Around 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday, the excitement will have given way to tension — the kind that only playoff baseball can provide.

Yes, the World Series will return to Canada for the first time in 32 years. That, in itself, is a statement and achievement worth celebrating.

But what really made those 1992 and 1993 teams special is that they won it all.

Blue Jays fans experienced the nail-biting drama that comes with the post-season in Game 7 of the American League Championship, when Toronto trailed for most of the game to the Seattle Mariners before George Springer flipped the script with his instantly iconic three-run home run in the seventh inning.

Now, the Blue Jays and their World Series opponent, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are back to 0-0. Plenty of twists and turns surely lie ahead.

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