm in Amsterdam, on route to New Delhi. I don't have much time. I paid three Euros for 15 valuable minutes on the internet.I'll be back next week, and my biggest fear was coming home to the still-winless Toronto Maple Leafs. I need not worry anymore.I'm celebrating...
Life Isn't Fair
27 days ago by
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Toronto FC, in the biggest game of its young existence, delivered a performance only a Toronto team could in a must-win situation. The Toronto Maple Leafs? A strong, and much better, effort. But another loss. Another ******* loss. I don't know about you, but when I think about...
Playoffs?!?!1
October 22, 2009 by
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Even the New York Islanders finally won a game. What makes those standings hurt all the more is the fact that the Air Canada Centre is once again an easy place to play.I know this is only Ron Wilson's second season coaching the team, but if he can't get the penalty kill up...
Gone Vegasin'
October 16, 2009 by
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I'm off to the beautiful, sunny, and warm Las Vegas strip. I've got bets to make: $100 each on the Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup, the Raptors to win the NBA Finals, and the Blue Jays to win the World Series. I'm hoping the stars will align and, in the end, deliver...
Appreciative
October 13, 2009 by
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Five games into the season, we Leafs fans have a lot to be thankful for: the NHL's only winless team (the New York Islanders don't count), its worst defensive club (24 goals against in five games), a 63% success rate on the penalty kill, and a "starting goalie" with...
A long, cold, harsh winter ...
October 07, 2009 by
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Cito Gaston isn't going anywhere. So saith Jeff Blair in yesterday's discussion about the playoffs (and the Blue Jays). And according to Blair's colleague Robert MacLeod, pitching guru and father of the staff Brad Arnsberg is soon to be relieved of his duties.You tell me...
I'm not a machine ...
October 05, 2009 by
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I certainly ran with that whole "I Believe In Vernon Wells" shtick. It was a grind; he took a ton of abuse this season. But I like to think I pulled it off. I never stopped believing. And Wells rewarded me: he hit .312 in September, the month that doesn't matter. Vernon...
Lamentation
October 04, 2009 by
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I've had 40-odd hours to mourn. I'm ready to talk about it. The loud music you heard Saturday night? Yep, party at Richard Griffin's house.J.P. Ricciardi had to go. It was clear he'd run his course in Toronto. But not without one final public relations nightmare to...
Celebrating Excellence
October 01, 2009 by
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One day, I will tell my unborn children about the legend that is Harry Leroy Halladay III. They will learn how Doc dominated baseball's toughest division, throwing complete game after complete game, while forever protecting the honour of his teammates.Thanks to a ball aimed at...
Guest Post - Life on the Other Side
September 29, 2009 by
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My man Drew, aka LloydtheBarber, holds it down over at Ghostrunner on First. It is, in his words: "Blue Jays Detritus from OPS to OMG." It's also prolific. If you haven't been reading his work, your 2009 Toronto Blue Jays season has been a lot worse than mine. It...
Passing the Torch
September 27, 2009 by
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“If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.”- Jerry Seinfeld, to George Costanza, in “The Opposite.” Another season without a captain leading our beloved Maple Leafs? I’m off the idea. Huge.Allow me to get straight to the point: captain...
Until We Meet Again
September 25, 2009 by
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I didn't go to the game. I didn't even watch it. Last night, for the first time, I saw Roy Halladay dominate a box score. Inning by inning, strikeout after strikeout. In the end, another complete game shutout.And it won't be the last at the SkyDome. I believe Roy Halladay...
Ian White: Porn Star
September 23, 2009 by
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This one speaks for itself. (And is NSFW.) Enjoy...A tip of the cap to Sports And The City reader Ilan for sending this gem to my inbox. White may have shaved the stache, but he still cracks my top-six on the Maple Leafs' blue line.
Keepers
September 23, 2009 by
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NHL general managers aren't the only ones making difficult roster decisions these days. I had to lock up four guys in my Yahoo! Sports keeper league last night, and I agonized over the decision. A lot more than I probably should have. Then again, this is the closest I'm ever...
I could get used to this ...
September 21, 2009 by
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Nazem Kadri, from Niklas Hagman, and Tomas Kaberle:And how about that fist pump? Proper. It's been almost three months since Toronto drafted him, but I remain at the stage where I'm tickled by the fact that Kadri is actually a Maple Leaf. Since Friday night, I've been walking...
Is this real life?
September 21, 2009 by
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I have emerged, relatively unscathed, from a 33 half hour bachelor party in Toronto. A copious amount of alcohol was consumed. In large part to celebrate the arrival of #81; Madison, Wisconsin's own, Phil Kessel. And the soon-to-be-groom.I admit it: I chuckled, rather boisterously...
Meet Jake Marisnick
September 16, 2009 by
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Our Toronto Blue Jays selected Jake Marisnick out of Riverside Poly High School in California in the third round, 104th overall, of the 2009 MLB draft. He is, by all accounts, a "five-tool player," and the Jays went almost $700,000 over-slot to get his autograph on a contract...
"Don't even look. It's Gone."
September 15, 2009 by
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Win #66, in game #145, might have been the best one yet. Think about it. A Roy Halladay victory in New York. Five home runs, two by Travis Snider. Adam Lind officially joining the 30 HR/100 RsBI club. And, best of all: donneybrook!1I could go on: Brett Cecil's body shot; Cito Gaston...
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