Games like that one are why I keep watching sports. The baseball gods carve your heart out with a spoon on a play like Martin's. Then Bautista launches one into the stratosphere and your heart soars. I watched the Martin play, then watched them tie it but had to run my son to the rink for hockey practice. Heard the Bautista homer and was honking like a madman on Beddington trail. I love this game.
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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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You're right, that was a good read, and I totally agree with the author.
The one thing that's been really bugging me about Dyson's comments is the hypocrisy (I don't know if this has been mentioned already in the thread). At the end of the 7th he went out of his way to go to home and slap Tulo on the butt after Tulo popped out. Maybe I'm wrong, but, to me, that's every bit as classless as he seems to think Bautista's bat flip was.
You're right, that was a good read, and I totally agree with the author.
The one thing that's been really bugging me about Dyson's comments is the hypocrisy (I don't know if this has been mentioned already in the thread). At the end of the 7th he went out of his way to go to home and slap Tulo on the butt after Tulo popped out. Maybe I'm wrong, but, to me, that's every bit as classless as he seems to think Bautista's bat flip was.
Yep, he tried acting like what he did was innocent and that Tulo had no right to be offended by it as he claims he never said anything to him but I would have been too.
Sports is a funny thing. We pick our teams in the most arbitrary ways possible. Be it indoctronated from family, or choosing your team to go against family; often times you simply root for the team in the closest proximity to you, or pick based on a player.
That’s what I did when I was 8 years old. Nolan Ryan, who is one of the greatest pitchers of all time (5,714 strikeouts; 7 no hitters, 2 in one season), was the ace of the Rangers rotation. Therefore, I became a Rangers fan as opposed to Jays or Expos, or Red Sox or Yankees.
It’s hasn’t been easy, but it has been fun. Juan Gonzalez’s 101 RBI’s by the allstar break in 1998, Josh Hamilton’s clinic in the 2008 home run derby, AL MVPs of Gonzalez, Pudge, A-Rod and Hamilton, a perfect game by the Gambler Kenny Rogers, and another one out away by Darvish in 2013 (for the haters out there it was Odor that committed the error to end the perfect game, and Odor that should have had the single that ended the no-hitter). I personally saw Derek Holland’s one hitter against Boston. There were the back to back AL Championships in 2010 and 2011, coming oh so close in 2011 forever cementing my hatred of David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals.
However, for most of you, you’re Jays fans. Two World Series Championships (1992, 1993), Cy Young winners in Hentgen, Clemens, and Halladay, and no doubt countless other triumphs that as a non-Jays fan I cannot truly understand. Although, you can add the 2015 ALDS to that list.
This series was epic, close, and a true battle. I said going in the Jays rotation was too strong, turns out it was more the weakness of the bottom of the Rangers rotation with both lefties (Perez and Holland) not back in the groove after major injuries.
I know a ton of great Jays fans, far too many to count. I’m happy for you all, and wish you the best of luck against Kansas City.
I don’t know if I’ll be jumping on the Jays bandwagon, part of me thinks it just doesn’t seem right given the fact that of the teams left in the playoffs the Jays are the most recent World Series Champions, meanwhile the Cubs haven’t won since 1908.
To put that into perspective there was a lady on the floor my grandmother was on in her nursing home who was over 100 years old; her granddaughter is a grandmother, and she never saw the Cubs win it all. 6 generations of human beings without seeing a Championship won for North Chicago!
Regardless, having seen both of my teams have the chance to win the league championship in extra time of game 6 of the league finals (Flames in 2004, Rangers in 2011) only to go on to lose game 7 has humbled me. I know the pain of defeat, someday I’ll know what it’s like to win… someday.
In the meantime, here’s my breif interview with Colin and Courtney the morning crew on The Rock 88.9 in Saint John.
Sports is a funny thing. We pick our teams in the most arbitrary ways possible. Be it indoctronated from family, or choosing your team to go against family; often times you simply root for the team in the closest proximity to you, or pick based on a player.
That’s what I did when I was 8 years old. Nolan Ryan, who is one of the greatest pitchers of all time (5,714 strikeouts; 7 no hitters, 2 in one season), was the ace of the Rangers rotation. Therefore, I became a Rangers fan as opposed to Jays or Expos, or Red Sox or Yankees.
It’s hasn’t been easy, but it has been fun. Juan Gonzalez’s 101 RBI’s by the allstar break in 1998, Josh Hamilton’s clinic in the 2008 home run derby, AL MVPs of Gonzalez, Pudge, A-Rod and Hamilton, a perfect game by the Gambler Kenny Rogers, and another one out away by Darvish in 2013 (for the haters out there it was Odor that committed the error to end the perfect game, and Odor that should have had the single that ended the no-hitter). I personally saw Derek Holland’s one hitter against Boston. There were the back to back AL Championships in 2010 and 2011, coming oh so close in 2011 forever cementing my hatred of David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals.
However, for most of you, you’re Jays fans. Two World Series Championships (1992, 1993), Cy Young winners in Hentgen, Clemens, and Halladay, and no doubt countless other triumphs that as a non-Jays fan I cannot truly understand. Although, you can add the 2015 ALDS to that list.
This series was epic, close, and a true battle. I said going in the Jays rotation was too strong, turns out it was more the weakness of the bottom of the Rangers rotation with both lefties (Perez and Holland) not back in the groove after major injuries.
I know a ton of great Jays fans, far too many to count. I’m happy for you all, and wish you the best of luck against Kansas City.
I don’t know if I’ll be jumping on the Jays bandwagon, part of me thinks it just doesn’t seem right given the fact that of the teams left in the playoffs the Jays are the most recent World Series Champions, meanwhile the Cubs haven’t won since 1908.
To put that into perspective there was a lady on the floor my grandmother was on in her nursing home who was over 100 years old; her granddaughter is a grandmother, and she never saw the Cubs win it all. 6 generations of human beings without seeing a Championship won for North Chicago!
Regardless, having seen both of my teams have the chance to win the league championship in extra time of game 6 of the league finals (Flames in 2004, Rangers in 2011) only to go on to lose game 7 has humbled me. I know the pain of defeat, someday I’ll know what it’s like to win… someday.
In the meantime, here’s my breif interview with Colin and Courtney the morning crew on The Rock 88.9 in Saint John.
Pure class. Like other Jays fans here had mentioned prior to the series, Texas was the team capable of beating the boys and it showed. My goodness, imagine if Yu Darvish was available for this series?
I also personally would like to tip my cap off to Adrian Beltre...what an incredible baseball player and leader to that Rangers ballclub. His body was breaking down, yet the competitor in him still wanted to be there for his ballclub. Amazing series and thank you for being such a sport.
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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.
Don't forget Pillar's catch in the 4th when we were down 2-1. That right there made me swing from "oh man its just not our day" to "what am I thinking, we're totally in this still".
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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.
Thanks for summing up my feelings.
The only thing I would add would be the pit I felt in my stomach when we went from bases loaded with none out to only 1 one run scored and 2 out. It only added to the tension I felt when Bautista launched it into the second deck. What a moment!
High fiving my 10 year old son at that moment. I am not sure which of us looked younger at the time! Its what sports is all about.
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Sports is a funny thing. We pick our teams in the most arbitrary ways possible. Be it indoctronated from family, or choosing your team to go against family; often times you simply root for the team in the closest proximity to you, or pick based on a player.
That’s what I did when I was 8 years old. Nolan Ryan, who is one of the greatest pitchers of all time (5,714 strikeouts; 7 no hitters, 2 in one season), was the ace of the Rangers rotation. Therefore, I became a Rangers fan as opposed to Jays or Expos, or Red Sox or Yankees.
It’s hasn’t been easy, but it has been fun. Juan Gonzalez’s 101 RBI’s by the allstar break in 1998, Josh Hamilton’s clinic in the 2008 home run derby, AL MVPs of Gonzalez, Pudge, A-Rod and Hamilton, a perfect game by the Gambler Kenny Rogers, and another one out away by Darvish in 2013 (for the haters out there it was Odor that committed the error to end the perfect game, and Odor that should have had the single that ended the no-hitter). I personally saw Derek Holland’s one hitter against Boston. There were the back to back AL Championships in 2010 and 2011, coming oh so close in 2011 forever cementing my hatred of David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals.
However, for most of you, you’re Jays fans. Two World Series Championships (1992, 1993), Cy Young winners in Hentgen, Clemens, and Halladay, and no doubt countless other triumphs that as a non-Jays fan I cannot truly understand. Although, you can add the 2015 ALDS to that list.
This series was epic, close, and a true battle. I said going in the Jays rotation was too strong, turns out it was more the weakness of the bottom of the Rangers rotation with both lefties (Perez and Holland) not back in the groove after major injuries.
I know a ton of great Jays fans, far too many to count. I’m happy for you all, and wish you the best of luck against Kansas City.
I don’t know if I’ll be jumping on the Jays bandwagon, part of me thinks it just doesn’t seem right given the fact that of the teams left in the playoffs the Jays are the most recent World Series Champions, meanwhile the Cubs haven’t won since 1908.
To put that into perspective there was a lady on the floor my grandmother was on in her nursing home who was over 100 years old; her granddaughter is a grandmother, and she never saw the Cubs win it all. 6 generations of human beings without seeing a Championship won for North Chicago!
Regardless, having seen both of my teams have the chance to win the league championship in extra time of game 6 of the league finals (Flames in 2004, Rangers in 2011) only to go on to lose game 7 has humbled me. I know the pain of defeat, someday I’ll know what it’s like to win… someday.
In the meantime, here’s my breif interview with Colin and Courtney the morning crew on The Rock 88.9 in Saint John.
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Starting pitcher Cole Hamels weighs in on the bat flip
Jeff Wilson @JeffWilson_FWST Cole Hamels: "It's hard to be politically correct. It's tough to see. A lot of us on our team don't carry ourselves that way."
"On May 7, 2014, it was reported that Dyson had been involved in a fight with Chris Hatcher, a teammate with the New Orleans Zephyrs, at a Miami bar on April 27. Dyson's jaw was broken by Hatcher, who was later suspended 5 games by the Zephyrs for conduct detrimental to the team."
hahahahaha. Sam Dyson the moral compass. What a joke.
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Such a cool experience last night. Bar none, best sporting event I've ever attended; inclusive of the Flames 04 run. It will definitely be a "where were you when" kind of moment I think for Canadian sports fans...what a night.
To top it all off, my girlfriend and I came back from some post game drinks,and John Gibbons happens to live in my building and was standing there, holding the door open to our entrance with a big grin on his face when he saw me decked out in my Jays gear. Shared an elevator ride with him too! Needless to say, being able to congratulate Gibby and shaking his hand following the win was pure bliss for a couple of Jays fans following a night like that, and definitely something we won't forget!
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Such a cool experience last night. Bar none, best sporting event I've ever attended; inclusive of the Flames 04 run. It will definitely be a "where were you when" kind of moment I think for Canadian sports fans...what a night.
To top it all off, my girlfriend and I came back from some post game drinks,and John Gibbons happens to live in my building and was standing there, holding the door open to our entrance with a big grin on his face when he saw me decked out in my Jays gear. Shared an elevator ride with him too! Needless to say, being able to congratulate Gibby and shaking his hand following the win was pure bliss for a couple of Jays fans following a night like that, and definitely something we won't forget!
You win.
that's freaking awesome.
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Such a cool experience last night. Bar none, best sporting event I've ever attended; inclusive of the Flames 04 run. It will definitely be a "where were you when" kind of moment I think for Canadian sports fans...what a night.
To top it all off, my girlfriend and I came back from some post game drinks,and John Gibbons happens to live in my building and was standing there, holding the door open to our entrance with a big grin on his face when he saw me decked out in my Jays gear. Shared an elevator ride with him too! Needless to say, being able to congratulate Gibby and shaking his hand following the win was pure bliss for a couple of Jays fans following a night like that, and definitely something we won't forget!
Sounds like an awesome time. Out of curiosity, which area are you in (without going into specifics)?
