Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series Game 6 Thread: Kevin Gausman vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto

[Terminator]

22 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Can we talk about Brock taking over the Blue Jays message board and we go straight to the World Series lol

Imagine the ad revenue from the old broken site of a last placed team compared to the newly revamped site of a team on the verge of a World Series

Brock knows business and I would like some of his stock tips

[Laika]

 

.302 xwOBA against Scamamoto last time. Not bad. 

Dare I say - Scamamoto is overrated and due for a stinker? 

[Benito]

I watched the Jays win in 92 and 93. I hope I see them win this year. 

What an amazing run. They basically had to take the hardest road possible, having to go through NY, Sea, and LA. 

Hopefully if they win, there will be no more talk of luck or fluke that I've read people attribute to their season. This team is legit and deserves all the credit for their success.

Let's finish this ride tonight and immortalize this team in baseball history.

[Blue balls]

Unreal.

I can’t believe they got to the point where they can lose tonight and still win the world series tomorrow. Just keep it simple and destroy them tonight though !

Awesome team. Great stories, good and likeable players.

Enjoy all !!!

[Laika]

Blake Snell is right, baseball involves a lot of luck. 

The perception that Yamamoto is a sure thing right now is not supported by facts. Look at all these red/pink outs from Jays hitters last game. The Jays did not have a bad plan or approach last time. Everything else could stay the same and they might end up getting several runs off him. 

 

Batter	PA	In.	Result	Exit Velo	LA	Hit Dist.	Bat	Pitch	xBA	HR / Park
							Speed	Velocity
	17	2	Groundout	93.7	3	73	71.4	91	0.45
Andrés Giménez
Alejandro Kirk	24	3	Sac Fly	102.1	39	338	74	88.4	0.25	0/30
	30	4	Flyout	98.6	29	377	70.3	76.5	0.47	0/30
Addison Barger
	31	4	Groundout	93.7	-15	7	68.6	76.6	0.16
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
	35	5	Lineout	87.7	22	279	68.6	91	0.29
Andrés Giménez
George Springer	36	5	Groundout	98.3	-2	33	72.7	77.9	0.41
Nathan Lukes	37	5	Groundout	95.8	-17	6	64.3	90.8	0.14
	41	6	Groundout	103.2		46	⚡78.8	90.8	0.46
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ernie Clement	49	7	Groundout	101.5	1	51	70.5	91.5	0.46
Bo Bichette	51	7	Groundout	107.7	-1	48	71.2	90.2	0.53
Alejandro Kirk	67	9	Lineout	101	16	317	74.9	94.8	0.59	0/30

[Omar]

I'm picking Bo to hit Moto into the shadow realm tonight.  My player of the game pick.

[Terminator]

11 minutes ago, Laika said:

 

.302 xwOBA against Scamamoto last time. Not bad. 

Dare I say - Scamamoto is overrated and due for a stinker? 

Even if he's just mid they are going to push him through the lineup 3x. If he's doing pretty well he's going 4x through. Jays will get to him eventually.

[Laika]

what do we think Shulman's call will be on Kirk's walk off homer tonight? 

I think he just screams "TOUCH EM ALL KIRK" over and over 

[Laika]

The Dodgers players keep saying they know what to do because they were down 2-1 in the NLDS in 2024

I dunno, man. Doesn't feel like the same thing! 

[Jonn]

31 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

I mean, if you want her to be a stripper, sure. 

I don't think I would want a Stripper named Savage. I will stick with Alexis or Mercedes. 

[Olerud363.354]

10 minutes ago, Laika said:

Barger 30 4 Flyout 98.6 29 377 70.3 76.5 0.47 0/30

Same as Schneider's ball except to center.

Either

a) 'Pull dat ball' is not random Davis Schneider owned Blake Snell, got around on his fastball and it wasn't luck.

b) 'Pull dat ball' is a bit random and if Barger or someone else 'pull dat ball' 99 mph launch angle 28 it a different game. 

[Brownie19]

6 minutes ago, Laika said:

what do we think Shulman's call will be on Kirk's walk off homer tonight? 

I think he just screams "TOUCH EM ALL KIRK" over and over 

If we're somehow blessed to witness a walk off HR to win the World Series tonight - do you think it would be appropriate to re-create the "touch em all" call as a tribute to one of the best - Tom Cheek?  Or is that too cheesy?

I say go for it.  

I still believe the Joe Buck tribute to his father "and we'll see you tomorrow night" was one of the coolest things I've seen in baseball.  The likelihood of getting the opportunity to play homage to your father like that is just so low - kudos for Joe for pulling it off.

[glory]

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

[Brownie19]

2 minutes ago, glory said:

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

I feel this deep in my core man.  LFG.

[Jonn]

7 minutes ago, glory said:

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

I was 2 and 3 and have no visible memory of watching but apparently I  was according to my parents. I don't think it was until 1998 that I can truly remember watching Blue Jays baseball for the first time. Alex Gonzalez went deep in that game and he was my favorite player and was upset when he got traded to Cubs. Apparently my parents bought me his jersey and he was traded like 3 or 4 days before Christmas.

[Governator]

16 minutes ago, glory said:

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

Yea I was 10 when they won in 93, granted I was heavily invested thanks to my dad. The Jays were running the highest payroll in baseball in the early 90s though and had a team of stars.

To me there's definitely a different feeling this time around.  For starters, Toronto represents Canada at this point and we got fans from coast to coast who haven't experienced this before.  We're taking on the Dodgers and making all their analysts second guess themselves. While it's not exactly David vs Goliath, they think they are the center of the world and can't see outside their window. They basically have written the narrative that they can buy championships at this point and finishing them off, in front of our crowd would be so so so satisfying.

There's people talking baseball everywhere now, people who haven't watched a game since the 2015/2016 bandwagon. I've never seen others so into it before. Every town/city is buzzin.

I really wish I could have watched this one with my dad, he would have loved this. Anyway..

[max silver]

3 hours ago, Jonn said:

The day most of us have been waiting our entire life for.

That would make for an interesting poll topic to see how many of us were old enough to remember the first two world series championships. I was mid teens the first time around and I've been waiting my entire adult life for the Blue Jays to get back to a world series.

[Brownie19]

14 minutes ago, Governator said:

I really wish I could have watched this one with my dad, he would have loved this. Anyway..

He's still watching with you Gov and he's so proud that you're still a diehard Jays fan.

[max silver]

31 minutes ago, glory said:

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

I've been oddly calm in the world series compared to the prior rounds of the playoffs. I think part of this is due to the satisfaction level of simply getting to the world series in the first place, but if this series goes to game 7 that calmness is going to be gone in a hurry. I want absolutely nothing to do with a game 7 so fingers crossed the boys can find a way to scratch out enough runs against Yamamoto.

[ComeTogether]

Jays brought Ohtani back down to earth 

They can do that to Yamamoto too. 

[infinitebook]

I was born a month after Joe touched them all so I am about as old as you can be without having seen a Jays championship haha, can't wait for the game I am already mentally checked out of work. 

[Ball4Life]

24 minutes ago, Governator said:

Yea I was 10 when they won in 93, granted I was heavily invested thanks to my dad. The Jays were running the highest payroll in baseball in the early 90s though and had a team of stars.

To me there's definitely a different feeling this time around.  For starters, Toronto represents Canada at this point and we got fans from coast to coast who haven't experienced this before.  We're taking on the Dodgers and making all their analysts second guess themselves. While it's not exactly David vs Goliath, they think they are the center of the world and can't see outside their window. They basically have written the narrative that they can buy championships at this point and finishing them off, in front of our crowd would be so so so satisfying.

There's people talking baseball everywhere now, people who haven't watched a game since the 2015/2016 bandwagon. I've never seen others so into it before. Every town/city is buzzin.

I really wish I could have watched this one with my dad, he would have loved this. Anyway..

I’m very sorry to hear about your dad. I am in the same boat. I was one day old when Joe Carter hit his walkoff so have no memory of those World Series wins obviously.

Unfortunately, I am in the same boat. My dad taught me everything I know about the technical aspects of the game. I played until I was 21 but stopped playing due to a rotator cuff injury. That was the same year (2014) my father was killed in a car crash.

he would have loved this. I will probably be emotional with my girlfriend if they pull it off tonight or tomorrow.

[BatFlip]

47 minutes ago, glory said:

I was 8/9 years old when the Jays went back to back, and while I have fond memories of those years, I think winning now after what we have seen as fans over the last 30+ years will mean more. Especially considering the expectations (practically none) coming into this season and how likable the team is. Very nervous energy for me right now. As someone else mentioned, I'm confident in this team but also very nervous about what could happen. Let's end it tonight and not have to worry about Game 7. 

I was a little older than you when the Jays went back to back, and I couldn't agree more. 

This win would mean so much more to me, not just because of the 30 year wait, but because I would get to enjoy this one with my two boys.  

Let's hope we have a hell of a Halloween party tonight guys!

 

 

[thatoneguy]

Just.

Win.

[43211234]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

what do we think Shulman's call will be on Kirk's walk off homer tonight? 

I think he just screams "TOUCH EM ALL KIRK" over and over 

"Joe Carter, you've got company"

[ComeTogether]

 

 

[Jays24]

18 minutes ago, ComeTogether said:

 

 

I want to see Devo reincarnate the catch and not pull a Roberts doing it lol

[mphenhef]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

Blake Snell is right, baseball involves a lot of luck. 

The perception that Yamamoto is a sure thing right now is not supported by facts. Look at all these red/pink outs from Jays hitters last game. The Jays did not have a bad plan or approach last time. Everything else could stay the same and they might end up getting several runs off him. 

 

Batter	PA	In.	Result	Exit Velo	LA	Hit Dist.	Bat	Pitch	xBA	HR / Park
							Speed	Velocity
	17	2	Groundout	93.7	3	73	71.4	91	0.45
Andrés Giménez
Alejandro Kirk	24	3	Sac Fly	102.1	39	338	74	88.4	0.25	0/30
	30	4	Flyout	98.6	29	377	70.3	76.5	0.47	0/30
Addison Barger
	31	4	Groundout	93.7	-15	7	68.6	76.6	0.16
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
	35	5	Lineout	87.7	22	279	68.6	91	0.29
Andrés Giménez
George Springer	36	5	Groundout	98.3	-2	33	72.7	77.9	0.41
Nathan Lukes	37	5	Groundout	95.8	-17	6	64.3	90.8	0.14
	41	6	Groundout	103.2		46	⚡78.8	90.8	0.46
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ernie Clement	49	7	Groundout	101.5	1	51	70.5	91.5	0.46
Bo Bichette	51	7	Groundout	107.7	-1	48	71.2	90.2	0.53
Alejandro Kirk	67	9	Lineout	101	16	317	74.9	94.8	0.59	0/30

Could someone please ask Blake Snell for his thoughts on this?

[Terminator]

Yamamoto didn't really get to us, he just got lucky

I expect Round 2 will be different

[rydermike]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

what do we think Shulman's call will be on Kirk's walk off homer tonight? 

I think he just screams "TOUCH EM ALL KIRK" over and over 

And KIRK HITS A DEEP FLY BALL TO CENTRE, IT'S CARRYING AND Pages catches it on the warning track, and here comes Guererro to score on the Sac Fly

 

Since he gets very excited on fly balls