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Over time, things slid -- the novelty of SkyDome eroded, finances lessened -- but Toronto is Toronto, one of the great cities in North America. And with the emergence of Jose Bautista and an attractive team, attendance the last three years has risen, from 1.494 million to 1.181 million to 2.099 million, television ratings have similarly risen (and so have revenues), and now here they are with Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, Emilio Bonifacio, two 40-homer hitters in Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, and now, above all, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner in R.A. Dickey.
"Once we made the Marlins deal," said GM Alex Anthopoulos, "we had no alternative but to go for it."
That’s twice now. Twice teams have done the unthinkable, at least by recent baseball standards. Twice teams have said, “Enough with our precious prospects. We’re going for it.” First, it was the Kansas City Royals,... more »
Alex Anthopoulos recognized that now was the time to strike. He has done so with ferocity. The Toronto Blue Jays’ general manager had had enough of his club finishing fourth in a five-team division in each of the... more »
Seriously, this feels weird. It certainly seems like the Toronto Blue Jays are going to be good. Like, really good. Like, as good as they’ve been in December since the dwindling days of 1992 when Pat Gillick was stroking his... more »
The Toronto Blue Jays are remaking themselves on the fly this offseason. R.A. Dickey is just the latest fortification; that follows the looting of the Miami Marlins’ roster for Jose Reyes and Co. last month. “Welcome to the... more »
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