How does one even begin to talk about that game? There was so much that happened. I've now watched he game in full twice and it's still tough to absorb.
The bad start. First batter Deshields doubles and scores and it was like "really? Here we go again." Then the Choo homerun to make it 2-0 made it seem like it just wasn't meant to be. But then we claw back, Stroman settled down and the Edwin homerun (and btw, his pose after the homerun isn't getting the attention it deserves) evened it up.
Then, that 7th inning. The Martin/Choo play just again seemed like this wasn't meant to happen. How could our season end on a play like that? The emotion, anger..fury even that you could see on the players translated directly to every fan in the building and every fan watching across the country. There has been so much pent up emotion just to get to this moment and then to see that? That was about as sick a feeling I've ever had watching pro sports. And yes, that includes the Gelinas no-goal.
And then in the most fitting way, the baseball gods decided to sacrifice Elvis Andrus so Jays fans could have what was rightfully theirs. 3 botched infield plays all involving Andrus dropping the ball and all of a sudden it's a gift-wrapped bases loaded situation for the top of our order? It couldn't be.
Then with two outs, and easily the biggest moment of Bautista's career was there. The biggest at bat of his life. 2-1 count and in one gigantic swing, the fortunes of a franchise and fanbase turned upside down. The emotion that erupted in that building was a volcano exploding. Everything that pent up not only in that game, but in 22 years came out.
What a sight. What a feeling. It was a strange mix of shock/joy/happiness/vindication/disbelief.
That combined with everything else including the multiple bench clearing incidents and long reviews on strange plays, made that quite likely the greatest baseball playoff game you will ever see.
No matter how much I talk about it, or read others talk about it - it's impossible to capture with words. That's when you know it's truly something for the ages.
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