re too many europeans in nhl in article apr alchemy chem utoronto ca golchowy alchemy chem utoronto ca gerald olchowy writes major league baseball has told the blue jays and the expos not to sign oscar linares i think that is his name linares has not defected as i pointed out mlb requires that the player defect first canada does not have the restrictions against cubans that the us has and other major league teams have told the canadian teams that they would be very unhappy if the expos or the blue jays would do this what a surprise as long as the pool of talent is not accessible to all teams mlb won t let a few teams sign it seems perfectly reasonable to me cubans players would not have to defect to play in canada and could play the home games for the expos and blue jays without any trouble except that mlb won t allow it which is all i ever said sherri nichols snichols adobe com
