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Many of you have sat behind, beside, adjacent to, or perhaps even in front of (on a particularly unlucky day) that one doofus at the ball game who will not shut up, constantly exhorting his precious "team" to "win the game." He is only able to continue this abominable behaviour due to a combination of the celebrated Torontonian reserve and mild inebriation of his fellow fans. You've probably seen him at the Leafs or Jays game—in fact, we know you have. Know why? Because he was paid by the Leafs and Jays to be there.

This Torontoist is slowly becoming a sports fan (as if.) After watching 1.5 Stanley Cup games, (my first hockey games ever,) and with plans to go to a baseball game, I'm a changed man. The plans are to see at least one game of each sport... Yes, even the CFL.

SFist commeters pose for before and aftershocks when the mayor commemorates a 1906 earthquake...at 4:30 in the morning. A hot tip on the Chronicle vending machines comes in and the SFist war correspondent risks life and limb to post this dispatch from the frontlines.

The Toronto Blue Jays extended the length of their MVP's contract today, securing the services of Roy Halladay through the 2010 season. The 2003 Cy-Young award winner will be thirty-three years old when his 3-year, $40 Million extension expires. After a less productive 2004 campaign, Halladay looked to be well headed towards his second award in three years when a Kevin Mench line-drive ended his and essentially his team's 2005 seasons. With all the spending GM J.P. Ricciardi did this off-season, Roy has been given the best opportunity of his career to lead the Jays deep into the fall. The future looks bright for our city's MLB franchise.

With the signing of AJ Burnett (pictured with Florida singer Brandy Rich) and BJ Ryan, the Toronto Blue Jays will pay $102 million to two pitchers who use letters as first names. (No offense to Torontoist blogger JK Nestruck.) Letters they want, letters they'll get. Here's the ABC's of the Jay's off-season thus far:

Save for the few lingering Expo's fans, the interest in this past weekend's Jays-Nationals Victoria Day games dragged (even though Jays mostly brushed the displaced 'Spos aside). The MLB, media and players have quickly forgotten the supposed Montreal-Toronto rivalry, leaving only faint "Let's Go Expos" chants from the Toronto crowd.

Is Toronto doomed to replace Montreal as the sports world's least desirable location? With the exception of the Bible-minded Blue Jay Cory Koskie, would the ultra religious sports community consider a city that allows same-sex marriage on par with the Miami's and L.A.'s? And what of those taxes!

One of the true misfortunes of living in our great city is our reliance on the National Hockey League as our sporting lifeline. Day-in, day-out we Torontonians are faced with countless hours of lockout coverage with every union meeting given more press than a Presidential Address.