WS IST - LAD/TOR

[Edgy MD]

The best way to get an early entry into the HoF is to die — which quickly disqualifies you from living a long life to enjoy it — or to suffer a catastrophic injury mid-career that forces you into retiring early, while somehow racking up enough productivity in your abbreviated career to not only get in, but get in quickly.



The only one who seemingly had a chance at enjoying Koufax' extended living legend status would seemingly be Kirby Puckett, and that sadly did not work out.

[Frayed Knot]

So it's back to Toronto where Kevin Gausman goes for the ultimate win, Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the save ... and, I dunno, maybe Paul Lynde for the block.

And if you get that last reference you're old enough to be about a quarter to dead



The surprise is that George Springer is back in the lineup for the Jays, which I never thought would happen.

So if he re-inures himself he's got six months to heal .. so why not.

[Fman99]

These baby blue home unis are fugly

[The Hot Corner]

Toronto needs to find a way to break through against Yamamoto. I don't want the Dodgers to see a game 7.

[Frayed Knot]

Well they may break through ... but it's not going to be against Yamamoto as the Dodgers pull Y.Y. after six innings/96 pitches.

Trusting three innings to the pen, eh, Dave Roberts?!?

[Centerfield]

Vlad up. Tying run.

[Frayed Knot]

And we'll see you for Game Seven!

[Centerfield]

Holy fucking terrible baserunning.

[Centerfield]

Play is right in front of him. Hernandez running full momentum toward 2B. Springer and Vlad due up.



Just awful baserunning.

[MFS62]

The spawn of Satan won on Halloween.

Later

[MFS62]

Ohtani vs Scherzer for game 7.

Buckle up. This is gonna' be a bumpy ride.



Later

[The Hot Corner]

=Centerfield post_id=207534 time=1761967050 user_id=65]
Play is right in front of him. Hernandez running full momentum toward 2B. Springer and Vlad due up.



Just awful baserunning.

[metirish]

Going to the movies at 7 so likely will miss this, but, Go Jays

[Frayed Knot]

The Hot Corner wrote: =Centerfield post_id=207534 time=1761967050 user_id=65] Play is right in front of him. Hernandez running full momentum toward 2B. Springer and Vlad due up. Just awful baserunning.

I thought the call to rule Barger's drive a ground rule double was rather suspect and definitely cost the Blue Jays. Of course, I'm not privy to the ground rules that they cover prior to the games for quirks at each stadium. The ball did lodge at the base of the wall, but it wasn't like it was stuck and could not be easily picked up and played.



Barger's base running gaffe on the ensuing line out by Gimenez was absolutely horrible. That would have been bad base running at the Little League level, unforgivable for a professional player.

[The Hot Corner]

Dodgers walk Guerrero Jr. to bring up Bichette. Bo knows hitting. He absolutely crushed a 3 run homer to Dead CF!



3-0 Toronto. Ohtani is done after 2 and a third innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Those extended warmup times granted to Ohtani (Twice!) didn't seem to help him much.

He wound up the night retiring only half of the batters he faced.

[The Hot Corner]

Scherzer was not fooling the Dodger hitters in the 4th, but the Blue Jays flash the leather. Back to back diving catches to get him out of a bases loaded jam with only one run scoring.



I would have someone (Bieber?) getting warm in the pen, just in case Scherzer doesn't have it to open the 5th.



Meanwhile, how about some insurance runs from the Blue Jays.

[Fman99]

I can say with confidence that if I had ever been blessed with the talent to be a major league reliever, that I'd be rocking the mullet/mustache combo. That shit just looks right out there.

[Frayed Knot]

The Hot Corner wrote: I would have someone (Bieber?) getting warm in the pen, just in case Scherzer doesn't have it to open the 5th.

Justin is a native Canadian so he would be a logical choice.

[Frayed Knot]

Early in his career, I kind of had Vladdy Jr pegged as a bit of baseball's version of a nepo-baby: fence-swinging, not well-rounded, not in great shape, and maybe thinking a good career (and a ton of money) was owed to him as a result of him being a legacy player. But he's impressed me over the last month, not just with his hitting but also with all around play and his spirit on the field and in the dugout. In short, he's been fun to watch*.

So now my thinking has changed to, while there may be players who enjoy being a pro baseball player as much as Vladdy does, I'n not sure anyone enjoys it more.









* OK, especially while fucking the Yanx, but elsewhere as well

[The Hot Corner]

Frayed Knot wrote: Early in his career, I kind of had Vladdy Jr pegged as a bit of baseball's version of a nepo-baby: fence-swinging, not well-rounded, not in great shape, and maybe thinking a good career (and a ton of money) was owed to him as a result of him being a legacy player. But he's impressed me over the last month, not just with his hitting but also with all around play and his spirit on the field and in the dugout. In short, he's been fun to watch*. So now my thinking has changed to, while there may be players who enjoy being a pro baseball player as much as Vladdy does, I'n not sure anyone enjoys it more. * OK, especially while fucking the Yanx, but elsewhere as well

I have really been impressed by his overall game. His defense has been stellar. His diving catch of the Tommy Edmonds line drive was a great play. Started a nice DP last inning, as well.

[Frayed Knot]

[cliche]You can't stop Ernie Clement you can only hope to contain him[/cliche]

[Frayed Knot]

For a game with 20 hits, 5 walks, and a HBP thru (not quite) 8 full innings, seven combined runs isn't a lot of scoring.

[Frayed Knot]

Jays to face 8-9-Ohtani with the slimmest of leads for all the marbles.

[Centerfield]

One run game going to the 9th.



Fun series.

[Frayed Knot]

Very disappointing to discover that (Jays defensive OF replacement) Myles Straw isn't from Wichita

[Frayed Knot]

Oxygen Magnesium!!!



Miguel Rojas: 57 career HRs across 12 ML seasons/4,000+ PAs

Edited November 1, 2025 by Guest

[metirish]

Oh no, tied game , was that the "action pitch " Smoltz meant ?

[Frayed Knot]

If the Jays win this one, in this inning or later, that will make it three WS championships for them and two via a walk-off.

[whippoorwill]

Come on Jays