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From: urquhart@utcs.UUCP (Prof. A. Urquhart)
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Subject: Re: The Maple Leaf
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Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 12:18:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 12:18:31 1985
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In article <250@mhuxl.UUCP> ogre@mhuxl.UUCP (LO COCO) writes:
>While watching the Monday Night Baseball game last night I noticed a
>maple leaf on the Blue Jay uniform along with the blue jay. I also
>realize that the pro hockey team from Toronto is the Maple Leafs.
>Can one of you knowledgeable Canadians and/or Blue Jay fans fill me
>in. Thanks

Well it depends what sort of explanation you want. The maple leaf is the
central item of the canadian flag; the Blue Jays are a Canadian team, ergo
the Blue Jays have a maple leaf on their logo. If you are wondering why
Expos don't show a similar sense of patriotism it may be because of
a general anti-nationalist sentiment in Quebec.
Basically the reason for the Canadian flag on the Blue Jays logo is the same
as the reason for its presence on the Canadian-made robot arm on the Space
Shuttle : the Canadian  Identity Neurosis.

Andre Vellino
University of Toronto

P.S.  See you at Exhibition Stadium (yuch!) for the World Series.