“Madness.”

That was the single, power-packed word Addison Barger, latest Blue Jays hero and grand-slam maestro, used to describe a magical Friday night in Toronto, an 11-4 win over the reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener.

And madness barely begins to describe the statement made by the Jays on a night 32 years in the making, the first Fall Classic game played in Toronto since those glorious championship teams.

By the time it was over, the home team delivered in every imaginable way on an ear-splitting night to remember. The fans loved it, lived it, revelled in it and, in the end, rubbed the Dodgers superstar’s nose in it.

But let’s start with Barger, the power-hitting infielder/outfielder who made Fall Classic history with his sixth-inning blast, the first p

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