Think you had trouble staying up and watching the final two games of the Blue Jays’ ultimate heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers? Imagine working for a major Toronto newspaper under a publishing deadline, while the final game went on and on and on.

That’s what the Star’s editor-in-chief outlines in an article about how the paper coped with games that never seemed to end, and blew right by the time they needed to have the first edition hit the streets.

While printed newspapers ain’t what they used to be, they’re still a factor and have to be sent to press by a certain time, or they won’t hit the streets and newsstands when they’re needed.

How did the Star manage to keep up with the results of a potential World Series win, a huge story, while still keeping the production of the paper on time?

It’s an interesting behind-the-scenes peek at a once mighty industry that has seen better days, but still has to surrender to the realities of time

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