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Jays move home series to Philadelphia to avoid G20 security woes

Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / May 11, 2010

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The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that they've moved a home series against the Phillies... to Philadelphia.

Games that were scheduled for June 25th, 26th and 27th at Rogers Centre have been moved to Philadelphia to avoid potential security problems and general chaos and disruption associated with the G20 summit meetings being held at the nearby Metro Toronto Convention Centre during that time.

It's too bad, because this series was supposed to mark the much anticipated return of ex-Jay Roy "Doc" Halladay to Toronto.

More at the Toronto Star.

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McKingford / May 11, 2010 at 02:47 pm
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Just another thing to thank our Toronto-hating federal government for...
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Richard / May 11, 2010 at 04:11 pm
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Every dumbass who agreed to have it here should also be shipped off to Philadelphia.
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Mike / May 11, 2010 at 04:26 pm
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Why not a neutral site? They moved a Cubs/'Stros series to Milwaukee due to a hurricane in Houston.
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nick replying to a comment from Mike / May 11, 2010 at 04:40 pm
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Yeah, seriously. Why not have it at Comerica Park in Detroit or some other such relatively-nearby venue? That way it's accessible for either Phillies or Toronto fans.
The Tigers are even out of town that weekend!
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Aaron / May 11, 2010 at 08:12 pm
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Why not move it to Cocoa Cola field in Buffalo?
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Buffalo / May 11, 2010 at 11:10 pm
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That would be different and maybe pick up new fans having it in Buffalo, a city without a team.
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Jerrold / May 12, 2010 at 09:21 am
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With the record low attendance the Jays are seeing, they probably could have moved this series to Centennial Park in Etobicoke, or Christie Pits. :P
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