It's called the largest demonstration of civic pride outside of Woodstock. After a 1-year hiatus, nearly 1100 took part in this year's trek to Toronto to watch the Blue Jays for Woodstock Day at Rogers Centre. Locals arrived to find the familiar Lely cows outside the stadium. They were brought to attract attention by Oxford County Warden Don McKay. "What a thrill to be able to bring cows to Toronto and the attention it captures and brings to the City of Woodstock, the Dairy Capital of Canada." Pre-game festivities were all about Woodstock, including the WCI Voices performing the national anthems infront of a crowd of over 35,000. 7-year-old Max McClelland was selected to represent the city for the game's opening pitch (in photo on right, warming up with Jays mascot Ace). It was a perfect strike to Ricky Romero, who signed the ball for Max, and he came away happy with his performance. "It was exciting and it was fun to throw the first pitch." Even the Mayor, Pat Sobeski was impressed by the pitch. "Great form! I mean, the way Blue Jays pitchers have been going this year...I think Max was seen by a scout." Also pre-game, city resident and longtime Jays fan, Marie Bowerman got the chance to get a jersey from pitcher Aaron Loup (photo on right). "It was awesome. To think I'm picked out of 1100 people to receive this gift. I think Aaron Loup is probably one of the best relievers we've got right now...and good looking." But unfortunately for Marie, the slumping Jays couldn't pull off a win on Woodstock Day. They were thumped by the Mariners 8-1. Still, Mayor Sobeski believes it is a successful event, "Here in Toronto, when they see 1000 people coming from a city of over 38,000, I hope it leaves them with a message that there's great community spirit."
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