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The first pitch: Former Toronto mayor Alan Lamport had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's home opener
The first pitch: Former Toronto mayor Alan Lamport had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's home opener

The first pitch: Former Toronto mayor Alan Lamport had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at yesterday's home opener

Date4/17/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0061213F
Montreal catcher John Bateman catches first pitch tossed out ley Quebec Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand at bottom of picture next to mayor Jean Drapeau.(...)
Montreal catcher John Bateman catches first pitch tossed out ley Quebec Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand at bottom of picture next to mayor Jean Drapeau.(...)
4/14/1969
First things first: The Star's Neil MacCarl, who has covered baseball for 43 years, threw out the first pitch yesterday in Game 6 at the SkyDome.
First things first: The Star's Neil MacCarl, who has covered baseball for 43 years, threw out the first pitch yesterday in Game 6 at the SkyDome.
10/14/1992
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Close Call: Joe Carter swings and misses in the first inning at the SkyDome yesterday, but connects on a later pitch for his 17th home run of the season
Close Call: Joe Carter swings and misses in the first inning at the SkyDome yesterday, but connects on a later pitch for his 17th home run of the season
6/22/1991
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
4/15/1989
Common interest: It was love at first pitch for Manfred Schuhmann and Arlene Parson, who got married at home plate two years go
Common interest: It was love at first pitch for Manfred Schuhmann and Arlene Parson, who got married at home plate two years go
5/27/1989
Ed Broadbent throws out the first pitch
Ed Broadbent throws out the first pitch
5/20/1979
Detroit's Jack Morris threw the first pitch of the season to Boston's Dwight Evans yesterday at Tiger Stadium, then watched the ball fly into the left(...)
Detroit's Jack Morris threw the first pitch of the season to Boston's Dwight Evans yesterday at Tiger Stadium, then watched the ball fly into the left(...)
4/7/1986
Making a pitch for the ladies: The Blue Jays' Luis Leal takes his warm-up pitches while a group of Mississauga women parade in their finery before the start of yesterday's game against the Red Sox at Exhibition Stadium
Making a pitch for the ladies: The Blue Jays' Luis Leal takes his warm-up pitches while a group of Mississauga women parade in their finery before the start of yesterday's game against the Red Sox at Exhibition Stadium
6/16/1984
Final pitch?: City hall scuttlebutt has it that Art Eggleton may not make another pitch for mayor's job
Final pitch?: City hall scuttlebutt has it that Art Eggleton may not make another pitch for mayor's job
1/21/1984
Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
Beginning and the end: Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez grimaces after a pitch hit him in the posterior in the first inning of last night's game against Cleverland
4/24/1990
George Bell: His first-pitch popup ended the Blue Jays' early threat
George Bell: His first-pitch popup ended the Blue Jays' early threat
10/8/1989