Packed house

Original Toronto Star caption: Packed house: A crowd of 41;284 turned out at Exhibition Stadium yesterday for the Blue Jays' home opener; the second-best inaugural attendance in the team's nine-season history. Only the first opener in 1977 drew more. Back then; the weather was frigid and snowing; and Toronto won. But yesterday; an uncharacteristic opening day; it was balmy but blustery; and the Blue Jays got bombed by the Texas Rangers; 9-4. Garth lorg's fifth-inning homer provided the only fireworks for Toronto; now 3-4 on the season. The loss lowered Toronto's record for home openers to 7-2.