Royals scouts had inside scoop on Blue Jays batting
Not that Kansas City Royals scout Tim Conroy was in Toronto for a long time but people were wondering who he was voting for in the Canadian federal election.
Conroy arrived at the Rogers Centre Aug. 28 when the Detroit Tigers were in town, saw the Blue Jays final 35 games of the regular season and the five games against the Texas Rangers.
So, he had a 40-game book on the Jays for the American League Championship Series against the Royals.
In an era when many teams are cutting back on advance scouts, K.C. general manager Dayton Moore also assigned former Detroit Tigers reliever Paul Gibson to the Jays on Sept. 21 and advance scout Alex Zumwalt dropped by as well.
Gibson pitched eight years in the majors after surviving his rookie year at class-A Shelby while rooming with former Blue Jays trainer Tommy Craig in 1978.
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