Blue Jays Year in Review

Sunday, December 28 2003 @ 04:09 AM EST

Contributed by: Coach

On the Official Site, there's an excellent recap of the 2003 season by Spencer Fordin. It's in chronological order, with dozens of links to the major stories.

This enjoyable look back at a roller-coaster year got me thinking, which is always dangerous. There were so many highlights for Jays fans, it's hard to pick one as the best, or even compile a top ten. So I thought I'd invite everyone to help. How do you compare great plays, such as Kielty's catch, to accomplishments that took four at-bats (Delgado's homers), four days (the sweep in Yankee Stadium) or an entire season, like Doc's Cy Young award?

Of course, the most memorable moments are the ones you fully experience. If I hadn't been watching the miracle comeback against the Royals on TV, and "thinking out loud" in the game thread, it wouldn't rate so high for me. Among many events, good and bad, that made me emotional at the Dome, I have to include Greg Myers' inside-the-park HR, Phil Cuzzi's trigger-happy thumb and the entire game against the Indians that final Saturday, when Halladay and Wells set team records. There was electricity in the building, including Doc's megawatt smile when it was over. Many of us who attended the Pizza Feed and screamed with the Cheer Club can attest to the buzz, which wasn't just from the beer.

That's a partial list, off the top of my head. If you're in a nostalgic mood, take some time to browse through Fordin's list on MLB.com, maybe even through Da Box archives, and feel free to share your most indelible memories of a very entertaining season.

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