2025 World Series - Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by bluejays

With Yamamoto I really don't think it was a matter of being unlucky. He's got 7 pitches. There's nothing to figure out but waiting on a location and making contact. He's legit good.

He's very good. but the numbers suggest the Jays should have done a little more damage against him based on the quality of the contact they had. Nothing crazy, but better than the 1 run over 9 they achieved.

[EldrickOnIce]

Haha you guys are hilarious
It's just a ball game.

Go Jays

[Inferno]

The frustrating thing I found with his last start was when they made contact most of the time it was right at a player. It would be nice if they found more holes tonight.

And if you get him into trouble in the first inning again please don't let it go to waste this time.

[Jiggy_12]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1984338612981534874

[browna]

Springer is in as DH batting 1st.

[Jiggy_12]

Springer has sprung.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1984342121386819657

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

I have overheard a couple people suggest they are going to project the game on their garage door.

I get the sentiment, but I'm sure there will be plenty of people trying to avoid spoilers and then watch with a bit of delay/skip commercials to catch up

[Locke]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Radio is your friend. Take the kids out and have the game on radio, get back around 7:30 for the rest of the game.

Radi-whatnow?? Of what is this sorcery of which you speak?

Just stream it on your phone and keep one ear-bud in, when the kids go to ring the doorbell just haul out the phone and watch!

[Jiri Hrdina]

That’s the “a” lineup in my view

[Jiggy_12]

That's our best chance to win. We didn't have Bo in the starting 9 last time we faced him.

Bo has been solid, but I think tonight we get a signature moment from him.

[howard_the_duck]

That’s the best lineup IF George and Bo can play 9.

[MRCboicgy]

I was able to focus this morning, as I had to give a presentation at work to the whole NA sales team. As soon as that was done I was pretty much out of it. Might hit the gym here to work off nervous energy before I head out to watch the game.

I tell ya, gonna need a xanax this weekend I'm sure.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I like how almost the entire lineup rotates between L and R bats.

Hopefully Springer really is healthy enough to take some hard swings tonight.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I like how almost the entire lineup rotates between L and R bats.

Hopefully Springer really is healthy enough to take some hard swings tonight.

That only really helps when facing the bullpen, and if the Jays get to the bullpen early enough for that to matter they're almost certainly going to win whether they alternate handedness or not.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

I think I want them to keep Springer on the bench and come give his all for an AB later in the game if needed.

There's a very real scenario where Springer hurts himself early in the game, Bo has to leave the game in the ~6th because he played 2B, and you're left with deja vu with France and IKF in your top 4 hitters to close out the game.

Game 7 is maybe different. But the full lineup minus Springer very much can win a WS tonight. If we're hobbled with some combination of France/IKF and have to score runs against Sasaki and the like...I don't like the look of that at all. We've seen that movie.

The problem with that plan is you either have to put Springer in for Bo, only give him 1 at bat, or make him play the OF if you don't start him at DH. Runs count the same at the beginning of the game, and its pretty unlikely this one goes 18 as well.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Locke

Radi-whatnow?? Of what is this sorcery of which you speak?

Just stream it on your phone and keep one ear-bud in, when the kids go to ring the doorbell just haul out the phone and watch!

Driving in the car....

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Driving in the car....

Are you implying you're going to follow in the car while your kids walk from door to door?

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

The problem with that plan is you either have to put Springer in for Bo, only give him 1 at bat, or make him play the OF if you don't start him at DH. Runs count the same at the beginning of the game, and its pretty unlikely this one goes 18 as well.

Last matchup it was 1-1 in the 7th. To not potentially have one or both of them at that stage of the game would really hurt.

I hope it doesn’t come to that and maybe Springer isn’t as compromised as he initially looked.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

Are you implying you're going to follow in the car while your kids walk from door to door?

I can already picture this family hopping into their minivan and heading up to Edelweiss point in Edgemont and following the kids around the giant houses in the car while they collect full size chocolate bars before returning to their own neighbourhood where they weren't even giving out candy at their own house.

[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Radio is your friend. Take the kids out and have the game on radio, get back around 7:30 for the rest of the game.

You are correct. The Blue Jays crew of Ben Shulman and Chris LeRoux are terrific. The ESPN radio crew is also good to listen to with Jon Sciambi, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Perez, and Buster Olney. The Dodgers have Charley Steiner and Tim Neverett on play-by-play with Rick Monday doing colour commentary.

https://www.siriusxm.ca/live-sports/mlb/

Some Bell owned radio stations have been picking up the Sportsnet 590 feed for the entire series.