Jim Leyland, manager of the Detroit Tigers, has announced that he is stepping down as the team’s manager after eight seasons.
He announced that he will not be leaving the team, but will be staying on in another position. The announcement comes only two days after his team was eliminated in the A.L.C.S. by the Boston Red Sox. Continue reading
Hall of Fame defenceman Allan Stanley has passed away at the age of 87. He he played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (N.H.L.), the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League (A.H.L.), the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League (W.H.L.), and the Boston Olympics of both the Eastern Hockey League (E.H.L.) and the Quebec Senior Hockey League (Q.S.H.L.)
Mr. Stanley spent 10 seasons with the Maple Leafs over his 25 years as a hockey player, his longest tenure with any team, winning four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs. Continue reading
Well, we now ready for the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. The series will begin on Wednesday in Boston, thanks to the A.L. winning the All Star Game back in July. This is the 109th edition of the World Series.
The Red Sox won the American League (A.L.) Pennant last night by beating the Detroit Tigers four games to two. The Cardinals won the National League (N.L.) Pennant on Friday by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two.) Continue reading
Gerry Hyman has written a new article. Let’s discuss some of the questions he responds to:
QUESTION: One of our directors sold her unit and moved out of the building. The board would like to fill the vacancy until the next AGM but management advises that it can’t be done because she hasn’t resigned. Is that correct? Continue reading
As this is the second Monday in October, I would like to wish everyone in Canada a Happy Thanksgiving.
Let’s discuss the history of Thanksgiving in Canada: Continue reading
I attended the October 11th performance of Peter Grimes by the Canadian Opera Company (C.O.C.) The production is directed by Neil Armfield starring Ben Heppner (Peter Grimes), Ileana Montalbetti (Ellen Orford), Alan Held (Captain Balstrode), Jill Grove (Auntie), and Thomas Hauff (Dr. Crabbe.) C.O.C. Music Director Johannes Debus conducted the C.O.C. orchestra.
The entire production takes place inside a community centre with a stage in the background, with the exception of the scene in Grimes’ hut (the back of the set, containing the stage, moves up in order to become the hut.) This certainly works considering that the community has such a strong impact over the events in the opera. Continue reading
Now that the Detroit Tigers have eliminated the Oakland Athletics in five games, we can talk about the League Championship Series:
American League Championship Series (A.L.C.S)
In the American League, the Detroit Tigers take on the Boston Red Sox. Detroit won the regular season series four games to three. Detroit is the defending American League Pennant winners while this is Boston’s first trip to the A.L.C.S. since 2008. Continue reading
With the Toronto Maple Leafs set for the play their home opener against the Ottawa Senators, another year of the ‘Battle of Ontario’ is set to start. Let’s take a look at the history of the Battle:
I’d like to discuss Gerry Hyman’s latest article. The first question is as follows:
QUESTION: I am renting my townhouse condominium to a person with a visual disability. I put up an orange mailbox so that the tenant would be able to more easily distinguish his condo from neighbouring condos. I have been advised that the mailbox, under the rules, is to be brown, white or black and must be changed. Must I comply? Continue reading
The wild card games are in the bag for 2013. Now we can move onto the divisional series (first round) of the Major League Baseball (M.L.B.) playoffs.
American League Divisional Series (A.L.D.S.)
In the A.L., the Eastern Division Champion Boston Red Sox take on the high flying Tampa Bay Rays who had to win three straight games to get here (the final game of the regular season vs. the Toronto Blue Jays, the tie breaker against the Texas Rangers, and then the wild card game in Cleveland, and all three games on the road.) Continue reading
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