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Vintage Toronto Ads: Give the Gift of Baseball

‘Tis the season for gift certificates. Whether you’re scratching your head trying to figure out what to give to an impossible recipient or selecting your loved one’s favourite store or service, the selection of certificates, cards and vouchers seems unlimited. More than a few local sports woke up on Christmas morning three decades ago to [...]

Hope For Bubble Boy, Harper Says No Money For Toronto, And Kensington Market Almost Burns Down (But Doesn’t)

GTA “bubble boy” has new hope after new experimental gene therapy. The donor: a very surprised Jerry Seinfeld. Dalton McGuinty challenges John Tory to explain where Tory will find $1.5 billion in budget cuts. Which is a good point, and begs the question why he didn’t ask that, you know, at the debate. Shocking: Stephen [...]

WBC 06: Just Like Women’s Hockey – Canada Dominates US

In a game that appeared to be heading towards the seventh inning mercy rule, the final innings turned out to be more of a nail-biter than earlier anticipated. For the second straight day, coach Ernie Whitt gave the ball to a Baltimore Orioles lefthander, and on Wednesday afternoon Adam Loewen didn’t disappoint. While Loewen pitched [...]

Jays are Ready to Rock

The Blue Jays are playing their Grapefruit League home finale against the Philadelphia Phillies today. Opening Day starter and former Cy-Young award-winner Roy Halladay will take the mound in this 1993 World Series re-match. With their season beginning in Tampa Bay this upcoming Monday, there are various questions regarding the Jays in 05. Of utmost [...]

Who’s Your 1B?

To the six people who thought there was a chance Carlos Delgado would offer the Jays a discount and become Toronto’s first 500 homer man: the dream is dead. Slick New York art dealer and Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, the same man whose tight fists held the last nail that baseball drove into the [...]