The only Blue Jays Game 7 before this one: Forty years ago.

Joe Carter never played in a Game 7 as a Blue Jay. Neither did Roberto Alomar or Paul Molitor or Dave Winfield.

The same is true of Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista or Josh Donaldson. Of Carlos Delgado, Roy Halladay and Pat Borders.

This is almost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a franchise nearing its 50th birthday, playing against its expansion cousin from Seattle, playing for a Jays team nobody saw coming, and from an American League perspective, for a team now one win and one night away from hosting the World Series come Friday.

Game 7. It’s what we grow up dreaming about. It’s how we played in our backyards. It’s everything kids want but rarely get. Who’s pitching? Who’s hitting the home run? Who’s changing the histo

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