when people start telling me about their bad beats in fantasy sports.

okay, here we go...

My Pee Wee travel team knew how to advance runners and bunt guys over when our offence wasn't clicking. How have the #BlueJays managed to collect an entire lineup of players who can't even do that?

Sometimes solutions to things are so obvious, even I can see them. #MLB #money #weather #injuries

ONE JAY A DAY - April 3, 2025 RYAN BORUCKI (2018-22) 24-year-old rookie lefty was Toronto's most valuable pitcher in 2018 despite not making his debut until late June. Moved to the 'pen the next year and was inexplicably traded to SEA in '22 for...Tyler Keenan. #bluejays #thanksAtkins

ONE JAY A DAY - April 2, 2025 Lyle Overbay 10 yrs after the unforgivable John Olerud trade, Toronto got a poor man's version of him from Milwaukee. A good defender and solid hitter (110 OPS+ over 5 years in TOR), his relative lack of thump wouldn't have mattered so much on a better team #bluejays

ONE JAY A DAY - April 1, 2025 JUNIOR FELIX DR native played two promising seasons for Toronto at age 21/22. In 1989 hit a home run on the first MLB pitch he ever saw. Probably best remembered as the key player sent to Anaheim in exchange for Devon White in Dec. 1990. Out of baseball by age 27.

ONE JAY A DAY: Pat Borders : didn't reach the Majors until he was 25 years old, but still managed to play 17 MLB seasons, eight of them in Toronto. Best remembered for his heroics in the 1992 World Series where he batted .450 and was named MVP in the Jays' first championship vs. Atlanta. #bluejays

Of all the moves #Atkins gets hammered for, unfathomably keeping Lovelady and Barnes instead of Ryan Yarborough is one that will keep plaguing him all season long. #bluejays

Signing to dismantle Department of Education with kids in school desks, asking for them to cheer him on💀

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

Who's got a good title for Chuck's book? I'll start - "A Human Dinner Napkin - the Chuck Schumer Story"

Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.

youtu.be/-NQutOnuxnc?... THE TOP 25 #SONGS OF 2024 13. Font - Hey Kekule The Austin five-piece have been playing furious #dance #rock sets for a few years but with very few songs released to the world. 2024 finally saw them drop “Strange Burden”, their debut album. It’s a #banger.#bestof2024

youtu.be/RHrWB4QnDQg?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 14. Mannequin Pussy-Nothing Like I’ve no idea where this band took its inspiration for their name from (and probably don’t want to know), but the #Philly foursome’s fourth album was rightly on a lot of year end #bestof lists, including this one.

youtu.be/VyEJXe5fIDo?... THE TOP 25 #SONGS OF 2024 15. 86TV’s - Tambourine This wasn’t the first single of off their debut album, but it’s my favourite. This band features the White brothers from The #Maccabees and former #Noisettes drummer Jamie Morrison. It really works. #bestof2024 #music

youtu.be/iWz9H3MPgqI?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 16. The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High) Akron’s finest returned with their catchiest track in a decade. The video features clips from the 1959 British film “Beat Girl” that co-starred a young Oliver Reed. #bestof2024

youtu.be/HkfbnFyZpok?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 17. Nilufer Yanya -Like I Say (I runaway) The London-born singer/songwriter released her 3rd album this year. After turning down opportunities to join pre-fab,all female pop creations she’s proven her work to be much more significant. #bestof2024

youtu.be/MrT3Wx4YnRA?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 18. Wunderhorse-Midas From the ashes of punk trio The Dead Pretties, lead singer Jacob Slater’s new band released their debut in 2022. This song, the title track of their sophomore effort, is a perfect distillation of their best work. #bestof2024

youtu.be/RNVI--FI18o?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 19. The Beaches - Takes One to Know One This out-of-the-blue, standalone single was a nice surprise. While the lyrics don’t exactly break new ground for the Toronto foursome, the cascading guitar sounds are a nice add. #bestof2024

youtu.be/mX0cnzXfQvI?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 20. Cowgirl - Against the Night Whatever contemporary ‘rock’ music is these days, it could use more Cowgirl. This York, England duo doesn’t waste a lot of time - their fat-free, no-solos melodic garage rock goes down real easy. #bestof2024

youtu.be/fn-Q8GVwMq0?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 22. Librarians with Hickeys - Listening I know, I know: they’re only on the list because they’re so devastatingly handsome. Still, if you can get past the great looks, there’s a great song here. #bestof2024

youtu.be/DxnYNlL31V4?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 22. The Dare- All Night This kind of spoken-word-sung, lyrically cutting song anchored on a rolling funky bass line is almost comically suited to my particular appetite. I make no apologies. It’s highly enjoyable. #bestof2024

youtu.be/thXAUPfryxk?... TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 23. Hamilton Leithauser-This Side of the Island A late entry, just recently released. The former lead singer of the Walkmen releases an instant classic, evoking his current sentiments about the state of his beloved America. #bestof2024

youtu.be/aKve1dtPZWw?... THE TOP 25 SONGS OF 2024 24. Jay Som- If I Could From the soundtrack of “I Saw the TV Glow”-one of the year’s best films- L.A’s Som (real name Melina Duterte) released her first music in a few years here. The wait was worth it. #bestof2024

youtu.be/R4VTfu95HHc?... Top 25 songs of 2024 25- The Vaccines-Sometimes, I Swear Justin Hayward-Young could write a catchy song sitting alone in an empty carpet store. This time he moved out to LA to ease his broken heart and ended up with a slightly bigger sound and vision. #bestof2024

youtu.be/0H6re3PCP3E?... THE 500 BEST SONGS OF THE #EIGHTIES The Pretenders-Brass in Pocket It’s hard to overstate what a revelation Chrissie Hynde was when she arrived, fully formed, in 1980. There was no one like her and her vocal performance here is one of the decade’s most iconic. #the80s

youtu.be/9iw_BE_X9sA?... THE 500 BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES The Rolling Stones-Emotional Rescue #TheStones #80s catalogue doesn’t get much love but there are some…ahem…stone-cold classics in there. Bill Wyman’s best bass line ever and Mick’s falsetto distinguish it from anything they did before.

youtu.be/V1d4r9awjKE?... THE BEST 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Elvis Costello & the Attractions- Every Day I Write the Book Brighter and catchier than the previous few records and armed with new producers Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer, “Punch the Clock” was NME Album of the Year in 1983. #the80s

youtu.be/HI8u8YyY-E4?... THE 500 BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Comsat Angels-You Move Me Admittedly the production has not aged well (that drum ‘sound’ is hard to take) but the basic song structure and vocals are really unique and memorable. With a little more luck, who knows? #the80s

youtu.be/2XJGNNgRiuM?... THE 500 BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Chalk Circle-This Mourning Growing up near Toronto in the eighties allowed us all to be exposed to so many good Canadian bands that have all but been forgotten. This list won’t forget about them. I promise. #the80s

youtu.be/vqML7WbOun8?... THE 500 BEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES The Smithereens- Blood & Roses Hard to believe a great-looking foursome like this didn’t become huge crossover pop stars🧐. This song was a semi-breakthrough for them, and was was among the Top 20 Village Voice singles of 1986. #the80s

youtu.be/l-O5IHVhWj0?... THE BEST 500 SONGS OF THR EIGHTIES Run DMC-It’s Tricky Hip hop’s kings never sounded quite like this before. Producer Rick Rubin incorporated a sample of The Knack’s “My Sharona” and reinvented it, creating a vital, enduring piece of street art. #the80s

@bunnymen.com is there any chance you’ll release your self-titled album again on vinyl? It would make this fan very happy.

youtu.be/msWi0c4tHV8?... THE BEST 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES R.E.M.- So. Central Rain First played live on Letterman during their first national television appearance. The emotive tone was a breakthrough for the band and for Stipe’s singing. They kept ascending for the next 15 years. #the80s

youtu.be/u0NvZ4SsXAw?... THE BEST 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Aztec Camera-Walk Out to Winter Roddy Frame was only 19 when AC’s first LP “High Land, Hard Rain” was released. It remains one of the great debuts in history, with 8 potential singles. It even made Johnny Marr confess to jealousy.#the80s

youtu.be/CyvJZA0kW3M?... THE TOP 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Fingerprintz - Amnesia The lack of even a music video tells you how little support this Scottish band got from their record company. It’s a shame - they deserved more. This record (Distinguishing Marks) was really good. #the80s

youtu.be/J00HIvc_vAE?... THE BEST 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me There will be many ‘should have been a giant hit worldwide’ songs on this list. This one only became ubiquitous and celebrated in their native Australia (and New Zealand).

youtu.be/cHTDkJ-bQqM?... THE TOP 500 SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2 The title was a well known, simple equation but the elements combined here in an exciting new way. Leaving an iconic band is tricky, but Mick Jones clearly had a good reason to go.