When news broke Friday that the Toronto Blue Jays had fired mean, old John Gibbons and hired (just plain old) Cito Gaston, a big, big smile flashed across my face. Meanwhile, my brain ran through files. Cito Gaston? The Cito Gaston? Mastermind of those early 90s Jays teams that rocked MLB? Manager of Joe Carter, Dave Stieb, Kelly Gruber and the mighty Pat Borders? Yep, it turns out, that one.

It was good to hear Gaston’s name once again. And it was a kind twist of fate that the Jays returned him to the MLB-world he should have never been forced to leave.

Glad to have you back, Mr. Gaston.

Now if we could only find a way to get John Olerud back in the lineup.