The stunning success of the Toronto Blue Jays to overcome incredible odds and hoist themselves into a league of their own, at least in the eyes of many Canadian baseball fans, has been nothing short of remarkable.

But the storied franchise has been here before. The Jays won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, first against the Atlantic Braves, then the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ironically, as the team takes home field Friday for Game 1 of this World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they’ll be looking to upset a team that is batting to score back-to-back championships of its own.

But a Blue Jays victory on the world stage would certainly be celebrated from coast to coast — or would it?

The ‘X’ factor

For Montreal Expo fans, seeing a Canadian club make it to the W

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