Blue Jays fans have descended upon Toronto from across the country to take in the team's first post-season game in 22 years.
Jack Lenz, who co-wrote the song with Tony Kosinec, remembers Blue Jays executive Paul Beeston being excited about the song back in the early 1980s.
David Ousted made a couple of big saves in an uninspired 0-0 draw with FC Dallas as the Whitecaps clinched a spot in Major League Soccer's post-season for the second straight year while also losing two more key players to injury.
Even when his team was flying high, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson cautioned the regular season would come down to the wire.
Adam Cracknell flashes a smile when summing up the journey through professional hockey that brought him to the Vancouver Canucks.
The moves mean that 19-year-old forwards Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann, and 22-year-old defenceman Ben Hutton will be with the Canucks when they open their schedule on Wednesday in Calgary against the Flames.