As the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East title since Mrs. Doubtfire ruled the box office on Wednesday night, we saw a roster of young and old, familiar and surreal, come together in a long-deserved celebration. Well, most of us did.
In the never-ending world of Blue Jays hot takes, not even the most important moment in two decades is safe from ridicule. The optimistic outlook of “We’re not done yet!” was countered with “They haven’t…done…anything yet”, and while that sentiment came from many directions, it’s best embodied in Cathal Kelly’s piece this morning for the Globe and Mail, entitled “Don’t confuse a great regular season run with having won anything.