WORLD SERIES ... is it too early?
My connection to baseball runs deep. As a youngster, I was a Dodger . No, not a Los Angeles, a Brooklyn. Jackie and Roy and Pee Wee were my guys to cheer for, but I think it was "Duke" Snider and his fabulous moniker that caught my attention. Duke Snider ... How can you not like a guy named "Duke: When " The Bums" moved to Los Angeles, I didn't move with them, and my interest in the sport lay dormant until 1977, when the Toronto Blue Jays first took flight. I was at the CNE Grandstand on that April 7th, snowy, overcast day on the 1st base side to cheer for Doug Ault as he hit two home runs and bounced another off the top of the fence. I showed up for 37 more consecutive home openers until 2013. 30 years ago, my son, Sean, created the Ontario Blue Jays Baseball Academy and ran it for more than 25 years, helping more than 400 very talented Canadian ball players earn scholarships to American colleges and universities -- current Major L...