Tracker Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 AA passed on a renewal and Calava was in system when Gibson was retained. Stop looking for weird over-reaching conspiracy theories lol, The Jay's ex- GM made it very clear that he decided to bail when Shapiro stepped right past him to meddle in the GM business. Yea and its a known situation in MLB that having a hands on president is far more common then getting the treatment AA had under Beeston. Toronto gave their gm a ton of leeway, he will be hard pressed to find it again. Also, you seemed to have glossed over the fact that the interim GM was already a Bluejay and would have given his nod of approval to keep Gibbons I would assume. I think you have the timeline wrong. Shapiro went ahead and renewed Gibbons`contract which led to AA tendering his resignation. If you apply that behaviour to the Bombers, then it would be like Miller renewing O`Shea`s contract without consulting Walters, which would put Walters in an untenable position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Blue Jays, who are they? Lots of people walking around on crutches these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Harold Ballard? Christ... how old are some of you.... I remember Harold like it was yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I was too. Isn't Ballard a 60s reference tho? Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I had a few beers at a Jet game at the old Barn in 1979. I was Jets season ticketholder at the time. We were on the East side upper deck at the top in the concourse & media used to use the cat walk to get to the press box. They were virtually the same level as the upper concourse but perhaps 50 feet away. Well, I saw Harold Ballard & his sidekick at the time King Clancy walking on said catwalk as the Leafs were in town to play the Jets. Being the idiot half drunk guy, wanting to impress his friends, smart ass that I was, at the time, I yelled out, "Hey Clancy... You died last week but Harold forgot to tell you!" Well,as soon as I yelled that out, I even shocked myself. Both Ballard & Clancy stopped, looked around trying to see who'd say such a horrible thing. Even my friends & the crowd around me reacted with an "OOOOOH" . I couldn't believe I yelled out what I did & immediately regretted it. Pretty cruel thing to say to Clancy as he was pretty old & died about a year later. One of the reasons why I completely quit drinking beer & never touch the stuff at games anymore. I'll never forget how stupid I was that day. You're being too hard on yourself. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I had a few beers at a Jet game at the old Barn in 1979. I was Jets season ticketholder at the time. We were on the East side upper deck at the top in the concourse & media used to use the cat walk to get to the press box. They were virtually the same level as the upper concourse but perhaps 50 feet away. Well, I saw Harold Ballard & his sidekick at the time King Clancy walking on said catwalk as the Leafs were in town to play the Jets. Being the idiot half drunk guy, wanting to impress his friends, smart ass that I was, at the time, I yelled out, "Hey Clancy... You died last week but Harold forgot to tell you!" Well,as soon as I yelled that out, I even shocked myself. Both Ballard & Clancy stopped, looked around trying to see who'd say such a horrible thing. Even my friends & the crowd around me reacted with an "OOOOOH" . I couldn't believe I yelled out what I did & immediately regretted it. Pretty cruel thing to say to Clancy as he was pretty old & died about a year later. One of the reasons why I completely quit drinking beer & never touch the stuff at games anymore. I'll never forget how stupid I was that day. You're being too hard on yourself. :-) Thanks but it was a cruel thing to do. Not one of my better moments. Pretty disrespectful to one of the NHL's all time great players of the first half of the 20th century & in the HHOF. But that's life. I learned from it. As my 29 year old son used to say when he was 10... "What a dumb kid!!" SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I had a few beers at a Jet game at the old Barn in 1979. I was Jets season ticketholder at the time. We were on the East side upper deck at the top in the concourse & media used to use the cat walk to get to the press box. They were virtually the same level as the upper concourse but perhaps 50 feet away. Well, I saw Harold Ballard & his sidekick at the time King Clancy walking on said catwalk as the Leafs were in town to play the Jets. Being the idiot half drunk guy, wanting to impress his friends, smart ass that I was, at the time, I yelled out, "Hey Clancy... You died last week but Harold forgot to tell you!" Well,as soon as I yelled that out, I even shocked myself. Both Ballard & Clancy stopped, looked around trying to see who'd say such a horrible thing. Even my friends & the crowd around me reacted with an "OOOOOH" . I couldn't believe I yelled out what I did & immediately regretted it. Pretty cruel thing to say to Clancy as he was pretty old & died about a year later. One of the reasons why I completely quit drinking beer & never touch the stuff at games anymore. I'll never forget how stupid I was that day. You're being too hard on yourself. :-) Thanks but it was a cruel thing to do. Not one of my better moments. Pretty disrespectful to one of the NHL's all time great players of the first half of the 20th century & in the HHOF. But that's life. I learned from it. As my 29 year old son used to say when he was 10... "What a dumb kid!!" The only people who believe they have not done or said something stupid and/or hurtful in their younger years are those who are into massive self-deception. Welcome to a very large club, and you do not have to be two sheets to the wind to qualify. iso_55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I just thank Christ for no social media when I was younger. The irreparable damage I would have done to my personal reputation....I don't even wanna think about it........ :s SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon37 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I just thank Christ for no social media when I was younger. The irreparable damage I would have done to my personal reputation....I don't even wanna think about it........ :s But are you sure that you haven't done irreparable damage to yourself in this day and age? (I have posted a ton of stuff since the early 2000's, so I cannot say so ) SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 im just glad im not on the dirty lol SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I just thank Christ for no social media when I was younger. The irreparable damage I would have done to my personal reputation....I don't even wanna think about it........ :s Oh yeah.... I get in trouble here at my age. I can't imagine what I would be like if I was 19. bigg jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I have a family member (not immediate) who is always posting about weed on facebook. And asking if anybody has some. Kid is 19 & I just shake my head. Guess in 6 months it'll be legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon37 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I have a family member (not immediate) who is always posting about weed on facebook. And asking if anybody has some. Kid is 19 & I just shake my head. Guess in 6 months it'll be legal. Well at least you always have a customer, or do you hog all that weed you grow for yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I met Harold Ballard once when I lived in Calgary. It was around the time of Ralph Klein's Eastern bums and creeps comment. He gave me his business card - it was a cartoon of him in a Leafs uniform with a puck chained to a stick. It was pretty cool. Harold was a party animal. Chicks dug him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 AA passed on a renewal and Calava was in system when Gibson was retained. Stop looking for weird over-reaching conspiracy theories lol, The Jay's ex- GM made it very clear that he decided to bail when Shapiro stepped right past him to meddle in the GM business. Yea and its a known situation in MLB that having a hands on president is far more common then getting the treatment AA had under Beeston. Toronto gave their gm a ton of leeway, he will be hard pressed to find it again. Also, you seemed to have glossed over the fact that the interim GM was already a Bluejay and would have given his nod of approval to keep Gibbons I would assume. I think you have the timeline wrong. Shapiro went ahead and renewed Gibbons`contract which led to AA tendering his resignation. If you apply that behaviour to the Bombers, then it would be like Miller renewing O`Shea`s contract without consulting Walters, which would put Walters in an untenable position. Uhhhh... No? Gibs was AA's guy the whole time. Why would he have balked at the idea of keeping him here? AA was admonished for his burning of the farm players and was told he would need to get approval on doing that in the future. Creative differences caused AA to walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 im just glad im not on the dirty lol Soooo this means youve been on and checked huh? Lol. Taynted_Fayth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lol I have checked, but never been posted on there, just never know who you've pissed off enough to waste their time bashin you. But I did find a few ppl I know who were put on there by jaded exs or guys they played... such a useless site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lol I have checked, but never been posted on there, just never know who you've pissed off enough to waste their time bashin you. But I did find a few ppl I know who were put on there by jaded exs or guys they played... such a useless site yea i was just razzin.. ive purused it to see what crap was being flung at some friends and exes as well.. the site is pure garbage and it saddens me to think that guy proably got rich off it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I think its kinda humerous tho when ppl open the bashing with DONT DATE THIS PERSON! like thanks tips but im not looking for a hookup here lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I met Harold Ballard once when I lived in Calgary. It was around the time of Ralph Klein's Eastern bums and creeps comment. He gave me his business card - it was a cartoon of him in a Leafs uniform with a puck chained to a stick. It was pretty cool. Harold was a party animal. Chicks dug him. Ballard was a pig, but a rich one. Money has always been a sexual attractant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lol I have checked, but never been posted on there, just never know who you've pissed off enough to waste their time bashin you. But I did find a few ppl I know who were put on there by jaded exs or guys they played... such a useless site I'm out of the loop here. What is this you speak of? This some kind of date rating site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 No its a site I believe started by someone in wpg thats aimed at bashing ppl, like u post their pic then rant about what makes them so awful. Again just garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 No its a site I believe started by someone in wpg thats aimed at bashing ppl, like u post their pic then rant about what makes them so awful. Again just garbage The Dirty was started by an American. Each city has it's own page so it's definitely not just a Winnipeg thing. SPuDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Oh ok, maybe im thinking of a winnipeg guy starting the wpg page then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Well that was one page I never needed to see. That was a whole lot of disgusting. Taynted_Fayth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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