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That call offer by a Blue Jay supporter suggests the Blue Jays understand how important empathy is, so no surprise.

LOL, my sister in Toronto would be happy to hear it, though my cousins in Seattle might not be.

Mariners banish Blue Jays back home after series-winning victory

matt magill is now prime minister of canada, this is canon

By Matthew Roberson@mroberson22 Aug 25, 2019, 4:12pm PDT



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From 2014-2017, the Blue Jays were one of my favorite teams to watch, both because of their fun mix of players and a wonderful team of commentators. Today, Dan Shulman fielded play-by-play duties while Pat Tabler handled color commentary. Apart from the basic things like voice, cadence, and timbre, the duo is insightful about the game and shows genuine enthusiasm for a team that’s 31.5 games out of the AL East lead. They also had some Mariner takes that vary from the ones we’re perennially subject to. For instance, they noted that Kyle Seager is hard to defend because he hits the ball to all fields (objectively not true of the 24.7% career opposite field hitter), and gushed about the “exciting outfield prospects” in the Mariners system (something most of us know about, but likely doesn’t get much attention outside the Northwest).

In addition to being a dynamite game-calling duo, Shulman and Tabler also shared some interesting anecdotes throughout Sunday’s matinee:

· They are absolutely fed up with seeing the Seager brothers. Kyle entered today with a .368/.455/.842 line in five games against Toronto and added an RBI double in the fourth inning. Corey hit four doubles in a recent three-game set with the Jays, including one that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth.

· Both men raved about the city of Seattle and poked fun at their ignorant Eastern Canada-based colleagues who reduce Seattle to the land of incessant rain. Pat Tabler even went as far as saying “Every time I’m here, it’s sunny.” It’s possible that Pat Tabler is in the pocket of Big Seattle.

· In a fun twist on the Toronto fan invasion, both Shulman and Tabler marveled at a report they heard that border crossing stations on Saturday morning had wait times as long as six (!!!) hours. Each man also wondered aloud why central Canadian residents don’t just save their energy and mobilize to Minnesota every year rather than Seattle. Thank you so much for being brave enough to put this idea into the world, Dave and Pat. Mariner fans owe you a Molson.

https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2019/8/25/20832531/seattle-mariners-banish-toronto-blue-jays-home-series-winning-victory-sportsnet-shulman-tabler

LOL It was good of you to get two branches of my family into it. And thanks for that
little bit of trivia which might one day come in handy in a chat with any of them.