PHOTO: On the road
Mel Didier catches up on some of her part-time work as a remote digital assistant as Kurt Johnson plays with their dog Westley in the parking lot of the Hartford town offices in White River Junction, Vt., Thursday, May 6, 2021. The couple is about half way through a tour of the lower 48 states undertaken after losing their resort jobs in Vail, Colorado early in the coronavirus pandemic. Both contracted COVID-19 in March 2020 after an international snowboard event brought the virus to Vail. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Blue Jays memories hit for Angels GM Perry Minasian ahead of Dunedin opener
The refurbished TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Fla., will make its debut as the Blue Jays 2021 regular-season home on Thursday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) | April 8, 2021, 9:11 AM
April 8, 2021, 9:11 AM
TORONTO – Two teams came to mind for Perry Minasian as he considered the situation of the Los Angeles Angels and scrolled through his mental Rolodex in search of comparable clubs. First up were the 1995 Texas Rangers, a talented group wanting in spots yet still somewhat less than what should have been the collective sum of their parts. Next came the 2014 Toronto Blue Jays, who also very much fit that same description.