Yolanda Ballard R.I.P.

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Yolanda Ballard, 87, played central role in Maple Leafs soap opera

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[ToneDog]

Wow I did not realize that she was still alive or cut from the same cloth as Harold but she did well for herself. RIP with that slimeball Harold.

 

[ruaware41]

Meh above post says it all really

 

[crump]

I won't talk ill of the dead. RIP

 

[koyvoo]

Holy crap she hung on for long. I was a kid during the whole soap opera and she looked 100 years old then.

Nonetheless, RIP.

 

[7even]

That's a name. Don't think I've ever met a Yolanda

 

[ruaware41]

That's a name. Don't think I've ever met a Yolanda

only see names like that on PG websites these days

 

[Darth Menace]

I won't talk ill of the dead. RIP

I'm not meaning Yolanda in general, but seriously you won't talk ill of any dead person? I just want to clarify...nobody? There are a tonne of dead people that should only be spoken about with the most venomous distaste ever. I know when I die, nobody can claim that millions are dead because of my decisions. Or did you mean "I won't speak ill of any dead sports celebs"?

 

[crump]

I'm not meaning Yolanda in general, but seriously you won't talk ill of any dead person? I just want to clarify...nobody? There are a tonne of dead people that should only be spoken about with the most venomous distaste ever. I know when I die, nobody can claim that millions are dead because of my decisions. Or did you mean "I won't speak ill of any dead sports celebs"?

You are dead to me.

 

[deletethis]

That's a name. Don't think I've ever met a Yolanda

I have a relative with that name. There's MLK's daughter. I've definitely heard of it otherwise.

 

[Crease Master]

This isn't Toronto Maple Leaf news, this is pathetic old gold digger news. I know its 2020 so any woman who once said hello to a famous man is now somehow elevated to his importance level and given a share of the credit for his life's work as a result, but this is ridiculous. If one of Harold Ballards dogs died it would be of more relevance to Leafs Nation than this piece of grizzled old crap, good riddance to her. I'll bet she shows up on the devil's doorstep with a cake by tomorrow.

On an unrelated note is there some kind of rule that every mention of Harold Ballard in the press must include the adjective "crusty" when describing him?

 

[fbalmeida]

In keeping with the "won't speak ill of the recently deceased" trend, I'll say that I wished there was a hell for her former companion to suffer endless torment in.

There, I've said it. Gentlemen: now you know how I feel.

 

[nsleaf]

Just pulls at your heart strings.

“We’ve got something in common. We’ve both been to jail.”

 

[JT AM da real deal]

This isn't Toronto Maple Leaf news, this is pathetic old gold digger news. I know its 2020 so any woman who once said hello to a famous man is now somehow elevated to his importance level and given a share of the credit for his life's work as a result, but this is ridiculous. If one of Harold Ballards dogs died it would be of more relevance to Leafs Nation than this piece of grizzled old crap, good riddance to her. I'll bet she shows up on the devil's doorstep with a cake by tomorrow.

On an unrelated note is there some kind of rule that every mention of Harold Ballard in the press must include the adjective "crusty" when describing him?

He was as CRUSTY as they come man. My old man says he was really only concerned about cash receipts on game nights. and got p*ssed if not high enough. and was a cheap SOB. We moved to Kingsway when I was in junior and he lived close by us. and my sister always said he turned all his lights off on Halloween every single year. I have never heard a good thing about him except from Stellick who said he had a kind heart but it was real deep down there to find it.

 

[93LEAFS]

He was as CRUSTY as they come man. My old man says he was really only concerned about cash receipts on game nights. and got p*ssed if not high enough. and was a cheap SOB. We moved to Kingsway when I was in junior and he lived close by us. and my sister always said he turned all his lights off on Halloween every single year. I have never heard a good thing about him except from Stellick who said he had a kind heart but it was real deep down there to find it.

Pretty sure he donated a ton of money to Charity and left a bulk of his estate to it. Not that it absolves a lot of the scummy stuff he was involved in.

 

[tmlms13]

Rot in Pieces or Rest in Peace?

 

[member 300185]

Harold was 30 when she was born.

 

[zeke]

This isn't Toronto Maple Leaf news, this is pathetic old gold digger news. I know its 2020 so any woman who once said hello to a famous man is now somehow elevated to his importance level and given a share of the credit for his life's work as a result, but this is ridiculous. If one of Harold Ballards dogs died it would be of more relevance to Leafs Nation than this piece of grizzled old crap, good riddance to her. I'll bet she shows up on the devil's doorstep with a cake by tomorrow.

On an unrelated note is there some kind of rule that every mention of Harold Ballard in the press must include the adjective "crusty" when describing him?

Please. Crusty Harold was just a spoiled (and criminal) rich kid that wished he was an athlete, and then destroyed the leafs. Yolanda was a poor immigrant girl that fought and scrapped for everything she ever got.

Give me Yolanda over Harold any day.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Please. Crusty Harold was just a spoiled (and criminal) rich kid that wished he was an athlete, and then destroyed the leafs. Yolanda was a poor immigrant girl that fought and scrapped for everything she ever got.

Give me Yolanda over Harold any day.

Yes, she fought very hard for everything Harold Ballard had instead actually trying to get a career.

 

[zeke]

Yes, she fought very hard for everything Harold Ballard had instead actually trying to get a career.

She worked way harder for that money than harold did.

 

[ACC1224]

He was as CRUSTY as they come man. My old man says he was really only concerned about cash receipts on game nights. and got p*ssed if not high enough. and was a cheap SOB. We moved to Kingsway when I was in junior and he lived close by us. and my sister always said he turned all his lights off on Halloween every single year. I have never heard a good thing about him except from Stellick who said he had a kind heart but it was real deep down there to find it.

Had an Uncle who golfed with him in prison up north back in the day.
Never had anything good to say about him.

 

[fbalmeida]

Off-topic: Who would you cast to play Ballard in a biopic?

I'd go with a John C. Reilly.

 

[fbalmeida]

Harold Ballard.

The man with a personality that only a Kevin O'Leary could love.

 

[Crease Master]

Off-topic: Who would you cast to play Ballard in a biopic?

I'd go with a John C. Reilly.

Mike Myers would be my pick to play Ballard.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Harold Ballard.

The man with a personality that only a Kevin O'Leary could love.

HAHAHA a great modern equivalent ... like Shack used to say if you take care of da nickels da dollars take care of themselves