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5 reasons why it's ok for Vancouverites to jump on the Blue Jays bandwagon

With the Toronto Blue Jays all over the national news lately seemingly destined for a playoffs run this season you may have seen a few more Jays logos on folks here on the West coast.
With the Toronto Blue Jays all over the national news lately seemingly destined for a playoffs run this season you may have seen a few more Jays logos on folks here on the West coast. Aside from the fact that they're the only Major League Baseball team in Canada, and one of their logos is a straight up red maple leaf, here are 5 reasons why it's okay for you (and us) to jump on the Jays bandwagon.

Reasons it's ok for Vancouverites to jump on the Blue Jays bandwagon

By Vancouver Is Awesome

A quick guide to make you feel okay about living in Vancouver and adopting this team as your own right now.

  • They have a rock solid connection to Vancouver

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    The Vancouver Canadians are the Northwest League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. This means they're their farm team and have been shipping players up to the big leagues since 2013. A deal is in place to make sure they keep doing so until 2016.

  • Their Logo

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Are you kidding me? This thing is legendary. In the 1990's every kid in BC had a piece of clothing with this thing on it. Decades later it's still just as iconic. Maybe even more so.

  • They are unapologetic on social media

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Not in an LA Kings "screw you" sort of way, but in a more Canadian sort of way where they'll post "Can’t stop scoring, won’t stop winning." as a post with highlight videos.

  • They have free music festivals for their fans

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    The Sheepdogs are playing in August at one of their events outside the stadium. Summer Friday Fan Festivals.

  • Their catcher wears Lululemon pants

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    According to the Torontoist in their Bandwagoner's Guide, Jays catcher Russell Martin is a "bilingual and bearded Canadian" who swears by Lululemon dress pants. We didn't even know there was such a thing as Lululemon dress pants so this dude wins.