Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'newyorkyankee'
November 26, 2006
If you’re hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs “so are you nakie” to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor......
Continue Reading "Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse"October 12, 2006
In a bizarre and tragic scene yesterday, former Toronto Blue Jay (and current New York Yankee) pitcher Cory Lidle perished after flying his plane into an apartment building in New York. The United States heads to the United Nations hoping for a UN resolution that will impose sanctions on North Korea. And North Korea threatens retaliation if Japan goes ahead and imposes sanctions in response to last weekend’s nuclear test. And George W. Bush denies......
Continue Reading "Former Blue Jay Dies, Tension Escalates in Korean Peninsula, David Miller Promises Parks, Pamuk Wins Nobel Prize For Literature "April 4, 2006
The last time the Toronto Blue Jays touched post-season turf Jean Chretien was two days away from his first Majority Government, Aerosmith's Get a Grip was Billboard's #1 album and the Adorable Sports Writer was likely sporting an undershave. Sadly it's been one partially locked-out and ten full seasons since Joe Carter hit one of baseball's most memorable home runs. However during that span, some pretty decent teams have filled the Skydome/Rogers Centre's home dugout.......
Continue Reading "O-K... BLUE-JAYS!!"December 10, 2004
The 2004 Special Olympics Sports Celebrities Festival at Westin Harbour Castle’s Metropolitan Ballroom proved once again to be an overwhelming success. The annual charity dinner brought in $400-per-plate along with a host of local sports celebrities - and Toronto’s cutest sports writer was fortunate enough to attend last Wednesday night. Knowing that the busy ex-Blue Jay Carlos Delgado probably didn't catch Wednesday’s Torontoist sports post, I was pleased to be able to reiterate the thanks,......
Continue Reading "Rubbing Shoulders and Raising Money"