Sporting loyalties on the Ontario side of the St. Clair River have been split between Toronto and Detroit for decades. The Blue Jays and Tigers hats have been put away for another season and the hockey rivalry between the Maple Leafs and Red Wings won t be renewed for a few more weeks.
A Canadian from Corunna, Ont., is trying to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to victory over the Houston Astros. General Manager Rob Thomson grew up just south of Sarnia in Southwestern Ontario.
For a city that rarely reaches the top, Philadelphia has a strange pattern of success against Houston. The Astros will try to overcome that in the World Series against the Phillies.