Scott Stinson
@scottstinson.bsky.social
Newspaper columnist turned freelance journalist. 🇨🇦
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Robert the Bruce, William Wallace ... Kieran Tierney?
On Scottish heroes and the magic of World Cup qualifying:
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On Scottish heroes and the magic of World Cup qualifying:
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Scotland the Brave
The final round of the European qualifiers for the World Cup had some serious bangers
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November 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Robert the Bruce, William Wallace ... Kieran Tierney?
On Scottish heroes and the magic of World Cup qualifying:
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On Scottish heroes and the magic of World Cup qualifying:
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For @thestar.com, I wrote about the federal NDP, who wisely did not throw themselves into the sea
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Scott Stinson: The NDP was wise not to trigger an election. Now the party can focus on staying alive
Having not hurled themselves toward certain doom this week, there remains the question of what the New Democrats should do next.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
For @thestar.com, I wrote about the federal NDP, who wisely did not throw themselves into the sea
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
There is just no quit in this sinkhole
Sinkhole at this downtown Toronto intersection appears for the third time this year
Sinkhole at this downtown Toronto intersection appears for the third time this year
The sinkhole was reported east of the intersection at Wellesley Street East and Church Street on Wednesday morning.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There is just no quit in this sinkhole
My latest newsletter post is about some incredible scenes at World Cup qualifying in Europe.
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Scotland the Brave
The final round of the European qualifiers for the World Cup had some serious bangers
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November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My latest newsletter post is about some incredible scenes at World Cup qualifying in Europe.
open.substack.com/pub/scottsti...
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I wrote about floor-crossing, and one in particular that is a core newsroom memory.
For @thelineca.bsky.social
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For @thelineca.bsky.social
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Scott Stinson: Poilievre's in trouble ... but no one is gasping out loud quite yet
Let me tell you when they DID gasp, though ...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I wrote about floor-crossing, and one in particular that is a core newsroom memory.
For @thelineca.bsky.social
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For @thelineca.bsky.social
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Also: my take from Budget Day (budget evening, technically) on whether an election is in on the horizon.
For Global News dot ca
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For Global News dot ca
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COMMENTARY: Opposition parties will huff and puff about Budget 2025 but will let it pass - National | Globalnews.ca
When votes that could cause the government to fall come around, thoughts turn to which party’s interest is best served by an election. In this case, the answer is none of them.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Also: my take from Budget Day (budget evening, technically) on whether an election is in on the horizon.
For Global News dot ca
globalnews.ca/news/1151008...
For Global News dot ca
globalnews.ca/news/1151008...
For @thelineca.bsky.social, wrote on the Great Baseball Ticket Crisis of 2025
Price caps aren’t the answer, but Ticketmaster still sucks.
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Price caps aren’t the answer, but Ticketmaster still sucks.
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Scott Stinson: Ticketmaster is awful — but you can't set a cap on luxury prices
Populist blather about event prices ignores the reality — people are going to find ways to sell things for a profit.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
For @thelineca.bsky.social, wrote on the Great Baseball Ticket Crisis of 2025
Price caps aren’t the answer, but Ticketmaster still sucks.
www.readtheline.ca/p/scott-stin...
Price caps aren’t the answer, but Ticketmaster still sucks.
www.readtheline.ca/p/scott-stin...
On Bonds and Clemens being on a Hall of Fame ballot again, and baseball’s unwillingness to acknowledge its own history:
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Stop trying to rewrite baseball history. Let the Steroid Era into the HOF
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are back on a Hall of Fame ballot, which means voters have another chance to properly acknowledge baseball's history.It's a chance they should absolutely take. It's also ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On Bonds and Clemens being on a Hall of Fame ballot again, and baseball’s unwillingness to acknowledge its own history:
thescore.com/mlb/news/338...
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That is a lot of heartbroken Canadians.
The Blue Jays-Dodgers Game 7 broadcast in Canada between Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ & Citytv averaged 10.9 million viewers .
Sportsnet says it is the most-watched English-language broadcast on record in Canada outside of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Sportsnet says it is the most-watched English-language broadcast on record in Canada outside of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
That is a lot of heartbroken Canadians.
Congratulations, everyone, for finally making it to the end. Of that WestJet ad with the lady and the face paint.
November 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Congratulations, everyone, for finally making it to the end. Of that WestJet ad with the lady and the face paint.
Never a good sign when your scandals require a timeline
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Never a good sign when your scandals require a timeline
I would like credit for coining the nickname, The Treyminator.
Thank you.
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Thank you.
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COMMENTARY: Jays send out the Treyminator and the mightiest Dodgers cower | Globalnews.ca
It was cruelly absurd stuff. He wasn’t just dealing with All-Stars like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman; he was making them look foolish.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I would like credit for coining the nickname, The Treyminator.
Thank you.
globalnews.ca/news/1150213...
Thank you.
globalnews.ca/news/1150213...
Shout out to all the kids who have a hard cap on trick or treating at 8 pm on Friday.
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Shout out to all the kids who have a hard cap on trick or treating at 8 pm on Friday.
Reposted by Scott Stinson
Do you like Kiner-Falefa?
Getting caught in the rain?
Getting caught in the rain?
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Do you like Kiner-Falefa?
Getting caught in the rain?
Getting caught in the rain?
It seems like the World Series umps should be better than normal?
October 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It seems like the World Series umps should be better than normal?
Reposted by Scott Stinson
Wonderful to have an old Post friend in the Star today.
Love this via @kaitlynmcgrath.bsky.social:
I’ve seen the Blue Jays play 1,000 times, but I’m new to being a fan
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I’ve seen the Blue Jays play 1,000 times, but I’m new to being a fan
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I’ve seen the Blue Jays play 1,000 times, but I’m new to being a fan
I covered the Blue Jays as a beat reporter for seven years, but now I get to go to games as a fan and I'm not sure how to react.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wonderful to have an old Post friend in the Star today.
The narratives that are built around a team often fail to hold up in the spotlight. Not so the Toronto Blue Jays of 2025.
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COMMENTARY: Never-say-die Blue Jays show they can be as superhuman as Ohtani | Globalnews.ca
The Jays didn’t deliver the fatal shot down the thermal exhaust port of the Death Star Dodgers, but they have breached the outer defences.
globalnews.ca
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The narratives that are built around a team often fail to hold up in the spotlight. Not so the Toronto Blue Jays of 2025.
globalnews.ca/news/1150004...
globalnews.ca/news/1150004...
Shohei Ohtani will get exactly zero opportunities to swing the bat now.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Shohei Ohtani will get exactly zero opportunities to swing the bat now.
The most surprising revelation about this Blue Jays run is that Keanu Reeves is some kind of weird shut-in.
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The most surprising revelation about this Blue Jays run is that Keanu Reeves is some kind of weird shut-in.
The Jays need to start sitting on Yamamoto's curveball.
Or the four-seam fastball.
Or the cutter.
Or the slider.
Or the splitter.
OK, starting to see the problem here.
Or the four-seam fastball.
Or the cutter.
Or the slider.
Or the splitter.
OK, starting to see the problem here.
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The Jays need to start sitting on Yamamoto's curveball.
Or the four-seam fastball.
Or the cutter.
Or the slider.
Or the splitter.
OK, starting to see the problem here.
Or the four-seam fastball.
Or the cutter.
Or the slider.
Or the splitter.
OK, starting to see the problem here.
oh nothing, just the most emotional moment i've ever heard from a broadcast pair. my word.
October 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
oh nothing, just the most emotional moment i've ever heard from a broadcast pair. my word.