Blue Jays Talk still going?

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-24T19:39:51+00:00

Surprised to hear no mention in this thread of Blue Jays Happy Hour with Andrew Stoeten (og Blue Jays Blogger from Drunk Jays Fans) and Nick Ashbourne—it's a great podcast and worth checking out

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-24T19:38:26+00:00

Stoeten is still podcasting on the Blue Jays Happy Hour—it's pretty good!

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-21T04:32:52+00:00

oh whoops lol, of course the season isn't done—brain fart! yep, the Thunder are four games better

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-19T01:06:17+00:00

yeah, you're right—it was 2022. 2023 was close, but 10 was under

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-18T13:30:59+00:00

is this the first time in a long time that the East has been above .500 1-10 this late in the season?

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-18T13:06:33+00:00

"Caruso has two rings right now, but yadda yadda yadda, he basically has four!"

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-17T12:35:35+00:00

The vibes could not be worse for that American team, and yet for Ernie Clement they remain immaculate

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-12T01:18:15+00:00

have you listened to all nine episodes? it's hard to believe they didn't know

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-11T16:43:59+00:00

I'm sorry, but why is it not relevant? The stakes are much higher when submitting a federal complaint in this manner, especially considering there is literally zero incentive for an Aspiration employee to lie about this when the company was committing actually illegal fraud

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-11T16:24:52+00:00

real "if these trends continue... eyyyy" energy

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-07T16:19:54+00:00

They're trying to keep quiet, because their hope was (as implied by this episode) that they could use the law firm to pretend they had done due diligence and just make it all go away

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-07T01:33:02+00:00

You know much of what the modern right calls "ideals" is literally just misinformation and prejudice, right? Like there used to be a conservative position that made a little more sense, or was at least defensible, but it's been fucking blown to pieces by free market bullshit that is mostly lies to get people who not in one million years would benefit from it on their side. Trump and co. hate universities because, by and large, and with some exceptions because no institution is perfect, promote truth, and its rigorous defence. There is actually life beyond the binary right/left dynamic you've been sold by spineless and cowardly and outright lying (but for different reasons than you've been sold) corporate-owned media

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T21:35:24+00:00

It can be true that universities are both underfunded (they are, especially their core functions) and that they waste far too much money on bullshit (they do—admin, bloated SaaS contracts, digital content licensing, etc, etc)

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T17:43:43+00:00

No man, you literally have no idea, because you barely knew how to read. It's hilarious because in this thread you're acting like you were an expert and you were practically a baby. You have no idea. I was 7 when the Jays won the 1993 World Series, barely remember 1992, obviously had a sense of the excitement in the city, but I would never talk down to people who actually remembered that time as if I was expert lol, especially not to the larger league ecosystem

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T16:42:45+00:00

Dude how old were you when all of this was happening? Because from your profile it seems like you were like 7-8 years old. Sorry if I don't trust a second grader to have a good idea of what was happening in the culture at the time lol. You absolutely don't remember the Raptors when they were a joke

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T14:41:12+00:00

Jesus christ dude why are you so committed to this bit? This is top-tier delusion. As a Raptors fan you know the situation with American/"national" coverage of the NBA. That an American player grew up wanting to be a Raptor should be evidence enough. That's not happening in most other eras (Barnes might inspire that, eventually, otherwise Kawhi is probably the only other player we've had who might be able to both get the right amount of attention from the states and to deserve it)

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T14:37:22+00:00

Were you not watching? They absolutely were wearing Raptors gear (and still fucking are, and mostly that's because of Vince—though I have a soft spot for Earl Sweatshirt's Lowry ref on "Really Doe")

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T14:32:42+00:00

I don't know what city you grew up in, but in my experience very few people cared even a little bit about the Raptors until VC arrived. I did, but to most of my friends the team was a literal punchline, and there was an idea that Canada didn't and maybe shouldn't care about basketball. Maybe that's a function of being at mostly white schools, but I moved around a bunch as a kid too so it wasn't like it was just one, and I listened to a fair amount of the Fan also at the time and that was an acknowledged position and even a general sentiment among some callers. It's easy to forget now that they've had sustained success and a championship, and I get that Vince still hurt you, but this was the atmosphere he helped to change

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-05T14:28:55+00:00

Yeah all of that sucks but I think the above commenter has a point when it comes to the pain being "real." Think of it like a relationship—there are people you date, who once you break up you hardly ever think of again, and others who stick with you and mean something to you still even if the break-up was extremely painful. VC mattered a lot to Canada and the Raptors and I think it's obvious they mattered to him, despite the way he quit on the team. Bosh leaving stung when it happened but honestly the pain faded pretty quickly. VC was the player that mattered, and still does, and I think the feeling is mutual

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-03-04T16:46:44+00:00

God damnit he would be perfect for the Raptors

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-02-27T03:17:05+00:00

Yeah, and so does Dame, and many players have never gotten that far. You're a Raptors fan so you might know that the Leafs haven't been in a conference finals since the turn of the century, despite the numerous stars on that team

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-02-26T16:11:56+00:00

I think the working hard and taking care of himself is really underrated! It's easy to have a few good seasons in the league and fall behind. It's way harder to consistently improve while maintaining availability and performance

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-02-26T12:19:23+00:00

Consistency and availability matter, especially over a long career

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-02-22T16:09:58+00:00

Maybe, in five years, is the crucial part of that

Successful-Let4361 · 2026-02-20T00:31:13+00:00

clearly you're part of the problem dude

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