Toronto Maple Leafs third baseman Johnathan Solazzo salutes fans on the hillsides of Christie Pits after hitting a grand slam on July 24. The Leafs defeated the Guelph Royals 16-9.
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ON THE COVER: Solazzo slams, salutes hillsides (Aug. 2022)
August 19th, 2022 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: Solazzo slams, salutes hillsides (Aug. 2022)
SPORTS: Leafs prepare for postseason push (Aug. 2022)
August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Leafs prepare for postseason push (Aug. 2022)
Entering August, the Leafs trailed the Welland Jackfish, London Majors and Guelph Royals in the league standings, but all four clubs were separated by just four games. There is no runaway favourite to win the championship this year.
SPORTS: Baseball Leafs navigate a new era at Christie Pits (July 2022)
July 18th, 2022 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Baseball Leafs navigate a new era at Christie Pits (July 2022)
New era. Unfinished business.
Those are the twin themes of the Toronto Maple Leafs who are in the midst of their fifty-third season of intercounty league baseball at Christie Pits.
NEWS: Dominico’s vision changed Toronto sports history (Winter 2022)
March 14th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Dominico’s vision changed Toronto sports history (Winter 2022)
perched on top of the hillside behind home plate. From there he was master of all he surveyed, and he let everyone know it.
SPORTS: IBL Maple Leafs fall one win short of championship (Fall 2021)
November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on SPORTS: IBL Maple Leafs fall one win short of championship (Fall 2021)
On October 1 in London, the Leafs season ended in disappointment. Despite taking an early 3-0 lead, the Leafs were unable to hold off the Majors and fell 8-4. Even though the Leafs lost their final game and the championship, fans would be hard pressed to argue this season was unsuccessful. Baseball was back at Christie Pits.
SPORTS: Cross-border reinforcement bolsters Leafs for playoff push (Aug. 2021)
September 8th, 2021 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Cross-border reinforcement bolsters Leafs for playoff push (Aug. 2021)
Beyond the centerfield fence, a player emerges from the Leafs’ clubhouse. He’s late arriving to the park, but it’s not a concern. He’s a relief pitcher and won’t be called upon until later. He also had to cross an international border to get here.
LIFE: A baseball ironman of a different sort (July 2021)
August 16th, 2021 · Comments Off on LIFE: A baseball ironman of a different sort (July 2021)
It’s a Sunday afternoon in July at Christie Pits Park. Standing near the baseball diamond, Alan Ross leans back and casts his gaze around the field. “I want you to make a note that I’m doing this under protest,” he says with tongue in cheek, in response to a request for an interview. “I’m not an interesting person.” Baseball fans at the Pits would beg to differ. To many, “Al the Ticket Man,” is a living legend.
LIFE: Baseball Leafs prepare for a summer of action (Jun. 2021)
July 15th, 2021 · Comments Off on LIFE: Baseball Leafs prepare for a summer of action (Jun. 2021)
Christie Pits set to welcome fans back to the old ballgame By R.S. Konjek The sights and sounds of live baseball will return to Christie Pits this summer, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are raring to go. After the 2020 season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, players are dusting off their spikes and […]
SPORTS: Baseball Leafs look back on the season that wasn’t (Oct. 2020)
November 2nd, 2020 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Baseball Leafs look back on the season that wasn’t (Oct. 2020)
SPORTS (Oct. 2020): Baseball Leafs look back on the season that wasn’t. With Christie Pits locked down, local players endured a rare summer off the diamond
SPORTS: Silent Pits hold fond memories for Maple Leafs Pitcher (July 2020)
August 7th, 2020 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Silent Pits hold fond memories for Maple Leafs Pitcher (July 2020)
As the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball 2020 season is cancelled, Marek Deska recounts historic no-hitter
SPORTS: Leafs hopeful for baseball this summer (May 2020)
June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Leafs hopeful for baseball this summer (May 2020)
Shortened season possible if social restrictions lifted and parks reopen by July By R.S. Konjek The ballpark is quiet. The grass is unkempt, drifting litter has collected around the backstop, and a tarp covering the pitcher’s mound has been flipped to one side by wind. No one is there to readjust it. The COVID-19 outbreak […]
SPORTS: Leafs’ fiftieth season ends sadly (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on SPORTS: Leafs’ fiftieth season ends sadly (October 2018)
Ball club swept from semi-finals By R.S. Konjek When we last caught up with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), they had begun a spirited quest to win their first championship since 2007. Back in early August, the Leafs faced the Guelph Royals in the first round of the playoffs. Pitchers […]