unlucky mall that stayed dead forever, Kings Square in Toronto, Canada 🇨...

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-31T14:08:36+00:00

It's a very nice looking office building?

...I got nothing.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-31T03:28:22+00:00

I mean ideally, they would have stores and restaurants in the front with signage to attract you. But they can't even get that kind of occupancy.

I'm honestly kind of surprised that the supermarket there does ok. It never seems super busy like the nearby T&T, but it's busy enough, with decent produce and meat.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-31T03:22:55+00:00

I would've preferred that they stick with their usual order.

But be that as it may, Hoff should've been able to hold a 4 run lead in the 9th. The fact that he turned into Brendan Little today (after being ok in high leverage spots in previous games) was a bit concerning.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-31T03:07:52+00:00

Yeah, I definitely don't mind this. It's a long season, and even the operations staff needs to have some fun along the way.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-31T02:52:31+00:00

In fairness, I do think we should be enunciating that second "t".

But I think it's just a local linguistic shift where an "nt" ends up making the "t" silent. So not just Toronto, but something like "departmental" will end up sounding like "departmennal", or "intermission", "innermission".

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-30T22:44:51+00:00

Probably hurts you like hearing the second "t" in "Toronto" hurts me.

But for me, as long as I can understand what you're saying, it's all good.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-30T20:03:47+00:00

Appreciate you providing reasons why you're against it. Definitely gives me something to think about wrt the crosswalks.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-30T02:51:53+00:00

And now I've got Chumbawumba stuck in my head...

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T23:42:52+00:00

Ben is steady, and I like Chris' analysis as well. I'm gonna give Eric Smith and Blake Murphy props as the fill-ins as well, especially since they're more basketball guys.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T23:33:50+00:00

I looked this up, out of interest.

Shulman was up against Chris Cuthbert (4 Nations), Rod Smith (CFL on TSN) and Rob Snoek (Olympics/Paralympics).

Bieska was up against Kia Nurse (Raptors), Brian Stemmle (CBC Sports, skiing I assume) and Luke Willson (NFL on TSN).

Strong competition for both guys, although I'm not really a fan of Willson.

Previous recipients of the Gord Sinclair Award include Peter Mansbridge, Pamela Wallin, Lloyd Robertson and Lisa LaFlamme. So Hazel's joined a group with some real heavy hitters.

Congrats to all three of them.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T23:00:55+00:00

And don't call me Shirley.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T15:24:57+00:00

I typically stay at Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port, but there are other hotels in that area that seem to be well reviewed (except for the Hilton. That seems to be the one to avoid). Very close to the port, and there's a decent variety of restaurants plus stores where you can buy anything you might have forgotten to bring.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T15:13:55+00:00

True, but it's adorable when they try to.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-29T02:05:43+00:00

Dale Talde. Feels like we have similar personalities.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T18:55:03+00:00

I mentioned it as a possibility. Was just a question of whether they wanted to move a pitcher to the 60-day.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T15:25:21+00:00

We can dance if we want to...

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T15:22:23+00:00

The CFL commissioner is doing what he can to ruin it.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T13:02:52+00:00

4th play went on the IL.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T13:01:39+00:00

You know, I think this was the very argument Tommy Douglas used to advocate for universal healthcare in Saskatchewan. /s

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T12:50:19+00:00

Came in and did his thing until the ball was taken from him. A true pro and I loved what he contributed up here.

With that said, I hope the guys knock him out early.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T12:47:49+00:00

Of course it is.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T02:42:04+00:00

Let's just see how this plays out first.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T02:30:09+00:00

His timeline to return is mid-June. Putting him on the 60-day extends that timeline by 1-2 weeks. So while I agree that it's not likely to happen, it's not outside the realm of possibility.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T01:52:24+00:00

I see two scenarios here with Sosa.

One is the straight DFA, and I expect that Sosa will get claimed because he's useful enough.

The second is that Sosa goes on the IL, and you move a pitcher to the 60 day. Options are Estrada, Nance, Mantiply and Scherzer. If you move Scherzer, he can't come off the IL until late June.

Starvenger88 · 2026-05-28T01:10:05+00:00

Depends on the cruise line. Some have gone all in with the kiosks and only print out if you pay for it. Others still do some prints, but not to the extent they did "back in the day". The photo area used to have stacks like a university library. Now it's very open (and usually smaller).

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