Ernie Berger presents Rob Castellarin with his prize. Gillick quietly slips into the shadows in a We are all currently embroile: in a time of instability and nod simism. Usually autumn is a time to celebrate a grand transition in the sporting world, the bats of summer giving way to the blades of winter. But this year is different because the only changes sports fans will be seeing is in the color of the leaves and the line-up of ob Castellarin of Genelle swas the lucky winner of a 17" - 21 speed Rocky Mountain Hammer - courtesy of Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop. Ernie and Heidi Berger, proprietors of the shop held a free ~ draw in conjunction with their 10th Anniversary. The Castlegar Bicycle and Sport Shop is the largest Raleigh dealer in the Kootenay's and has a good selection of bikes all year round. 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One of the most influential sports figures of the last century has slipped into the shad- ows and it is time he was better illuminated. Up until last week, Pat Gillick was the only general manager the Toronto Blue Jays ever had. His replace- ment is Gord Ash and the whole process was carefully planned to appear as a small ripple among the waves of labour discontent. It is maybe an auspicious occurrence that a man who brought so much success along with consistency to a fledgling expansion franchise in 1976 should be leaving now when the league and franchise needs him the most. But you will find nobody stopping him from teav- ing, because he has certainly done his part. The Toronto Blue Jays are the Wednesday, October 19, 1994 most impressive franchise story of the late twentieth century and although many will point to names like Joe Carter, Roberto JEFF GABERT Alomar, Tony Fernandez, Cito Gaston and George Bell, most experts know it all started with one man and his insane vision of making baseball work in a hock- ey country. The best sports stories of all time are the ones where an unknown commodity beats all the odds and brings home a champi- onship for the underdog. Gillick personifies that story. He was a virtual unknown commodity when he began his career as Blue Jays General Man- ager, but he knew baseball and he y luto parts are auto parts. 7 4 } They just cost more when you buy them at a dealership “Listen up. Only Mopar parts meet the exact specifications fe our Chrysler as prescribed by the engineers who built it. End of story. Regarding the myth about higher prices? Not so when substitute parts might not be of the same quality. 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But baseball Pat is the one still standing while all the rest have toppled in his wake. Despite his accomplishments, history will probably have little to say about Gillick. When the labour wars of ‘94 finally die down and the Blue Jays start their inevitable slide back to last place, people will look back fondly at the Jays of 1992 and 1993. They'll remem- ber Carter, Alomar, White, Molitor and even Gaston but how many will remember the man who put it all together? That man will be sitting somewhere with a content smile on his face. It will be the smile of a dreamer who woke up to realize he has just lived the impossible dream and got away with it. @ Killer Kats. Sunday’s games will see the Kats travel to Mt. 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