It’s a nightmare. According to a report from Shi Davidi of Sportenet, the Toronto Blue Jays and general manager Alex Anthopoulos will not be renewing their vows as the architect of the first playoff team in 22 years has declined a contract extension.
This is, quite frankly, an embarrassment for the organization. Negotiations were expected to be fairly straightforward, even to the point where some had quietly expected a deal was already in place, but the Blue Jays were just awaiting the November 1st introduction of president Mark Shapiro to make the grand announcement.
Instead, just a week after pushing a sixth game in the ALCS, the Toronto Blue Jays now take a step back towards to being the Toronto Blue Jays that fans around the MLB have taken half-seriously for two decades.