I was fortunate to get my hands on a Game 7 ticket when they first went on sale. Admittedly, my faith wavered at points during the series, especially when the Toronto Blue Jays were down 2-0 and the debacle that was the eighth inning in Game 5. Thankfully, I held on to the ticket, and I can say that it was the best experience of my life. Here's what it felt like at the ball park.
Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto will host Game 1 and Game 2 of MLB's championship series on Friday and Saturday. Each game in the best-of-seven series is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The Raptors were scheduled to host their home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET, but the start has been moved up to 6:30 p.m. The Maple Leafs were set to host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in the second half of a home-and-home series, but puck drop has been moved up to 5 p.m. The Leafs have also adjusted the start time of Tuesday's game against the Calgary Flames to 6 p.m. Likewise, the Raptors will host the Houston Rockets at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The baseball team announced Monday that post-season tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday. The sale includes the maximum number of potential games to be played at Toronto's Rogers Centre during the first two rounds of the post-season American League Wild Card Series beginning Sept. 30 and Division Series beginning Oct. 4.