MLB News and Views from Toronto's #1 Cubs Fan
The newest known variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, has taken hold around the world and is expected to become the most dominant viral strain as we head into 2022. Omicron … Continue Reading COVID Fourth Wave Testing Winter Sports Schedule
As a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, the Toronto Blue Jays did not play a home game at Rogers Centre in Toronto from September 29, … Continue Reading Blue Jays Celebrate Homecoming While Fourth Wave Threatens Canada
Travel restrictions stemming from the global coronavirus pandemic have prevented the Toronto Blue Jays from setting foot on Canadian soil since the end of the 2019 season. The approval of … Continue Reading Jays Homecoming Ticket Prices Blowing the Dome Off Rogers Centre
After a short offseason lasting a little over two months due after the COVID-19 shutdown delayed the 2019-20 campaign, the NBA is set to begin the 2020-21 season this week. … Continue Reading NBA Season Opens This Week
Boredom set in for North American sports fans over a fall weekend without any NBA contests. Retired boxing champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. returned to the ring on … Continue Reading Boxing Is A Joke
As promised, I recorded a video with my thoughts after the conclusion of the 2020 World Series. I discuss the decision to pull Blake Snell from Game 6, the REAL … Continue Reading Video Blog – 2020 World Series Post-Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers had the opportunity to clinch their first title since 1988 with a win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the 2020 Covidball Classic … Continue Reading Dodgers Win First World Series Championship Since 1988
The St. Louis Cardinals have been the team most recently slammed by an outbreak of COVID-19. Their upcoming series against the PIttsburgh Pirates has also been postponed thanks to positive … Continue Reading St. Louis COVID-19 Outbreak Threatens to Further Shorten MLB’s 2020 Season
According to a report published by MLB insider Jeff Passan on Friday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred threatened to end the 2020 season unless improvements were made in handling … Continue Reading Like Trump, Rob Manfred Has Failed to Lead on Coronavirus
With less than a week to go until Opening Day, the Toronto Blue Jays received word on Saturday that their request to play home games at Rogers Centre would be … Continue Reading Blue Jays Scrambling to Find Regular Season Home
A spike in positive COVID-19 tests at MLB training facilities has further delayed negotiations on beginning the 2020 season. Time is running out on the commissioner’s last-ditch option of ordering … Continue Reading 5 Sports to Watch on TV with No MLB Action in Sight
Following the success of The Last Dance, the hit documentary detailing the history of Michael Jordan’s final championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98, ESPN will be airing Long … Continue Reading ESPN Sosa/McGwire Documentary to Drop June 14
On May 21st, Carlos Aranda Jr., a coach for the Nicaraguan baseball team Las Fieras de San Fernando, died after being hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19. Two other San Fernando … Continue Reading Death of Nicaraguan Baseball Coach Raises Concerns about Safety of MLB Coaches During Pandemic
While professional sports remain cancelled in North America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) of South Korea launched its 2020 season on May 5 in spectator-free … Continue Reading Canadian Fans Left Out of KBO Broadcasts
Since there is no current baseball news to discuss, let’s take another look back into the past. Over a century ago, on this day in 1916, the Chicago Cubs played … Continue Reading On This Day in 1916: Cubs Play First Game at Wrigley
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced that Opening Day would be delayed by at least two weeks due to the public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This … Continue Reading You Can’t Take Me Out to the Ballgame