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2025 Blue Jays

I'm embarrassed to say but I only made until the 5th inning. I just couldn't do it. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I watched the highlights of them pulling it off.

Bieber had a really good start. Control was a little off, but he still battled through and didn't let the walks hurt the team. It was also good to see Vladdy squaring up and making really good contact. And can we just admit that having Bichette in the line up, even if he can't run the bases, is better than any of the other options. I suppose the benefit of Springer being out is all Bichette has to do is swing the bat.
 
OldTimeHockey said:
I'm embarrassed to say but I only made until the 5th inning. I just couldn't do it. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I watched the highlights of them pulling it off.

Bieber had a really good start. Control was a little off, but he still battled through and didn't let the walks hurt the team. It was also good to see Vladdy squaring up and making really good contact. And can we just admit that having Bichette in the line up, even if he can't run the bases, is better than any of the other options. I suppose the benefit of Springer being out is all Bichette has to do is swing the bat.
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Lots of coffee this week!
 
It's now a best of 3 with the Jays potentially have 2 of the 3 games at home.

The Dodgers have to be seen as the favourite with their pitching matchups.

The Jays hit Blake Snell well in Game 1 but there is a reason he only gave up 2 ER over 21 innings prior to the World Series.
Yamamoto very well might pitch another complete game in Game 6.
Presumably Glasnow would pitch a potential Game 7

But the Jays bats just find a way to make pitchers work. Here's hoping for a good Game 5 from Yesavage.
 
That was one of the most disappointing finishes I have seen in a long time. Runner in scoring position in each of the last four innings. Second and third with none out in the bottom of the ninth. Three pitches later and the Jays lose on a weak popup by Clement, followed by Barger getting doubled off second on a line drive out to left. The hitters just could not get it done tonight, and now the pressure shifts to Toronto for game 7.
 
Yeah, Dodgers win this one, gotta give them credit. Not sure I'm buying the lodged ball though - at first I thought yeah that's gonna be a double but on the replay it looked like the ball just stopped dead against the wall. Did anyone see if an umpire actually walked over to the ball to see if it was lodged or loose? I missed it. Not saying it didn't happen, just got distracted and didn't see it happen.
 
Instant update, just checked and google AI says the umps never inspected the ball, just that they "conferred" and the call was made by video replay. Hmmm.
 
Bender said:
So what is the actual rule? It looked like they could've just grabbed the ball.
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Yeah, I thought so too. The rule is if it's lodged it's a double, don't know how you define "lodged". I'm wondering if it was fielded and thrown to the infield to stop the 3rd run, If so, evidence it wasn't very lodged :)

Edit: Yeah that's exactly what heppened. Really really looks like it just dented the wall and stopped in front of it, I don't believe it was lodged at all, it was just sitting there.

LA Lodgers lol new name.

Edit edit whoops meant to post this link https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/...in-wall-padding-ruled-as-double-after-review/

Umpires called time. What? lol Dean made the call haha
 
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