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polo007 · Post #501 » by **polo007** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:15 pm

polo007 · Post #502 » by **polo007** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:10 pm

TORONTO – As the distasteful back-and-forth between Major League Baseball and its players continues, the Blue Jays have focused their planning for potential 2020 home games on the Rogers Centre in Toronto and TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Fla.

The club’s preference remains hosting all their games north of the border, and president and CEO Mark Shapiro has been in near-daily contact with federal government officials toward that end.

This week he was added to the national Registry of Lobbyists, submitting as part of Policies or Programs related to COVID-19 pandemic impacts on professional sport in Canada.

Momentum on that front, along with progress in limiting the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, has created more optimism than there was a month ago that the Blue Jays could play in Toronto, as well.

For now, though, the border remains closed through July 21, a couple days after the proposed season currently being negotiated by owners and players would start, and may not open at all.

That’s why work is simultaneously being done at TD Ballpark to ensure the Blue Jays’ spring home is capable of hosting big-league games, if needed. Key on that front is the installation of new lights that will bring the stadium up to big-league standards for night games.

The Blue Jays, to some degree, considered using other locations, as well, including Tropicana Field and Marlins Park, but decided to lock in on Dunedin as its secondary location. There is no prep work happening around other venues, including Sahlen Field, home to the triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons.

Fairview4Life · Post #503 » by **Fairview4Life** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:57 pm

Uh oh.

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polo007 · Post #504 » by **polo007** » Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:57 pm

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polo007 · Post #505 » by **polo007** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:34 pm

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polo007 · Post #506 » by **polo007** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:38 am

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polo007 · Post #507 » by **polo007** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:55 am

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polo007 · Post #508 » by **polo007** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:06 pm

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polo007 · Post #509 » by **polo007** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:50 pm

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Fairview4Life · Post #510 » by **Fairview4Life** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:56 am

This year's the year. Toronto: Asterisk Title Town

Myth11111 · Post #511 » by **Myth11111** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:57 am

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Davey0 · Post #512 » by **Davey0** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:37 am

58-2 season. No pressure.

polo007 · Post #513 » by **polo007** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:55 am

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augustine · Post #514 » by **augustine** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:28 am

What about service clock rules? I want to see Pearson start the season with the Jays, but still get seven years of service time.

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polo007 · Post #515 » by **polo007** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:26 pm

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polo007 · Post #516 » by **polo007** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:19 pm

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polo007 · Post #517 » by **polo007** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:33 pm

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polo007 · Post #518 » by **polo007** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:42 pm

Ontario extends emergency orders, lifts some restrictions on indoor sports facilities | CTV News

TORONTO -- Ontario has extended the emergency orders put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 for another 10 days.

The dozens of orders issued by the Ford government under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act were supposed to expire on June 30, but in a news release issued Saturday the province confirmed that it would extend them until July 10.

The state of emergency, which allows the province to issue and amend the orders, is currently set to expire on July 15 after being extended earlier this week.

In addition to extending the emergency orders, the province also announced Saturday that it is removing some restrictions on indoor sports and recreational facilities so that they can be used to “train amateur or professional athletes, or to run certain non-contact amateur or professional athletic,” so long as public health guidelines are followed.

polo007 · Post #519 » by **polo007** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:55 pm

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polo007 · Post #520 » by **polo007** » Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:37 pm

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