Jays vs. Yankees: Then & Now
The Blue Jays and Yankees have a fascinating history together. They've battled for division titles ('85), pulled off blockbuster trades (Clemens for Wells) and signed A.J. Burnett to lucrative, long-term deals. With A.J. & Co. in town Tuesday to take on the Jays at Rogers Centre, it seems like the perfect time to take a look back...
- Watch it live tonight on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific at 7 p.m. ET, and chat during the game with Shi Davidi and Mike Wilner at sportsnet.ca
- Remember: Every Jays' game you can participate in the live chat via GameZone - http://jayslive.sportsnet.ca/gamezoneMLB.asp - columnist Shi Davidi and radio host Mike Wilner will be there to answer your questions.
- Quick updates from the ballpark (4:40pmET):
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- December 9, 1982: Jays GM Pat Gillick steals Fred McGriff, Dave Collins, and Mike Morgan from the New York Yankees in exchange for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
- Winfield vs. Seagull, July 1983
The then Yankees superstar (accidentally?) kills a seagull at Exhibition Stadium and lands in hot water with Toronto police. Sports Illustrated seemed amused by it at the time... 
The Sea Gull Follies - 08.15.83 - SI Vault(A Farce in One Act Featuring the Yankee Repertory Players) Time: Thursday evening, Aug. 4, 1983. Scene: Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, home of the Blue Jay and the herring gull (larus argentatus). Waiting for their accustomed postgame feast of half-eaten hot dogs, gulls from nearby Lake Ontario (line from the official Blue Jay song, "Is it a fly ball or is it a sea gull...?") perch in the stands, frequently descending onto the field. Completing his between-innings warmup tosses, Yankee Outf...- October 1985: The Jays clinch their first AL East title by defeating the Yanks and Sports Illustrated is glowing in its praise of the team, and 48-year-old wonder GM, Pat Gillick...
"They are just too damn consistent. They have held first place alone in the AL East since May 20, and since the All-Star break have never lost more than two in a row. Three threats by the Yanks—one in July, one in August, one in September—were methodically quashed." 
A first-class organization built by a man called Wolley - 10.07.85 - SI VaultDo you know us? We play at the site of the Canadian National Exhibition, which is what we have become. Our team is hounded by more TV stations than any other, and our logo is second only to the Maple Leaf in national recognition. But we're still greeted with quizzical looks south of the border. It's O.K. with us, though. Now that October's here—and in Octobers to come—you're going to see a lot more of us than you have ever seen of Alan Thicke. The Toronto Blue Jays, owners of baseball's best...- March 31, 1989: Jays ship former all-star outfielder Jesse Barfield to the Yankees in exchange for Al Leiter and his blisters.
Leiter's 'Great Future' Will Be as a Jay - New York Times
During the winter before last season, the Yankees refused to trade Al Leiter. He was, they said, one of four young players who were untouchable. If Elliot Ness had been so untouchable, Robert Stack- August 4, 1989: Dave Stieb's near no perfect game. In '88 Stieb lost two no-hitters in the ninth inning and then on this night he took a perfect game into the bottom of the ninth a home against the Yankees and Roberto Kelly...
- July 1995: Not exactly Gord Ash's finest hour...
Top 10 New York Yankees Trades in the George Steinbrenner EraGeorge Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees for $10 million in January 1973. Since that time, New York has won 11 AL pennants and seven World Series titles...
