Buh ByeI’m a Jr. Jay… Are You?
By Mark
This is usually the part of my blog where I would start with a somewhat-relevant picture to warm you up. However, for the first time in the history of the internet, tonight, the internet has disappointed me. Ok, maybe not the first time, and certainly not the last time… but it is rare.
The problem I am having is that there is next to nothing on the internet in regards to our favorite early-to-mid-nineties pre-teen-oriented baseball-fan monthly-digest magazine. That of course is The New Jr. Jays Magazine!
Jr. Jays still exists as a special event day at the Skydome, but it is an absolute disgrace to the legacy that is Jr. Jays. For those who don’t recall (or if you “don’t live in Canada”), the Jr. Jays was a fan club for the Toronto Blue Jays, directed towards children. Membership included a monthly magazine which included player interviews, fun articles, games, safety tips, and of course the greatest comics in the history of sports-related comics.
But that wasn’t all, membership included a prestigious member card, and if your parents loved you enough (mine did), for a small fee they would cut your head out of a picture, and paste it onto a Blue Jay player’s body, and send you your own baseball card!
Jr. Jays was huge, so there is no excuse for why the only mentions of it on the entire internet are at the Blue Jays official site (mentioning the newer crappier Jr Jays event days, NOT the awesome magazine!) and on the wikipedia entry for “The Magazine” which is what Jr. Jays eventually evolved into… similar to to the highly regarded in-theatre-magazine Teen Tribute, except you have to pay for it.
So to you, the reader, I bequeath you the following challenge, to procure any Jr. Jays images, scans, pictures, or anything at all. Somebody has got to have at least one piece of the legacy sitting around to fill this gaping internet void!
Mark @ December 12, 2007
My favourite Blue Jay when I was a kid was Mookie Wilson. I had a giant plastic cup with his picture on it along with Kelly Gruber and someone else. I got it at the Skydome.
I’ve seen two Jays games. One against the Braves when I was a kid and my dad took me… I fell asleep in my seat.
And one when I went with some friends on a visit to Toronto. I don’t remember who they played because I was of age at this point and got shitfaced… I fell asleep in my seat.
P.S.: The Skydome doesn’t exist anymore.
I refuse to call the Skydome by any other moniker. Do they still have skyboxes or are they called Roger’s Boxes now?
I believe they’re called hahayoupaidtoomuchtowatchastupidfuckingsportboxes
Here’s some Jr. Jays love.
http://torontoist.com/2009/10/dr_jay_and_the_jr_jays.php