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THE WEEK, Page 22SOCIETYWow, Canada!
Toronto brings a World Series triumph to the Great White North
A U.S. visitor to Canada asked a native what item he might
bring home that would represent the Canadian character. The
reply: "An inferiority complex."
Not this week. Canada's team, the Toronto Blue Jays, won
the first true World Series in a six-act thriller with
America's team, the Atlanta Braves, that proved again that
baseball is a game of inches and ifs. Base runners ran backward
(costing Atlanta a crucial big inning); umps went myopic
(depriving the Jays of the first Series triple play in 72
years). The Braves' batters mostly smacked screamers into
grateful Toronto gloves. Atlanta embarrassed no Jays hurler
except Jack Morris, the $10 million mercenary who lost both his
starts.
Two other first-year Jays, pitcher David Cone and ageless
slugger Dave Winfield, brought Toronto a 11-inning 4-3 victory
in the finale. And while Atlanta's pennant flew at half-staff,
Canada's flag was proudly unfurled right side up. Nice guys
finish first, eh?