Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
Leafs were getting crushed by the Flyers last night and fans got frustrated that they continue to lose so horridly. Instead of booing the team this time, they came up with what I think is a more fun solution...chanting in favor of the upcoming baseball season.

Re: Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
The Leafs have been miserable for years. But to cheer for the Blue Jays, that is desperation. Amazing what a change in venue and supportive fan base does. The Winnipeg Jets, formerly the Atlanta Thrashers (should have been thrashed) may get into the playoffs. On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:28 PM,

Re: Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
The Leafs haven't been miserable for all those years, they are often far more entertaining than that. My brother-in-law is a Leafs fan and one of my annual pleasures is watching him agonize as they start out well, then start to fade, rally a bit and be in playoff position and then, just barely,

Re: Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I grew up in the city. Its a religion. When the original Jets moved away the city went into mourning. On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: The Leafs haven't been miserable for all those years, they are often far more entertaining than that. My

Re: Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Larry C. Lyons larrycly...@gmail.comwrote: Amazing what a change in venue and supportive fan base does. The Winnipeg Jets, formerly the Atlanta Thrashers (should have been thrashed) may get into the playoffs. I went to a few games in Atlanta, they were fun.

Re: Maple Leafs fans chant: Let's go Blue Jays!

2012-03-30 Thread Dana
when we first moved to Paris from Ottawa the Canadiens were on a winning streak. My dad wrote a rather amusing feature about watching me see the French excuse for an Olympic hockey team on TV for the first time. Apparently, after the goalie fell on his ass all by himself, due to sheer inability