In Episode 818, Sean is joined by former Raptors ticketing director and game ops DJ Paul Beirne on the 25th anniversary of the Raptors' first ever game against the Nets on November 3rd, 1995. They kick things off by discussing the many different hats Paul was forced to wear in the early days of the franchise, as well as what it was like to manage game ops for a team that played in a cavernous baseball stadium. They also dive into how Herbie Kuhn got the PA job he still holds to this day, where they found The Raptor, the mascot hatching ceremony that went down just before tip-off of the first game, and what strange pieces of memorabilia Paul still has from his time with those early editions of the team. He also shares a wonderful story about how he pissed off Oliver Miller from hundreds of yards away in a critical moment of a game.
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