Canadian flavor in the World Series

No, the Toronto Blue Jays aren't back in the World Series (was it really 1992 and 1993 when they won it all?). But the 2007 World Series does have more Canadian flavor than normal.

Jeff Francis, starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, became the second Canadian ever to start a World Series game.

Francis, a Vancouver native, was pitching after 12 days off and gave up 10 hits and 6 runs in 4 innings.

The first Canadian native to start a World Series was Reggie Cleveland (Swift Current, Sask.) started the fifth game of the 1975 World Series, giving up five runs on seven hits in five innings and taking the loss for Boston against Cincinnati.

Last year's series featured Detroit, the closest MLB city to Canada. In fact, Comerica Park is less than a mile from the Detroit River.