'I hope they win it': Nova Scotian who pitched for Blue Jays reflects on playoff run, his career

Watching highlights of the Toronto Blue Jays on their current playoff run, Vince Horsman says the team reminds him of a style of baseball from years gone past.

Horsman, a left-handed pitcher who was born and raised in Dartmouth, N.S., played in 141 games over five seasons in the major leagues, including one season with the Jays in 1991.

Horsman said that in an era where teams rely on analytics to make decisions and the focus is more about power, the Jays take a different approach.

"They still have their thumpers, but they're not afraid to go the other way and use the whole field," he said. "And it's kind of, like, to me, it looks more like an approach of a time gone by."

Horsman spoke to CBC News on Saturday ahead of Game 2 of

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