Come Together Canada!

October 14, 2015 - a date that will be remembered by Canadians for a long time. There was certainly nothing boring about this afternoon's Blue Jay's game. Between umpires checking rule books and flying beer cans, things got pretty heated at times.

I have a few thoughts on the game that I will share here, in no particular order.

I have to say it was pretty embarassing to see the behavior of some of the so-called fans who chose to take out their anger at the umps on others at the game (including a baby as we saw on national television). There were flashes of Vancouver hockey riots running through my head at that moment. No matter how bad the call, there is no call for this type of behavior.

Having to listen to the Fox commentators calling the game was somewhat painful. First there was the comment last week about Canadians not playing much baseball...from a guy who played with the Calgary Cannons for a couple of years (yes, there is proof...here's a picture of his baseball card.) 

Then this afternoon they seemed almost gleeful in explaining that the right call had been made in that crazy re-directed off the bat throw by Martin. Lot's of anger and irritation at that one. Maybe the "rule" said he should get the base but I could have sworn the ump called the ball dead before he got there. C'est la vie...Karma's a bi*** and following that play the baseball gods did seem to be on the Jays side.

Jose Bautista's bat flip has become as big a story as this home run. This seemed to rub salt in the wound for the Rangers (I get that, they were losing) but I don't think there is any need to strip all emotion and celebration from sporting events and this was a big play for Joey Bats! Angry Bautista seems to be a good thing for the team :)

Finally, this team has played with huge heart and determination. They were off their game for 1 and 2...they got that....they turned it around and got back to their game. Now, they are bringing Canada together in a way that's usually reserved for things like the Olympics. The Jays are truly Canada's team now. I'm sure we will see an entire new generation of young baseball players inspired by this play-off run. Now let's get ready for the American League Championship Series!