TORONTO - The room inside the Rogers Centre was cold, damp and dank, save for the bright TV lights.
Zero streamers or balloons had been hung for the festive occasion.
Yet, it was a love fest.
New Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro had wonderful praise for new Jays general manager Ross Atkins.
And Atkins, a first-time GM, spoke glowingly about interim GM Tony LaCava.
By the time the pair were finished praising LaCava -- for signing free agents Marco Estrada and J.A. Happ plus trading for Jesse Chavez -- a newcomer to the room might have wondered whether it was Atkins or LaCava who was the Jays sixth GM in franchise history.