BLUE JAYS WORLD SERIES FEVER IN GRAVENHURST HOT AS JOE CARTER’S BAT AND A SCALPED TICKET

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com

GRAVENHURST  — Who’s gotta ticket? Who’s got single?

Not Ken Little. But you never know tonight.

The Muskoka Real Estate Services Inc. Broker told Rotarians a humourous story yesterday about how he scalped two Jays tickets when they won their first World Series in 1992 against Atlanta.

On a whim he drove down from his Kahshe Lake home.

“Who’s got a single?”

Then someone said “I got two good seats. I guarantee.”

“But I only need one,” said Little.

So, a stiff $300 later, the super fan had a pair and a spare he looking to sell.

“Who’s needs a single?”

“You got a single?” said the man flashing his badge. “Got another?”

“Not if you’re asking,” said Little.

After giving the cop his ID and with the promise of “… we’ll be in touch” the transaction was over.

Inside the SkyDome Little was alone in a row of seats behind home plate where the players’ wives were sitting next to Tommy Lasorta the LA Dodger player and manager great behind home plate.

Luckily Little still hasn’t received his confiscated scalping citation.

It reminded Rotarian John Cooper to mention that when Joe Carter hit his famous game-winning walkoff home run in 1993 to beat the Chicago White Sox he used a “Cooper bat.”

Fellow Rotarian Dave Reid is so “excited” to see the Jays and Dodgers World Series start tonight that he has to watch it home alone with his son Devon, who is also a big fan who doesn’t mind betting on the odd pitch.

They’ll be glued to the front of their 85-inch TV between 8-11 p.m. with mom Sherri and the same tomorrow night and next week.

Gravenhurst internet whiz Bryan White was still sporting his last Blue Jays World Series Championship hat as a good luck charm for tonight and the coming week yesterday at Rotary. And if he opts for a ticket he will need to hit that ATM to his left more times than Vladdy hits a home run to pay for a single. Or he could call Ken Little for a tip.

WORLD SERIES POOL

And for diehard fans, here’s a fun free survey from Mark Grimstead, baritone saxophonists and president of the Gravenhurst Bifocals Band.

  • How many games will be played in the WS? Hint: Minimum 4, maximum 7
  • What team will win the 2025 World Series?
  • Winning pitcher of the final game?
  • Losing pitcher of the final game?
  • How many innings will the final game require? Hint: Minimum 9
  • World Series MVP?
  • In what country will the WS trophy be awarded? Hint: You are allowed to hedge your bets on Q 1.
  • Total number of home runs hit in the WS by both teams combined?
  • What player will score the winning run of the final game? Hints: it will be a Blue Jay or a Dodger. Winning run could be in any inning. The winning run is not necessarily the final hit.
  • Who was the Niagara Falls Big Brothers batting champion in the year that Mark Grimstead had the highest batting average on the entire team? Circa 1980, or thereabouts

BONUS for TIE BREAKER purposes only: TOTAL number of runs scored in the WS by both teams combined

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