There’s (a little) crying in baseball: Haligonians gather to watch the World Series
Fans met at bars, restaurants and at parties to watch the games
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Fans watch Dodgers outfielders collide but still catch a fly ball to end the ninth inning of Game 7 on Saturday with the game tied. Isabel Duque
Haligonians gathered to watch the Toronto Blue Jays try to win baseball’s World Series for the first time in 32 years.
The highs and lows of games 6 and 7 were captured by The Signal reporters.
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John Hiltz prepares for Game 6 of the World Series at Freeman’s Little New York on Friday. Hiltz has been a fan since he was five, when his mother put him in front of a game to keep him quiet. Although Hiltz’s favourite team is the Pittsburgh Pirates, he is cheering for Toronto. “I don’t like the Dodgers, nor do I like the Yankees.”
Megan Krempa
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Tom Adams and Liam Grogan watch the end of the first inning of Game 6 at Freeman’s Little New York. Isabel Duque
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Isaac Watters (right) wears a hat designed to resemble a bird’s beak at Charlie’s Club. He predicted the Blue Jays would win Game 6 with a no-hitter. Daniel Salas
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Noah Lawless and Rowan Sanderson gathered for an outdoor viewing at Rogers Square in Halifax to watch Game 6 unfold. Daniel Salas
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto had Ishan Babbar worried during Game 6 on Oct. 31, which coincided with Halloween. Daniel Salas
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Halloween reveler Matteo Fernandes, dressed in a Purge: Election Year mask for a Halloween party on Windsor Street. A baseball fan, he felt confident players George Springer, Alejandro Kirk and Trey Yesavage would bring home a win in epic fashion. Daniel Salas
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Fans, including Chris Salmeron, watched the Blue Jays bat in the bottom of the first inning. Salmeron is a Los Angeles transplant, but roots for the Blue Jays because he says the United States is “dead” to him, “and the Jays haven’t won in 30 years.” Isabel Duque
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Jays fans watch Game 7 of the World Series at The Beaver’s Den in Halifax. Isabel Duque
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Fans celebrate Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s run during Game 7 at the Beaver’s Den in Halifax before he was deemed out at the plate. Had he made it, the Blue Jays would have won the World Series. Isabel Duque
About the author
Megan Krempa
Megan Krempa is a student in the master of journalism program. She has an undergraduate degree in the history of science & technology from...
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