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Any real fan of the Toronto Blue Jays knows that this year is going to be a long one. The first year of a rebuild always is.   As spring training comes closer to the end and the roster cuts keep piling up, it becomes clearer that the Jays are looking thin.   There is a lot of young talent, but you can’t expect them to perform right away, so as fun as it ...

Kobe Bryant is a Giant: LA Lakers Take Down Toronto Raptors

Posted: 10th March 2010 by Ian McDonnell in NBA
I would have to say as a fan of the Toronto Raptors that I would rather have Derek Fisher taking an open eight foot jump shot than Kobe Bryant (32 pts, 6 rb, 6 ast) fading away with four hands in his face from 18ft when the game is on the line. Kobe I was up until 1:30 am watching that game and I hate you because you’re amazing. Lakers ...
Grizzles at home and the Nets on the road, it was a beauty from the get go. I’m not sure why I decided to focus on this one last night. I had choices. Good teams with championship hopes in the Spurs Cavs contest. In New York, the Knicks were giving Atlanta the run around yet again.   Mavericks had an interesting game against the Timberwolves which saw a few technical fouls and ...

It’s Not So Bad Blue Jays Fans

Posted: 16th February 2010 by Ian McDonnell in MLB
As the NBA All-Star weekend comes to a close and the Raptors get back to the grind, I find myself thinking more about the upcoming MLB season.áThe time untiláspring training can be measured in days and before we know it opening day will be upon us. For baseball fans in Toronto, the first pitch will begin a season-long question and answer period. Even though we have little chance to make any ...