Current Events > Baseball is BACK! 9: November Pain

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Yeah losing at home is a pretty shitty thing for a team to do. Lots of bummed fans.

yamamoto owns your franchise canada sorry to say

I can't wait for automated balls and strikes.

the jays are who we thought they were

As someone who grew up a Giants fan, became disinterested in baseball, got my attention drawn to Shohei and questioning if I'm becoming a Dodgers fan of all things...I feel bad for Jays fans coming away with that disappointment after coming so close.

They put up a pretty decent series.

Kinda crazy how Yamamoto pitched more innings than Ohtani despite him pitching like 100 pitches last night

Never good when the Evil Empire wins

Got to say, I dont normally care for baseball but I tuned in to check out the last few innings because of how close it was, and it was exciting to watch.

FUCK YEAH DODGERS LETS GOOOOOO!

GREAT game. Maybe one of the best Ive seen.

Yamamoto MVP please!

Srk700 posted...

Got to say, I dont normally care for baseball but I tuned in to check out the last few innings because of how close it was, and it was exciting to watch.

Same. Exciting game.

We weren't even supposed to be here.

The Jays were predicted to be the worst or second worst in the AL East at the start of the season. We started the season poorly. We were 74/88 last season. Everyone counted us out. Even when we won the AL East, we were supposed to lose to the Yankees. We were out of our element, we were "lucky", everything.

We've proved the pundits wrong. We are the best team in the American League, a couple calls away from winning the World Series. George Springer injured, Bo Bichette basically playing on one leg, we took the evil empire to the limit and made them look silly time after time.

I am sincerely so proud to be a fan of these Jays. This is a special team and this won't be the only time they will have a shot in the playoffs.

how many bases loaded did jays have for this game without a score

MrFingers07 posted...

Kinda crazy how Yamamoto pitched more innings than Ohtani despite him pitching like 100 pitches last night

I know people want to dunk on Ohtani (for whatever agenda they may have) but you can't pretend that he didn't have his moments during this series and frankly, I would hope that the full-time designated ace is better than the guy who hasn't had a full complement of MLB starts....ever.

But yeah, Yamamoto was an absolute monster and his MVP was a lock even before tonight imo.

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name_unknown posted...

how many bases loaded did jays have for this game without a score

I feel like it was at least three.

A lot of things went right for the Blue Jays this season which is why I don't know if they can return. Boston & New York will do their normal arms race, the Orioles will be healthy, Toronto has some pretty serious gaps in their rotation, and it was a statistical miracle season for Kirk & Springer.

Good on them if they can build off of this, but when "we weren't supposed be here" becomes "we now belong here" and to get kicked in-between the seams when you do believe, can leave a mark.

Shotgunnova posted...

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That's poetic and all but the man was every bit Ty Cobb's equal for being a vile rat bastard who disgusted even his teammates and players (as a manager). Hell of a ballplayer though.

Quorthon109 posted...

I didn't have a horse in this race but I always hate how often it seems like the away team wins the series-clinching game and have this big celebration in front of a mostly flat/dejected crowd

This is really the only thing I have left in sports. The Super Bowl will never be played in Pittsburgh. They're Pirates will likely never sniff the World Series in my lifetime.

I've been alive for five Penguins Stanley Cup wins. All won on the road.

EnterTheTekken posted...

A lot of things went right for the Blue Jays this season which is why I don't know if they can return. Boston & New York will do their normal arms race, the Orioles will be healthy, Toronto has some pretty serious gaps in their rotation, and it was a statistical miracle season for Kirk & Springer.

Good on them if they can build off of this, but when "we weren't supposed be here" becomes "we now belong here" and to get kicked in-between the seams when you do believe, can leave a mark.

If the Royals can lose G7 in the WS one year (2014) and win it the following year (2015), absolutely anyone can, particularly teams actually willing to spend money to lure in high-production free agents.

That's the thing.

The Jays are willing to pay money and have shown the rest of the league they know what the hell they are doing. Hopefully we can land a few other pieces in the off-season.

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

That's the thing.

The Jays are willing to pay money and have shown the rest of the league they know what the hell they are doing. Hopefully we can land a few other pieces in the off-season.

Baseball history is filled with cores of a team that had their chance and didnt get another one.

Wait, there's the World Baseball Classic coming up on March? Wasn't the last one like 2 years ago? Lol.

Not that I'm complaining

K181 posted...

Baseball history is filled with cores of a team that had their chance and didnt get another one.

And then there are cores of a team that have playoff success for many years in a row.

We will see what happens next season. I'm not gonna let a Game 7 that was literally inches away on either side define what is success or not.

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I would guess that he'll sign somewhere between $150m and $200m over 6-8 years. If they're serious about trying to run it back, hey absolutely have to find a way to keep him because I doubt that they have a middle IF with his production just hanging on the farm somewhere in New England. Personally, I'd hate to see him go elsewhere.

It will be an interesting off-season for sure.

After the Jays blew their lead, the seventh and final World Series game continues in extra innings.

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Lol

Omg

I really want this game to end so my upstairs neighbor will stop screaming and stomping his feat at midnight.

Just fucking lose, LA. - almost everyone outside of the LA metro area

Ok ok ok.

I am a bundle of nerves. I need to go for a little walk around the room.

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it's joever

The Blue Jays were incredible and I truly thought they were going to beat the Dodgers today. I was ready to turn the game off, because I was so sure they were dust. My last post was going to be "it's going to take a miracle for them to come back from this." Then Max went off, then Miguel went off, then Will went off. The Blue Jays did a lot and got so close, but it just wasn't enough.

I do wonder how the ABS system will change the game going forward, because there were so many missed balls/strikes calls that changed the trajectory of the game.

Dodgers lost their final challenge, too.

lolz

Once again Kendrick beats Drake

This is some small mental baseball going on.

Top of the order up for the Jays.

If we are doing this, it's gotta be now!

EDIT - I'm lying, Gimenez leading off.

problem is the jays this year had a lot of career years, there is no shot in hell George Springer repeats what he did this year at his age. they got production out of guys like Davis Schneider and career minor leaguers like Nathan Lukes

this was the jays shot tbh. especially with Yesavage pitching as great as he had, and him pitching so little at the major league level beforehand was actually an advantage for the jays since it meant teams had less looks and video of him. he'll still be good and they'll have him for all next year at least, but it's hard to imagine everything breaking right for them like it did this year, especially in the AL East

I just want to go to sleep but I can't stop watching, lol.

It's like poetry, they rhyme

it's merely a matter of time

dodgers taking this easily

Shotgunnova posted...

Dodgers lost their final challenge, too.

Probably a dumb question but did they really challenge it? I thought late in the game they do a crew chief review for any close plays like that. I'm probably wrong though lol

Cant ask for a better game 7

Springer Dinger, let's go?

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

Springer Dinger, let's go?

Dodgers fans would have the biggest collective crashout in history if he of all people walked them off

How did the Dodgers manage to get this far in the Post Season? Like almost all of their guys are barely hitting over the Mendoza Line.

Damnit, Springer chases ball 4.

ez

Hell yeah, chase it Springer :3