Toronto Blue Jays fans cheer after the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 5 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium.

By the time the Toronto Blue Jays’ first World Series game wrapped up last Friday night, Sarah Thompson’s six-year-old daughter Esme was already sick of the commercials.

“She said, This is the fourth time I’ve seen this ad. I hate advertising.” This was awkward, since Thompson, who is the executive managing director of the media agency Glassroom, makes her living in advertising, but she was certainly sympathetic. “You know: ‘Out of the mouths of babes.’”

Over the past month, even as millions jumping aboard the Blue Jays bandwagon have thrilled to the excitement of October baseball , they’ve experienced the numbing exasperation of watching what feels like t

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