Opinion
Deep Thoughts: Monday Again
Weekly reflections on the state of Toronto sports and the existential condition of being a fan.
What Are Deep Thoughts?
Deep Thoughts started as a way to process the endless cycle of hope and disappointment that defines Toronto sports fandom. The Leafs lose in the first round again. The Jays fade in September. Another prospect doesn't pan out. How do you make sense of it?
You write about it. Not the game recap—plenty of people do that. The feeling. The frustration. The inexplicable hope that refuses to die no matter how many times it's crushed.
These columns aren't objective analysis. They're personal. They're sometimes irrational. They're what sports fandom actually feels like when you care too much and know better than to expect anything.
Deep Thoughts Archive
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Toronto's Lost Decade
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What We Write About
The Emotional Side
Sports analytics are important. So is acknowledging that we don't watch sports for WAR and Corsi. We watch because our fathers watched, because our friends watch, because there's something primal about caring whether a group of strangers wins a game. Deep Thoughts explores that emotional investment without apology.
Toronto-Specific Pain
Being a Toronto sports fan is different. The Leafs haven't won since 1967. The Jays went 22 years without playoffs. The market pressure is enormous. The media coverage is relentless. We write about what it's like to root for teams in this city, with all the baggage that entails.
The Small Moments
Not everything is championships and collapses. Sometimes it's a Tuesday night game in March that somehow matters. A prospect's first at-bat. A goaltender having a good week. These moments get lost in the big narratives, but they're what fandom is actually made of.
FAQ
Deep Thoughts publishes when we have something worth saying, not on a strict schedule. Sometimes that's weekly during the season. Sometimes it's after a particularly meaningful game or event. Quality over quantity.
Primarily, yes. Those are the teams we cover most closely. But we occasionally write about the Raptors, TFC, the broader Toronto sports scene, or the nature of fandom itself. If it matters to Toronto sports fans, it might show up here.
Because that's what sports fandom is—personal. We're not pretending to be objective journalists analyzing from a distance. We're fans writing about teams we care about, for other fans who care. The personal voice is the point.
We occasionally feature guest columns from fellow Toronto sports fans. If you have something to say—really say, not just recap—send it our way. No promises, but we read everything.