TORONTO (Reuters) -The Toronto Blue Jays left the World Series empty-handed but having set a “new standard,” Toronto manager John Schneider said on Sunday, after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Fall Classic that defied expectations and captivated fans.

Many experts had predicted a “David versus Goliath” series, with the Blue Jays playing in the Fall Classic for the first time since they won in 1993, against the star-studded defending champions Dodgers.

What fans got, instead, was an epic battle through seven games playing out against a dramatic geopolitical backdrop that pundits are already declaring among the greatest-ever World Series.

“We have set a new expectation and a new standard here and did it with a lot of hard work,” said Schneider at his post-game press conference in

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