Canada Dry For Second Game

Unruly fan behavior in Monday's season opener at Rogers Centre was the last straw. So that's it: no Labatt's, no Moosehead, no Molson, no Sleeman.

Beer sales were banned at the Blue Jays' home stadium on Tuesday, and also on April 21 for a game against Texas.

Oh, and the players couldn't even get beer in their clubhouses. Ouch.

The Tigers pulled their players off the field and the game was delayed nine minutes as fans threw baseballs and other objects on the field. But Tuesday's prohibition had already been decided on because of past liquor-license (licence?) violations.

[Detroit left fielder Josh] Anderson was pleased to hear alcohol would not be sold Tuesday.

"That's good," he said. "These people can't handle it."

And I thought Canadians were polite. And could hold their beer.

Signs posted Tuesday at stadium entrances listed five reasons for the license suspension: permitting drunkenness, permitting the use of narcotics, selling and serving to apparent minors, failure to request approved identification and permitting illegal liquor on the premises.

... Tuesday's ban meant little to Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

"That has no bearing on me," Leyland said. "I don't drink beer, particularly not during the game."