Sportsfeld Storytime
A weekly sports history podcast hosted by Andrew "the Zubes" Zuber and actor Jake Goldsbie (Degrassi, Molly's Game). Each week Jake and Zubes take an irreverent look at some of the biggest moments in Toronto sports histroy with a discussion filled with all the humorous overreaction one might come to expect from passionate sports fans. This is serious stuff. Look for new episodes on Friday.
Episodes
April 19, 2024 • 20 mins
It iiiiiiiiis Sportsfeld Storytime. In part 3 of our 2014 Raptors vs Nets Game 7 lookback, we deal with the final game of the Fuck Brooklyn series. Joe Johnson continues his neverending run of games dominating the Raptors, Drake beefs with KG courtside, Terrence Ross comes up huge in the clutch and Paul Pierce has the last laugh on a big block. But it isn't the ending, it's just the start of the greatest years in franchise history ...
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April 12, 2024 • 19 mins
It iiiiiiiiisss Sportsfeld Storytime. In Part Two of our look back at Game 7 of the 2014 Raptors/Nets series, we dig into the first six games of a wild series. Today, we remember DeMar Derozan and Kyle Lowry being actually good in the playoffs, the birth of JV Hive, an absolutely crazy basketball game overshadowed by the Rob Ford crack tape, and the two words that changed everything for the Raptors - Fuck Brooklyn.
Sick of hearing ...
Sick of hearing ...
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April 5, 2024 • 18 mins
It iiiiiiisss Sportsfeld Storytime. It's October and the Raptors aren't playing, so let's look back at an original Raptors heartbreak that also marks the beginning of the Champion Raptors as we know them today. This month, we're looking back at the 2014 first round series against Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and the Brooklyn Nets. In Episode 1 we look back at the arrival of Masai Ujiri, the farewell to Andrea Bargnani, and we remembe...
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March 29, 2024 • 23 mins
The fall of 2016 was a time when all were wondering who the Blue Jays were and what exactly they could do. The previous year had brought the city to a high that hadn't been witnessed since 1993, but this was a new year and a team that had undergone much change. It took the Jays until game 162 to earn their Wild Card slot and the only thing standing in the way of a second straight divisional series appearance was the Baltimore Oriol...
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March 22, 2024 • 15 mins
The fall of 2016 was a time when all were wondering who the Blue Jays were and what exactly they could do. The previous year had brought the city to a high that hadn't been witnessed since 1993, but this was a new year and a team that had undergone much change. It took the Jays until game 162 to earn their Wild Card slot and the only thing standing in the way of a second straight divisional series appearance was the Baltimore Oriol...
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March 15, 2024 • 19 mins
The fall of 2016 was a time when all were wondering who the Blue Jays were and what exactly they could do. The previous year had brought the city to a high that hadn't been witnessed since 1993, but this was a new year and a team that had undergone much change. It took the Jays until game 162 to earn their Wild Card slot and the only thing standing in the way of a second straight divisional series appearance was the Baltimore Oriol...
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March 8, 2024 • 22 mins
The fall of 2016 was a time when all were wondering who the Blue Jays were and what exactly they could do. The previous year had brought the city to a high that hadn't been witnessed since 1993, but this was a new year and a team that had undergone much change. It took the Jays until game 162 to earn their Wild Card slot and the only thing standing in the way of a second straight divisional series appearance was the Baltimore Oriol...
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March 1, 2024 • 19 mins
This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we finish our look back at the 2007 Toronto Raptors and their defeat at the hand of the New Jersey Nets. This week, we dive into the aftermath of Jose Calderon not throwing a bounce pass and jump ahead to the 2008 playoffs, where the Raptors would fall to the Orlando Magic. Plus we discuss the legacy of Chris Bosh, close the book on the Brian Colangelo era, and welcome DeMar DeRozan. All that plus...
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February 23, 2024 • 17 mins
All the focus in the series was on Vincent Lamar Carter (three names, like a serial killer) but it ended up being Richard Jefferson who put the dagger through the heart of the Toronto Raptors and their fans. An unexpected playoff run with a young team ended with a six game loss to the New Jersey Nets, and the big question is... Did the Raptors learn anything or grow or really build anything out of this? Why do I get the feeling the...
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February 16, 2024 • 16 mins
This week on Sportsfeld Storytime we continue our look back at Game 6 of the 2007 NBA Playoff first round matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the New Jersey Nets. But first, we take a little detour and reminisce about the legend that is Chuck Swirsky and discuss his impact on Raptors fandom in the dark days of the mid-2000s. Then, we begin our look at Games 1 through 5 of the Raptors' first playoff series in five years. A serie...
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February 9, 2024 • 17 mins
A franchise in search of direction after the departure of the only good thing that had ever happened to them, the 2006-07 Toronto Raptors entered the season with a clear leader in Bryan Colangelo, and had the 1st overall pick to boot. A surprise run to a division title and a season to remember, which came to a poetic end at the hands of Vincent Lamar Carter. Relive the beginning of the Bargnani Era, in look back at the 2007 Toronto...
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February 2, 2024 • 20 mins
It iiiiiis Sportsfeld Storytime. This month we are revisiting the end of one of our favourite teams ever, the 2015 Blue Jays. In part 4, we look at the fallout of the end of the playoff run, as the Jays have their general manager step down just a few days after the season ends. How could the Jays have loaded up for 2016 and made a better run than the one they had? And does the team building strategy feel different with a little tim...
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January 26, 2024 • 28 mins
It iiiiiis Sportsfeld Storytime. This month we are revisiting the end of one of our favourite teams ever, the 2015 Blue Jays. In episode three, the Jays play their final game of the season, a crazy loss to the Kansas City Royals that had just about everything. Jake and Zubes remember the Amish kid that cheated and stole a home run, two mammoth near-forgotten Jose Bautista home runs, a giant rain delay, and the general unfair shitti...
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January 19, 2024 • 28 mins
In Episode 2 of our look back at Game 6 of the 2015 ALCS, we dive into the Blue Jays incredible playoff run including going down 0-2 to Texas, Troy Tulowitzki's heroics, and a random home run by Jose Bautista that has been forgotten to time. We then discuss the first five games of the Royals series including taunting Johnny Cueto, the legend of Marco Estrada, and Ryan Goins costing the Blue Jays a world series.
Sick of hearing all ...
Sick of hearing all ...
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January 12, 2024 • 24 mins
The time has come once again to look back fondly on the 2015 Blue Jays. This time, the guys look back at a time they had blocked out of their memory: how the series against the Kansas City Royals came undone. Remember that Amish kid with the glove? The opposite field singles? The Ryan Goins missed pop up? We're putting ourselves through all of that again. But first, in episode one, all the fond fuzzy memories of how a .500 team mad...
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January 5, 2024 • 15 mins
This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we finish our look back at Game 1 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. This week, we look at the aftermaths of the Raptors' devastating loss in Game 1 by being absolutely demoralized by LeBron James, given hope by OG Anunoby, and demoralized by LeBron James once again. This was the height of LeBronto, and the end of the DeMar DeRozan an...
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December 29, 2023 • 17 mins
JUST TIP IT IN, JONAS! This week on storytime, we relive the unbelievable heartbreaker in Game 1 of the Toronto Raptors second round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Trying desperately to reverse the "LeBronto" reputation, the Toronto Raptors lead for nearly all of regulation, before missing 11 straight shots down the stretch including 5 attempts in the final seconds to win the game. Instead, LeBron and the Cavs would win i...
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December 22, 2023 • 16 mins
This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we continue our look back at the 2018 Toronto Raptors defeat at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. This week, we're looking back with rose-coloured glasses at the Raptors first round victory over the hated Washington Wizards. Kelly Oubre Jr. talked a good game, but it was the Raptors who came out on top. We believed in the Bench Mob. We believed in the Raptors. And, for one shi...
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December 15, 2023 • 16 mins
The 2017-18 Toronto Raptors had everything. An 11 man rotation, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the NBA Coach of the Year, an All-Star guard duo, and a run of year-by-year success that seemed to be growing towards them finally getting over the hump and winning the East. The only problem? LeBron Raymone James Sr. In this month's Storytime we relive the 2017-18 season, culminating in the series of missed tip-ins that keep the...
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December 8, 2023 • 14 mins
This week on Sportsfeld Storytime, we wrap up our look back at the 2017 Toronto FC season, capped by their historic run in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. We are talking wins over Tigres, Club América, and then the devastating loss in the final against Guadalajara. All of that, plus we dig into why the 2019 MLS Cup Final just...didn't seem like that big a deal in Toronto. It's a weird time to be a Toronto FC fan, and we're goin...
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