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A Few Jays Connections
The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2008 World Series, 15 years after their last appearance. More on that in a bit. There were a few Blue Jay connections on this Philly team.
Matt Stairs was traded to the Phillies back in August, Matt was the Jays proud Canadian on the team the last few years and the fans of the Jays loved him, but to see that he finally won one was great to see, he deserved it.
Pat Gillick the Philadelphia Phillies GM won his third World Series. The other two? 1992 and 1993. 15 years ago it was Pat Gillick's Toronto Blue Jays that did this:
its recycling at its finest. Why are the graphics at the bottom? kind of strange.
didn't I see Jimy - One M - Williams in the Philly dugout. I will forever remember Humble & Fred's, "Shampoo clean up, Aisle 9, Jimy Williams" ha ha ha ha. Not his first WS ring, either.
True Elle, though Jimy didn't win his with the Jays and I prefer not to associate him with the Jays anymore, I didn't like Jimy, either did some of his players, remember the rift he always had with my favorite Jay, George Bell, besides the Jays teams under Jimy were known for choking until Cito took them to the promise land.
I foresee some sort of revolution if this retains up, probably not really a violent 1, but some variety of remarkable change.