2025 World Series Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Dodgers

If I were Dave Roberts I'd consider moving Shohei a little deeper in the lineup so there will be a greater likelihood of base runners when he comes up to bat. Will raise the stakes on intentional walks.
 
I suppose one thing is true at least ... the two teams that deserve to be in the final series are in fact there!
Great match up from my perspective, even considering the poor play that both teams have exibited from time to time. Isn't that what the World Series is really all about?
 

In the 80's my 2 favorite teams were LA Dodgers & Toronto Blue Jays
I've stayed with LA,thru the yrs some of my favorite players have either left or were traded, e.g Cory Bellinger, Justin Turner. My favorite player on the team is 3rd baseman Max Muncy
If the Blue Jays win, I won;t be upset, but would like to see LA repeat as champs
 
Seems like the Dodgers didn’t wake up in time for the game. Only 6 hits vs the Jays 11 hits. The Dodgers were definitely outplayed last night in every aspect. They didn’t seem to be in the game. Ohtani pitched well, but the pitch that Guerrero hit for his HR was a fast ball that was left up in his powerhouse. You never pitch to power hitters up. It’s usually best to always keep the ball down and inside, but when you take a hitter like Ohtani, he hit his first HR on Monday night on a pitch that was up and in.

That’s a tough pitch to drive because in most cases, the hitter can’t hit the ball on the sweet spot on the bat. The sweet spot is just above the trademark.

I remember when Mike Schmidt could hit the ball out of the yard no matter where it was pitched. There was no safe zone. Schmidt hit 4 consecutive HR’s at Wrigley Field.

I predict that who ever wins tonight’s game will win the series.
 
The Blue Jays were on their game last night, the Dodgers were not. The better team won. As I said in an earlier post, I have great affection for both cities and am cool with whichever team wins the series.

Funny thing about baseball: Players from opposing teams chat good-naturedly, kid around with each other, and express admiration for good plays when they're on the base paths. Ill will between teams tends to be limited to people with little involvement in the game itself.

Other than abhorring cheaters and players who intentionally hurt others, most pros openly admire other players' skills.

When it comes to losses, players pin the blame on themselves and how they came up short, while fans hold grudges against opposing teams for a lifetime.

All in all, players are much better sports than the folks in the stands.
 
againstthegrain said:
First of all Ohtani had 59 SB in 2024, so in my estimation that refutes the comment about him "not being a smart base runner." And in fact it's kinda stupid to declare based on a sample size of one play anyway for a player that's been in MLB for 8 seasons.

And we all know that sports and life don't work the way you suggest: he "would have scored" is completely unknowable. Or he could have stayed down and been injured by the players covering the bag and out for the rest of the series.
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He wasn’t a smart base runner in that situation. Runners are taught not to do pop up slides when there are no runners behind you. Reason being is what you witnessed on Monday night. With pop up slides, runners may lose their balance and are picked off and a slap tag can be enough to move the player off the bag, unless the umpire rules it to be a “push” on part of the fielder applying the slap tag. This happens mostly at first base and is why a lot of runners dive back to the bag on close pickoffs.

Seriously, I really DC. It was just an observation. At 6’3” he has a long stride. Watch when he pitches and where his free foot lands from the windup position.
 
oldman said:
He wasn’t a smart base runner in that situation. Runners are taught not to do pop up slides when there are no runners behind you. Reason being is what you witnessed on Monday night. With pop up slides, runners may lose their balance and are picked off and a slap tag can be enough to move the player off the bag, unless the umpire rules it to be a “push” on part of the fielder applying the slap tag. This happens mostly at first base and is why a lot of runners dive back to the bag on close pickoffs.

Seriously, I really DC. It was just an observation. At 6’3” he has a long stride. Watch when he pitches and where his free foot lands from the windup position.
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you know more than everybody so thanks for your input
 
For the life of me, after playing an 18 inning game the previous night, why Ohtani would both pitch and hit the following night. His manager should not have allowed it. Of course, it seemed like old times, and I was happy with the outcome of the game.
 
No argument here. The Dodgers were completely outplayed in every category last night.

The plate umpire struggled a little last night. A bit inconsistent on the high strikes. There was no doubt that the first base umpire missed calling a checked swing a strike. The batter’s head of the bat definitely crossed the edge of the front of the plate. The umpiring had nothing to do with the Dodgers’ loss.
 
Toronto's pitcher last night, Trey Sesavage, pitched his very first MLB game on Sept. 15th this year. Prior to that he was in A-ball with the Jay's farm team the Buffalo Bisons. He was thrust into his first playoff start in Toronto agianst the Yankees in the divisional series and pitched lights-out destroying the Yankee lineup. An incredible performance given it was the playoffs & he was still just a new kid in his playoff debut. He displayed the same calm last night and was completely in control of all his pitches striking out 12, a series record for a rookie.
If this kid (22 years old) keeps up at this pace in years to come & stays healthy, he'll be someone to watch.
 
Lewkat said:
For the life of me, after playing an 18 inning game the previous night, why Ohtani would both pitch and hit the following night. His manager should not have allowed it. Of course, it seemed like old times, and I was happy with the outcome of the game.
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I wondered the same thing. There were other pitchers who were fully rested. I think the fatigue affected Ohtoni. The guy is spectacular, but he's also a human.

Now Toronto is a big favorite, where they only have to win 1 game outta 2 at home.
 
StarSong said:
Every cloud has a silver lining... Dodger Stadium stops selling beer at the end of the 7th inning, so everyone who stayed for the full game left the stadium sober.
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Having the cutoff at the end of the 7th is brilliant. EDIT I just checked Roger’s Centre and they have same rule. It must be league wide.

Is beer the only alcohol that‘s sold at ballgames? EDIT Also checked and they have lots of fancy drinks available.
Beer and red hots are part of image from old movies. I presume they haved lots more now and the prices are through the roof.
Another EDIT The last time, as if it wasn’t obvious it was a long time ago, I was at a sporting event when John Candy, as an owner, walked across the field.
 
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Yes @Jules food & beer prices at any live sporting event in Toronto are "through the roof".

I don't go often but last time I did, two beers cost me $30.00! A medium size bag of popcorn $12.00.

The only deal to be had is if you go to a game on a Tuesday night because it's always "loonie dog Tuesday". Hot dogs are $1.00 each all night. In 2025 they had 12 "loonie Tuesdays" and sold around 826,000 hot dogs cumulatively! Averages are between 70,000-85,000/night. Average attendance is around 35,000/night.
 
ChiroDoc said:
I wondered the same thing. There were other pitchers who were fully rested. I think the fatigue affected Ohtoni. The guy is spectacular, but he's also a human.

Now Toronto is a big favorite, where they only have to win 1 game outta 2 at home.
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It's do or die for the Dodgers tonight. Let's see if Yamamoto can earn some of that $325 million contract he has.
 

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