As much as I was criticizing Yesavage earlier in the game, I have to give him credit for battling as hard as he did when he didn't have his best stuff. Limited the damage, gave Ohtani nothing, and gave the Jays the opportunity to take the game over. If this is him on an off day in the highest pressure situation he'll ever face, I'm excited to see how he fares with a few more years of experience
The thing that makes Yesavage look like a guy who might have something special wasn't him mowing down the Yankees. That was an ambush on a swing happy team with no time to prepare for him effectively. It was impressive, but his pitching style made him a land mine for a team like the Yankees.
What makes Yesavage so special to me is that when teams have him on the ropes he gets out of it. He can change his approach to get out of trouble when he gets into it.
The thing that makes Yesavage look like a guy who might have something special wasn't him mowing down the Yankees. That was an ambush on a swing happy team with no time to prepare for him effectively. It was impressive, but his pitching style made him a land mine for a team like the Yankees.
What makes Yesavage so special to me is that when teams have him on the ropes he gets out of it. He can change his approach to get out of trouble when he gets into it.
Yeah, Yesavage hasn’t necessarily been lights out since that first insane start but he’s had the ability to not completely lose his s*** when a lot of pitchers would. He steadies himself, battles back, and keeps competing.
He has some serious mental fortitude. As a rookie, who has been through all he has been through this year, to not get rattled? Nails
As much as I was criticizing Yesavage earlier in the game, I have to give him credit for battling as hard as he did when he didn't have his best stuff. Limited the damage, gave Ohtani nothing, and gave the Jays the opportunity to take the game over. If this is him on an off day in the highest pressure situation he'll ever face, I'm excited to see how he fares with a few more years of experience
Bases loaded in the second (i think) with Shohei up and he gets the ground out. That was huge.
I don’t know if this team will win the World Series but damn I’m proud of this group of guys.
They aren’t a “lightning in a bottle” team. They’ve played this way for months and have been committed to playing as a group. They fight for each other and have been so resilient.
This whole run is so surreal. I turned off multiple games at the beginning of the season because they looked so bad, so frustrating. Fast forward to today.......craziness.
It feels good when you follow a team for decades and they finally reward you. Even if they don't win the whole thing this season has been absolutely incredible. Unlikely, and incredible.
Such a likeable team, too.
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LOL. Davis Schneider talking about how Barger slept on his pull out couch because Barger’s parents were in town and stayed at his place.
And the cherry on top is Schneider and his gf are staying at…the Roger’s centre hotel and we’re woken up at 9am by the choir practising the pregame show. Hahahahaha.
He asked if he could share the bed with him and his gal.. obviously joking but hilarious
A lot of baseball to be played but this team just having to go 3-3 in next 6 games? As much as one doesn’t like to jinx it, can’t see that not happening.
There are critical points in all these games vs Seattle and now again, that the Jays are coming through (outside of Game 5 Seattle). Last night it was getting through those Yesavage walks over those couple innings, only giving up 2 runs. With the patience at the plate to drive Snell’s pitch count up.
That said, the Dodgers are more able to tee off than Seattle was in at least one game and that could change things in the series quick considering they are defending champions, vets and have been there before, and had have won 24 of 31.
Surreal though that a .500 record from here will give the Jays a WS, considering the trials and tribulations of the last decade, and certainly these last 4 years and specifically these last 2 seasons.
The confidence this must give the Jays and doubts LA has after this game should be huge.
LA gave up 4 runs TOTAL in their last 4 games, and then their ACE got hit around giving up hits, runs, walks and HR's(first in over a year to a LF bat) that he never does. I know their pros, but you have to have second thoughts after that, especially when confidence would be at an all time high after their sweep...
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You’ve got to get greedy now. Take game 2 and then all you’ve got to do is take 1 of 3 in LA to have games 6/7 at home.
As an aside, I’m sure like many here…I don’t know what to do with myself? The Jays are on equal footing for me as the Flames as a fan. This level of success is…just such a foreign feeling.
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Am I allowed to say that I hope this success drives a lot more Montreal Expos talk? Montreal needs their team back.
Montreal fans are great but in this day and age it's more a question about corporate support. Not sure Montreal has enough of that to afford a team, especially through ups and downs.
You’ve got to get greedy now. Take game 2 and then all you’ve got to do is take 1 of 3 in LA to have games 6/7 at home.
As an aside, I’m sure like many here…I don’t know what to do with myself? The Jays are on equal footing for me as the Flames as a fan. This level of success is…just such a foreign feeling.
I am slightly more a ball fan than hockey, and I don’t know what to do with what I’m seeing. It has been weird the past two years with the Panthers winning (2nd favourite team).
Hopefully they keep it up.
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