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Article: In His Native Canada, O's Blase Bedard Shines
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- The Washington Post
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- April 24, 2005
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Orioles 4, Blue Jays 1
-- There are times when Baltimore Orioles Manager Lee Mazzilli
wants to grab a pin to prick pitcher Erik Bedard to make sure he has
a pulse or to see whether he shows any emotion. Bedard seemed
remarkably unmoved Saturday by his first professional appearance in
Canada, a 4-1 win against the team he idolized, the Toronto Blue
Jays, at Rogers Center.
"My parents were here," Bedard said almost half-heartedly. "It was
pretty exciting."
Born five hours from Toronto in Navan, Ontario, Bedard was
somewhat of a big story heading into Saturday's game. He had never
pitched professionally in Canada -- both of his starts for Class
AAA Ottawa last season were on the road -- ...