The Blue Jays Aren’t Just Mad, They’re Anonymously Mad

Angry days in Toronto. General manager J.P. Ricciardi is out, and the Blue Jays are anonymously bashing manager Cito Gaston. Gaston is surprised by his players’ disgruntled nature. From a National Post interview that went live this morning:

↵ Q: The indication we got was that it was more than 50% of the players [who are dissatisfied with you].
Is that right? Jeez. Did you get that from 50% [of the players]? Did you go around taking --
Q: One of their spokesmen.
Spokesman. I don’t know if you’d have a spokesman like that on the club. I don’t even know if 50% of guys are running with each other. Everybody goes their own way.
↵“Dissent? Nonsense! My team is far too fractured and distant to think the same way about anything. Bite thy tongue!”