Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude

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Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude

Date4/2/1989

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Bell, George, 1959- (subject)

Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball team) (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Weil, Bernard (photographer)

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Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude
Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude.

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Original Toronto Star caption: Miles of smiles: George Bell, above right, who disrupted spring training last year with his complaints about being made a designated hitter, and Ernie Whitt show off the new Blue Jay attitude.

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