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 More Blue Jays NewsBlue Jays LinksOne of Alex Anthopoulos' goals when he took over for J.P. Ricciardi as general manager of the Blue Jays in October was to be transparent with the fan base in any move he made. Anthopoulos would make no promises of timelines for contention. Instead, he would relay his long-term vision and philosophies, explaining how each decision he made fell within his goal of building Toronto into a baseball powerhouse again. So far, the Blue Jays have exceeded expectations at the Major League level. "I'm always looking ahead," Anthopoulos said. "Whether it's weeks, months, years ahead, I always feel like we have a lot of work to do. I think it's always going to feel that way until we get to the point where we make the playoffs, and then we win a championship. "There's always something to do. There's always work to be done. There are always ways to improve. We're not close to where we need to be in every level of the organization, but we're moving in the right direction. "I still have so many things I want to get done, so many. I just know I'm going to have to be patient, and it's going to take time. There are just so many things I want to tackle, and I know it takes years." With six weeks remaining until the end of his first regular season, Anthopoulos believes the Blue Jays are heading in the right direction. "At some point, when we pull our heads up to catch our breath," Anthopoulos said, "maybe we'll be able to sit back and look at the body of work. We're not close to that point, so we have to just keep our heads down and continue to push forward and continue to work." |
