Laika

Bassitt is better than Lauer and Berrios so he's not in the pen Lauer and Berrios would be the SP5 and SP6 (pen) in some order Gausman, Yesavage, FREE AGENT, FREE AGENT, Lauer, Berrios

I am jealous of your optimism, but I doubt it and history/probabilities would say otherwise They have a good enough core / payroll / organization now to bump up their WS odds for next year, but we are still talking about maybe a 5% to 10% chance of winning or getting back to the World Series, respectively There is also a real chance that this was a last gasp - the final exertion of effort and luck for the extended cycle of attention and talent and organizational momentum that started in 2015 and just finally died forever all because IKF is a fraud

Most of what the 2025 Blue Jays did was not a fluke, but they went from like 99% WS odds in the 9th inning to maybe 5% odds for 2026 I am not sure I can even watch next year I might have to just delete this account and find new hobbies. Baseball is ruined.

Man there were like, 10 plays The 18 inning game - too many chances to end that game to even list. Game 6 - runners 2nd and 3rd with nobody out in the ninth. Expectation is 2 runs to tie. No runs. Why and how did Kike Hernandez even get to that ball? Game 6 - Barger's lodged ball was annoying to me mostly because that swing and contact is so close to being a HR swing. Game 7: Kirk just needs a flyball to tie the game. Double play, WS over. Varsho just needs a flyball to win the game. Groundball. IKF just needs a better lead or slide. No. Gimenez lineout slash that would have made it 5-2 Vlad 380 foot flyout bottom 9 that would have won the WS. 101 mph with that launch angle is a homer 70% of the time. Ernie gapper somehow run down by Pages. Jays relievers hang offspeed pitches horribly in the 8th, 9th, and 11th and the Dodgers never miss. WHY DIDN'T YESAVAGE JUST FINISH THIS GAME!?

What is the deal with Berrios, anyway? Never saw him all playoffs. Was he even with the team? Any reporting?

The statistical improbability of losing game 7, game 6, and the 18 inning game, the way that it happened, with those specific events happening, is staggering. So staggering that I now believe in a higher power. I am no longer an Atheist. God exists and he hates the Blue Jays.

Salt in the wound. Jays robbed of multiple Gold Gloves.

I don't think you guys understand

I'll never get over this

I want to die

DEFENSE

Must win game tonight.

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!

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

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

.302 xwOBA against Scamamoto last time. Not bad. Dare I say - Scamamoto is overrated and due for a stinker?

Savage Splitter

can't sleep can't eat can't blink can't talk can't work can't poop

Insane lineup. Kirk-Barger-Clement 6-8 is super team s***.

cheap home run complaints should definitely be saved for: Yankee Stadium RF wall scrapers Fenway RF pesky pole pop fly homers 320 foot Crawford Box Jose Altuve specials Honestly Fenway is the worst, they need to demolish that dump. I think all of the shortest homers ever are Fenway RW idiot zone

yeah but he learned a lot

Yeah but he's not exactly an Ohtani weapon

Not the worst idea but if they didn't do it in game 3 I don't think they would do it in game 7 The problem is they only have one LHRP they trust (Flu) so they probably want to save that bullet for a leverage situation if it happens If they had Little and Fluharty cooking then I could get behind it Yesavage as the opener would be fun

Right I forgot about Bassitt. He could go anywhere from 1 to 3 innings in 6. And then maybe an inning in 7 too if needed.

Elite game from Alan Porter Those balls for Edgardo Henriquez, the pitcher was all over the place, earning no benefit of the doubt, and I think those were loopy breaking balls This is what is expected from an ump in the World Series I also love how the home plate ump in game 4 was yelling his calls out so loudly, lol