the mad sports man

 This tournament was in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). Soviet Union won this tournament, winning their 6th gold. Czechoslovakia won the silver and Sweden won bronze. Canada finished 4th. Oldest team was Italy at 27 yrs 8 mths. Youngest was Canada at 21 yrs 6 mths. Soviet Union was 26 yrs 1 mth.  Games were played at Zetra Olympic Hall and Skenderija Olympic Hall.

 Two more recently qualified for next year's world Cup. First is Iran. They lead group A in the Asian confederation and will finish top two. Second is Argentina. They lead the South America confederation and top six will qualify for next year's tournament. That's seven qualified.

 From old time baseball photos. This is Candlestick Park under construction from March 4th 1959. It was built on Candlestick Point. Cheers.

 Hello New Zealand. New Zealand has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Beat New Caledonia 🇳🇨 to win the OFC championship to qualify. That is five in. New Zealand, Japan, along with co-hosts Canada, Mexico and United States.

 1. Happy first day of spring. It began at 3:01am Prince Albert time. Hopefully it gets nice and stays nice. 2. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been chosen as president of the IOC. First female to be president. 3. Japan has qualified for the 2026 FIFA world Cup. Qualified this morning. There's today's three things you're about to find out.

  Happy St Patrick's Day. It's the time of year to wear green, drink green beer or pop and other green related stuff. Cheers and enjoy.

 Here is a shot of Olympic stadium in Montreal during an Expos game. I think it's pre 1987ish because of the lack of a roof. Enjoy.

 This season had 21 teams and an 80 game schedule. Highlights include: 1. September 9, Montreal traded Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, and Brian Engblom to Washington for Rick Green and Ryan Walter. Trade helps Washington get to playoffs for first time. Also on this day, Washington coach Bryan Murray hires brother Terry as assistant coach. 2. April 2 Mike Bossy scores 60th goal three seasons in a row. 3. April 22, New York Islanders wins 14th straight playoff series. Playoffs had: DSF; Boston 3 Quebec 1, Buffalo 3 Montreal 0, new York Rangers 3 Philadelphia 0, New York Islanders 3 Washington 1, Chicago 3 St Louis 1, Minnesota 3 Toronto 1, Calgary 3 Vancouver 1 and Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 0. DF; Boston 4 Buffalo 3, Islanders 4 Rangers 2, Chicago 4 Minnesota 1 and Edmonton 4 Calgary 1. CF; New York Islanders 4 Boston 2, Edmonton 4 Chicago 0. Stanley Cup finals: New York Islanders 4 Edmonton 0. Islanders win 4th cup in a row. Billy Smith is Conn Smythe trophy winner for playoff MVP. #1 draft pi...

 Brad Jacobs is the 2025 Montana's Brier champion aft getting three in the 10th to win 5-3. His last shot got him the win and it was fantastic. Him, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert and alternate Michael Caine will head to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to play in the men's world curling championship from March 29 to April 6.

 It's pretty much shot in the same spot. It's located in Toronto. Top was in 1920 named Willowvale park. Bottom is recently, named Dominico Field. Wild eh!?

 This is Exhibition Stadium on opening day in 1977. Toronto beat Chicago 7-4. Doug Ault hit two home runs. This was the sight at first pitch. A Zamboni cleaned the infield. Cheers. Anne Murray sang the anthems and the crowd chanted we want beer.

 This is a roundel. This roundel is from 1977 and has all the American League teams. Spotted this on the 70s in baseball Twitter page. That would be neat to have.

 Today is Crosley Field in Cincinnati. This particular game has Philadelphia Phillies in town. Philly won 5-4. Ray Semproch with the win, Bob Wright with the loss. Attendance was 32,848. Note some of the fans getting to sit on the field to watch. I love some of the old ads and the scoreboard shown here. From old time baseball Facebook page.

The top half was the former home of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres from 1936-1957. The bottom half is Lane Park. It was dedicated as one in 2015. A plaque was placed on corner of Broadway and Pacific, presumably where home plate was. There is a circle in the park to show where the mound was.

 Oh man I'm slacking. What's happened? The Scotties tournament of hearts that Rachel Homan won for the second year in a row. Back to back undefeated championships. And shot a perfect 100% in the final. Exhibition baseball began. Canada won the 4 nations face-off. The Brier began yesterday. Had some really nice weather and melted a fair bit of snow. My blog turns 21 tomorrow and Monday will be three years since I started working. Had my eyes checked on Tuesday. Love getting my eyes checked. Taxes got done yesterday (yay for refund). That's all I can remember. Stay tuned for more.