[ALCS GM 2] Mariners (Gilbert) vs Blue Jays (Yesavage): 10/13/25, 5:03pm

[Doubleplay21]

I want Atkins fired for trading for Varland

[rydermike]

Can we put Lukes in all 9 spots? 

[Alejandro Murphy]

Detroit would have been an easy opponent even with Skubal.  
 

Mariners have very solid starting pitchers with reliable high leverage bullpen

and their hitters are deadly from top to bottom 

But never say surrender

 

lets Go Jays !

[Jays24]

Vladdy with a ground out double play?

[Pinkfloid]

How many pitches was Yesavage at? Our bullpen seems below average in stranding Inherited runners but just might be recency bias talking.

[rydermike]

Please be Guerrero not Groundero

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, BlueJays said:

And that's why you play with your starter as much as you can. But this dumbass manager always think the Jays got the best bullpen in the game. f***ing s***

You can't just ride your starters to death. Somebody in the bullpen has to come through or you have no chance anyway. 

[SeranthonySantander]

Nice grounder 

[bluejaysinternNo5]

Vlad can truly only hit against the Yankees that's wild

[rydermike]

Just now, Masterbather said:

You can't just ride your starters to death. Somebody in the bullpen has to come through or you have no chance anyway. 

There's a difference between riding them to death and pulling them in childhood

[Masterbather]

There has to be a way to convince Vladdy that everybody is the Yankees.

[Jays24]

Just now, Masterbather said:

You can't just ride your starters to death. Somebody in the bullpen has to come through or you have no chance anyway. 

To death?  Gausman and Yesavage were both in the 70s of their pitch count.  If thats what you think is "riding your starters to death" then thats just soft.  

[THANOS]

How many groundouts is that for Vladdy now these 1st 2 games? 

 

He's absolutely Groundero again.

[Wake n bake]

Great to see Vladdy back to normal 

[HomeRunHomer]

Playoff Vladdy is here!*      

 

 

 

* only applies in games against the Yankees.

 

 

 

 

[Rimar]

It's a bit disappointing, Jays players do their best,  but we see the difference between a team who was all in at trade deadline and fixed all their holes in their roster, and a team who was looking for discounted deals. 

[neverbeenhere]

Lukes only makes a little over $700k, compared to $500m guy who sucks all the time and can't even hit the ball out of infield. 

[Angrioter]

Vladdy K easily. Awful call against Mariners 

[Jonn]

We needed you now Vladdy

[416BlueJs]

Gonna have to win 2 in Seattle. Ugh

[Jays24]

Yankees fans must be so pissed to see the version of Vladdy that exists 5% of the time lol

[Wake n bake]

Well after all is said and done in this series even if we lose it was really fkn great to beat the Yankees lol 

[Wake n bake]

And at this point are you sure Barger is better than IKF in the lineup lol 

[Rynodb1]

When was the last time Barger did something significant on offense?

[Buster]

11 minutes ago, glory said:

The world if the Jays didn't trade for Louis Varland is a world I want to live in. I've never seen someone so hittable being treated like he's the best reliever on the team. 

Hoffman 

[hanton]

9 minutes ago, thatoneguy said:

Varland’s fastball reminds me of Joe Kelly, and that is not a good thing.

interesting comp

[416BlueJs]

Seattle -900 to win game now lol. 

[BlueJays]

4 minutes ago, Masterbather said:

You can't just ride your starters to death. Somebody in the bullpen has to come through or you have no chance anyway. 

He doesn't even ride his starters to death yet because he's not giving them a chance to do so. 

[Rimar]

We will have needed a healthy Bichette and Bassitt in this series and another good hitter that we didn't get at trade deadline to beat Seattle. Also a top closer will have been welcomed. 

[Rynodb1]

Just now, hanton said:

interesting comp

At least Joe Kelly has some passion, and tries to get in people's heads.