Mike Napoli's time with the Toronto Blue Jays was a storied one. There was a huge buzz about his place on the team. Hey, who needs Jose Molina? Napoli can catch with Arencibia! We can whine about playing time again! Hey, Napoli can play first base, too! Adam Lind is saved!!! In his arbitration case Napoli wants 6.1 million dollars . That's chump change compared 86 million dollars we just saved.

Manny signed with Tampa. I was annoyed. I was told I wasn't allowed to be annoyed because with Napoli was going to fix everything.

The owners of the Brass Rail got excited for 12 whole hours about the prospect of this young man, and his obvious penchant for breasts, rolling into town. A new era for the fellowship between pro athletes and adult themed establishments was heralded.


Napoli was supposedly going to show up in Toronto for some press. He never did. People buzzed about where he might be. It upset people on Twitter for 5 minutes.

There was a pic on DJF featuring Napoli and (shockingly) some women. One woman's nipple is showing. There was some discussion over whether or not that was his mom and her nipple. "That's his mom!" the people cried.

The Mike Napoli era in Toronto ended Tuesday in a shocking trade to the Rangers. Perhaps the benefit of distance will tell what Napoli's time in Toronto meant for the organization, the fans and the city of Toronto.