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Baseball's a serious business, judging from the expression on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Jefferson, above
Baseball's a serious business, judging from the expression on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Jefferson, above

Baseball's a serious business, judging from the expression on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Jefferson, above

Date6/27/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baseball's a serious business, judging from the expression on Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Jefferson, above. But for fan Bill Murtagh, in letter below, it's too serious. He says baseball here is synthetic.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057535F
      34, Jesse Jefferson. Pitcher, 6-3, 214, 29. Jays plan to use Jesse Jefferson both as starter and in relief, hoping to shore up their bullpen with a pr(...)
      34, Jesse Jefferson. Pitcher, 6-3, 214, 29. Jays plan to use Jesse Jefferson both as starter and in relief, hoping to shore up their bullpen with a pr(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      n.d.
      Practise makes imperfect: Blue Jays relief pitcher Jerry Garvin goes through a whole shopping cart of baseballs as he works on his feared (by Blue Jays) home run pitch
      Practise makes imperfect: Blue Jays relief pitcher Jerry Garvin goes through a whole shopping cart of baseballs as he works on his feared (by Blue Jays) home run pitch
      Garvin, Jerry, 1955-
      3/1/1982
      Blue Jays' injured right fielder Joe Carter autographs baseballs last night for fans at the SkyDome as Toronto prepared to play the Minnesota Twins
      Blue Jays' injured right fielder Joe Carter autographs baseballs last night for fans at the SkyDome as Toronto prepared to play the Minnesota Twins
      Bull, Ron
      10/12/1991
      But can he hit it? White Sox third baseman Junior Moore gets good look at an offering from Jays' Jesse Jefferson
      But can he hit it? White Sox third baseman Junior Moore gets good look at an offering from Jays' Jesse Jefferson
      Goode, Jeff
      4/23/1978
      Kids will have a ball. Pat Fairly, 8, son of Blue Jays' Ron Fairly, juggles a few of the 25,000 special baseballs that will be given out to youngsters(...)
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      Fairly, Ron, 1938-
      5/5/1977
      Big money's in the cards for this jay, Blue Jays relief pitcher DeWayne Buice is part owner of an American corporation that prints Upper Deck baseball(...)
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      Buice, Dewayne
      5/19/1989
      Sweet spot: Baseball's last 400 hitter, Ted Williams, explains the science to Blue Jay slugger and first baseman John Mayberry at a special clinic held at the Dunedin training camp yesterday
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      Mahler, John
      3/9/1981
      Baseball's signing season. New Blue Jay Paul Molitor signs autographs for John Riches, right, and his brother Scott in St. Catharines yesterday as the(...)
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      Loek, Dick
      1/20/1993
      Blue Jays starter Jack Morris, above, known as the greatest money pitcher of his generation, takes charge at yesterday's workout as Oakland A's pitche(...)
      Blue Jays starter Jack Morris, above, known as the greatest money pitcher of his generation, takes charge at yesterday's workout as Oakland A's pitche(...)
      Loek, Dick
      10/7/1992
      Newest Blue Jay: Gary Lavelle, a left-handed, born-again relief pitcher recently acquired from San Francisco, gets some tips at a media lunch yesterday from jays pitching coach Al Widmar
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      Griffin, Doug
      1/30/1985
      Blue Jays pitcher Mark Eichhorn talks to a resident of Blue Jays Lodge
      Blue Jays pitcher Mark Eichhorn talks to a resident of Blue Jays Lodge
      Eichhorn, Mark, 1960-
      9/17/1986
      Big man for Jays: 6-foot 6-inch pitcher Colin McLaughlin, 20, is blue Jays' first choice in the draft of college and high school players
      Big man for Jays: 6-foot 6-inch pitcher Colin McLaughlin, 20, is blue Jays' first choice in the draft of college and high school players
      Cooper, David
      1/8/1980