The making of the Blue Jays\' 2013 season.
John Lott has covered the Toronto Blue Jays since 2000 for the National Post in Toronto..
Shi is a graduate of Ryerson University-s journalism program.
About author(s): Shi Davidi is a baseball columnist and TV analyst with Sportsnet in Toronto, who has covered the Blue Jays since 2002.
For a generation of fans, 2013 is on the cusp of being a Season like no other.
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.
Dickey, a sexual abuse survivor who also happens to be the only major-league pitcher to throw a knuckleball
Brett Lawrie, the team\'s lone Canadian, whose kinetic style of play is a double-edged sword
José 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.
The cast includes Alex Anthopoulos, the 36-year-old general manager from Montreal
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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.
Dickey, the best pitcher in the National League last year, and ticket sales have since soared.
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.
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The making of the Blue Jays\' 2013 season
