Friday August 22, 2014 – 1pm
Posted Aug 22, 2014 01:16:02 PM.
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1:00- Mike Wilner, Host of the Blue Jays Pre and Post Game shows on Sportsnet 590 The FAN
9 game homestand starts tonight with the first of 3 against the Rays. The Blue Jays’ once-potent lineup had been failing to compensate for a struggling rotation for much of August until the finale of their recent trip. The fading Jays will try to win back-to-back contests for only the second time this month tonight when they open a 3-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Jays have won six of 10 versus the Rays, including a three-game home sweep in May. Is this the Blue Jays biggest series in a decade?
1:30- Have you ever Paid It Forward?
Think of it as a “pay it forward” campaign _ on caffeine. A woman in Florida went to a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida on Wednesday and on top of the iced tea she ordered, she asked to pay for the caramel macchiato for the stranger in the car behind her. The man in the car behind returned the favour to the driver behind him _ and a chain reaction started that continued for hours. The store crew kept track _ and before it was over, there were 379 customers who were treated to a Starbucks drink then paid it forward _ or backward, if you want to look at literally. The last customer in the chain declined to pay for someone else’s coffee, even though a barista explained the concept to her.
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