num_pages: 220
description: The making of the Blue Jays 2013 season. After a disastrous 2012 season the Blue Jays had a major makeover adding an array of star players through trades and free-agent signings including R.A. Dickey the best pitcher in the National League last year and ticket sales have since soared. Starting with a behind-the-scenes look at the offseason fallout that led to the roster upheaval this book covers every aspect of the 2013 season with a particular focus on the personalities involved. The cast includes Alex Anthopoulos the 36-year-old general manager from Montreal; R.A. Dickey a sexual abuse survivor who also happens to be the only major-league pitcher to throw a knuckleball; Brett Lawrie the teams lone Canadian whose kinetic style of play is a double-edged sword; Jos Bautista the two-time home-run champion bidding to revive his power after wrist surgery felled him last summer; and Melky Cabrera whose 50-game drug suspension last year forced him to sign a free-agent contract with a new team for half the money he might otherwise have realized. Their guide is John Gibbons whose challenge is to meld a diverse collection of newcomers and holdovers into a winning team in a city starved for a championship. For a generation of fans 2013 is on the cusp of being a season like no other.
language: English
title: Great Expectations: The Lost Toronto Blue Jays Season
publisher: ECW Press