"Show a little faith, there's magic in the night..."
Toronto shortstop J.P. Ricciardi steps to the plate, as Bruce Springsteen’s "Thunder Road" echoes through the imaginary SkyDome.
The Jays’ GM willingly answered everything I asked on behalf of Batter’s Box contributors and readers, even hypothetical and personal questions, like what his theme music would be if he was a big-league player.
"Riding out tonight to case the promised land..."
Don't miss the entire interview here tomorrow morning. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
Craig, Jordan, John Gizzi, Mike D., Mick, Gwyn, Pistol, Spicol, Jonny German, Andrew Edwards, Shane, Gerry, perlhack, Ryan and Christian all have at least one question in the final transcript, and I came up with a couple of ad-libs while holding the microphone. Your contributions are being acknowledged here; the interview will read "BB:" and "JPR:" but it was truly a group effort.
There were dozens of other great suggestions in the Ask J.P. thread that I wish he could have answered. Narrowing down the list was an impossible task. Some of your original eloquence was lost as I paraphrased; with time at a premium, the less I said, the better. To everyone who submitted questions, whether they were used or not, thank you very much.
For me, it was an unforgettable thrill to watch part of a game with the GM, as I mentioned in the August 21 game thread. However, I was just the messenger -- all of us should consider this a proud accomplishment. It's certainly a milestone for Da Box, and we are extremely grateful to J.P. for his time, his candid responses and his support of our site.
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