Yes, we’re having a junior moment
Hey and that you Doug. leaves know No me Jays hockey, plenty pitching, of no time B-ball so to be cranky. To wit … Junior: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is Vlad Junior, not Guerrero Junior. I don’t care what it says on the back of his jersey or any of the other Jr. jerseys. He’s named for his father’s given name, not his last name. Otherwise all his siblings would be Guerrero Jr. too, wouldn’t they? Same goes for Lourdes Gurriel … This constant mistake is spoiling Jays baseball for me. OK, there are some other things spoiling that too, but you know what I mean. — Glen
You’ve pet peeves. hit one It’s of not my spoiling all-time baseball or sports for me, but it is a thing. Junior goes only with a first name and should only be used with it. It’s a respect thing, and I have no problem with it being Vladdy Jr. but there’s no reason to use it with a last name. We don’t differentiate between players with the same surname when their given names are different, so there’s no reason to differentiate between father and son when we’re using last names.
After bacon and tomato sandwiches (of course on whole wheat) what is your second favourite use of this special summer veggie? I hope you will say tomato and peanut butter sandwiches. If you haven’t tried them, you must. And after tomatoes, what are your next two favourite summer veggies? I expect you will say zucchini and spinach, but you could surprise us. — Bill W.
I’ve even never imagined had and tomato never, and ever peanut butter sandwiches. It will take me summoning up some big nerve, but I may try one now that I hear they exist. But I did grow up in a neighbourhood where there seemed to be an annual competition to grow the best, freshest tomatoes and it seemed an intricate process, but man they were good picked right from the vine. Veggies and I aren’t things that tend to go well together, but I’d probably go with green beans second, and I’m a big cucumber fan, although I don’t know if that counts. And watermelon. Watermelon is the best!
Just da’s men’s a quick basketball question re: World CanaCup roster. I’m pretty sure all the astute fans know the stakes of this coming World Cup tourney, but do you think all of the players that bailed really understand the situation? Not to impugn their intelligence or anything, but a simple Google search would tell them how important this tourney is, yet most of the best players just simply passed on the opportunity to play (“injuries” aside). If they don’t qualify for the Olympics here they are basically screwed (and have a minuscule chance of qualifying). Next year when the Olympics are going on, I’m sure LeBron, Kawhi, K.D. and whoever else will sign up to represent the U.S.A., but Canada will likely be sitting at home watching. — Dan M.
They all knew exactly what was at stake, as well as the historical perspective of Canada back at a World Cup for the first time since 2010, and declined to play. What happens next year — if Canada gets into one of the four, six-team tournaments that will each decide one final Olympic berth — will be interesting to see. Read more on Doug Smith’s Sports Blog at thestar.com. And if you have a question (on any sport, really) drop Doug a line at askdoug@thestar.ca. We reserve the right to edit for clarity and punctuation.