Bless you, boys, for being a team anyone could fall in love with

I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit how much of my life I’ve spent watching sports. But only somewhat. Sports is unlike anything else. Even if I do the perfect interview (which I’ve never done), write the perfect column (which I’ve never done), or nail moderating an election leaders’ debate (also, something I’ve never done), I have never experienced the elation I see on the diamond, on the ice, or on the field when a player hits a walk-off home run, scores the winning goal, or kicks the winning field goal.

That’s one reason we love sports. The joy and the agony of it all is so much more intense than our real lives.

All of that has been particularly true over the past month, as we have watched the Blue Jays pursue their quixotic mission, going from last place to the World Series in one year. And even though the team lost in crushing fashion in the wee small hours of Sunday […] This is an excerpt. Read the full article, on the TVO Website.