The South Bayview Bulldog

The Toronto Blue Jays have won game four of ALCS best of seven series with a decisive 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Toronto’s offence came back to life and Aaron Sanchez pitched six strong innings in the win. And then there was Roberto.

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Never doubt @RobertoOsuna1! See you tomorrow, Cleveland! #BlueJays #OurMoment #postseason #lovethisteam #OsunaMatata #Toronto #stillinit pic.twitter.com/oXODRL0AQp

— Jodie Rawn🎗 (@jodierawn) October 18, 2016

A Pickering girl has had a close call in a situation where everyone it seems might have paid closer attention. Little Rebecca Hillier got off the school bus near her home and for whatever reason doesn’t cross the street with the gang. The bus driver retracts the guard and, according to some, waves Rebecca across the street. You can see the girl pause before she crosses and she seems to be looking at the driver. Then she goes and that’s when a car comes out of nowhere and brushes her backpack as it passes. The driver seems most at fault. He absolutely should have come to a full stop. Listen to Rebecca’s mom in the video below. The actuality by the way comes from a camera on a neighbor’s house.

Melissa Hillier explains that she's angry after her daughter was almost hit by a car at a school bus stop pic.twitter.com/eYXAFvcdFQ

— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) October 18, 2016

Warm temperatures are lulling people into a shirtsleeves mood at what is normally a warm-sweater time of year. It is an October Surprise and it cannot last. It was 24 Centigrade in Midtown at 1 p.m. and some forecasts were suggesting a record-breaking 27 might be possible. The Weather Network predicted a possible high in that range but we shall see. That would be double the high of 13 expected this time of year. The WN predicts 19 for Wednesday.

Edward Rogers, Melinda Rogers and Guy Laurence

A story from the Business News Network (BNN) suggests that Guy Laurence might still be CEO of the Rogers empire if he had handled the Rogers heirs who sit on the board rather differently. The story quotes some saying Mr.Laurence is sometime too gruff. He is said to have upset in particular Edward Rogers and Melinda Rogers. BNN

As reported by the CBC, the “professional tenant” James Regan, has been evicted for a third time. The latest case being the documented tenancy in a flat at Avenue Rd. and McMaster Ave. in the Republic of Rathnelly. The account is very lively and no doubt some will find it amusing notwithstanding Mr. Regan’s distress. He owes the landlord $10,000 but she is said to be confident at least that by October 24, the eviction date set by the Landlord and Tenant Board, she will be able to re-rent the apartment for a profit. Mr. Regan accused the board of being anti-semitic because it would not give him a further delay on grounds his lawyer had a Jewish holiday conflict but there was no evidence of this so the board dismissed it. CBC  Tenant uses law to avoid rent at Avenue Road.duplex

Student at North Toronto Secondary get a ticket for being good Tuesday morning as students participate in the National Teen Driver Safety Week blitz during the morning rush hour. He used the crosswalk. CITY News reporter Tammie Sutherland posted this picture taken at at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Broadway outside NSS. She has others on her Twitter account. Also #gethomesafe.

Crossing in the crosswalk gets one student a ticket for good traffic behaviour. #GetHomeSafe #NTDSW pic.twitter.com/wAxniacw7C

— Tammie Sutherland (@citytammie) October 18, 2016

Happy to launch the #NTDSW campaign with @parachutecanada from Northern Secondary @tdsb #GetHomeSafe #NSSRocks

— Adam Marshall (@PrincipalNSS) October 18, 2016

A cyclist from the Beach, Warren Huska, has attached a pool noodle (that’s accessory used in swimming) to his bicycle to help motorists gauge their distance from him on busy roadways. It seems to work,. He pedals 18 kilometres from to work in North York daily and since he has been noodle-protected Huska says he has noticed a great difference in the care with which drivers skirt him on the road, changing lanes to make sure they don’t hit the noodle. He speculates that this useful measure has not been employed by other cyclists because it is not very cool looking, or maybe because it is a nuisance to install and keep secure.

This cyclist says attaching a pool noodle to his bike makes Toronto streets safer for him pic.twitter.com/EII94xFca1

— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) October 18, 2016

The Blue Jays bats were dead silent. Meanwhile Mike Napoli homered and drove in two runs to put the Indians in the driver’s seat all through the game. It seemed the Jays had caught a break when Indians starter Trevor Bauer began to bleed all over the field from his injured finger. John Gibbons had to complain to the chief referee that the ball was being sullied with the pitcher’s plasma (below). Final score Cleveland 4, Toronto 2. They are down 3-0 with a last chance tomorrow.

Dr. Bradley Lands

Orthodontist Dr. Bradley Lands will move his practice from 1670 Bayview Ave at Hillsdale Ave. to a joint practice with two other orthodontists in the medical building at 1849 Yonge Street, Suite 908. 1849 Yonge is a well-known medical building  It has convenient parking in the public garage on Merton St. near Yonge. The change will take place over New Year’s with the new practice to be called Freeman, Caro and Lands Orthodontics. Dr. Lands says his assistant Marianne Gruenberg will continue to work with him in the new practice.

Motorists in the South Eglinton area near Northern Secondary School Tuesday morning should watch it. NSS kids, police and others will be there from 8 to 8.45 a.m. as cops partner with Parachute Canada and the TDSB to help students stop cars that are being driven both safely and unsafely. It is the National Teen Driver Safety Week positive ticketing blitz. It includes pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Approximately 30 students will be giving out tickets to fellow students as they enter the school. The goal of the blitz is to engage students in discussions about staying safe while operating a vehicle, or going to or from their destinations as pedestrians, cyclists or drivers.  You can follow the action on Twitter at #gethomesafe.