I recently uncovered some gems from my past and I've been sharing excerpts from the documents I found. Below are thoughts I jotted down on December 15, 1996.
A couple of days ago, my beloved Blue Jays signed another significant free agent. Did I say significant? I meant monumental. Mister Rocket Roger Clemens is now a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Our rotation is starting to scare me. Lets see, Pat Hentgen (last year's ERA leader, twenty game winner and Cy Young award winner), Juan Guzman (second best ERA last year), Roger Clemens (fifth in ERA last season and a two time Cy Young award winner and future hall of famer), and Erik Hansen (sixteen game winner two years ago). That is a great foursome and there are a number of possible youngsters that could excel in the fifth spot. They say pitching wins World Series and we now have the best rotation i in the American League. Our offense is greatly improved and our bullpen was our strength last season. In my opinion, the Jays merely stopped to take a breather after being a contender for ten years straight. We're back, baby!
The Leafs unfortunately are not. After being dismal for over a decade, the Leafs decided to take a breather and be competitive for a couple of years. Now it's time to take a serious crack at breaking our record for most losses in a season. We lost to Phoenix 5-3 last night. The Raptors are on their way up. An expansion team last year, we have improved this season and are on track to fight for a playoff spot in a couple of years. With Stoudamire and Camby the future looks bright ahead.
The Argos are Grey Cup champions! What more can be said about them. The sports scene in Toronto looks promising, except for those damn Leafs who have no bright young stars to carry them except for Sundin and Potvin. Their future looks pathetic. I hate studying. Screw the system, just give me my bloody degree.
I had a good laugh reading that optimistic forecast I had for the Jays and Raptors. Nine years later and the Jays haven't been back to the playoffs and the Raptors couldn't be much worse. The Argonauts, however, are still Grey Cup champions!
