Fans brave cold, flock to city hall for outdoor watch party
It’s another big crowd — perhaps the largest yet — at Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto City Hall, which has played host to arguably the largest outdoor watch party for this World Series.
Despite the cold and biting wind chill, hundreds are out here, layered up, to watch the Jays on giant screens.
Mayor Olivia Chow is here, getting a bit of a mixed reception as she makes appearances between innings to try to rev up the crowd with chants of “Let’s go, Blue Jays.”
Mahesh Samtani said he had watched some of the previous games with his buddies in bars. But for this particular game, he said he had to be here.
“Where better to be than with the people? At the end of the day I can be at a bar, but I’d rather be out here with the real fans.”
“I wanted to experience something I haven’t been able to.”
Andreas Lemontzis lives in Montreal but grew up in Toronto and has remained a Jays fan.
“I drove up to make sure I’d be here for this party,” he said.
“I had to be here in person. I had to celebrate with my true fans.”
