Five-pin bowling is a Canadian phenomenon. It began around 1909 at the Toronto Bowling Club. For those who have never seen it, five-pin uses a much smaller ball than ten-pin, small enough to fit in the hand – without finger holes. We volunteer for the… Read More
I’m a bandwagon jumper. I admit it. I don’t watch hockey or any sport during the season, but at playoff time I do watch a little bit of hockey – and baseball too if the Jays have done well. I’ve been watching the playoff series… Read More
No Joy in Mudville today, as our beloved Jays were beaten by Kansas City last night. I guess it’s time to quietly slip off the bandwagon and go about my business. I’m no big sports fan. I might tune in to watch some playoff hockey,… Read More
Go Jays!
Yes, I’ll admit it. I’ve jumped up on the Blue Jays bandwagon. Hard to believe, I know. There was a time I was a casual baseball fan. I used to enjoy listening to the games on the radio while I did other things like work… Read More
Here’s an idea…time for a new professional hockey league in Canada. 8 teams. Let’s see…um….Halifax, Sherbrooke, Markham, Brandon, Whitehorse, Saskatoon, Red Deer and how about Kelowna…..just off the top of my brain. It doesn’t have to be a squillion dollar outfit. Go for medium size… Read More
…with no NHL and the Leafs remain undefeated.
OK so maybe there won’t be any NHL hockey while the squillionaire owners and millionaire players figure out how to divide the extra large banana cream pie that is NHL revenue (ho hum). Let’s look at the bright side. For Leafs fans, if there are… Read More
The Queen’s Plate is in the news, not only because it’s going to happen on Sunday but also because the historic horse race is in jeopardy. Horse racing needs to stand on its own four feet because Ontario can’t afford to subsidize it any longer,… Read More
This is the time a year when calculations start. Pundits are calculating when the Leafs will be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. They fooled some folks along the way this year by winning some games, but now they’re back to true form. In a time… Read More
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