2025 World Series Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Dodgers

Last night’s game (Friday, Game 6), was a nail-biter. I kept waiting for the Dodgers defense or pitching to implode, but they played well enough to hold onto the lead. The double play that Hernandez started was probably the Dodger’s game saver.

The Dodgers only produced 4 hits while the Jays had 8 hits. The Jays couldn’t get the timely hit. Bringing in Glasnow to pitch the 9th inning was smart. I think he’s a starter during the regular season and I was thinking he would start tonight’s game, but won’t now. Ohtani will start, but I’m sure that Glasnow will be in the bullpen and will be available.

Guerrero’ s last at bat with a full count ended up getting ball 4, but it should have been a strikeout. But, umpires aren’t perfect.
 

Yamamoto pitched well enough to win, but he has pitched better. OTOH, the Dodgers had a lot if trouble with Gausman. They swung at a lot if pitches in the dirt. The Dodgers were having trouble with picking up the rotation of the ball and were swinging at pitches that ended up in the dirt. Gausman throws a great splitter. The ball seems to drop off the table.
 
oldman said:
Yamamoto pitched well enough to win, but he has pitched better.
Click to expand...

I don't know why they took him out after 6. He was doing OK IMO. And then they go and take him, a pitcher with a 2 point something ERA and replace him with one that has a 4 point something ERA. Makes no sense to me.

I just don't like the way they play baseball these days. They change pitchers at the drop of a hat.

And what's this with Ohtani batting lead off? You don't put your slugger at lead off. You put him batting clean up. :mad:

They should let me manage. :)

And I don't like this designated hitter stuff either. If they want Ohtani's bat every day, but he can only pitch every 4th or 5th day, then have him play somewhere else on the other days. Maybe in the outfield. Surely he's a good enough athlete to catch a fly ball.
 

Last edited:
The entire game of baseball is terrible the way it is played today. What happened to the Mets at the end of the season was due to the lousy managing, and I am beginning to see it with the Jays.

I agree that taking Yamamoto out was stupid and risky. The Dodgers were lucky on that call.

Players receive too much money and are coddled today. I began going to Yankee Stadium in 1937 with my dad and we saw some real baseball back in the day.
 
I just looked up Otoni's contract. I think he got played.

"Ohtani’s contract calls for $2 million annual salaries and $68 million deferred each year without interest to be paid in $68 million installments between 2034 and 2043."

So in 2034 when he's 40 years old and most likely either not playing or past his prime if he is, the Dodgers are suddenly going to raise what they are paying him from $2 million a year to $68 million? Nah. They are going to find a way out of that.

On the other hand Yamamoto, or his agent or lawyers are apparently much better negociators. Sure his contract is only for $325 million compared to Otoni's $700 million, but Yamamoto will probably actually see most of that because he's getting paid his $325 million at the rate of $27 million a year for the next 12 years.
 
Last edited:
oldman said:
Yamamoto pitched well enough to win, but he has pitched better. OTOH, the Dodgers had a lot if trouble with Gausman. They swung at a lot if pitches in the dirt. The Dodgers were having trouble with picking up the rotation of the ball and were swinging at pitches that ended up in the dirt. Gausman throws a great splitter. The ball seems to drop off the table.
Click to expand...
Yeah, I've never seen anyone pitch a splitter that effectively. Hitters just can't lay off of them.
 
Trade said:
I just looked up Otoni's contract. I think he got played.

"Ohtani’s contract calls for $2 million annual salaries and $68 million deferred each year without interest to be paid in $68 million installments between 2034 and 2043."

So in 2034 when he's 40 years old and most likely either not playing or past his prime if he is, the Dodgers are suddenly going to raise what they are paying him from $2 million a year to $68 million? Nah. They are going to find a way out of that.

On the other hand Yamamoto, or his agent or lawyers are apparently much better negociators. Sure his contract is only for $325 million compared to Otoni's $700 million, but Yamamoto will probably actually see most of that because he's getting paid his $325 million at the rate of $27 million a year for the next 12 years.
Click to expand...
Ohtani had his reasons - including wanting the Dodgers to be able to recruit a competitive (well paid) team. As the main star of the Angels for six seasons, the team never made it to the playoffs.

Don't forget, he makes a boatload from endorsements. Trust me, he's not hitting the food banks.
 
The Dodgers didn’t look good with the bats early out. They never gave up. The Dodgers made some awesome plays and Rojas’s throw to the plate that threw out the winning run was right online. The question was, did the catcher have his foot on the bag? Replay showed he did and the out call stood sending the game into extra innings.

This is what happens when a team never gives up. I think when the Jays went deep into their bullpen, that may gave been a minus. Yamamoto shined his arm after pitching the night before. Rojas, Smith and Yamamoto were the heroes last night.
 
StarSong said:
Ohtani had his reasons - including wanting the Dodgers to be able to recruit a competitive (well paid) team. As the main star of the Angels for six seasons, the team never made it to the playoffs.

Don't forget, he makes a boatload from endorsements. Trust me, he's not hitting the food banks.
Click to expand...

I didn't know anything about Ohtani until recently. Like I said in an early post I became a Dodger fan in 1951 at the age of 4 and was an avid fan until they broke my 10 year old heart by moving to LA.

I think the only time I ever prayed for real was once when they were playing the Milwaukee Braves in a game that was crucial in the pennat race. I watching it on the game of the week and I kept chanting "Help them win it, help them win it." over and over in front of the TV set. But they lost. I'm not saying that's the only reason I'm an Atheist today but I'm sure it contributed to it.

I followed them for a while after that mainly because of Koufax who I still think was the greatest pitcher of all time during his peak. Unfortunately it was a short peak and when his arm gave out and he had to retire at the end of the 1966 season I stopped following baseball all together.

I still have a soft spot for them and I was glad they won last night but that's not enough to get me back as a real fan. For that they would have to move back to Brooklyn, have whatever is on the site of the old Ebbets Field bull dozed down and an exact replica of that stadium rebuilt for them to play in.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 911
Trade said:
I still have a soft spot for them and I was glad they won last night but that's not enough to get me back as a real fan. For that they would have to move back to Brooklyn, have whatever is on the site of the old Ebbets Field bull dozed down and an exact replica of that stadium rebuilt for them to play in.
Click to expand...
As we say these days, that's a very big ask.

My parents were from Brooklyn so my dad was a Dodger Fan from the 20s until they moved. Broke his heart, but it mended because he wasn't about to give up going to games because they moved. He adopted the Yankees and soon after, the Mets. When his job change moved us to Los Angeles in the early 70s, his love affair with the Dodgers resumed.

I've always been a Yankee fan (not so much the Mets) and fell hard for the Dodgers after going to so many games in the 70s - 90s. DH, born and raised in L.A., has always bled Dodger Blue.

Last night's game was sloppy with numerous lost opportunities for both teams. Ohtani was cold as ice, but others stepped up. It happens. Wise superstar players know they need to play with strong teams. (He pressed hard for the Dodgers to sign Yamamoto.)

I'm happy for the Dodgers but sad for the Jays. They were soooo close. It was sheer luck that the Dodgers won - that game could have gone either way.

It's hard to watch someone else celebrate in your house.
 
The Blue Jays gave it their best shot and did not give up. They may not be this years World Series title holders, but they are still a championship team. When you have to go to the 7th game in a playoff, it’s because both teams are great and pretty evenly matched.
 
I can’t say it was a great series, but a word like exciting would be better. Each game was exciting because each game was close. Last night’s game highlights the word exciting. I gave up on the Dodgers after the middle of the 8th inning with only 1 more at bat left. I watched the Dodger’s hitters look at the first pitch in 90% of the time. I think the Jays’ pitchers threw a nice strike most of the time on their first pitch and on only on a few occasions did the Dodgers swing. Then, to watch them swing at sliders or sinkers or split finger fast balls in the dirt really got to me.

I will go out on a limb now and say that the Dodgers will not be a threepeat. They need to teach their hitters how to pick up the rotation on pitches. I noticed that they did not do a good job of picking up the rotation, which is why they swung at a lot of bad pitches.
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top