The evolution of Toronto’s relationship with Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro over the next 12 months will be must-see TV. A great deal of fans have solidified their longterm opinion on the former Cleveland executive already, locked the door and thrown the key off a cruise ship in the mid-Atlantic. Among those more distraught, the most common recurring complaint has been some reiteration of: “He doesn’t care about us. Not like Alex did.”
We’ve been down that rabbit hole a dozen times already this offseason, but my opinion on the matter has remained that if Toronto wins baseball games, people will stop being irritated by an American wearing a business suit (both of which have grown into detrimental personality traits in the Toronto baseball scene this winter.