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Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 18 15:21:36 2020

Associated Press

APNewsBreak: Blue Jays not allowed to play games in Canada

By Rob Gillies
The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced in a statement Saturday the federal government had denied the request, confirming what an official familiar with the matter had told The Associated Press earlier. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak ahead of the announcement.

The team had been given clearance by city and provincial governments to play regular-season games at Rogers Centre and was awaiting approval from Canada’s federal government.

“Unlike preseason training, regular season games would require repeated cross-border travel of Blue Jays players and staff, as well as opponent teams into and out of Canada. Of particular concern, the Toronto Blue Jays would be required to play in locations where the risk of virus transmission remains high,” Mendicino said.

“Based on the best-available public health advice, we have concluded the cross-border travel required for MLB regular season play would not adequately protect Canadians’ health and safety. As a result, Canada will not be issuing a National Interest Exemption for the MLB’s regular season at this time.”

The Blue Jays were informed via a phone call. The team’s alternate site for home games is its training facility in Dunedin, Florida, one of the states hardest-hit by the virus. Players have said they preferred to play in Toronto.

“We have shared this news with the Blue Jays organization. We remain open to considering future restart plans for the postseason should the risk of virus transmission diminish. We wish the Blue Jays the best of luck as they start the regular season,” Mendicino said.

MLB needed an exemption to a requirement that anyone entering Canada for nonessential reasons must self-isolate for 14 days. The U.S.-Canada border remains closed to nonessential travel until at least Aug. 21.

COVID-19 cases are surging in the U.S., while Canada has flattened the epidemic curve.

The NHL has received an exemption for its restart to the season, but that was a far simpler case because the games are restricted to two hubs — Edmonton and Toronto.

The Blue Jays are scheduled to start the season July 24 at Tampa Bay. Their home opener was set for five days later against Washington.

The Blue Jays received an exemption for summer camp, during which the players agreed to isolate in the hotel attached to Rogers Centre and create a quarantine environment. Players are not allowed to leave the stadium or hotel and violators face fines of up to $750,000 Canadian ($551,000 U.S.) and up to six months in jail.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 15:28:06 2020, in response to Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 18 15:21:36 2020.

I also heard the possibility of playing at their AAA facility in Buffalo

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 16:49:17 2020, in response to Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 18 15:21:36 2020.

Throw them out of the league. Canucks polluted American sports.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:05:52 2020, in response to Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 18 15:21:36 2020.

MLB should move the franchise to the states. Preferably Nashville.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:06:17 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 16:49:17 2020.

Iawtlp

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 17:25:37 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:05:52 2020.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 17:33:48 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:05:52 2020.

+17

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 17:41:07 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 15:28:06 2020.

Nice time of year to play outdoors in Buffalo.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 17:41:08 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 15:28:06 2020.

Nice time of year to play outdoors in Buffalo.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:55:56 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 17:25:37 2020.

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:56:17 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 17:33:48 2020.

17?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 17:57:42 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:55:56 2020.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 18:00:04 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 17:57:42 2020.

Figures

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 18:03:49 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 18:00:04 2020.

WHAT ?????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by are dee em on Sat Jul 18 18:29:57 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 18:03:49 2020.

Why are they even having this absurd 60 game season played in front of cardboard cut outs of fans with piped in “laugh tracks” of simulated crowd noise. This has gotta be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of..

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 18:34:40 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by are dee em on Sat Jul 18 18:29:57 2020.

IAWTP !!!

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:47:21 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by are dee em on Sat Jul 18 18:29:57 2020.

I was watching racing from Saratoga today with no crowds at all. With the exception of the rest rooms and the jockey's locker room almost everything at Saratoga, even the grandstand is outdoors!! Stupid!!

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:48:41 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 16:49:17 2020.

What's wrong with Toronto?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:49:40 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 15:28:06 2020.

Very close to Toronto.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 18:54:29 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:48:41 2020.

Toronto is very very very liberal.

Remember, Canada banned the Red Pill movie, and banned "Baby It's Cold Outside" two years before it was an issue in the US.

They were a few years ahead of the US.

We're becoming like these countries.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 18:59:17 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:49:40 2020.

Yes but Canadian travel restrictions.

They are very restrictive.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:08:16 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 18:54:29 2020.

I don't like the Canadians attitude towards America. Fuck them.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by are dee em on Sat Jul 18 19:09:15 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:48:41 2020.

You know it’s bad enough during normal times getting screwed by your cable provider paying for countless hours of endless sports that you never watch but to sit at home waving my Yankees pennant watching what amounts to batting practice in front of a empty stadium with canned crowd noises is too much. You’ve really got to be a hopeless sap to buy into this farce.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 19:09:17 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:08:16 2020.

HOW ABOUT MADE IN CHINA

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:28:11 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 19:09:17 2020.

Yes. They gave us the Chinese virus.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:29:19 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 18:59:17 2020.

I have no desire to visit Canada again.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 19:34:58 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:48:41 2020.

same as the rest of that 3rd world country

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 19:40:18 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:08:16 2020.

I don’t get why Jim Cornelison is so nice to them.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 19:41:19 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:08:16 2020.

They are an AlMish nation.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 19:47:38 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 18:54:29 2020.

Canada banned a song?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 19:50:10 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 19:47:38 2020.

Hate speech laws.

Their government used tax payer dollars to rewrite lyrics in PC and paid a known artist to sing new version.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 19:53:46 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 19:50:10 2020.

They must have banned lots of movies too. Did they ban Mad Men?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:00:48 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 19:53:46 2020.

Mad Men is my favorite show.

Someone complained to Canadian FCC and other appropriate organization about song.

In US it was targeted by woke corporations.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Catfish 44 on Sat Jul 18 20:13:45 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by are dee em on Sat Jul 18 18:29:57 2020.

I dont mind them playing the games but the cutouts and laugh track are asinine.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Jul 18 20:16:33 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:47:21 2020.

After the races the fans would got to bars, restaurants, local parties, etc. It's a transient crowd, so they would bring any Covid they pick up back to their homes. This would create contact tracing problems because the tracing is on a regional, not a statewide basis.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Jul 18 20:22:10 2020, in response to Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 18 15:21:36 2020.

Good. Canada is taking Covid seriously.

They are down to 400 new cases per day. They have experienced 3K cases per million population vs. the US 11K per million.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 20:25:02 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 17:56:17 2020.

What number would you like?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 20:31:03 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by mtk52983 on Sat Jul 18 19:40:18 2020.

My name is not Cornelison.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:32:55 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Jul 18 20:22:10 2020.

The population density of Canada helps.

So does nice weather. People in hot weather places are confined to indoors.

All this shit will disappear from the headlines after election day.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 20:38:18 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Chicagomotorman on Sat Jul 18 19:28:11 2020.

WALMART PRODUCTS .....CHINA

OH YEAH YOU MEAN THE EUROPEAN VIRUS ??

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:39:27 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 20:38:18 2020.

European virus?

Is that covid-20?

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 20:39:50 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:39:27 2020.

IAWTP

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:41:07 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 20:39:50 2020.

I'm asking.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by AlM on Sat Jul 18 20:46:08 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:32:55 2020.

The population density of Canada helps.

Most of Canada is almost totally empty. The 100 miles closest to the US border are no less dense than the US is.

And in March and April everyone in Canada was still indoors because it was too damn cold to go out.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Jul 18 20:47:30 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jul 18 18:48:41 2020.

My tenant is a Desert Storm Vet on disability. Before he went into the Army he was a drinker. 2 years ago he went to canada with some friends but because he had a DWI arrest, they wouldn't let him into the country. That's even though they let every fucking 3rd world refugee without papers into canada. Fuck them

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by AlM on Sat Jul 18 20:48:03 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 19:47:38 2020.

No.

Radio stations made a business decision not to play it.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Sat Jul 18 20:49:44 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:41:07 2020.

OK WHAT ?

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Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:53:14 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by AlM on Sat Jul 18 20:46:08 2020.

Have you noticed Al is in BALCO?

Your name is everywhere even a baseball scandal.

Canada is not densely populated and weather nice now. They ain't avoiding excessive heat like U.S. states where people stay indoors.

Things will magically improve after election day.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by LuchAAA on Sat Jul 18 20:55:19 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by AlM on Sat Jul 18 20:48:03 2020.

In US yes.

In Canada they have woke laws.

You AlM are woke. I think it makes you feel young. Sending naked selfies of yourself would not make you as popular.

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Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse

Posted by Easy on Sat Jul 18 20:55:54 2020, in response to Re: Canada bans Toronto Blue Jays from playing games on home soil; coronavirus excuse, posted by AlM on Sat Jul 18 20:46:08 2020.

The 100 miles closest to the US border are no less dense than the US is.

Not sure about that. It has fewer people than California .

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