Nick Hune-Brown

if they have to bring in a position player to pitch all the pitchers from earlier in the game should have to bat

Can a Dodgers hitter just charge the mound to start a brawl and end the game for them? A Dodgers batter charges the mound after the Blue Jays have used all their pinch hitters and pitchers. If they get enough people ejected by starting a brawl the game is over and the Dodgers win.

They’re cooking over on /r/baseball right now

But everyone told me the Dodgers bullpen was terrible

Fine, my defences are down, just give me the full-body MRI they keep advertising

This game…

At least I’ve had time to get over that Bichette pick off

What a game, I absolutely hate it

When you make a team with as much as much heart as the Jays stand for a minute and really consider everyone they’ve ever lost to cancer that’s obviously gonna have an effect.

I blame the Jonas Brothers

I’m in standing room at @torontobluejays.bsky.social , behind accessible seating, where a kid/teen in a wheelchair is distraught because he can’t see anything with everyone standing up. If anyone happens to be in a box or something with extra seats, this is your chance to do a good deed.

Alejandro Kirk takes a hack for the fences. He looks beautiful

I know a lot of people talk about "Ken Griffey's swing", "John Olerud's swing" but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than Alejandro Kirk:

- 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi
- basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing
- each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut

The Ford government has announced plans to shred a bunch of tenant protections: news.ontario.ca/assets/files... (pdf, see p. 13-15)

Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.

Big story about a burgeoning young conservative movement from an event at UTM that brought in a crowd of (checks second graf)... 50 people. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Early-Career Journalism Fellowship The fellowship provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society.

Applications for our Early-Career Journalism Fellowship are now open! The fellowship, a joint undertaking with @thephilanthropist.ca, provides one Black and/or Indigenous journalist an opportunity to write about issues that matter to their community and civil society. thelocal.to/early-career...

PSA: Drake belongs to the Raptors he has nothing to do with the Blue Jays don’t associate him with the Blue Jays thank you

YOU READY SHOHEI??????????????

Time to start reporting Josh, we need to know what's going on here

Has anyone done a full investigation into how that one distractingly jacked guy behind home plate in the Yankees series became THREE jacked dudes during last night Jays game? And how many will there be in game seven??

In the spring, student journalist Ella MacCormack came to us with an intriguing story: Toronto frats, starved for members, had become de facto landlords, renting rooms in their houses to desperate renters. We teamed her up with The Local's @wencyleung.bsky.social and the result is this wild story.

How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?

“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...

In the Annex and Crescent Town, Two Sides to a Density Dilemma | The Local The Annex had fewer residents in 2021 than 1971. The towers of Crescent Town had far more. How the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto.

From the #LocalArchives: The Annex is shrinking. The towers of Crescent Town are exploding. @simonlewsen.bsky.social on a tale of two cities, and how the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto. thelocal.to/density-the-...

Love to see my @thelocal.to story on Ontario horse racing make the @longreads.com weekly Top 5!

Another Year, Another Encampment, Another Eviction | The Local For years, unhoused people like Davit Sesisheili have gone from park to park, moving when the City evicts them. With new data, and reporting and photography that spans years, this is the most comprehe...

In light of the encampment clearings at Dufferin Grove Park, it's worth revising this stellar piece by @brendoherty.bsky.social and Nick Kozak in @thelocal.to thelocal.to/toronto-enca...

Neethan Shan Wins Scarborough–Rouge Park By-Election | The Local In a crowded field, the longtime local politician was elected back to city council on a call to put Scarborough first.

TDSB chair and former councillor Neethan Shan wins by-election in Scarborough-Rouge Park. thelocal.to/neethan-shan...

Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...

"Speight Rasees collapsed on Nov. 28. The next day, during the first race, two-year-old Mad Chatter had to be euthanized." @nickhunebrown.bsky.social 📸: @chloeellingson.bsky.social @thelocal.to

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Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of…

“Each day at the track, hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money are paid out to the owners of racehorses, a large percentage of which is government subsidy. Races are run out of contractual obligation, not because there is demand from the public.”

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Breakdown at the Racetrack | The Local Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f...

"The universe of the track was fascinating, filled with characters that seemed like they’d stepped out of another time." If you're searching for a weekend #longread, look no further than @nickhunebrown.bsky.social's deep-dive into the world of horse racing. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...