A visit to the previous ballyard was good however there’s nonetheless work to be accomplished

I used to be invited by Kyle And The Miscreants to soak up the Blue Jays sport on Saturday and, imagine me, an excellent time was had by all. Some pre-game socializing, nice seats three rows up within the 200 stage simply outdoors third base that afforded a terrific, shaded view of the sport and a few equally enjoyable post-game hanging earlier than they headed off to complete a Blue Jays-TFC doubleheader.

Anyway, it was my first time within the ball yard in a few seasons and I do know they’ve made it a bit extra cozy but it surely’s nonetheless not fairly there.

The brand new scoreboard/video board certain is huge and has nearly an excessive amount of data to digest between pitches and I didn’t get to expertise any new lighting twists as a result of the lid was off on the fantastic sunny afternoon.

The concourses we walked we had been small and type of boring (I’m certain others are okay) and the ramps had been boring, concrete ascents and descents that did nothing so as to add to the expertise.

I do know from different journeys to different elements of the park that they’re attempting their greatest to make it a minimum of a bit cozy and they’re succeeding and I applaud the strikes deliberate for the approaching winter and a few off-seasons after that.

But when Saturday’s private expertise means something, it’s going to be inconceivable to show the whole constructing in a homey-feeling stadium.

The sport?

The sport was large, a virtually full home noticed Romano get a four-out save in a good 2-1 sport and it was large sports activities leisure.

In order that half certain labored and given how badly this Blue Jays workforce is scuffling by the canine days of the season, I depend myself fortunate for having seen an excellent sport slightly that one that may ship me scurrying to a bar by concerning the fourth inning.

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I’m mainly on trip this week until huge information occurs – which nearly assures a Kevin Durant commerce someplace midweek – however the mail by no means stops, proper?

So if you wish to say howdy or drop a query to get into subsequent Sunday’s providing, do it by clicking on askdoug@thestar.ca and I’ll make sure to see it. This week’s version was very stable, let’s see if we are able to construct on that for subsequent Sunday.

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One factor it appears I’m going to overlook is the discharge of the NBA schedule which seems to be taking place this week someday.

Elements have leaked out, as they do, and the large “information” is the five-game Christmas Day slate of video games (it stays three video games too many) and, shocker of all shockers, there’s no Raptors sport on Dec. 25.

Frankly, after the 2 they’ve had through the years, everybody ought to be fairly joyful about that.

Three issues I’m in search of within the schedule:

Do we’ve got an off-day in San Francisco so we are able to have a conventional outing to the Buena Vista Espresso Home?

What number of instances are there lengthy, western highway journeys and is there a logical break in every to make any journey simpler?

The place do they begin the season as a result of if it’s on the highway, I’ll begin getting ready my hatred for Pearson immediately.

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A pair final CEBL notes for now after a actually good championship sport Sunday.

I feel it was very cool that J Cole confirmed up in Ottawa to assist the Scarborough Taking pictures Stars of their look within the remaining.

He certain didn’t should, I’d suspect his life is fairly busy, however that he did flip up is a pleasant testomony to how he felt concerning the workforce and the individuals he met.

He had no want to do any media when he was enjoying in Scarborough, which is just too unhealthy as a result of I’d have favored to inform him I admired him for placing himself on the market when he actually didn’t should open himself up like that for the critics who I’m certain had been able to pounce and to ask simply why he was doing it.

And as for the Elam Ending, with which I’ve change into fairly acquainted having seen loads of CEBL video games this season, I’ll simply say this:

(Oh, that’s a “goal rating” ending the place time stands nonetheless, they add 9 factors to the main workforce’s rating on the first stoppage with lower than 4 minutes to go within the 10-minute fourth quarter and the workforce that will get there first wins)

It made for an thrilling end yesterday, no query about it. If Scarborough had performed with the depth and toughness they confirmed in Elam Time within the third quarter and first six or so minutes of the fourth it might need been a far totally different story however that’s not the actual level, I suppose.

The actual level is that if there’s even an opportunity to have a terrific end like Sunday’s (and the fact is most video games finish totally uneventfully) I suppose there’s a cause to love it however I do assume if there’s a technique to tweak it so no sport ends on a boring previous free throw, which may make it much more attention-grabbing.

I feel groups which can be trailing would are likely to push the envelope with the bodily play because the goal rating will get nearer whereas the workforce main can play extra “usually” and that places nearly an excessive amount of duty into the palms of officers.

Anyway, it did make for a enjoyable end yesterday and I’m glad the CEBL goes into its low season on a excessive word.

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