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In ESPN The Magazine, Chris Jones writes about J.P. Arencibia and R.A. Dickey, now teammates in Toronto, learning to play together during the offseason. As Arencibia decided, protection was optional.

Toronto is the fourth largest city in the majors and the Blue Jays are owned by multi-billion dollar corporation — so why haven't they made the playoffs for almost two decades?

Dodging hot-dog shrapnel and enraged managers, Chris Jones returns to the baseball beat.