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NotGraphs: My most favorite baseball players in the whole wide world, Part II
A cross-post, Toronto Blue Jays heavy, from NotGraphs: Last week, I gave you those baseball players that make up the latter half of my top 10 most favorite baseball players in the whole wide world. If...
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Travis Snider: Still a prospect
I was going to title this post “Wither Snider?”, until I remembered that everyone — including and especially myself — hates with an incredible passion posts and/or columns that are titled: “Whither...
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Photo: The misadventures of Edwin Encarnacion
If there’s one image that so far defines Edwin Encarnacion’s tenure as a Toronto Blue Jay, it’s that one, above. Third base or first base, it hardly matters; the baseball’s either getting by Edwin, or...
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It’s only temporary: Rooting for the Vancouver Canucks
It’s true: I’m rooting for the Vancouver Canucks. Have been since day one of the playoffs. It’s got nothing to do with geography, and nothing to do with the fact they’re a Canadian team. By my count,...
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Heed Splits: The Octavio Dotel Story
Octavio Dotel didn’t do a whole lot of relieving last night. It feels like he rarely does. Every year, there’s one guy I hope never gets the call from the bullpen. I know he has to. I know it’s...
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Blue Jays Sweep Mariners, Save Their Season
For the Blue Jays, it was revenge, pure and simple. Unlike the last time Toronto and Seattle completed a three-game set, the mood in the Toronto clubhouse – the swanky, air-conditioned Rogers Centre...
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So Long, Wade Belak
Wade Belak never seemed to take himself too seriously. That’s why I liked him. That’s why, like everyone else, I was shocked to hear of his death. He’s gone way too soon. But his death, his apparent...
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Today in Goalies Who Screwed the Leafs: J.S. Giguere
Post-lockout, when 51-year-old Ed Belfour was inexplicably signed to play goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs, I wished for him to just, you know, go away. After what we all knew to be true was...
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I Learned Nothing From Last Season’s 4-0-1 Leafs Start
Life — growing up, the human experience — is about making mistakes. They’re inevitable. What’s important on this journey is to learn from your mistakes. Not repeat them. So I’m a bit disappointed in...
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In Which I Compare Phil Kessel to Mats Sundin
Already in his short Toronto Maple Leafs career, Phil Kessel has accomplished something Mats Sundin never did: Being named NHL player of the month. Learning that Kessel was the first Maple Leaf to...
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On Happiness
I was asked last night, over beers, whether I was happy, on a scale of one to 10. First of all: A score of 10 is unattainable. For anyone. Second of all: The question was posed to me shortly after I’d...
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Sweep
Some disjointed, but from the heart, thoughts on the Blue Jays and Yankees. Watching Yan Gomes clap his hands as he left the batter’s box, and again when he got to first base, after his first big...
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The Sports Section
It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. – Jerry Seinfeld I read Saturday’s sports section. The Toronto Star’s. The actual,...
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The Buffalo Bills, Drugs, and Bathrooms
My brother was at the Bills game on Sunday, against the Patriots, in beautiful Orchard Park, New York. (Things looked great for Buffalo at halftime, didn’t they?) On Monday, I asked him — via text...
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The Rise of Mobile Games
The stats don’t lie, Mobile Games are on the rise! That’s right folks and fellow mobile casino players alike, mobile gaming looks set to soar, soar and soar, with sites such as JackpotCity iPhone...
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Golden Kudo stands out from the Crowd
Within the world of casino comparison sites (which appear to pop up daily) there are the good ones and of course the bad, just like good and bad online casinos so it is gratifying to find one that has...
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Stuart Percy Making the Most of His Opportunity
Written by Mark Mathews for FanDuel When Cody Franson was ruled out to start the season with a knee injury, many fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs weren’t sure what to expect. He’s a very important piece...
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Biggest NFL Arrests In The Offseason
Written by guest blogger Matt Stevens It seems like the NFL has been going through some public relations issues in the last few years, as several prominent athletes have found themselves in trouble...
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Super Bowl 2018 – Who Emerges from the Pile
With so many improved rosters in the NFL, you can expect a lot of teams to be vying for a trip to the Super Bowl. However, only two squads will be fortunate enough to compete in the big game. The best...
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