This is now John Schneider’s time to show himself. Article content

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His time to establish himself as a big-time, big-game, big-league manager.

His time to stand up when he needs to stand and not be boxed in to wrong decisions the way management set him ablaze the most recent time the Blue Jays played in the post-season.

This is a confusing time for the Blue Jays and for so many contending teams in baseball. It used to be easier than this. The starting pitcher would go seven or so innings. There was a setup man to work the eighth, a closer for the ninth.

And that was it. Cito Gaston handed the ball to Duane Ward and then to Tom Henke and there, folks, were your World Series champions in 1992.

Schneider doesn’

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