Last week was somber for the Jays fans as Cito Gaston hangs his shirt one more time as the Jays Manager. The pre-game ceremony was emotional, full grown men holding back tears, fans bursting to cheers, claps and giving Cito standing ovation several times. Gaston earned the love and respect not only of his team but the crowd as well. 
About 33,000 people were in attendance. A good turn-out considering attendance for the Jays games has been really low. If not for the pending game, Gaston would have wanted to linger and savour more the honour. The team saluted him by sporting fake moustaches and of course winning the game.
Even a non-sports fanatic like me was sad. It was the last game in Toronto for the year, the end of baseball season marks for some people including me the "real" end of summer. For maybe the last time this year, I sat inside the Rogers Centre, the dome open, crisp breeze drafts through as the clear blue sky fades to black. Couple of weeks from now, hockey season starts, screaming the inevitable arrival of winter.
