A disappointed Arthur Gallant reacts in Calgary after the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday loss. Gallant says the Jays held their own despite falling short.

As fans streamed out of Rogers Centre, there were tears, there were children crying and there were occasional outbursts of anger.

Thousands more, who had gathered outside the stadium in anticipation of a night-long party, also dispersed immediately after learning of the Blue Jays’ defeat.

And across the country, bars and pubs packed with Jays fans fell silent.

The underdogs had made it all the way to extra innings of the seventh game, on the second day of November. For nearly a month, Canadians from one ocean to the other had shared hopes, wore team apparel to work, scrambled for tickets.

Cathal Kelly: Congrats on the loss, Toronto. It wa

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