[ALCS GM 4] Blue Jays (Scherzer) vs Mariners (Castillo): 10/16/26, 8:33pm

[glory]

Scherzer earned his contract with this start tonight. Incredible. 

Best of 3 with home field again (though going by this series that's not necessarily a good thing). Win tomorrow and go back home with 2 shots to end it. 

[Kordesi]

Huge team effort! Unbelievable really!  Congrats guys. We really deserve these 2 games - let’s get the w tomorrow. It was brutal watching them in game 2 - but they never give up. Go Jays!

[Vancouverite]

1 minute ago, glory said:

Scherzer earned his contract with this start tonight. Incredible. 

Best of 3 with home field again (though going by this series that's not necessarily a good thing). Win tomorrow and go back home with 2 shots to end it. 

100% im so happy we got this guy. This was a huge game if we lost down 3-1 wouldn't have been good scherzer came through big time

 

And speaking of earning their contract, Andres Gimenez has been ELITE these playoffs.

[Jays24]

[Doubleplay21]

Big buck players showing up in pressure situations.

[Spanky__99]

12 minutes ago, hanton said:

Ser last pitched on the 12th so this is like bullpen session

Yeah man, they need work and step on their necks is dead on.

[infinitebook]

The most consequential bullpen usage might be Speier's. He's the Mariners only lefty, and he threw a season high 32 pitches.

[max silver]

14 minutes ago, glory said:

Yeah I could understand using Hoffman since he was probably already warming up when the game was a bit closer but not sure why they are using Dominguez here in a 6 run game. Maybe they didn't want to count on him tomorrow with 4 days of rest. Who knows. JS doesn't think any lead less than 10 is safe. Certainly one of the lower leverage guys like Lauer or Yariel have the potential to stink it up and make the game closer. 

I have zero issues with using whoever is available to shut down the Mariners to finish the game. Dominguez will still be available tomorrow and the day after that with the upcoming day off. 

[max silver]

13 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

What an absolutely incredible game. One of my favourite games ever.  Max shoving and the offense coming up huge in what's near a must win game.   I hope my boys tell their kids about this game one day.  

Scherzer and Bieber both stepped up large for the Jays to even the series up.

[hanton]

FOX panel talking about how Vlady is a good hitter that hits home runs (vs being a home run hitter)

15 hits for Vlady

5 to LF

5 to CF

5 to RF

5 Home Runs

2 to RF

2 to CF

1 to LF

[thatoneguy]

Gimenez with 4 RBIs in the 9 spot, just how they drew it up.

[Brownie19]

JS knew what Max would do...

[Spanky__99]

53 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Before anyone confirms it, I want it to be known that I believe Schneider went to the mound with no intentions of pulling Max.  He knew Max would react like that and just wanted to get him jacked up 

JS just confirmed this, he said he's been waiting for that moment all year, lol.

Now Max said JS had no intention of taking him out and that it was a mind trick, love it. 

[G-Snarls]

21 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

What an absolutely incredible game. One of my favourite games ever.  Max shoving and the offense coming up huge in what's near a must win game.   I hope my boys tell their kids about this game one day.  

This Blue Jays post season has generated a ton of memorable moments. 

[G-Snarls]

1 minute ago, Spanky__99 said:

JS just confirmed this, he said he's been waiting for that moment all year, lol.

"I thought he was going to kill me and I loved it"

[infinitebook]

3 minutes ago, hanton said:

FOX panel talking about how Vlady is a good hitter that hits home runs (vs being a home run hitter)

15 hits for Vlady

5 to LF

5 to CF

5 to RF

5 Home Runs

2 to RF

2 to CF

1 to LF

The playoffs are so hyperfocused that any hole in your swing can be attacked. Just look at Ohtani, teams are using lefties and attacking him inside and he has struggled. Whereas someone like Freeman continually has success because he is such a complete hitter. Vlad is built to be a playoff monster. 

[max silver]

7 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

This Blue Jays post season has generated a ton of memorable moments. 

This has easily been one of my favorite Blue Jays seasons of all time. Fingers crossed they can eliminate the Mariners and continue working towards the ultimate prize. 

[Laika]

22 minutes ago, infinitebook said:

The most consequential bullpen usage might be Speier's. He's the Mariners only lefty, and he threw a season high 32 pitches.

Really silly usage of him 

Too many pitches, they burned him so early in what was a close game, and why the heck did he face Springer 

[Jays24]

[ComeTogether]

 

 

[G-Snarls]

57 minutes ago, Doubleplay21 said:

Big buck players showing up in pressure situations.

And they play for the Blue Jays!

[ComeTogether]

 

 

[Terminator]

1 hour ago, infinitebook said:

The most consequential bullpen usage might be Speier's. He's the Mariners only lefty, and he threw a season high 32 pitches.

Agreed, that was horrible usage. They used him like he was their long man. 

 

[Omar]

I had to grin when I read this on the Mariners board.  This is for you know who...

[ComeTogether]

[jaysblue]

The bandwagons who jumped on and jumped off have now jumped back on. 

Supposedly, Miller will start today with Woo out of the pen. 

So that leaves Gilbert for Game 6 and Kirby for a Game 7 if it gets there. 

[mphenhef]

7 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

This game is in the bag.  Why use pitchers you might need in a close or extra innings game tomorrow?

Use bassitt to eat innings

With how bad Seattle has looked against spin they might have plans for Bassitt in a future game too.

[Angrioter]

Buenos días incrédulos de mierda lol. 

2 a 2 la serie y con Gausman en el montículo inspirado por Mad Max... 

 

Bryce Miller can't performance in the same level that last outing.... Imposible 

[Angrioter]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

The bandwagons who jumped on and jumped off have now jumped back on. 

Supposedly, Miller will start today with Woo out of the pen. 

So that leaves Gilbert for Game 6 and Kirby for a Game 7 if it gets there. 

Kirby, Gilbert, Rodon, Fried, Gio, Castillo the same s***.... 999999 runs against them. 

 

Yamamoto, Ohtani, Snell and Glasnow are next 

[Brownie19]

7 hours ago, G-Snarls said:

This Blue Jays post season has generated a ton of memorable moments. 

Didn't someone just say yesterday that this postseason was missing it's magical moment?   I think that was put to bed...