[ALCS GM 7] Mariners (Kirby) vs Blue Jays (Bieber): 10/20/25, 8:10pm

[hanton]

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

[Governator]

14 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

The only reason they didnt walk Springer was because there was 1 out and the likelihood of facing Vlad scared them more.  These are the effects of having a true stud on your team... Springer gets walked 100% in the regular season. 

I mean you get a 1 legged springer on first witha guy who puts the ball in play a lot for double play options while being up by 2...  Or you bring in your closer and get it done.

[Laika]

5 minutes ago, hanton said:

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

Game 7 winning homer > Game 4 homer 

[Jimcanuck]

23 minutes ago, hanton said:

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

flip springer and alomar

[HomeRunHomer]

Springer third but moves up to second if the Jays win the World Series.

[Governator]

18 minutes ago, Laika said:

Game 7 winning homer > Game 4 homer 

 

Also, Bautista over Alomars as well for 2 reasons. 

For starters, I believe Bautista's was the most intense home run after the inning that lead up to it.  It was pure madness and it put egos to rest. It also gave this city life again, it gave Rogers a reason to invest more in the team and in the stadium in the years after to where we are today.

2nd reason is my childhood was a lie and Alomar is a giant ******** in real life.

[Sasky05]

Been a while since I was on the jays forum, first since Brock took over. I was so frustrated with Atkins last year that I stopped  watching the last half of the season. I was disappointed that they didn't give Lukes and Barger a chance to get their feet wet in 2024, even there was no good reason not to get them acclimated to the bigs, and find out if they had what it takes, while they passed them over with other lesser, (imo), players. So great to see them contribute in 2025. I was on the fire Atkins and Shapiro bandwagon last year, so I have to say that I was wrong, and credit to the organization for building a championship calibre team.

GJG!!

[Eat My Shatkins]

1 hour ago, hanton said:

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

This got me thinking, the Jays have had a huge home run at home in every playoff round now that either eventually won them the clinching game, or immediately ended the game.

 

Joe for the World series (1993) Walk off

Springer for the ALCS (2025) 7th inning to take the lead

Joey Bats for the ALDS (2015) 7th inning to take the lead

EE for the Wild Card round (2016) Walk off

 

What a treat for the home fans to watch that. I wonder if anyone was in attendance for all 4?

[Omar]

I think some of you here don't understand the importance of the Alomar hr.

It was against Eckersly who was basically unhittable and was a douchebag to boot. 

Also it was the hr that broke the ice finally. Before that the Jays couldn't conceive of getting over the the hump. 

It was a seminal moment. Perhaps you had to live through it to get it. 

[Brownie19]

39 minutes ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

This got me thinking, the Jays have had a huge home run at home in every playoff round now that either eventually won them the clinching game, or immediately ended the game.

 

Joe for the World series (1993) Walk off

Springer for the ALCS (2025) 7th inning to take the lead

Joey Bats for the ALDS (2015) 7th inning to take the lead

EE for the Wild Card round (2016) Walk off

 

What a treat for the home fans to watch that. I wonder if anyone was in attendance for all 4?

I was there for EE's, but I experienced all of those as a fan + the Alomar & Sprague home runs.  They've all come at different points in my life, but I feel incredibly blessed to have seen them through the eyes of a diehard fan.  I've lived these moments and felt them deep in the core of my soul.  For fans like us - these moments become part of who you are.  They change you.  

[Brownie19]

6 minutes ago, Omar said:

I think some of you here don't understand the importance of the Alomar hr.

It was against Eckersly who was basically unhittable and was a douchebag to boot. 

Also it was the hr that broke the ice finally. Before that the Jays couldn't conceive of getting over the the hump. 

It was a seminal moment. Perhaps you had to live through it to get it. 

This is 100% spot on.  There's definitely recency bias here.  Robbie's home run changed the franchise.  Honestly, trying to rank all these moments is unnecessary.  Let's just enjoy the fact we've had so many incredible moments to cherish.

[Terminator]

2 hours ago, hanton said:

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

That Ed Sprague homer was massive.

Jays were down 1-0 in the series and were down by a run entering the 9th inning of Game 2.

Pinch hit homer to take the lead and Henke shut them down in the bottom half to win the game. 

Jays go on to win the World Series in 6 games and all 4 games they won were decided by a single run.

[Big_Walleye]

5 minutes ago, Terminator said:

That Ed Sprague homer was massive.

Jays were down 1-0 in the series and were down by a run entering the 9th inning of Game 2.

Pinch hit homer to take the lead and Henke shut them down in the bottom half to win the game. 

Jays go on to win the World Series in 6 games and all 4 games they won were decided by a single run.

Ed Sprague was one of my favorite players back then.  The mentality to "take one for the team" doesn't seem to exist as much anymore.  He would trade a bruise for 1st base anytime.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Sasky05 said:

Been a while since I was on the jays forum, first since Brock took over. I was so frustrated with Atkins last year that I stopped  watching the last half of the season. I was disappointed that they didn't give Lukes and Barger a chance to get their feet wet in 2024, even there was no good reason not to get them acclimated to the bigs, and find out if they had what it takes, while they passed them over with other lesser, (imo), players. So great to see them contribute in 2025. I was on the fire Atkins and Shapiro bandwagon last year, so I have to say that I was wrong, and credit to the organization for building a championship calibre team.

GJG!!

Welcome back! If you would like to retrieve your old account, I can help you with that. Just PM me and we'll sort it out.

[John_Havok]

9 minutes ago, Big_Walleye said:

Ed Sprague was one of my favorite players back then.  The mentality to "take one for the team" doesn't seem to exist as much anymore.  He would trade a bruise for 1st base anytime.

Ty France says hi. 

Not from the dugout... but he still says hi. 

[Grant77]

The biggest home run list is so incredibly difficult to rank after the first one.

Carter has perhaps the biggest hit in baseball history, let alone Jays history, so that's easy.

Alomar's home run, as some have already said, was the ice breaker that led to 2 Championships. Do you take that into consideration or do you just look at the moment? It didn't give us the lead and it wasn't a game 7. In that game, he also went 4-5 and made a game saving defensive play, which plays into the lore a bit.

Bautista's home run was easily the most electric/epic of the three (perhaps some recency bias there), but it was also the least important in some ways. I've just never seen anything like the atmosphere and reaction. That goes for any game, not just Jays games. The Rangers throwing at our players, the perception that we got cheated on the Choo play, the length and buildup. It was really something to behold.

Springer's home run is probably more important than Alomar's without the benefit of hindsight. If we win the World Series, I think it goes to #2 for me, but that remains to be seen.

[ComeTogether]

Lucky guy 

 

 

 

[ChrisS]

21 minutes ago, Grant77 said:

Bautista's home run was easily the most electric/epic of the three (perhaps some recency bias there), but it was also the least important in some ways. I've just never seen anything like the atmosphere and reaction. That goes for any game, not just Jays games. The Rangers throwing at our players, the perception that we got cheated on the Choo play, the length and buildup. It was really something to behold.

 

Toronto sports had little to nothing to cheer about for two decades before 2015.  I feel like it was pent up and released at that moment.  Seeing it live, its something I will never forget.

Lets hope for more of these moments in the next 11 days.

[Spanky__99]

4 hours ago, hanton said:

what's your order? 

 

1. Carter 

2. Alomar - ALCS 2 run shot to tie the game in the 9th, off the greatest closer ever

3. Springer - ALCS go ahead 3 run shot in the 7th

4. Bautista batt flip

5. Edwin - WC walk off home run

6. Sprague (off the bench pinch hit 2 run home run in the top OF THE 9TH)

7. Vladys grand slam in the ALDS

I'd flip Springer and Alomar here. Ernie's having an Ed Sprague like postseason.

[Spanky__99]

11 hours ago, jaysblue said:

Not sure if this was mentioned in the buried pages earlier, but will say George Springer's HR last night definitely now overtakes Bautista's and EE's in my opinion! What an incredible moment to witness live in person! 

That must of been pretty sick to witness live. 

[ComeTogether]

All 7 games. 50 min video. 

 

 

[ComeTogether]

 

 

[Jonn]

The thing about Robbie Alomar is he will never be celebrated by the organization again. So his heroics will never be spoken of again. They even unretired his jersey and pretend like he doesn’t exist:

That Springer homerun will live on forever.

[Hipfan]

4 hours ago, Omar said:

I think some of you here don't understand the importance of the Alomar hr.

It was against Eckersly who was basically unhittable and was a douchebag to boot. 

Also it was the hr that broke the ice finally. Before that the Jays couldn't conceive of getting over the the hump. 

It was a seminal moment. Perhaps you had to live through it to get it. 

I agree, that hit was massive for the team and I don't think it can be understated. 

[Laika]

George Springer's HR in Game 7 had the highest Championship Win Probability Added of any play in ALCS history. 🤯

 

[glory]

I think Springer's HR is firmly #2 now with Alomar #3. Bautista's had the bat flip and the aura but it was just the ALDS. Springer's was a Game 7 ALCS go ahead HR, and Alomar's was pivotal in the Jays tying the 1992 ALCS (were on the verge of going down 3-1 in the series before it). 

[Omar]

More from the Seattle perspective 

https://open.substack.com/pub/thelightbat/p/102125-cheers-darlin?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

 

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, Omar said:

More from the Seattle perspective 

https://open.substack.com/pub/thelightbat/p/102125-cheers-darlin?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

 

That dude's pIsT!!!!

[Jimcanuck]

6 hours ago, glory said:

I think Springer's HR is firmly #2 now with Alomar #3. Bautista's had the bat flip and the aura but it was just the ALDS. Springer's was a Game 7 ALCS go ahead HR, and Alomar's was pivotal in the Jays tying the 1992 ALCS (were on the verge of going down 3-1 in the series before it). 

No the Jays were up 2 games to 1 at the time of the Alomar homer.

The significance of the Alomar homer is the Jays had failed in several prior postseason attempts to get to the WS.  It launched them to a 3-1 series lead and lifted the proverbial monkey off their (and Canada's) backs.

[ComeTogether]