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  1. Terminator
    God that Lukes vs. Kershaw AB is still killing me. If he takes that walk we not only score the run but it's Vlad vs. Kershaw with the bases loaded.
  2. Terminator
    Hindsight is 20/20. No way Schneider could or should have managed like our bullpen would keep them scoreless for 6 more innings. It was a miracle the Dodgers hadn't won it already by that point. And the depleted lineup argument cuts both ways anyway. We needed a run badly right then and there and after a leadoff walk that was going to be our best chance to score with Springer, Bo and Barger out of the game. On top of all of that, Kirk had tweaked something earlier in the game. Easy decision IMO.
  3. Terminator
    The only bad substitution was pinch running for Barger. The rest of them I agreed with.
  4. Terminator
    A lot has been made out of the coaching decisions last night but I thought almost everything they did was the right move. Febles: IKF send to third: The ball didn’t get as far after hitting Freeman’s glove as you might expect and it took a great play from Edman. If he’s safe, he probably scores with Kirk up next and one out. Schneider send to home: It was risky but I think the odds are better with Schneider trying to score than IKF at the plate with two outs. Schneider: Pinch running for Kirk: Easy call. Kirk is slow and may have tweaked something. He wasn’t going to catch 18 innings anyway and would have been pinch ran for at some point. That was a good time. Pinch running for Barger: Bad move. Barger has above average sprint speed and was only on first. Took Barger's bat out of the lineup and burned Straw, who could’ve run for France later instead of Schneider.
  5. Terminator
    Last night's game was a gut punch but this team has bounced back all year. A great example is Game 3 against Seattle when Bieber and the team responded after dropping the first two at home. If anything, last night showed that we can beat these guys. The Jays B-Squad only lost 1-0 vs. the Dodgers A-Team over 9 innings. If we win tonight I think we will win the series. But we gotta win tonight.
  6. Terminator
    Oh yeah that fanbase is totally cooked for these games. Rush hour is from 3 to 7 there. The majority of the city would need to leave now in order to make it on time. By the time some of these fans get there it will be the 7th inning and that's also the time most of them leave. Good luck Dodger fans.
  7. Terminator
    I saw actual tears from him during a game earlier this year. Put the pressure on him and he'll fold. He's not built for the World Series.
  8. Terminator
    Hopefully that garbage fanbase (half clueless celebs who know nothing about baseball and half gang members) spends 2 hours crawling through traffic just to stroll in during the third inning and realize the Dodgers are already down by 4
  9. Terminator
    Yeah we kind of have mid pitching so it's no guarantee we silence their bats but the opportunity is there. Their rotation is definitely their strength, but our deep lineup is ours, so hopefully Game 2 was just a blip. Their bullpen isn’t very good either, which takes some of the edge off their elite starting pitching. Yamamoto’s in a groove, but even so, our xBA against him was .255 while we only hit .133. Based on that, we could’ve expected 7 or 8 hits instead of just 4. Not only would those extra hits have helped on their own, but they likely would’ve ended Yamamoto’s night earlier and given us more chances depending on how we capitalized on the extra at-bats. It could have been a completely different game.
  10. Terminator
    Feels like the pitching plan is more straight forward against the Dodgers. Just a matter of execution which is easier said then done, BUT: The Yankees have a balanced lineup and alternate L-R throughout. The Mariners have those friggin' switch hitters which made it tough to get platoon advantages. The Dodgers group Ohtani (he in particular takes a big hit against lefties) and Freeman closely together with only Betts splitting them who is pretty average these days. So use a lefty against 1-2-3 and then pull them immediately for a righty who will have the platoon advantage against everyone else but Muncy. Edman is a switch hitter that can't hit RHP and they don't have any pinch hitters either. So the plan is there, we just need to execute.
  11. Terminator
    Mad Max versus the Dodgers is definitely intimidating, but there is some reason for optimism tonight. I will get tarred and feathered for saying this, but you could argue the Dodgers offense is actually the weakest of the three teams we have faced: Yankees: Best offense during regular season. The gap between Judge and Ohtani is greater than you think and the Yankee lineup is deeper. Mariners: Tied with LAD for second in wRC+ (113) but they made massive lineup additions at the deadline and the Dodgers didn't. Dodgers: Still dangerous, but Betts has regressed, the bottom third of the order sucks, and they don't have good pinch hitters. The idea that they were bored in the regular season and have now flipped a switch doesn't really hold up either. They lit up the Reds (the worst team to ever make the postseason) but since then they have struggled to the tune of an 86 wRC+. They are still elite on paper and Mad Max hasn't been sharp this season, so a big game is possible. But I think the Jays can come up with a good plan to keep the Dodgers offense in check tonight if they execute.
  12. Terminator
    Kirk at C, Lukes in LF, Varsho in CF, Barger in RF and Springer at DH. That's one hell of a lineup. I suppose Schneider might get the Game 1 nod against the lefty Snell.
  13. Terminator
    It's crazy when you get access - I have a similar story. Tickets are getting snatched up left and right so you've got to be quick. I was also shocked by the face value pricing so I thought I was going to get infield level going into it but they were more than I was expecting so I panicked trying to look at the various options. I ended up getting a couple for Game 2 in the outfield in the 100 level for about 1000 CAD each after fees and taxes.
  14. Terminator
    I know Don Mattingly isn't everyone's favorite around these parts, but I am happy that he is going to the World Series in at least some capacity. By all accounts, he's a great guy on and off the field. He was probably the best player in baseball for a 4 to 6 year stretch and looked like a lock for the HoF before injuries derailed his career. The Yankees really let him down by surrounding him with subpar talent for all those years. They couldn't get him to the World Series but I'm glad that the Jays did.
  15. Terminator
    Yeah he was barely a SS as it is, so if he's not 100% you can't play him there. It'd be easy to DH him and put Springer in the OF. But Springer is the rare guy who gets a DH bonus instead of a penalty. Bo takes a DH penalty. So if you could get Bo in the field and leave Springer as DH it could help quite a bit.
  16. Terminator
    Gee....I seem to remember someone from the board suggesting that Bo playing 2B might be a good idea. Oh wait, that was me:
  17. Terminator
    Mike Fiers played a huge role as well when he spilled the bills to Rosenthal a couple of years later.
  18. Terminator
    Here we go again. Brownie is crying poor when just one of his son’s travel ball budgets exceeds the GDP per capita of most countries on Earth. Just do what the rest of us are doing. Make a completely irrational financial decision and go to the game.
  19. Terminator
    As was mentioned previously, four times has a Game 7 LCS winner faced off against an LCS sweep. All 4 times, the Game 7 winning team won. SSS but hopefully the time off makes the Dodgers rusty and the Jays come out and win the first two before the Dodgers know what hit them.
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  21. Terminator
    The World Series will be easy to make (again)
  22. Terminator
    Kyle Tucker come on down!
  23. Terminator
    Payroll next year 📈
  24. Terminator
    Their offense isn't exactly on fire either. 15 runs in the 4 game sweep of the Brewers. We almost scored that many off of Kirby and the Mariners in Game 3.
  25. Terminator
    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.
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