"Paul Victor Godfrey", Order of Canada/CM, Order of Ontario/OOnt is a businessman and former Canada/Canadian politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has campaigned to bring the National Football League to Toronto. He had been named president and CEO of The National Post, starting in 2009. On November 27, 2009, Godfrey was announced as the chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, a role in which he served until being dismissed in 2013. He has been President and CEO of Postmedia Network, since July 13, 2010.

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He was far more than just an outstanding announcer. He was a great goodwill ambassador for baseball in Canada. His love for the game, which radiated through his words on the radio, captivated fans across the country and helped to grow the sport from one coast to the other.

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I think now that [free agents] see a guy like B.J. Ryan who's going to be our closer, it will send a message.

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Tim's job was to manage contracts... and he did a decent job on it. But we are re-structuring in a different way.

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I gave them my word that he would.

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You can't change the direction of a battleship overnight.

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We wanted to be involved because it's a great new way to get our music across to people and it's very exciting.

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The organization has decided not to renew his contract.

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I don't think we're quite there in revenue sharing, I think revenue sharing has to increase. We're at 34 per cent now and I think it should be closer to 50 per cent.

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I'm hopeful the fans come streaming back. It's time for the fans to step up to the plate and watch this exciting baseball club.

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