An Air Canada flight from Chicago to Toronto touched down early Thursday morning and the on-board announcement began with a message fitting the times.

“Welcome to Toronto,” began the attendant, sporting an American League Champions hoodie. “Let’s go Blue Jays, they’re going to win the Cup … I mean the trophy, in Game 6.”

Officially, it’s the Commissioner’s Trophy, but it’s been since 1993 that such a possibility has been this close to reality around these parts, so a little amnesia about the hardware’s proper name is understandable. Still, the sentiment was reflective of an expectant mood in the city after the Blue Jays took two straight at Chavez Ravine after the gutting, 18-inning loss in Game 3, and returned home up 3-2 in the best-of-seven World Series.

Wednesday night’s 6-1 win in

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