Shohei Ohtani Private Jet Spotted Heading to Toronto (No, Really): 2025 World Series, Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodgers in four but voted Blue Jays in seven.

Dodgers in 7; I'll take some tension

Honestly, I'd be surprised if the Dodgers were to win in fewer than six games; I suspect the Jays will be playing as loose as a team can in the WS. I'll vote Jays in seven, the only vote that would really make sense for a Toronto fan.

I'm voting for the Blue Jays to sweep (A's vs Reds, never forget).

OK, they won't seeep but I'm voting for ir anyway.

I’m so fucking glad that made it to the thread title

GO JAYS

hoping for Dodgers in 5 so they can celebrate the win on their home field this time

to me this feels like a classic goliath/underdog 5 game series (jays win game 1 then lose 4) but very happy to be proven wrong

reading the playoffs threads has made wonder if jays fans are actual more negative/paranoid/sadist than mets fans. y’all are working through a lot of feelings in real time.

A lot of PTSD from the leafs. The non-hockey crossover fans tend to be much more optimistic

I was wondering if that was part of it

I'm trying to be optimistic so am going with Jays in 6, seems technically possible.

Even with the Jays' back-to-backs, they too have had some crushing defeats: '85, '87 (especially), and back-to-back ALCS losses in '15/16. I honestly believe that those first three teams there (not '16, which was the Cubs' year all the way) were the best teams in baseball that year. And lots of time spent in the wilderness, too.

The Leafs are a huge part of it, though, yes. Jeff Blair was making a big deal about Vladdy toying with karma by showing up to the stadium yesterday afternoon in an Auston Matthews jersey, causing Kevin Barker (from Virginia) to roll his eyes. "You just don't understand," Blair said. He was right.

rooting for Jays, but posting Vegas odds:

LAD in 5 (22%)
LAD in 6 (21%)
LAD in 7 (17%)
TOR in 7 (15%)
LAD in 4 (13%)
TOR in 6 (12%)
TOR in 5 (7%)
TOR in 4 (3%)

i will choose #freeippei

= 110%; Yogi Berra in charge of setting odds!

lol, looks like someone needs to revisit the moneyline probability formula, i believe i forgot to add +1 to the denominator in my eq.

Jays in 3

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

god bless you optimistic MFs

A lot of PTSD from the leafs. The non-hockey crossover fans tend to be much more optimistic

lol so true (and sad)

I'm not sure that a six or seven game series will be good for my sanity. I kind of want it to be over in four or five games, for either team.

TIRED: letting your opponent know your G1 SP
WIRED: openers -> bullpen game
INSPIRED: just ~vibing~ your way into the WS

https://i.imgur.com/jQ4Iw1G.png

Speaking of MFs and disappointing hockey teams, I have no recollection of Miroslav Frycer having played for the Wings, as discovered while down an '80s Leafs rabbit hole.

3-0,.086 ERA,28 SO sheesh!

perhaps if we withhold information about our starter we will confuse them and lead them to putting freeman and ohtani lower in the lineup... or perhaps SITTING THEM!

ah yes - the classic Sun Tzu misdirect.

Made sure to get a copy of this Tuesday: great photo, clever headline (which I don't think you even need to be a Jays fan to get).

https://i.postimg.cc/ydxKnW8k/dinger.jpg

Yesavage to start for the Jays.
just wild. started the season in single-A. threw a total of 98 innings between A, A+, AA & AAA before making the bigs. just three regular season starts followed by three playoff starts. and is now the blue jays world series game one starter.

I could have seen him pitch with the Vancouver Canadians in May, now he's starting game 1 of the World Series

wow, lol, wow

why do the Blue Jays have home field advantage in this WS?

No it's not because of any "This time it counts" All Star game shenanigans, it's because TOR's regular season record (94-68) was one game better than LAD's (93-69).

Flashback to 8/10/25, when Toronto was on the verge of being swept in Chavez Ravine.

The Blue Jays had a 5-4 one run lead when they called on Mason Fluharty to close out the game...
with the bases loaded...
with only one out...
and Shohei Ohtani at bat, and Mookie Betts on-deck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PJg_Cz_-dA

Yesavage will be the second-youngest G1 starter ever. As omens go, not sure how favourable it is that the youngest was Ralph Branca in '47.

Bobby Valentine's ex-FIL

Special WS grid today:

https://www.immaculategrid.com/

Alex Vesia left the team last night, his wife is expecting a baby any day now but the news seems not good.

ya, sounds bad. hope it's just a scare or something manageable or even just media/people blowing something out of proportion. losing a pregnancy - especially this late in - is not something i'd wish on my worst enemy.

actually - just saw the official statement. sounds very bad indeed.

Bo has been activated (Ty France too); Loperfido and Rodriguez have been dropped.

1. RF George Springer
2. LF Davis Schneider
3. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr
4. DH Bo Bichette
5. C Alejandro Kirk
6. 3B Ernie Clement
7. CF Daulton Varsho
8. 2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa
9. SS Andres Gimenez
SP Trey Yesavage

Between losing Gimenez's glove and putting Springer in the field, I'm happy they've gone this way. I just hope Springer's up to it--I thought he'd be in left, and assume he will be when it's Lukes instead of Schneider.

excited for Schnider getting a start.

The lineup I'm seeing has Springer at DH and Bo at 2B.

oh ya. Straw in, IKF out

Don't where I cut and paste that from, but you're right. On the radio, heard something that asked "When's the last time a guy started a WS game at a position he hasn't played in seven years?"

https://i.imgur.com/rJRbCQT.png

^^^2025 Postseason leaders^^^

I think you can drop the plural there.

Cito throwing out the first pitch tonight, touch-'em-all Joe tomorrow. Hope they nab Vlad Sr. if they make it back to Toronto.

skoden

Ooh, that Snell
Can't you smell that Snell?
Ooh, that Snell
The Snell of death surrounds you

29 pitches

Damn--was going to say the same thing, though, at least they got the pitch count up.

Impressive they loaded the bases with two outs

what’s up with yevages mediclas? he had a collapsed lung and thats why teams passed on him?

lol Marlins Man

And his sidekick, red shades pud (still workshopping name)

"Too many sliders," says Buck Martinez (if you're watching the Fox feed).

Yesavage needs his DP friend.

Had no idea both teams were employing their G1 starters as openers.

Bold & strategic imho.

That was huge...I think Yesavage is good for four innings max tonight.

babe what are you doing

Ouch--cardinal rule of baseball broken.

96 pitches combined, only 12 outs recorded.

NoSavage

Who's the bulk guy after the opener?

Having watched the very large sample size of seven Yesavage starts, I think control has been an issue in five of them now.

didnt realize yesavage is pitching on 4 days rest

I'm always saying this about the Jays squandering offensive opportunities, but Yesavage is extremely lucky to get out of those three innings with only two runs. Amazing play by Bichette, all things considered.

After the nightmare ordeal of not being able to get/afford tickets - it’s annoying watching those two dorks sitting behind home on their phones, looking bored

YesMeansYesavage

Yesavage Garden

!

that's right

not a great WHIP for blake snell

Sitting here with friends, handwringing about pinch-running, Heinemen, etc., and then, problem solved--that's how you get Kirk home!

No need to pinch run this early in the game

Ohtani: poor postseason + single greatest game ever.

Thinkpiece idea for Clem:

Is Shohei Ohtani the greatest playoff player ever (who hit for the Mendoza Line)?

xp!

(xpost - I do think Kirk could use a day off. Of course, last time I posted that, he immediately hit three HR in two games.)

a modern day Kirk Gibson?

damn that was as smooth and quick a transfer by muncy as i've seen

after the first inning, it's pretty wild that Snell is in line for a QS.

6th ain’t over yet!

Seranthony is filthy

Badass inning

Not a thrilling game by any means, but a good tight G1. I credit Yesavage for toughing it out on a night when he was wild all over the place.

That last inning was why it seemed like 90% of the city wanted Seranthony to take over from Hoffman at one point.

why would you leave Snell in after this complete shitshow of a start?

My magical Kirk-needs-some-rest move.

Snell just not locating

100 pitches

Jesus that could’ve gotten him in the face

which Sheehan will show up tonight: lights out vs. lit up

That was scary. I yelped out, and now my friends' cat is hissing at me.

6th ain’t over yet!

― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, October 24, 2025 10:04 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

true

...

We suck

sheehan is pitching a yes hitter so far

Nice

Well they made it to Springer

Insanely great at bats by the Jays in this inning (actually in every inning).

lmao at fox playing rush into the break

Dodgers bullpen woes............

no hay banda

This is great. I'm having to scream silently so the cat doesn't attack me, but wow, this team never stops amazing me.

One more at least (oops for George...).

Hahaha amazing music choice

no tragically hip no credibility

iirc geddy lee is a huge baseball fan. are the jays his team?

there it is

That was so fucking choice

Wow

Ope

safely in Hoffman territory

Yea Geddy Lee is a huge Jays fan

quite an inning

wow

Congrats jaybros

Cyas tomorrow

This is so great.

jesus christ

Now I'm excited

Brewers maybe should’ve tried a little harder to get to the pen

Incredible. I think the Jays are outscoring every other team in the postseason by about three runs per game now.

Oh yeah--rest Aleajandro, please!

That was crazy

Dodgers getting the full Yankees-style wake-up call.

in the big inning god created the heaven and the earth and the smoking of the dodgers

for purists, having Pages batting 9th is a call-back to the pre-DH days.

Ohtani coming through in the clutch!

haha why did ohtani almost overrun edman on the basepaths

Not sure if they’re mentioning this on the US broadcasts - but that was the first punch hit grand slam in World Series history.

also marlins man and shades pud have vanished

Would be nice to keep this lopsided; the one Yankees win came after they turned a rout into a respectable loss.

first punch hit grand slam

Perfect description from a Dodger fan's perspective.

Here we go with the Reagan ad again

I don’t see it up here. Thoughts?

It's cool that the Ontario government is doing it imo

cutesy liberal bs, reagan was a demon

Consensus up here was that it was a waste of money - but now that it’s triggered trump we’re good with it.
Wondering tho if it will speak to the people it needs to reach.

The Ont government is conservative tho.

I always think something like that will and then get disappointed...

xp

certainly will not sway anyone, the tariffs are quite unpopular already tho

Well. At least trump was triggered then

Bassitt's the perfect choice here--just let him finish the game.

Kind of strange that they're using Bassitt in garbage time. Surely he can have a more useful role in the series?

Another day, another gingy neckbeardo Dodger reliever

Will Klein For Money

I think they may be making sure Bassitt and Lauer get some work so they can use them in more meaningful situation.

Dave Roberts must really love Andy Pages...

Someone's gotta pitch these two innings--don't see any reason to throw Hoffman out there.

Esp starters going to the pen- can never be sure how they’ll do. Tho Bassitt has looked really good so far

Shohei absolutely going for a steal here

Gotta make sure those stats are padded

Baseball world in shock: 94-68 team beats 93-69 team.

(Spiking the football...that post will come back to haunt me.)

This is great. I'm having to scream silently so the cat doesn't attack me, but wow, this team never stops amazing me.

One more at least (oops for George...).

Tell us more about the cat

I've always been a little skittish around cats, but John and Marie's cat is very friendly and was sound asleep on the couch near me for part of the game. I yelled out when Varsho got hit, woke the cat up, and he was clearly not very happy--started making "who are you to come here and do that?" noises. I was still comfortable but made sure not to startle him again.

Only Jays fans will know this, but Vladdy's Gatorade-dump during the post-game interviews on the field (Barger and Varsh) was noticably absent tonight. I'm wondering if that was the team's decision or if they were ordered to refrain by the league. (Did they do it in the playoffs? I didn't take notice for some reason.)

Varsho, not Varsh--I haven't turned into John Schneider yet.

Re: Geddy Lee, there was an interview with him on CBC, talking about the Jays and the upcoming Rush tour. They showed pictures of him in the crowd at the ALCS, Game 7, sitting behind home plate. Great reaction shot for the Springer HR.

In Dave Stieb's autobiography (published in the late 80's, I read it a million times as a kid), he wrote about being good friends with Geddy Lee. Here's a picture of Stieb and his wife jamming with Lee:

https://www.tumblr.com/randomjaysstuff/79411343721/dave-stieb-jamming-with-geddy-lee-tomorrow-ill

after sleeping on it... doesn't get any better than 'pinch hit grand slam' huh

Kevin Pillar was talking after the game about how important he thought the first inning was for the Jays. Snell got the first two outs on five pitches; the Jays then loaded the bases and pushed him to 29 pitches. Snell was so well known during his first Cy Young year for rarely going deep into a game; I know he had that great 100-pitch game recently, but clearly Roberts left him in a little too long last night. Toronto, meanwhile, got what they could out of an erratic Yesavage and quickly moved on.

(Posting very much out of character here, I know.)

Interesting managing by Roberts last night:

He went to his bench zero times, even leaving in Andy Pages who makes Juan Castro look like Barry Bonds.

For a team that played 10 games across 18 days, only to rest with 6 days off prior to the WS... could it be that rest = rust?

Why would you not go to your bench at all if your starters aren't getting the job done? Or after the game went out of reach, why leave in the guys who are obviously struggling?

I thought we were shouting down the “rest = rust” school of thinking?! I made sure not to bring it up last night!

Bo not starting tonight--no surprise. And, not a big deal, Scherzer (G3) and Bieber (G4) have been flip-flopped; they're both a roll of the dice these days.

Weird connection I thought of between '93 and '25...Probably the three most famous garage-band staples are "Louie, Louie," "Wild Thing," and "Gloria." "Wild Thing" was played often on the radio in Toronto for the fews days after Carter's HR off Williams; "Louie, Louie" as used as bumper music on Sportsnet when Varland retires the side.

Is there a Gloria somehow connected with the team?

There is a Greg (not nicknamed Van) Morrison: https://www.ckom.com/2025/10/24/former-dodger-and-blue-jay-player-torn-watching-the-world-series/

Not sure I understand swapping Max with Bieber

Let's go

second blunder by freddie in as many days

That brings back memories of my beer league softball team

If LA keeps playing bean ball like this, Shohei's gonna catch one in the face.

They needed to score and they did

Gausman's dealing. Both the double and single he gave up were on good pitches out of the zone, chalk those up to bad luck. Yamamoto looks dull in comparison.

I am not having as much fun as I expected to have. Blaming the Brewers for false expecations

This is David versus Goliath, you'll probably be okay

Can they get Yamamoto out by the seventh inning?

I don’t mean that in a Dickish way, mote matter of fact

John Schneider "the one thing we cannot do is look over there and say that is Goliath. That is a beatable baseball team that has its flaws, and that has its really, really good strengths. How we expose each of them will determine who wins the series. And I got all the confidence in the world in my guys."

Schneider otm

if Toronto wants to win, they need to not give Yama 8 pitch innings. They need to work the count to get to that cobbled and festering bullpen.

why the hell is there a concert

Wtf is this crap

What the hell is happening

that was so terrible cancer mastercard jobros absolute hell

Whatever

Good game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3qAsP-fiF4

homeb run

welpz

damn gausman really had muncy's number the previous ab's too

hell yeah the reagan tariff ad

putting reagan on my tv is violence i support the tariffs now

only against ontario tho

i support free trade with quebec

Damn, real chance of back-2-back post season CG

TOR's turn for a bullpen implosion

I know Varland was not doing so well. But Bringing Hoffman in with the bases loaded is terrifying for me

Fox trying to downplay the payroll difference

shoulda gone home there

This was a great pitching duel while it lasted.

Right around when Gausman faltered, Yamamoto turned into Pedro Martinez.

Fucking get Hoffman out of there

Fisher afraid to throw to a guy hitting .095

I didn’t realize that was fisher lol

Kind reminder that TOR had runners on 1st & 3rd with no outs vs. Yamamoto and didn't capitalize. And they let him back in the game only to get pummeled.

^^in the first inning

love to see the complete game in this day and age

noticed all the acne on the back of yamamotos neck. test him immediately

Shoulder's must be sweaty when you're carrying the team like that

All for a post season complete game. I remember seeing Josh Beckett doing it at Fenway during the ALCS and the energy in the stands is completely different.

Watched the game in a restaurant in the north part of the GTA (Vaughn) with a friend. This is something like 20-25 km north of downtown, but we had to try four restaurant/bars before we were able to find a table.

No insights on the game, except that it seemed important when the Jays didn't score at least one run (and preferably two) in that first inning. In 55 years of watching baseball, I'm convinced that the most reliable indicator you're going to lose would be squandered opportunities in the first two innings.

Hanging my hopes on home-field advantage--win one in L.A. and get it back to Toronto. Even if that means we have to face Yamamoto again.

Some facts gleaned from the radio: first WS CG since Cueto in 2015; first postseason with more than one CG since Bumgarner in one of those years; first postseason with consecutive CG since Schilling in 2001.

Excellent Japanese restaurant, by the way, but Shohei did not seem to have any special standing.

The first two games vs Seattle were horrible, they were outplayed in every fairy of the game. They lost tonight, but it was close most of the way, and Gausman looked really good until giving up those HR's. The bullpen didn't have to work hard, which is good because I expect they'll be throwing a lot of innings in LA.

Glasgow lifetime vs Jays: 1-4 5.82 ERA in 11 starts.

Should be Glasnow

try glasnow now

What weird typos. My post should read "outplayed in every facet of the game". That's what I get for typing posts on my phone while exhausted and pissed off about the loss.

crazy that yamamoto is only 27 y/o. he's gonna opt out and get paid even more

Big game from Underrated Will Smith.

Yeah, Smith but also Muncy have both been clutch for LA.

Oh yeah, Sho-time! hit that insignificant garbage time HR when LA was down a couple touchdowns, bREF is claiming his plate appearances have contributed the lowest WPA of any Dodger so far (-4.98%) in the WS.

Will Smith is freaking godlike. No underestimated here.

Will Smith is freaking godlike. No underestimated here.

Oops

Asked about the trip from Toronto to LA, Dave Roberts said: "I don't want to get too far into it. I just arrived about 30 minutes ago. So there was some delays. I don't know if there was intent or not. But, man, the international stuff was a bear. But we made it. We made it."

Wtf is he talking about

ILX jays contingent what have you done?!?

aren't there insane delays in most US airports right now? i thought it was something to do with that?

interesting that Roberts seems to implicating YYZ ATC and not LAX ATC:

https://apnews.com/article/lax-airport-flights-delays-shutdown-b2e0c13f3241e415784c3118fc8f0c9d

perhaps his head is still so far up Trump's ass he's just regurgitating Fox News programming

tbf YYZ can be a horrible airport

saw "Jonas Brothers performance during MLB game leaves everyone confused" which is just an objectively great headline

Nomo's throwing out the first pitch tonight...Nothing against him, but I thought it might have been Koufax, or Fernando's widow, or Gibson.

Mind you, they've been in the WS so often recently, maybe Koufax and Gibson were already taken care of, can't remember.

Koufax did for the 2017 world series, and Gibson threw to Freddie to start this season (injured ws walk off hr connection)

yamamoto did just pitch a 1 run complete game

True--I would have thought such things are arranged weeks in advance, but maybe not. Anyway, Nomo Mania was a big story in '95. They've got Hershiser for tomorrow.

(Looking online, reminded that Nomo threw straight over the top like Yesavage.)

Wow springer has great numbers in the world series against the dodgers, almost videogame like, like playing with a cheatcode

Eight pitches. Jays really put themselves in a tough spot if they set the Dodgers starters up for 7 or 8 innings (or a CG).

1st pitch pop-ups are the perfect strategy to expose LA's embarrassment of a bullpen.

I believe we're on the same page there.

Violent fluctuation of hate to love going from Springer to Max <3

I suggested to a friend that they bring Scherzer in around the 3rd inning today and let him go from there. I was mostly joking, but hearing that his first-inning ERA was over 12.00 this year, I've decided I'm deadly serious.

over/under on Glasnow 2nd innint pitch count:

9?

Very stupid on Bichette's part, but terrible call made worse by the delay--I was confused for a second too.

https://media.tenor.com/MFIv4OGEbNoAAAAe/the-simpsons-krusty-the-clown.png

Need a run or two to erase that unfortunate memory.

Wow wtf

did anybody else the rumor/shitpost that springer was wearing an apple watch and that's why yamamoto hit him on the wrist?

That was one baffling mess. See my post Saturday about opportunities squandered early.

setting a reminder for 90 mins about that Bichette pick-off.

Same page again!

https://i.postimg.cc/Dy8Ds0jn/IMG-3831.png

God, that pitch was teed up.

This ump is all over the place

Yeah and his bullshit is all benefiting the dodgers so far.

Well Glasnow had a clear strike called low on him

Seems game 1 was a total fluke only to prove BeeOK wrong and now it's back to steamroll city.

And that’s a ball in the top of the zone WTF

Going to be a long night...all I want is one win in L.A., take it home.

Going to guess that when Schneider heads to the mound tonight, no drama.

he's out

i'm guessing that was preplanned by the dodgers to try and test bichette in his nth game ever at 2b

Yet another "He's out, but enough room for doubt that we won't overturn it."

Oh freddie

Absolutely perfect throw from Barger

God I love it when people test Bargers arm

Nice

Kirk is somewhat local... 130 miles south to Tijuana.

i really can't believe he weighs 250

Kirk just saved our asses.

Thanking u captain kirk

that was ballsy by clement... barger needed to touch home first

Very risky by Clement...got away with it.

out of glas, now

He had to have been hoping they didn’t expect him to do that, but the throw went right to 2b

After Barger's throw, I started to post "Maybe that'll fire them up." Except I didn't think it would fire them up, so I stopped.

Max has as many batters as there are till Shohei to hold this lead, then I'm pretty sure he's gone.

where else would pages have thrown? no hope of getting the out at home xp

Was reading this thread and realizing I was hearing a Cerrone song in the commercial

Ya true.

Clem: I said that to my partner!

I wonder if stats back up the great defensive play can charge up the bats theory.

oh man just noticed the orange marlins jersey guy is behind home plate again

(xpost) The way it usually works, Barger leads off the next inning...

The celebrated "shutdown inning." Two more outs, Max, and then...Varland, I assume?

Just watched the replay--really was beautiful, not even on a bounce.

If you don't Nathan Lukes, that AB was definitive.

Nice to get Glasnow out of there...except Glasnow wasn't pitching all that well (should have more than four runs), so mixed blessing.

no hay banda

lol betts told freddie 'not today'

Maybe it’s because I’m so upset about not being able to get tickets, that seeing clowns like him occupy space and fuck around on their phones (like he was for scherzer vs Ohtani) that I’m extra aware/steamed about it

(Re marlins man)

Max very amenable to not facing Shohei!

"Get me the fuck out of here, skip."

“Yup! Yup.”

Payback time (Ohtani/Fluharty) makes me nervous too.

Jesus, they've got to start walking him.

Fluharty was throwing garbage. Same 89 mph pitch over and over to Ohtani. Obviously he's going to hit it in the end.

Gonna Be The Last Girls At Fluharty

I guess we've got to hope for a scoreless inning from Varland, and then, unfortunately, the Seranthony/Hoffman roulette wheel...Don't think Bassitt's an option on the road.

Good play

I will definitely be upset if they decide to overturn this one.

wooow

Thank god...awesome play.

Teo please

No idea why they even reviewed

Let’s see if that play gives their bats some pop!

rogers challenged xp

that looks like an oblique

Fuck

So disappointing...Glad the cheering was brief. (And I still remember Raptor fans cheering Durant's injury in 2019, so, sports-fan stupidity everywhere.)

Incredible hitting by Guerrero there

that's the most stylish home plate slide i've ever seen

Wow

That was so cool

Bullpen woes™

I was trying to ward off the bad thoughts when I saw treinen jogging in with affirmationd that "this time it'll be different". Pointless exercise

Hate this bullpen

I don't know if I've been oblivious to Vlad's baseball IQ the past few years--distracted by his offensive slumps--or if it just climbs higher every year.

No play

Hr incoming

That plate tap was better than any bat flip

did that ball hit a piece of sound equipment? could've altered the trajectory

Hell yeah. .1ip 3h 1er pretty good line for Trienen

It hit the shin of the camera guy, would have been a ground rule double otherwise. Can't complain too much with the bo bichette pick off earlier

Every time we're in a situation like this--which miraculously only happens once a week as of late--the Jays once again confront the elephant in the room (not Shohei).

still can't get over Vlad tapping home plate

Surely pages is due for a hit

If they get Pages out, I would not walk Ohtani, no (to answer Buck's question). He can only tie it; Mookie can put them ahead.

If Ohtani ties it, I won't second-guess myself; pitch to him.

Ok, that was clutch

Lol

No

I was hoping for a better pitch...Jesus, right down the middle.

not to take anything away from Ohtani but that was a real meatball

Jays pitching freeman likes he's ohtani

xp yeah watching the upcam I was feeling even I coulda hit that out

(I couldn't, but I felt like it)

(xposts) Oh, I know--that's what I mean. Everything I said...assumed an attempt to pitch him tough. Anyway, he needs one more XBH to grab his inevitable spot on Greatest WS Games Ever.

Wait for tomorrow night

Ha--already there. Only second player (first since deadball era) to have four. I guess I assumed one of those three-HR players (Reggie, etc.) would have snuck in a double.

God, Seranthony's control is a joke. Could he not have been wild with Ohtani?

Oh man. Fucking pull it together Dominguez

more like Scared-anthony, amirite

Thank you lord

Ditto...still can't get over that BP/Home-Run Derby pitch to Ohtani.

Fan-fiction: 9th inning 5th XBH walk off homer

one-hopping a throw from that distance??

almost makes me glad my team was unceremoniously eliminated, both these fanbases gotta be in hell right now

the blue jays strategy for who they put as their #2 hitter is very interesting 2 me.

"swings at everything? not a great hitter? perfect: *writes in as #2*"

Sasaki seemed to panic on that ball thought that underhand throw might've gone wrong

I've got to call you on dilettantism there--Lukes has been great this year...Ouch, that had hit written all over it off the bat.

Yeah throw wasn't great but catch was, from both Sasaki and Freddie

How we win this with Springer/Bichette/Barger out and the IKF/Gimenez/Straw lineup in is a mystery.

Lukes was lost against the splitter.

Bassitt, Hoffman, and no clue who pitches if this goes into extras.

lmao I looked up the Seranthony pitch on the tracker and what a bullseye. that's not even a HR Derby pitch that's what the contestents wish they were getting

Kudos to Bassitt, who I think has a road ERA this year over 6.00.

He’s been amazing out of the pen so far. Sort of want to see him in the 9th!

5.47, actually (2.71 at home).

Keep Bassitt out there as long as you can.

Bassitt was nails and threw about eight pitches. Is he back for the ninth if it's still tied?

If it's him or Hoffman, I'd say Bassitt too.

Dodgers could ride Sasaki for a while.

Seems that we all agree about leaving Bassitt in!

My pecking order: 1) Bassitt; 2) pull Koufax out of the stands; 3) Hoffman.

Maybe Heinemen ahead of Hoffman too.

Sasaki's face not inspiring confidence

LOL the ump!!!

Wow

holy shit Edman what a play

Of course

Fucking hell that was dumb. Wasted a gift

Ridiculously great play by Edman.

Couple of iffy baserunning instincts there from IKF--could maybe have advanced on the pitch that dribbled away from Smith, then that.

Would have been bases loaded, one out.

Why not ph schnider?!

Really need a walk-off. Kershaw scares me

Well, that ground ball wasn't going to score anyone anyway.

Bassitt?

Please put me in the position of, for the first time ever, rooting for a Kershaw meltdown.

Does Schneider finally walk Ohtani? Hope not

I'll say this now, because I won't if we lose: great game.

We are very much in the Hoffman danger zone here

yeah agreed. As even as it gets

Hoffman vs. Ohtani: elephant in the room meet elephant in the room.

well I for one think Hoffman is gonna do his best

If you are going to walk Ohtani, may as well drill him instead. (Yes, kidding.)

Really need a walk-off. Kershaw scares me

Hoffman is definitely the guy you want for that.

Pretty easy call in the 9th.

boooooooooooooo

hmmm I don't think I can root for the Blue Jays after this

Yes

wtf that sucks so much

Ohtani off the bag, tag on the bag

I don't know...may have gotten a break there, but consistent with every review call where we got fucked over.

Yesssss, tag him on the junk

seatbelt is on

Non-Jays watchers, don't ever tell anyone you've never witnessed a miracle.

Sheehan sighting 👀

You know what clem, may have gotten a break, but kinda didn't get a break on that killer throw from Kirk which, a few inches in another direction, he would've been out before he got to the bag.

How excited should I be?

have the dodgers used a pitch hitter yet in this WS?

lmao showing Pat Sajak

imagine rostering Andy Pages on your squad and never once pinch hitting for him, that is the biggest insult to your bench you could ever give.

Yikes--down to Heinemen now.

Dumb

WHY SEND HIM WITH VLAD COMING UP

LETS GOOOOO

Inexcusable--and no way in the world they overturn this.

wow

Can we get Vlad to the plate with runners on at some point? Please??

xposts gd fucking damn this game

not good when the runner isn't even in frame when the throw arrives home

They’ve been great at running the bass all year and have been absolute fuck ups at it today. What a stupid stupid stupid send.

Stupid.

unplanned bullpen game!

Thermo: only thing I can think of is that they were banking on Teoscar somehow messing up (recall that he was erratic in Toronto). But I agree, with Vlad on deck, extremely questionable risk.

Lot of "wants it too much" sloppy plays from both teams today

Counting on teo messing it up is actually a pretty well proven strategy, they just didn't calculate that Tommy Edman would also be part of the play

On reflection, I kinda agree with Buck: required two great throws, Guerrero gets walked anyway, IKF up.

I guess Vlad was getting walked in favour of fucking ikf

Their lineup is absolutely riddled with pinch runners.

(I.e., if Schneider stops at third.)

Bound to happen: Hoffman just realized it's the WS, it's extra innings, and it's tied.

Fisher makes me even more nervous

Cmon Teo cmon Teo cmon Teo

ugh

11th

Magic Johnson watching that ball thinking, "only one more single and the Dodgers will take a 2-1 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays!"

Varsho has always struck me as flaky enough to be impervious to pressure, so I'm calling a HR from him.

Gotta get thus game to Kershaw.

No clue how Hoffman survived the 10th. He was gassed.

I actually don't think the send was that bad, I would've bet against Teoscar making a good throw there

I hate this ump

There are casual fans who haven't seen a Jays game this year who are absolutely perplexed as to how IKF can be hitting clean up for a pennant winning team.

Umpire getting tired

Going to take a while to get to Kersh I think: Sheehan has length

12 LOB for the Jays, 8 for the Dodgers.

Geez, that last pitch was crushable...Well, from here on out, who the hell knows. There is a noticeable talent gap on the field.

(xpot) Yeah--and the Dodgers have made two errors and the Jays none. We should have won by now.

Do they walk Ohtani with two outs bases empty?

100%

Absolutely walk Shohei, but I will say, I'd be surprised if Betts has an 0-6 game. But walk him, for sure.

Get rid of this stupid rule

That's okay.

Ohtani has been on base six times in the game. Is that a WS record?

Freeman's never had a WS walk-off, has he? I don't think so.

:(

Yes

Is Lauer all we have left?

Ohtani looked like he was hobbling earlier in the dugout

There’s Little too (yikes)

Time to end this

TYLER!

(The joys of being a retired supply teacher--just booked off work for tomorrow.)

Freeman had all the time in the world...

Sheehan kinda all over the place now huh

results are good though

Bloop. Squibber. Seeing-eye single. Something. Anything.

Walking Gimenez!

Davis Schneider was absolutely born to be an improbable WS hero.

(They had to explain to Gimenez what he was supposed to do there.)

Of course, you will have to swing...

What the hell

No way

Omg!!

Safe

This is becoming comical...thanks god (absolutely safe).

omg kersh

So weird to not slide there

Why Kersh to face Vlad?

I'm still a fan, CK, but one more post-season implosion, please--won't tip the scales on your resume a bit.

He's back!

1st pitch grand slam

he'll IBB Vlad

Vlad's had a poor game at the plate (brilliant in the field and on the basepaths).

Lukes before Vlad.

Can't believe this game.

Lukes first...

I cannot believe we are in this position

Dave not even watching (understandable)

BS 2ND BALL!

...

Damn

I love you tommy

Goddamnit--swung at ball four there, I think.

For sure ball 4. Vladdy to hit with bases empty AGAIN in the 13th (if we get there).

I mean he also struck out before any of those balls too

I've seen this movie: it was called The Winning Team, with Ronald Reagan as Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Agreed

Xpost

Can't we just call this a draw and start over tomorrow.

Is 15 LOB a WS record?

I thought Little was off the roster, but oh good, he's still around. (Actually, probably is good tonight.)

Neither of these teams deserve to win at this point

SKODEN

This guy was left off the NLCS roster? His stats are imposing.

I had to look up Skoden, and yes, let's Skoden.

What happens if Varsho had to leave the game due to the HBP? Brayden Little comes in to play LF and Lauer pitches the rest of the game no matter what?

Fuck

ghost runner

Some kind of high-wire demon trickery required here.

Swear that was headed straight for his face.

A strikeout pitcher probably useful here.

Nothing fascinating, Dan Schulman--they aren't pitching to Ohtani.

Totally disagree with this--way too much pressure to throw strikes.

should intentionally walk freddie too

Just gotta laugh

Unbelievable--5 feet.

Ghost runner stranded

Let's go

Damn I’m tired guys

Well that was fun! 14th inning here we go

I just don't know if the Blue Jays can string together three hits for a run; they need a HR.

classique

Each team with a singular bullpen arm left

4-4 with 2 HR, 2 doubles, 3 walks has to be in the top 10 best postseason games ever

Glad I don’t have to work uh later today

Xp Beats Pujols for most total bases in a ws game

first player to reach base 7 times in a postseason game

Now that it's come and gone, I hope Kershaw's one out is at least a footnote to his post-season woes.

Blue Jays players have to be at a circadian disadvantage as I'm exhausted and I'm on PDT.

JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes

I am an inferno of nervous energy

I’m reading the box score which is unfurling like a scroll

They let Kershaw have a scoreless outing?!

Carlos Febles fuckup? This game has everything

1 out

Xpost

Hahahahahahahaha

I just assumed that was out from Smith's reaction.

Haha

Might have to get a construction crew bringing the outfield walls in mid inning if we want to get to game 4

I guess we ride Lauer until the bitter end, huh?

if LA loses this the premature batflip is going to haunt Smith

xp either that or put in Beiber

*Bieber

I think they may have figured out Lauer.

Do you keep Lauer in another inning if they get out of this and don't score?

Little would be the pitcher of last resort for the jays

Did Ernie intentionally bounce that? If so, speaks highly of Vlad.

I'm out, good luck Jay fans

Lauer's thrown just over 40 pitches...I don't know, he was a starter for the whole year; I'd leave him in for another inning.

How come every guy the Dodgers haul out from this supposedly mediocre bullpen has an ERA under 2.50?

Was wondering that.

7 shutout innings is wild, esp with LA's pen.

They aren’t bad but they had heavy usage last year and early this year and got pretty fatigued.

If the Jays miraculously win this, all I'll be capable of feeling is relief. Joy left the building three innings ago.

This game has completely ruined my day

But I have enjoyed every moment of it

Clem:

(2025 12 game postseason including tonight)
Banda: 7.36 ERA
Treinen: 9.00 ERA
Kershaw: 15.43 ERA
Sheehan: 9.95 ERA

It's more these guys I've never heard of, although I see the one guy only pitched 17 innings this year.

Yeah I’m checking out after this inning either way, suffering from the worst tension headache atm

Ha--still people inside the Rogers Centre.

this game is tailor-made for gyac's breakfast watching

It's more these guys I've never heard of, although I see the one guy only pitched 17 innings this year.

― clemenza, Monday, October 27, 2025 10:47 PM (one minute ago)

Vesia's replacement I bet

Not much consolation as I brace myself for the worst, but I do feel this game is more crucial to L.A. than Toronto.

I haven’t been up this late in at least 10 years. I may have to call it a morning after the 15th.

^^Not addicted to online Scrabble.

fkn coward!!!!!

8 times on base for shohei. will never be done again

I'm pretty sure you're correct on that.

I believe in 9

(I don't believe in these bats)

Gameday initially said Little had been put in before correcting it and I imagined clemenza hurling one of his bricks at the screen

I haven’t been up this late in at least 10 years. I may have to call it a morning after the 15th.

I woke up about half an hour ago. It’s 6.56 in Switzerland (where I currently am), I’m astounded this is still on. I need to get up in half an hour to catch a flight!

Varsho following up that catch with a home run would be amazing

Toronto pinch running Straw for Barger is probably deeply regretted at this point.

i was told that the dodgers bullpen was bad

The residual effects of this game--Springer, Kirk (if he's hurting enough), the pitching staff--could really mess up the Jays.

Possibly the opposite for the Dodgers: this could be the bullpen shaking that heavy coat of rust off

I'm an optimist

This punchless lineup feels punchless.

i was told that the dodgers bullpen was bad

Probably helps that Yamamoto threw nine the last time out and gave their pulled pork arms a rest.

But also everyone is too exhausted to swing the bat.

Wait, is Kirk actually hurt?!

I was surprised the Jays didn't consider contact hitting and bunting

(xpost) I don't think so, but they had to pinch-run for him as a precaution.

Kirk might have pulled something - but it doesn’t seem serious.

That’s good, can’t be risking those little legs

dodgers have hit like 3 to the warning track that off the bat seemed like would end the game

What do you say at this point? Unfortunately, the Jays have drifted into some place where they'll be back out there in the field four minutes from now.

Test of which reliever dies first at this point

Lauer is killing it, would be proud as a jays fan

They're just going up there and hitting polite fly and ground balls.

Looks like Lauer is done. Congrats Dodgers, you’ve made it to little. Good night.

This pitcher's beard is as bad as Mose's on The Office.

wow lol

Well, at least someone hit a ball hard.

Verducci reporting that the Dodgers will use a position player to pitch if it goes to the 18th?

Might have to consider a mercy day off for both teams once this is done.

I mean what’s the alternative at that point?

The Jays' broadcasters just reported something so outlandish...I'll hold off and see if L.A. scores here.

Oh, yeah the loophole.

Nine times on base is science-fiction...surely not even in a regular-season game.

Oh god...what to do?

I genuinely feel sorry for Little here.

this game needs an Emergency Back-Up Goalie

9 times on base for ohtani

Now that is how you intentionally walk!

That's just fine, as bad as the alternative is.

Nine times on base is a record that will never be broken.

ties the all time record, regular season or playoffs

I hate the delay, so I try to be careful about refreshing...Saw a "I hate the Dodgers" post on FB, and I assumed Betts has just won the game and I'd be seeing it three seconds later.

brendon little: mookieproofed

would be kind of terrified to be a driver or pedestrian in Toronto tomorrow, especially if they lose

Jay's should be worried, many of these Dodgers have been in the 18th inning of a world series game 3 and they know what to do

I almost feel bad for Mookie at this point. All time great player, so many opportunities with MOB, and he's kind of an afterthought.

Bad omen: Max Muncy due up in the 18th.

Sandy Koufax looks ready to pitch.

And Louis Varland looked like he was drifing off.

i’m told that Ohtani is one walk away from the all time record for most walks in a single game

All games, not world series or postseason.

I’m going to bed

Yamamoto? Jfc

They need an earthquake to reset the pitching like the Bay Bridge WS

Can't overturn that.

Amazing at bat by Varsho!

I don't like this

shoe scraper before every pitch

If this goes past 18 they have to start allowing PEDs

That’ll do it

LET US ACTUALLY GO !

Again, goodnight.

mvp Klein

ff

My alarm is going to go off in 8 minutes. Can a nap be so short?

they told us it was too cold for that

freeman accidentally double-punching his cooperstown ticket

Awhhhh yama and ohtani in the outfield <3

Let me get this straight: Klein, who is not a starter, has two career wins and threw 15 innings thus year, just threw 72 pitches over four shutout innings to win a WS game.

sorry to double back to something, but didn't they just run for Kirk because there were no outs and they had to take a chance to score? i didn't hear anything about an injury or even a concern about an injury.

Will Klein has been outed as woke on bluesky, truly the anti Treinen lmao

Hearing that Will Klein and his wife do matching pyjamas with their cats, I hope this man never gives up a run again

It was so sweet seeing him giggle and hug Brandon Vandal in the dugout after pitching the 18th (Dodger’s bat man/shoe scraper extraordinaire)

Even just the smiles on the mound with Brandon in the middle of the 18th when the whole game was riding on his back; so humanising, so sweet

I fell asleep during the 17th inning around 2:30 am

Klein did a great job but his disgusting baseball beard was really filling up my tv screen in high definition.

I'd say whoever wins today wins the Series. The Jays either assure a trip home, with a chance to really set themselves up tomorrow, or L.A. almost assures they win one of three. Kirk was removed more for some discomfort, I think--they often let him run to keep his bat in there.

This pitcher's beard is as bad as Mose's on The Office.
― clemenza, Tuesday, October 28, 2025 2:15 AM (six hours ago)

He also reminds me of Sam Dyson, I now realize.

wondering if notorious sleep-enjoyer shohei ohtani will be feelin it for today's start by missing his bedtime last night

Tungsten Arm O’htani will be primed and ready for action, he’s fuelled by pure spite by those “we don’t need you” chants in Toronto.

Plus he had to run the bases nine times...seven times; he got to jog twice.

Will Smith has the right to (shadow)punch out any teammate complaining about being tired today imo

Ohtani was feeling some leg cramps during one of his times on base... I wonder how that will play out on the mound tonight.

so apparently braid paisley sang the anthem last night and also sang the anthem at the last 18 inning game world series game to take place at dodgers stadium

I watched this until the 13th (around 1am) with my son, who is currently doing his physics exam. This morning, he admitted to watching the game in bed on his phone until 2am. My wife is already preemptively blaming his potentially bad grades on this series (I think he'll be fine).

Had a dream where I woke up this morning and it was still ongoing in the 57th inning.

Baseball is impacting my life.

I didn't let my son stay up because he's 10 but in the 10th he accurately predicted the game was going to go 18 innings and last until 3 AM so when I woke up and checked my phone I wondered for a sec if I was still dreaming

I've revived my long-ago habit of buying and saving the next day's newspaper after each game. Haven't bought today's, but, in 2025, intrigured as to whether the Star will even have the final result on the front page.

My local station absurdly broke away from the game at the start of the 13th inning to do their nightly news broadcast, which was hours late by that point anyway and definitely nobody was staying up to see. I was ticked off, but also it did get me to go to bed before 1 AM. So they probably did me a favor.

Barely thought about Springer as the night developed, but that cold reality is also sitting there this morning. The end of last night's game was an extreme example, but that lineup looks kind of Punch and Judy without him.

that lineup was a swiss cheese of dubious pinch runners and injury replacements by the end of the night.

I know--but if Vlad is singles-hitting Vlad, it's down to Barger/Kirk/Varsho to supply some power, and that really pales next to the Dodgers. But last night won't happen again.

Had a dream where I woke up this morning and it was still ongoing in the 57th inning.

Baseball is impacting my life.

― silverfish, Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:48 AM (one hour ago)

67

I realize the following will call into question my sanity, but...

I'm kinda wishing that this series doesn't come to a G6 because we are hosting this elaborate party on Friday and I don't want to be glued to my phone.

Alternatively: the Rogers Centre roof gets stuck open and the game rains out.

I realize the following will call into question my sanity, but...

I'm kinda wishing that this series doesn't come to a G6 because we are hosting this elaborate party on Friday and I don't want to be glued to my phone.

― imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, October 28, 2025 8:53 AM

The scariest, darkest halloween thoughts I have...

i'm actually convinced game 6 will be the deciding game as it is the most inconvenient for me

I think the only good thing I came out of yesterday with--we'll see--is that I'm in London right now to buy two Brad Paisley CDs that are in stock used. I liked his anthem last night; heard a trace of Hendrix in the guitar.

I'm trying to figure out who benefits most from both teams having equally shredded pitching staffs (staves?) and I'm thinking it slightly favours the Dodgers who pen sucks anyway - this maybe evens it up a little

Also, the Dodgers starters are much better...I've been thinking a lot the last few days about the limitations of Toronto's starters: outside Yesavage, who's still an unknown, we're a staff of good #2 and #3 starters. Gausman gives us a QS (or close) more often than not, but he's just not a guy who's going to do what Yamamoto did the other night (the noticeable exception being the game I was at this summer).

Yeah it's not particularly close in the starter department

The only way the Jays win is to get to the starters early. In that respect Yamamoto might have single-handedly done more damage to their chances than anybody

(I mean... I say the Dodgers pen sucks but they pitched 13 innings of shutout ball last night)

Good question re tonight's availability.

Ohtani's last 3 outings' pitch count: 91, 89*, 100

*this was his worst outing yet still a QS with 3 ERs in 6IP

I think you can count on ~90 pitches from him.

But in terms of sheer pitchcounts across the whole staff, the Blue Jays threw 267 pitches vs. Dodgers 312 pitches.

Toronto had guys like Bassit appearing for 8 pitches and Fluharty for 14. Those guys, especially Bassitt, could step in to eat innings as Fluharty's more of a LOOGY (LO3GY?). I could also see Seranthony looking for redemption.

LA wisely only used Banda & Kershaw for spot matchups, also Dreyer who I've never heard of.

I'd imagine Roberts will want Shohei to stay in the game as deep as he can.

Shohei likes to sleep about 13-14 hours before a start/in general?? iirc so I’m interested to see what he can pull out tonight.