MLB team the Toronto Blue Jays is a respected organization which has fallen on hard times in the last 18 years now. The baseball word has changed as the Blue Jays have not reached postseason play since winning 2 consecutive World Series championships in the 1993 season with a walk-off home run by Joe Carter in game 6. Baseball critics picked the Blue Jays to be a surprise team in the AL East in the 2008 season, ended up being the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays never had a winning season and was picked to win only 80 games, instead the team won the AL pennant and were World Series runner up to the Philadelphia Phillies. Blue Jays have had 7 possibly 8 winning seasons at the end of the 2011 season, aside from Roberto Alomar being enshrigned in pro baseball Hall of Fame and Jose Bautista proving he was not a one hit wonder hitting home run balls, this season is seemingly hopeless.
Here are notable comings and goings since the calendar year of 1993 in Sports.
Here are notable comings and goings since the calendar year of 1993 in Sports.
- Charles Barkley was named NBA MVP and lead the Phoenix Suns to NBA finals losing to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and the Chicago Bulls. Bulls won 3rd consecutive from NBA title from 1991-93 then won 3 more consecutive tittles from 1996-98
- Philadelphia Phillies ended similar playoff drought by winning NL East in 2007
- Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins were born in 1993
- Montreal Canadians win last Stanley Cup Final in 1993 which was the franchise's 24th cup
- New York Yankees surpasses Montreal Canadiens for the most championships won by 1 team in North American sports teams in 1998 by sweeping the San Diego Padres.
- Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002
- Montreal Expos moved to Washington at the end of the 2004 season
- Boston Red Sox ended 88 year curse by winning World Series in 2004
- Chicago White Sox punishment from Black Sox scandal ended by winning World Series in 2005 season
- WNBA started play in 1997. Former franchise Houston Comets wins first 4 WNBA titles from 1997-2000
- MLS started in 1996
- Hockey returns to Winnipeg after 15 year drought as Atlanta Thrashers were relocated this year 2011.
- NBA perennial losers, contenders and chokers Dallas Mavericks win NBA title this year 2011
- Denver Broncos win 2 consecutive Super Bowls from 1997-98
- New England Patriots become a dynasty by winning 3 Super Bowls from 2001-04 and first undefeated 16 game NFL season in 2007.
- 2Pac was still alive in 1993 with album release Strictly for my N. #.#.#.A.S. 2Pac was murdered in September 1996.
- After hard work and being put aside Eminem made his long awaited debut in 1999 The Slim Shady LP.
- Jay-Z made his debut in 1996 and DMX made his in 1998.
- Beastie Boys have released 6 albums since then including their newest album this year Hot Sauce Committee Part 2.
- Michael Jackson, Barry White, Luther Vandross, John Lee Hooker, Teena Marie, Rick James, Jam Master Jay, Soulja Slim, Grover Washington II, Teddy Pendergrass all have past away since then.
