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It is time for my favourite post of the year. It is fun to read about where everyone who comes here is from and their answers to the various questions.
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to copy and paste these questions into the comment thread and give us your answers.
Name:
Location:
Favourite Current Jay:
Favourite All-Time Jay:
Favourite Non-Jay:
Favourite Blue Jays Prospect:
Metaphysical Position on the Diamond:
Ballpark I’d Most Like to Visit:
Favourite Baseball Movie:
What was the best thing about your past year:
When Not Bantering, I:
On Twitter or BlueSky, I am:
Baseball Card Back Fun Fact:
Walkup Music:
Name: The One and Only Billy Shears
Location: Calgary. Surrounded by guitars and a mess. Or a mess of guitars.
Favourite Current Jay: Addison Barger
Favourite All-Time Jay: Depends on the moment. Let’s go with Jesse Barfield
Favourite Non-Jay: Former Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans
Favourite Blue Jays Prospect: JoJo Parker, if his walk-up music isn’t ‘Get Back’, I’ll have to pick someone else. Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner, But he knew it couldn’t last
Metaphysical Position on the Diamond: Second base. Moved over from short since my arm isn’t good enough to make that Metaphysical throw from the hole. Me and Bo, if we stand close together, you couldn’t tell us apart.
Ballpark I’d Most Like to Visit: Right now? Tokyo Dome. And I hope to get to in a few days.
Favourite Baseball Movie: Still Bull Durham. “Don’t think, it hurts the team”
What was the best thing about your past year: We had a vacation to Africa, that was amazing.
When Not Bantering, I: been playing tennis a lot, squash some and trying badminton, because why not.
On Twitter or BlueSky, I am: @bluebirdbanter
Baseball Card Back Fun Fact: I have my name on a bowling trophy. And no, it wasn’t for a record low score.
Walkup Music: Oh I don’t know, how about All Just To Get To You
Name: Tom M
Location: Calgary
Favourite Current Jay: Vlad
Favourite All-Time Jay: Jose Bautista
Favourite Non-Jay: Francisco Lindor
Favourite Blue Jays Prospect: I’m about to list 40 of them
Metaphysical Position on the Diamond: Crafty junkballing lefty starter
Ballpark I’d Most Like to Visit: Fenway
Favourite Baseball Movie: Bull Durham
What was the best thing about your past year: I got published as lead author on an academic paper for the first time
When Not Bantering, I: take pictures, develop pictures, sometimes run marathons.
On Twitter or BlueSky, I am: silent
Baseball Card Back Fun Fact: I can tell the difference between butter and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Walkup Music: Work to Do, Average White Band
Name: Colin C
Location: Edmonton
Favourite Current Jay: Alejandro Kirk
Favourite All-Time Jay: Carlos Delgado
Favourite Non-Jay: Bobby Witt Jr
Favourite Blue Jays Prospect: Gage Stanifer
Metaphysical Position on the Diamond: Guy who sits on the ball bucket and heckles the ump
Ballpark I’d Most Like to Visit: PNC Park
Favourite Baseball Movie: Major League
What was the best thing about your past year: vacation to Mexico
When Not Bantering, I: Run around with my kid to all her different activities, play baseball and travel back and forth to Winnipeg a lot. (Editor: Because the mosquitos in Edmonton aren’t big enough??)
On Twitter or BlueSky, I am: A lurker
Baseball Card Back Fun Fact: Have played baseball in 3 different Arizona Spring Training complexes.
Walkup Music: Bone Cracker
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