Pizza in Boston and beer in Toronto ...

Yeah, but with the exchange rate, that's like, what, 14,000?

I apologize--I've been to Rogers Centre plenty of times--good fans and a nice place to watch a game.

 

Keep an eye in the background of tonight's game. Get those two together and there are sure to be a few rumbles in the bleachers.

 

Try all four - baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario, in 1838, and American and Canadian football both grew out of the version of rugby football first originated at McGill University in Montreal.

 

Baseball was first played well before 1838, and most definitely not in Canada.

 

I thought I heard that about football, but I wasn't sure. The other two I knew. And I did hear/read about the baseball thing, but wasn't there five bases (that includes home) in that first version?

 

I honestly don't know the answer to that. Let's ask Mert if we can borrow his Wayback machine.

 

Yup. I thought I saw something on it: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-41-611-3281/sports/baseball_canada/

Four bases instead of three, plus home plate.

 

A city bylaw was passed banning the playing of "base ball" within 80 yards of the meeting house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1791. Sorry, Beachville.

 

Consarnit!

 

Canada invented the Internet.

 

Were the Pittsfieldians? Pittsfieldites? Pittsfielders?

 

Pittsfieldarianists.