The Toronto Star released their picks for the Top 25 Greatest Toronto Sports moments over the last 25 years. Not surprisingly Joe Carters game 6 home run to win the 1993 World Series got top honors. Baseball! My question why do we as Toronto sports fans tend to forget about baseball. It’s been around before our beloved hockey team won anything. The hockey guys even stole the name Maple Leafs from our very successful baseball club. What is it about baseball that turns us off? Maybe there are way too many games in a season to keep us interested. Whatever the reason, baseball always makes for great moments especially here in Toronto. Baseball is big and it always seems to get bigger. Who would have known Babe Ruth would be a baseball superstar after he hit his first professional homerun out of Hanlan’s stadium into the Toronto Bay way back when. We had a Professional Ball park on the Islands?
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Still thinking about the Leafs? New/old General Manager won’t make much of a material difference, with this season at least. Again for some strange reason I decided to kill my time watching a Leaf game and guess what happened, they lost. I guess I was still up on the Raptor victory over the NBA’s best team at the moment the Boston Celtics the other night. What was I thinking? Why do I commit myself to such wastefulness. There is so much happening with the Raptors as of late I don’t know why the Leafs continue to be first news when it comes to sports in this city. We are a city who always loves to push aside the bad and showcase the new. Please, let’s forget about the Leafs they are a waste of time and money.

I must apologize for cracking. Previously I posted about forgetting the Leafs and I cracked. I’m sorry! I guess I am just a devoted Toronto sports fan, but still… The Leafs Suck! Watching them play is like watching a bad movie. This city needs to step away from showcasing itself as a hockey town because as you can tell from my words there is not much hockey being played here. Forget about the Toronto Maple Leafs and get into the Toronto Raptors. I’ll keep saying it because I truly believe if you’re a true Toronto Sports fan you enjoy winning teams you’ll do the right thing.

Tonight the Raptors are in action playing the Milwakee Bucks. Trust me, they are an exciting team to watch. Check’em out. The “Leafs?” Gotta Forget about’em!

Phot by: jgsprenger

Ripley’s Urban Rail Park opened toward the end of December offering Snowboarders and Skateboarders a new spot here in the city. A 16,000 square-foot, tented and heated skateboard park designed by Emil Barklay from Friendly Skateboards features a mini ramp, funbox, quarter pipes and yes rails! The Friendly team will have a demo for tomorrow’s Grand Opening! The party starts at 8pm Thursday… Get there early and practice. Summer is a long way away and the Urban Rail Friday skateboard contest series will start on the 18th.

Ripley’s Urban Rail Park
Polson Pier

Regular Hours Effective January 2nd
Mon - Wed 3 PM - 10 PM
Thurs - Fri 12 PM - 10 PM
Sat - Sun 10 AM - 10 PM

Every since the NHL strike a few years back I never got back into watching any hockey. To be honest I never really did before the strike but atleast I sat shotgun on the Leaf bandwagon. Last night was the first time in almost two years that I sat down and watched a Leaf game in its entirity. You figure, they are on a little winning steak, they have been playing good as of late, so you kinda get into it. What a stinker! Up two nothing for most of the game and let in 2 goals in the last two minutes only to lose the game in overtime the way they did. They permantly turn off the Leaf switch in me. Forget about the Leafs, they are a waste of time and money. I can’t believe people spend the money they do to watch such a losing team. And we wonder why the Leaf organization does nothing to build a winning team. It’s because we give the Leafs the time of day. So let’s just forget they exist. It’s for their own good!

Here’s some advice, get into the Raptors. You may not be a basketball fan but hey, there’s something to cheer about. Defending Atlantic Division Champions. An Allstar with winning attitude. Europeans players that make a difference. A coach who was voted coach of the year by his peers. A general manager was was named executive of the year. A team that we know for sure will make the playoffs. A city likes nothing more than a winning team! The Maple Leafs are as dull as a butterknife. So do me a favor, forget about the Leafs and get into the Raps!

I’ve been riding transit more and more (pretty much in line my resolution to drive less) and noticed a lack of courtesy lately. The weather has been relatively mild but the odd cold snap has some coughing and sneezing over my shoulder. Counting my lucky non sick days thus far I’m going to seek out one of Toronto’s Flu Shot clinics. Debate always rages whether this is effective or not I feel more at ease visiting family in the nursing home or riding the old TTC.

Not the typical germ-o-phobe but thinking of others (while protecting oneself) is not the worst motto to live by.

Toronto Flu Clinics
Free flu shots are till December 15, 2007.
The next round of clinic run from January 14-17, 2008.

Toronto Public Health flu vaccination clinics are open to individuals who work, live or attend school in Ontario.

No appointment is needed with most centres open during the day, evening and weekend!

Please please please ride the TTC this Sunday. Santa is coming to town, not to mention the Raptors and the Argos. With Yonge Street closed this powerful trio will cause a traffic nightmare (and hopefully a lot of smiles on Tornto faces). Not looking forward to journey through Union Station given the volume but it’s definitely preferred to searching for and paying for parking on such a popular day in the city.

Good luck Raptors, Argos and Santa. It’s going to be a hectic day tomorrow!

Unless you were under a rock or ducking for cover you would have known Wakestock 2007 hit Toronto this weekend. From Hip Hop to Punk, skateboarding to wakeboarding, Moto X to surf wear to the Reef Girls Bikini contest there was a lot to see.

Saturday probably had the best line up of events and music though today’s Skateboard and Wakeboard finals were no joke. Locals Lee Yankou and Morgan Smith will be among the amateurs competing in the skateboard contest finals today. Hip Hop heavyweights Del and De La Soul were a welcome addition to the list of bands. GTA’s The End had an amazing set on the Indie Stage Saturday. The Deftones had some minor sound trouble at the start of their set but went on with their usual amazing wall of sound. The legendary Chad Muska had the crowd chearing at the Element Skateboard street course. Didn’t get to ask him about what was was like living next door to Paris Hilton a few years back but i digress… Fellow team Element Skateboard teammates Chad Tim Tim and Levi Brown also were tearing it up despite the heat. No body could touch Montreal’s Casey MacDonald on the mini-ramp. He took 1st place handily. Flying Motorcycles, beer, food and the Reef Girls provided distractions from above. Oh yeah there was wakeboarding too.

If you missed out this year don’t make the same mistake next year!

Congratulations once again to Metroblogging Orange County. I guess most of the thanks goes to the Anaheim Ducks who became the first team on the West Coast to win the Stanley Cup.
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O.C. Metblogs, congrats! Anaheim takes the Cup! Everyone’s happy! Even Sheryl!

Great series, save that last game…
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It’s looking like I’ll be wearing a cheap Ducks jersey infront of the CN Tower.
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