From the back cover
This is how the 1992 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays will be remembered. It was, after all, the first time a Canadian team had appeared in, much less won, a World Series. But there was so much more to the Series than that. For this was a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, six-game battle that was everything you'd want a World Series to be. Two evenly-matched teams. Four one-run games. An extra-inning deciding game that featured a dramatic Atlanta comeback in the ninth--and still another comeback that fell short in the 11th. It began with two games that were decided by game-winning home runs by backup catchers. It ended with the elder statesman of the Series lashing a two-run 11th-inning double--exorcising his own World Series demons with one swing of the bat. There was a catch reminiscent of Willie Mays. There was almost a triple play. And there was heartbreak--for the second straight year--for the Atlanta Braves and their fans. O, Canada. In 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays brought their country to its feet and out into the streets with a sense of national pride. But good baseball transcends borders, and this was a World Series for which baseball fans the world over could be proud.
