Alex Simpson has been a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays “basically from Day 1,” a lifelong love of the game that was instilled in him by his father, Dave.
‘When you’re really young, you don’t know what’s going on. It’s just ‘Dad, which colour team are we cheering for?’” he said.
That colour was blue.
The pair shared a love of the Blue Jays and made trips including to spring training and to Toronto in 1998 where they saw star pitcher Roger Clemens record his 3,000th career strikeout.
Dave Simpson died this summer but six of his family members are making the trip from Calgary to Seattle to watch Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Jays and the Seattle Mariners….