The other day my daughter asks me, “have the Blue Jays ever won the World Series?”

“Yes, honey, they won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993.”

“That was a loooonnnnggg time ago.”

I smile, nod, and think to myself “that was a long time ago now wasn’t it?”

Wow, it feels like yesterday the streets in downtown Toronto were filled with revelers after Jays legend Joe Carter hit only the second all-time World Series winning walk-off home run in Major League Baseball history. Announcer Tom Cheek’s “Touch ’em all Joe” will live forever in Toronto sports lore as will that Game 6 victory.

Ed Note: The first was Bill Mazeroski in 1960 as the Pirates won 10-9 over the Yankees in Game 7.

Funny enough, I also remember a bunch of Maple Leafs fans jumping around on Queen Street and only half-joking about how amazing it was that this many people were celebrating the “Leafs making NHL history” by beating Tampa Bay to set a record with a nine-game winning streak to start the season (it would reach 10 games before a loss).

Back to present day – or a few days ago – as I’m realizing that 1993 was long ago in real time, but that the memories feel like yesterday, the Jays seventh inning rally in Game 4 is just starting. And I’m already writing this post in my head.

They eventually put up four runs in the inning enroute to a series tying 6-2 win only hours after the epic 18-inning Game 3 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But, as I said to anyone who would listen, that game was worse for L.A. than it was for Toronto. Full disclosure: I made it to the end of 14 innings, then had to tap out.

The Dodgers left a lot of their starting line-up in the game for way too long, including Game 4 starting pitcher (and greatest ball player of all time) Shohei Ohtani. They also used up way too many of their bullpen arms against a team that eats up bullpens on the regular.

This showed up on the mound, in the field, and in the batter’s box across the board.

In contrast, the Jays shook off the loss as they tend to do, had fresher legs and arms, look much more dangerous and did the job.

It was more of the same in Game 5 as the Blue Jays made the Dodgers look like a beaten team, a team that didn’t have a clue how to respond, a team that was overmatched in every way, and a team that was the underdog that bit off more than they could chew.

There is lots of blame to go around from the L.A. perspective. Some managerial missteps, missed opportunities on offences, misplays on defense, and missing bats at inopportune moments.

But, I like to think it was also a boring and very mid fanbase that didn’t seem very loud at all. The fact I could actually make out the “Let’s Go Blue Jays” chants amid the “Let’s Go Dodgers” chants tells the tale.

You won’t be able to hear yourself think at the SkyDome in Game 6 on Friday night and likely not in any bar or pub or restaurant or household as the Toronto Blue Jays will have people from coast to coast yelling and screaming and praying for them to finish the job.

NOTE: Anyone wanting to share their blessings and get me a ticket for under $1,000, I’m just a text or email away – seriously though, I’m just a text or email away.

With the way the Blue Jays have been handling business and showing their heart by coming back time and again when defeat seemed imminent, it wouldn’t surprise me to see a walk-off home run in Game 6 at the SkyDome.

Perhaps a “It’s a World Series winning Springer Dinger” or or “Way to Go Bo” or even a “Vladdy’s Your Daddy” call to live on through the generations.