GDT - Game 1 ALCS 8PM Jays vs. Indians - 8 WINS TO GO!

[KingKat]

The Cleveland doesn't deserve to win thing is nonsense. Both teams pitched well. Cleveland capitalized on a rare mistake. Blue Jays didn't. Cleveland deserves to win.

[BTS]

Well, at least we can take solace in the fact that at least 30% of these fans will get mugged on their way home tonight.

 

All of you guys s***ing on the city of Cleveland sound very petty.

[43211234]

They ran into some fantastic pitching. It was always going to be a tough one. It happens.

 

I like their chances tomorrow and with a win they take back home-field advantage in the series.

 

The Blue Jays will win the series!

[RealAccountant]

5am going to be right meow got a full day of weed brownies and biking ahead of me in the afternoon

 

Oh how cool

 

Wow

[Orgfiller]

Well, at least we can take solace in the fact that at least 30% of these fans will get mugged on their way home tonight.

 

What kind of a freak says that? What was wrong with Cleveland's crowd? Jesus Christ some people just can't enjoy a beautifully played game of baseball.

[JFD]

Their pitching was phenomenal tonight. With Estrada completely dealing for all but one pitch, this was a really enjoyable playoff game. Although the ump going full retard in the late innings wasn't as fun.

 

he went full retard in the first inning starting with the horrible 0-1 call to JB.

[Blue Jays Molly]

All of you guys s***ing on the city of Cleveland sound very petty.

 

I fully admit that I'm upset that we lost. That said, Cleveland is an awful place.

 

Also, what I posted was quite obviously a joke.

[RealAccountant]

All of you guys s***ing on the city of Cleveland sound very petty.

 

Let us have this.

[KingKat]

The digs at the city of Cleveland and their fans are really lame. A joke here and there is o.k. but driving it to the ground will get you banned.

[BTS]

They ran into some fantastic pitching. It was always going to be a tough one. It happens.

 

I like their chances tomorrow and with a win they take back home-field advantage in the series.

 

The Blue Jays will win the series!

 

Next three Cleveland starters are pretty bad. Losing in a game pitched entirely by Kluber, Miller, and Allen isn't the end of the world.

[Joshtowers]

Happ vs Tomlin tomorrow

[RealAccountant]

This is a team that has bounced back all season from adversity. I have no doubt they will come back tommorrow and win

[vdubmvp]

Sucks to lose but the Jays have three more Estradas to throw at them and they don't have anything past Kluber. It will be a series not a rout.

 

Yeah, this is probably the most calm I've ever felt after a loss. I'm not infuriated like I normally am. Just disappointed, of course. Estrada was great and deserved better, but Kluber/Miller/Allen is a tough one to overcome. It obviously would have been fantastic to steal game one, but take tomorrow's and it'll all be good going back to Toronto.

[TorontonianJD]

Curious if Travis will be put on DL. Also, seems more serious than a bone bruise.....

[saskjayfan]

31 pitches today after like 5 days off. I think he gets used to protect a 1-run lead.

 

But it's going to be a 5 run deficit tomorrow so no reason to worry about miller

[Blue Jays Molly]

The digs at the city of Cleveland and their fans are really lame. A joke here and there is o.k. but driving it to the ground will get you banned.

 

Noted, and fair. I'm just upset we lost, and I was trying to vent with a bit of humour.

[Orgfiller]

The Cleveland doesn't deserve to win thing is nonsense. Both teams pitched well. Cleveland capitalized on a rare mistake. Blue Jays didn't. Cleveland deserves to win.

 

I actually don't understand how anyone claims that Cleveland either weren't the favourites to win this game or didn't deserve to win. I love Estrada as much as the next guy, but it's clear that Kluber is the superior pitcher. And Andrew Miller, my god. The game was won on a good AB by Jason Kipnis and a great swing by Lindor, not exactly Alcides Escobar and Eric Hosmer shitballing some groundballs through the defense there.

[vdubmvp]

All of you guys s***ing on the city of Cleveland sound very petty.

 

Yeah, those posts are really just embarrassing.

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

Tough to win when you're playing against Kluber, Miller, the umps, and Gibbons.

[ComeTogether]

At least Marco got a complete game for the first time.

[dineke]

josh tomlin has been good lately. I'm worried.

[KingKat]

Yeah, those posts are really just embarrassing.

 

I don't want this to get all bitter like the rivalry with the O's and Rangers. There's no bad blood between these teams and their fan bases. The people trashing Cleveland are like that idiot with the 85 Jays sign. Trying to start s*** for nothing.

[Blue Jays Molly]

Yeah, those posts are really just embarrassing.

 

It's almost as if sports fandom and emotion are somehow intertwined.

[ComeTogether]

538 had Cleveland winning game 1. For game 2, It's 50-50.

 

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-mlb-predictions/

[RealAccountant]

At least Marco got a complete game for the first time.

 

Made just one mistake and can be argued he didn't even make that mistake

[intentional wok]

The Cleveland doesn't deserve to win thing is nonsense. Both teams pitched well. Cleveland capitalized on a rare mistake. Blue Jays didn't. Cleveland deserves to win.

 

I'd say there was a roughly equal number of good swings. Lindor's left the park though.

 

Kluber bore down and just K'd himself out of trouble. If Sanchez did what Kluber did tonight people would be singing his name for shutting down a great lineup. It's Fan Goggles to think Kluber-Miller-Allen would be workable.

[Mittens87]

So realistically we should be able to go 2-1 in next 3 against non kluber starters? To keep it a series.

[5minutesforframing]

I actually don't understand how anyone claims that Cleveland either weren't the favourites to win this game or didn't deserve to win. I love Estrada as much as the next guy, but it's clear that Kluber is the superior pitcher. And Andrew Miller, my god. The game was won on a good AB by Jason Kipnis and a great swing by Lindor, not exactly Alcides Escobar and Eric Hosmer shitballing some groundballs through the defense there.

 

I think the frustrating part was that it was a winnable game because Kluber looked human and possibly even vulnerable for the first few innings and if the boys cashed in on that it could have been a very different outcome. That said, the Jays have to be optimistic about the coming matchups.

[Vegasdogg]

Yay, the Indians win a game where they were objectively the worse team!

 

It was a great pitching dual. Lots of opportunities early for the Blue Jays but they couldn't cash in. Lindor cashed in on the pitch he wanted - the changeup.

 

But come on now there was no worse team on the field tonight. The Jays had one more hit than Cleveland. Not seeing how any team was the "worse team" but I'm betting you're just upset over the loss.

[Governator]

Let's hit the reset button and steal a game tomorrow.