Sportsfeld Storytime

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the 2018 Toronto Raptors defeat at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. This week, we're looking back with rose-coloured glasses at the Raptors first round victory over the hated Washington Wizards. Kelly Oubre Jr. talked a good game, but it was the Raptors who came out on top. We believed in the Bench Mob. We believ...

The 2017-18 Toronto Raptors had everything. An 11 man rotation, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the NBA Coach of the Year, an All-Star guard duo, and a run of year-by-year success that seemed to be growing towards them finally getting over the hump and winning the East. The only problem? LeBron Raymone James Sr. In this month's Storytime we relive the 2017-18 season, culminating in the ser...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we wrap up our look back at the 2017 Toronto FC season, capped by their historic run in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. We are talking wins over Tigres, Club América, and then the devastating loss in the final against Guadalajara. All of that, plus we dig into why the 2019 MLS Cup Final just...didn't seem like that big a deal in Toronto. It's a weird time to...

Sweet, sweet revenge. Toronto FC cap off a season for the ages with an incredible and dominant win over the Seattle Sounders at BMO Field in the 2017 MLS Cup Final. We relieve the game, the celebration, and the relief that Jozy Altidore brings to the masses with this Cup clinching goal on that fateful December night. With three trophies already in the bag, Toronto FC and then sets sight on taking...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the 2017 Toronto FC road to MLS Cup. This week, we're looking at two nail-biting playoff series against the New York Red Bulls and the Columbus Crew. We're talking Jozy's dominance, Giovinco's brilliance, and also the time Jozy missed a playoff game because he got into a fight at halftime. Good times. Also, was Jake at the 2017 Easter...

Fresh off a bitter disappointment in a shootout at the 2016 MLS Cup at the hands of the Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC set out on a mission to win everything in 2017. In Part One, we cover their dominant and record-setting regular season, and an exclamation mark win that added yet another dramatic chapter to the rivalry with the Montreal Impact. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailb...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime we finish our look back at the 2016 Toronto FC season with the 2016 MLS Cup Final, live from BMO Field. Toronto FC was fresh off their extremely dramatic Eastern Conference Finals victory over the Montreal Impact, and standing in their way of their first MLS Cup was their now rivals, the Seattle Sounders. Two teams that had never won the Cup before enter, only one...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime we're remembering one of the craziest games in TFC history, a remarkable back-and-forth two legs against the Montreal Impact in the 2016 MLS Cup Finals. In this week's episode we look back at the early 3-0 deficit in Leg 1, and then the absolutely magic decisive second leg in the rain and cold at BMO Field. With Giovinco, and Altidore, and Michael Bradley, it was...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the 2016 MLS Eastern Conference Finals between Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact. This week we track the arrival of the Atomic Ant himself, Sebastian Giovinco, as well as Jozy Altidore, Benoit Cheyrou, and the rest. We look back at Giovinco's MVP 2015 MLS season as well as TFC's first playoff victories against Philadelphia and New Yo...

This month of Sportsfeld Storytime we look back at the epic 2016 MLS Eastern Conference Final matchup in the 401 derby between Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact. In Part 1, we trace back our roots as fans of a brand new club in the city, and Zubes reveals he was a pretty serious part of the supporters section in the early days of the franchise. We remember the growth from games being an excuse to...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we finish our look back at Brett Lawrie Mania. This week, we're digging into the falling action of Brett Lawrie's Blue Jay career, discussing Lawrie's antics on and off the field and what made him such a lightning bolt of attention in Toronto from 2011 to 2014. From great defensive play to falling down a pit in Yankee Stadium to throwing a helmet at an umpire, Br...

We're looking back to 2011 and the absolute pinnacle of Brett Lawrie Mania in Toronto. After a sparkling first 30 games where he hit triples by the handful and smashed 7 home runs, Brett Lawrie is front and centre on a holiday Monday in front of 27,000 fans at the Rogers Centre against the Boston Red Sox. Relive a Labour Day classic, Brett Lawrie's 1-0 11th inning walk-off way back in September 20...

This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the arrival and ascension of Brett Lawrie. This episode finds us diving into Lawrie's MLB debut as a member of your Toronto Blue Jays and how he became appointment viewing extremely quickly. Plus, we talk about our personal memories of 2011 Brett Lawrie and how for a little while there, Lawrie was all anyone in Toronto could talk abou...

If you weren't watching the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, it would be next to impossible to explain what it was like for Brett Lawrie to pop up overnight and become one of the biggest names in the whole city. This month we're revisiting the Brett Lawrie Experience, culminating in his first game-winning home run against the Boston Red Sox. In this episode, we examine the year before the Lawrie trade,...

On this week's episode of Sportsfeld Storytime, we wrap up our look back at the Roy Halladay/AJ Burnett duel of 2009. This week, we're remembering the Roy Halladay trade, which saw him leave Toronto and head to Philadelphia where he would, of course, throw a no-hitter in his first playoff appearance. We then look back at Life After Doc, as Alex Anthopolous makes his first moves as GM, Jose Bautist...

It was the hottest ticket in town in 2009: Blue Jays vs Yankees, Roy Halladay vs AJ Burnett. Come to relive one of Doc's last gems as a Blue Jay, and stay for the extended conversation about Travis Snider's career that you knew was inevitably going to happen the moment you realized he was on a team we were going to talk about in a Storytime. Join us for a look back to May 12, 2009, with 43,737 oth...

On this week's edition of Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the Roy Halladay/AJ Burnett showdown of 2009. This week, we Remember Some Guys like Aaron Hill, Lyle Overbay, and Scott Rolen. Plus, Zubes has the opportunity to sing the praises of Travis Snider and slander the good name of Cito Gaston. All that plus the early days of the Blue Jays blogosphere and how that has influenced...

After three years of a starting pitcher bromance in bloom, AJ Burnett left our beloved Toronto Blue Jays to sign with the Yankees. In 2009, he returned to Skydome in a head to head matchup against who else? Roy Halladay. This month on Sportsfeld Storytime we look back at the "Playoff Atmosphere" in the dome several years before the actual playoffs would return to Toronto. In episode one, we rememb...

It is Sportsfeld Storytime! This week, we're finishing our look back at the 2019 Toronto Raptors, one of the best teams we ever did see. This week, we're recapping the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The fact that there were NBA Finals games played in Toronto still seems wild. Remember when Obama showed up? As the kids say...

Is this the dagger?? We've arrived at the fireworks factory of the 2019 Toronto Raptors run. Kawhi Leonard puts on a performance for the ages in Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers, culminating in the greatest single moment in Raptors history and one of the most iconic shots ever seen in the NBA Playoffs. Relive all the nerves, the battles, and the back-and-forth action of an instant classic in...

It iissssssss Sportsfeld Storytime. This week, we're continuing our look back at The Shot. You know the one. In this episode, we recap the trade that brought Marc Gasol and his wonderful passing to Toronto, get excited about reliving Raptors playoff memories, and get upset about remembering Raptors playoff memories. Hey remember when Kyle Lowry scored 0 points in a Game 1 and the Raptors got beat...

This month on Storytime we're looking back into the not-so-distant past, now that the dust has settled and a large part of the 2019 Raptors have moved on, we remember the incredible Raptors championship run punctuated by The Shot. In episode one we set the scene, starting with the unbelievable middle-of-the-night trade for Kawhi Leonard that Jake found out about while sitting on the toilet. Nobody...

It iiiiiisssssssssss Sportsfeld Storytime as we finish off our look back at the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays' World Series victory over the hated Philadelphia Phillies. This week, we're looking at the aftermath of the Jays' victory and what would be a swift, and consistent, fall from grace that was interrupted by the 1994 MLB Strike. We also look back at the Jays' struggles throughout the 90s and 2000s,...

Touch 'Em All Joe! On this episode of Sportsfeld Storytime we remember the greatest home run of our lives, as Joe Carter takes Mitch Williams deep to left to clinch a World Series title for the Toronto Blue Jays. Along the way, we remember Whoomp There It Is, Paul Molitor's unbelievable World Series MVP credentials, and wonder why we know commercials better than pretty much anything else in our li...

It isssssss Sportsfeld Storytime. In Part 2 of our look back at Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, we try to remember the 1993 ALCS, which was apparently a series that was played. We also talk about just absolutely hating the Philadelphia Phillies, especially Curt Schilling. We still hate Curt Schilling. And we discuss Game 4 of the 1993 World Series, one of the craziest baseball games of all-time t...