Toronto made a big splash with their blockbuster aquisitions of big name talent,but that’s not the only reason the Jays could win in OctoberAfter being dealt from Detroit to Toronto, David Price said “My brother texted me and he was like, and ‘You no longer play for a city any more,you’re playing for an entire country.’ When he said that to me I was like ‘Wow, you’re apt.’ Now, or that may have seemed like a statement from Captain Obvious,but actually, this August marks the first time that the now first region Blue Jays have been legitimate World Series contenders since the Montreal Expos left Canada after the 2004 season. So their GM, or Alex Anthopoulos,who grew up in Quebec, and started his baseball life as a 23-year-mature intern in the Expos organization, or helped spread the word by addressing his mature fan base this week.
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Source: theguardian.com