2025 World Series - Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

As someone who has been harsh on Roberts over the years he pushed all the right buttons in Games 6 & 7. If he didn't put Pages in then Clement probably would have been the hero. It's hilarious watching Kike play that ball, he was completely turned around and I don't think he catches it if it comes down to him, but Pages was there to bail them out.

I actually think he corrected enough at the end that he might have gotten it still
His glove looks in the right place

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I remember mentioning it during the game too saying it was too bad it happened. I was hoping it wouldn't end up being a factor but it ended up being one of many.

I remember getting a sick feeling in my stomach when Yusavage gave up his homerun that the Dodgers would get another one to tie it. I wasn't surprised when Hoffman coughed it up but figured it would be Ohtani that would do it just to kick Blue Jays fan's balls again for missing out.

I didn't catch the game until the 8th, sorry guys

[browna]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I actually think he corrected enough at the end that he might have gotten it still
His glove looks in the right place

Not so sure. And if Pages wasnt as tall as he is a better chance the collision jars the ball loose.
I would think Clement’s winner would’ve been a solid single to the gap in left.

[browna]

Also when reminiscing, said it in the game, but when Smith hit a double to deep left off the wall in the 4th (he came in two batters later), Varsho had then potential to make one of the all time WS Game 7 catches.

He was going to climb the wall and make that catch. He was sizing it up as the ball was in the air.

But Rogers have put in the screens as part of the wall (just this year?) and are plastic covered. So he couldn’t dig into the padded wall and get the leverage to take a step up. As it was he had to wait and try to jump and missed it by two feet, but if that was a full padded wall, a good chance he makes a spectacular catch for any given June, but an unforgettable epic one in November.

[GirlySports]

Sorry to re-live but here is Jomboy's breakdown. Puts a new perspective on the IKF play.

[Strange Brew]

That was a great breakdown, thanks for sharing. I tend to agree with him, the slide really was the difference there.

I was very surprised that so many fans thought the game was over and IKF had scored watching in real time. The throw obviously beat him (only on replay could you see the foot come up) and that was a clear and emphatic out signal from the home plate umpire. Yet all these people in the stadium are celebrating.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

That was a great breakdown, thanks for sharing. I tend to agree with him, the slide really was the difference there.

I was very surprised that so many fans thought the game was over and IKF had scored watching in real time. The throw obviously beat him (only on replay could you see the foot come up) and that was a clear and emphatic out signal from the home plate umpire. Yet all these people in the stadium are celebrating.

At home I saw his foot come up...thought it was over

[Inferno]

I won't ever watch a replay of it again but at home in realtime I thought it was close and they would challenge it.

[Scornfire]

I just assumed he'd made it, because he should've

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

At home I saw his foot come up...thought it was over

Watch the video. There are people hugging each other for 5 seconds after the out call. I don't get it.

In real time he looked very out to me.

[dino7c]

he wasn't very out...the foot came up, they reviewed it...he barely got his foot back down. Where the runner and the ball were are not what made it close.