While there may be a plethora of social, economic, and -- for some -- ideological advantages to attract prospective immigrants to the Great White North, it has become abundantly clear that professional athletes are not so easily enticed.
Once even the most loyal of Chris Bosh fans have retired their revisionary delusions of grandeur regarding his career, the parallels between his tenure with the Toronto Raptors and that of Vince Carter -- the oft demonized former Raps star -- will be impossible to ignore. See cold, hard statistics below.
It was a sight once relished by Blue Jays fans: Roy Halladay disposing of opposing batters with surgical precision, rendering them speechless as they sheepishly sulked back to the dugout. Needless to say, there was nothing out of the ordinary Friday night as the Doctor hurled seven pristine innings of shutout ball. Unfortunately for the Toronto faithful, he was wearing the wrong uniform.
