TORONTO (Oct. 26) — The worst team in the National Hockey League to begin the 2017–18 season has some colossal number–crunching on the horizon. And you have to think that a rival general manager — at some point — will… Read More
TORONTO (Sep. 19) — A year ago at this time, the Toronto Blue Jays were enjoying one of the most prolific runs in franchise history while obliterating a seven–game deficit in the American League East. On Sep. 19, 2015, the… Read More
TORONTO (Oct. 29) — It began when I was 10 years old… on a Sunday night in April 1969.
I had just attended Game 4 of the Stanley Cup quarterfinal series between Toronto and Boston at Maple Leaf Gardens with… Read More
TORONTO (Oct. 27) — Many in the local media have launched a preemptive strike against Rogers Communications in the event Alex Anthopoulos does not return as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. This is understandable given the widespread popularity… Read More
TORONTO (Oct. 16) — This is a cautionary blog for fans of the Toronto Blue Jays.
While the events of 30 years ago this month bear no relation to today, there is remarkable synonymy in the fact the Jays are… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Sep. 6) – To be honest, I could have changed the headline on this blog altogether, or simply removed the word “blahs.” But, since Part 1 included the term, I thought I’d be consistent. In this… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Apr. 8th) – There is no better time than the 37th anniversary (yesterday) of the first Blue Jays game to remember that Toronto hasn’t always been a hockey-first city. Anyone attuned to sports in this region… Read More
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Nylander to Nashville Makes Sense
The Leafs’ Staggering Numbers (So Far)
The Leafs Have Two Captains
Presumably, the Leafs Have A Plan
Are We In For A Media Love–Fest?
Enjoy These Leafs (While You Can)
Is There an Indispensable Leaf?
Leafs Following or Bucking Trend?
Leafs Still Living Dangerously
Star Back In The Game (For Now)
No Surprise: Leafs Rated Highly
Babcock/Andersen Will Shape Leafs
Leafs/Habs in New Territory
Rogers Needs to Sell the Blue Jays
Leafs Could Still Pounce
The Silence Is Deafening
Are Leafs, Blues Talking?
Fun (and Nostalgia) With The Leafs
The Argos Cannot Be Revived
Not… Good… Enough
The Erik Karlsson Dilemma
Let’s Go Through This Again
How Delusion Festers
Babcock Must ‘C’ This Through
Crazy 8’s Again For The Leafs
The Leafs Would Have to Trade
Tavares Hunt Narrowed to Three
Tavares “Could Easily” Be A Leaf
Just Imagine If…
Will The Leafs Be Next?
The Funeral of Hope
The Tavares/Matthews Conundrum
Leafs Kept Their Promise
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