Blue Jays Manager John Schneider Prefers This Year's Costume
John Schneider is not much of a Halloween fan, which may not come as a surprise. Instead, he enjoyed spending a Friday at Rogers Centre with his team, facing the chance to turn their season around and possibly secure the Blue Jays' first World Series championship in 32 years.
“Sitting in my neighbour’s driveway drinking a beer and giving candy,” Schneider said before Game 6 of the World Series. “I think Halloween’s a made-up holiday anyway. It’s kind of my least favourite holiday of the year. So if it’s a chance to hang out in the neighbourhood and have a couple of cold ones and laugh at some costumes, I’m all for it.”
Schneider also expressed his preference for the team spirit costume he wore that day.
“But I like this costume a lot better,” Schneider said, pointing to his Blue Jays attire.
Although he had the crucial role of helping his team clinch the title later that evening, Schneider reflected on the journey from one Halloween to the next.
“I always have that positive outlook, sometimes to the point of frustration to myself or people around me,” Schneider said about his belief in the team’s turnaround. “I think you always have to say that could be the possibility. You never know who is going to do what and every postseason game has its twists and turns. I think we’ve done a good job of understanding that as a team.”
This optimistic mindset ties back to the trick-or-treat spirit on the day of Game 6 in the 121st World Series.
Author’s summary: John Schneider values team spirit and a positive mindset more than Halloween itself, finding greater joy in the Blue Jays’ pursuit of a historic World Series win.