Vintage Toronto
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1977 was the first year of the free agency era.
For 1977 only, there was a 'free agent draft'. Teams would select the players with whom they wanted to negotiate, (I think a free agent could be drafted by only 3, 4 or 5 teams), and he could only sign with one of those.
The Montreal Expos wasted the first selection by choosing Reggie Jackson of the Baltimore Orioles. As if he was going to sign with Montreal...
I don't think the new teams, Seattle and Toronto, were allowed to draft anyone. The only free agents they were allowed to sign were non-tendered players.
Back in those days the Blue Jays would play double hitters on Sundays at the old stadium on the Lakeshore, first game started around 2 pm and the second game was a 7 inning game, however, if the second game did not start before 6pm, the game would be cancelled so fans could get home in time to attend church service at night. Also, in those days all pubs closed at 11pm and women weren't allowed to enter on their own as most pubs had a separate entrance called Ladies and Escorts. No wonder this city was called TORONTO THE GOOD.
I think you mean the Toronto Maple Leafs, the AAA team of the Red Sox. They were by the Tip Top Tailors building at the foot of Bathurst. I went to a bunch of DHers there (Maple Leaf Stadium) and the 2nd game was 7 innings.
Maybe I'm wrong but I thought that all Major League games were always scheduled for 9 innings.
Yes, you are right, it was the Toronto triple A baseball team, however, I do recall going to the games with my father as a young boy on Sundays where the second game was 7 innings and if the game started late it would stop mainly to allow people at the game to go home in time to be able to attend late church service.
In Major League baseball 2020-21
For the 2020 COVID season and in 2021, Major League doubleheaders were seven innings per game.
Yes. the back end of a Double Header in AAA was only 7 games unlike the major league where every game was scheduled for 9.
My fave was going to the Fathers' Day double header. For many years the promo for that day was any kid coming down with his dad would get a free bat, and we are talking about a real big heavy bat, None of our fathers would ever want to come down with us. So we would buy a ticket, and then look for some man who did not have a kid with him. We'd ask if he could enter with us so we could get a bat. It always worked. LOL
At Victoria Park and Eglington but now on Eglington just east of Bermondsey.
I’m sure many of us will remember this iconic billboard !
I hate to admit it, but when I was a kid and my Dad drove by it I'd get turned on a bit. From that sign and those Coppertone ads where the dog is tugging on the girls bathing suit.
Who remembers Jilly's, House of Lancaster, Zanzibar, and Brass Rail ads in the Toronto Sun?
Strippers with a full bush. Soon all who remember what is now a rare delicacy will be gone .
Fantasia had ads in there for a while, too. They'd advertise that they were open until 6am.
