“The best team didn’t win this series”

The Toronto Blue Jays won the first game of the World Series before retaking the lead at Dodger Stadium to bring the Fall Classic back to Canada with a 3-2 lead. However, they then lost game six of the series to a Los Angeles Dodgers team with their backs against the wall.

This brought us to last night's (Saturday's) ultimate showdown, when we witnessed one of the best games in World Series history. The Blue Jays had the lead for the majority of the game, until Miguel Rojas brought everyone back to square one in the ninth inning and Will Smith closed the debate in the eleventh.

And according to manager John Schneider, this series shouldn't have gone to the wire.

I thought we had a chance of sweeping them. I think we played our game, and our game is as good as any in baseball. You know, at the beginning of the series, when people were talking about David versus Goliath, it's not even close. They're good, but I put this group of guys up against any other group of 26 players on the entire planet. We had our chances. We had our chances to beat them soundly, and we didn't. And that's baseball.

Then, Sportsnet analyst Caleb Joseph added.

“It's gonna sound like sour grapes, and I don't really give a sh*t. I think the better team did not win this series.”

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– Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) November 2, 2025

This is going to sound weird, and I really don't care. I think the best team didn't win this series. There are a lot of wet eyes, and I don't blame them for that.

Sure, the “David vs. Goliath” narrative was erased during the World Series, and that's despite the Blue Jays starting their quest for a first title since 1993 as underdogs despite a superior regular-season record.

But to say that a sweep was possible and the best team didn't take top honors is likely to set off flames across the border.

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