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While reading Griffin's Mrs. Doc interview, something happened. Instead of collecting canned goods, the lady collected my damn heart.

How? By saying stuff like this...

"We didn't want to go. It's not that we were so fed up in Toronto we just had to get out of there. But we just wanted a chance to win and they told us they weren't going to be able to provide us that chance. It's a rock and a hard place. Do you love where you are? Absolutely. But sometimes the time comes that you have to move forward. "

'For us, we had to make the smartest decision for us. We didn't just want to go to a team, uproot our family and have to start over again. We wanted to make a decision that was going to benefit us in the long run. It was a smart decision for everybody. We weren't going to screw the Jays over, make them get nothing just to let us go. We weren't going to fight, pitch a fit, cross our arms and refuse to cooperate. I'd like to think that they thought the same way. '

'I'm going to cry. I don't even have a Kleenex. Do, I have some in my purse. I'm still so shocked that people might think we just moved on and forgot about them. That kills me. It kills me. Okay, so five. First of all my son was born there. How do you forget something like that. My son was born there. Toronto has been as much or more of a home to me than any place I've ever lived. I've never lived in any place as long as I've lived in Toronto, ever, my entire life. So, that's huge for me. Just knowing how to get off the plane and come home. It was a home. We have a home there. I love the Food Drive. I don't know why. I love that Food Drive so much. I love it because I think it's so simple to take something from someone that wants to give and give it to someone that needs it. It's the easiest thing in the world to do and I loved that we've always had this platform to do it. Somebody wants to bring me stuff so that I can give it to someone else. It's amazing. '

Few things I noticed while reading this interview. One is that Brandy always says she never cries, and then does. She cried when Sarah Richardson re-designed Doc's Box for her show. I think Brandy was pregnant, and the room was really great looking, so tears were understandable. She cried talking to Jamie Campbell last year (but I would probably cry, too) And she cries again here. It's incredibly endearing.

Two is that JP must be some kind of smooth operator. Brandy more or less says that JP said he'd keep trade talks quiet and generally keep Halladay away from the press hounds so he could concentrate on pitching. And then magically the story breaks, and their life becomes difficult and incredibly stressful. But she never blames JP, even though it was at least partly his fault. She must be an optimist or just really forgiving. Either way, endearing.

I also really like how she refers to Doc's career as something she is actively a part of. 'I felt like we had made sacrifices to stay...we've always kept our promises to the team. Yes we'll take less this year so you can go out and get somebody else. Or we'll hold back this much or we'll do this or that. We'll sign for the rebuild – again." I once read about Brandy's active participation in Doc's rebirth as a pitcher. She helped him get help for the mental stuff, she was his cheerleader and she bought Roy The Mental ABC's of Pitching, also known as Roy's Bible. It's a "We" type operation.

Oh, the game. Brandon Morrow was a total stud last night. Much like Romero the night before. The difference was that Adam Wainwright was not the stud Chris Carpenter was. Offense is so fun.