"Canadians like baseball - that's no secret. Sure, hockey is Canada's national winter game, but when it comes to the Toronto Blue Jays it's not just people in Toronto who are crazy about this team. Just look at the sea of Blue Jays jerseys in stadiums like Seattle, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati and more whenever the Jays come to town. Not to mention the success they are having this season as they sit at the top of the AL East standings."
"Orioles broadcaster and former major leaguer Brian Roberts made a condescending comment about the fans in attendance for booing a pick off - as if he's never heard another teams fan base ever do that in his life. Again, he's a former major league player, and he suggested that that reaction alone makes him question how much do the fans in Canada actually understand about baseball. He tried to "tread lightly" on his comments by saying he needs to be careful before he said, what he said, but it didn't make it any less patronizing."
Canadian fans show strong support for the Toronto Blue Jays across North American stadiums, often wearing team jerseys in cities like Seattle, Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati. The Blue Jays are performing well and sit atop the AL East standings this season. An Orioles on-air comment questioned how much Canadian fans understand about baseball after those fans booed a pickoff, and the remark was perceived as condescending. Social media users reacted angrily, and the Blue Jays' X account posted a sarcastic tweet crediting "High-IQ fans" for helping the team stay above .500 at home.
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