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Expectations high with Jays set for home opener

Published Apr. 8, 2012 8:44 p.m. ET

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Tired of rooting for terrible teams, frustrated fans in Canada's biggest city are hungry for a winner. And now, more than any time since they won consecutive World Series titles from 1992-93, there's a growing belief that baseball's Blue Jays can become the toast of the town.

There hasn't been much sporting success to enjoy in Toronto, where the NBA's Raptors are rebuilding and Major League Soccer's Toronto FC, still without a playoff appearance in five seasons, are off to a winless start. The Canadian Football League's Argonauts aren't much better - they haven't had a winning record in four years.

Even Toronto's die-hard hockey fans are turning away from their beloved team: fed-up Maple Leafs supporters chanted ''Let's go Blue Jays!'' during Toronto's 7-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on March 30.

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