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OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series

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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#321 » by MoneyBall » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:12 am

That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#322 » by mtcan » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:20 am

MoneyBall wrote:That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.

Definitely up there. Top 3. Nothing beats Joe Carter's...
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#323 » by Coco Costanza » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:21 am

MoneyBall wrote:That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.


So huge!
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#324 » by Basketball_Jones » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:22 am

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Basketball_Jones wrote:It wasn’t long ago many of us (myself included) felt this franchise was going nowhere. I mean the Dodgers are ridiculously stacked so i can’t be disappointed at all whatever happens but this has been incredible feel good story.


We get our second best player back hopefully, that will help our chances.


It’ll be amazing if he can PH for someone like Giminez so we really wouldn’t have any weak links in that lineup
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#325 » by MoneyBall » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:23 am

mtcan wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.

Definitely up there. Top 3. Nothing beats Joe Carter's...

Carter's still number one. But we'll see what happens vs the Dodgers.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#326 » by dTox » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:24 am

What a run, this gives me a slight hope that an Ed Rogers run team, can win here in Toronto, in spite of him. On to the finals
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#327 » by ropjhk » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:27 am

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gp2015 wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:It wasn’t long ago many of us (myself included) felt this franchise was going nowhere. I mean the Dodgers are ridiculously stacked so i can’t be disappointed at all whatever happens but this has been incredible feel good story.


We get our second best player back hopefully, that will help our chances.


It’ll be amazing if he can PH for someone like Giminez so we really wouldn’t have any weak links in that lineup


Giminez and IKF have both done really well. There really hasn't been any weak link in the lineup this series.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#328 » by xAIRNESSx » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:30 am

Such a gutsy legendary performance by this team.

Offence is getting shutdown for most of the game but they get a few runners on and Springer hits a 3 run homerun.

Then Hoffman with the season he's had comes in and strikes out the side in the 9th to maintain the 1 run lead.

Surreal.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#329 » by Reeko » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:32 am

Incredible. Springer’s home run is second only to Joe Carter’s. Seeing Rogers hold that trophy made me nauseous, there is something truly off putting about that man.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#330 » by Tha Cynic » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:33 am

Boom!!

Underrate this team. Keep talking about Dodgers being heavy favourites.

One thing I will say is that the MLB media shows a ton of respect for this team from USA. Very different from the NBA American media xenophobia that exists. It’s a breath of fresh air.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#331 » by gp2015 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:36 am

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gp2015 wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:It wasn’t long ago many of us (myself included) felt this franchise was going nowhere. I mean the Dodgers are ridiculously stacked so i can’t be disappointed at all whatever happens but this has been incredible feel good story.


We get our second best player back hopefully, that will help our chances.


It’ll be amazing if he can PH for someone like Giminez so we really wouldn’t have any weak links in that lineup


If he's healthy, it would be huge if he could hit behind Vladdy for some protection too.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#332 » by raptorstime » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:36 am

Congrats to the Jays
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#333 » by mihaic » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:36 am

Great comeback. This is the equivalent of Raptors comeback from the Bucks 0-2.

These Jays and championship Raps are the anti Leafs.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#334 » by Dennis 37 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:36 am

If they win the WS, they will have beaten both the Yankees and Dodgers in the same playoff season.

Has that ever happened?
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#335 » by gp2015 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:36 am

Tha Cynic wrote:Boom!!

Underrate this team. Keep talking about Dodgers being heavy favourites.

One thing I will say is that the MLB media shows a ton of respect for this team from USA. Very different than the NBA American media xenophobia that exists. It’s a breath of fresh air.


It will be an uphill battle but this team does better as underdogs.

No one picked us to win against the Yankees and most people picked the Mariners to win.

Absolutely no one is picking us in the World Series.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#336 » by MoneyBall » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:37 am

xAIRNESSx wrote:Such a gutsy legendary performance by this team.

Offence is getting shutdown for most of the game but they get a few runners on and Springer hits a 3 run homerun.

Then Hoffman with the season he's had comes and strikes out the side in the 9th to maintain the 1 run lead.

Surreal.

I know Hoffman has some nasty stuff, but I felt like he was somewhat lucky they chased some of those pitches... he had real pitch command issues tonight.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series 

Post#337 » by gp2015 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:39 am

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xAIRNESSx wrote:Such a gutsy legendary performance by this team.

Offence is getting shutdown for most of the game but they get a few runners on and Springer hits a 3 run homerun.

Then Hoffman with the season he's had comes and strikes out the side in the 9th to maintain the 1 run lead.

Surreal.

I know Hoffman has some nasty stuff, but I felt like he was somewhat lucky they chased some of those pitches... he had real pitch command issues.


Hoffman is hit and miss but he closed it up when it mattered the last 2 nights.

At least we've seen that he can perform under pressure.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#338 » by Michael Bradley » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:40 am

mtcan wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.

Definitely up there. Top 3. Nothing beats Joe Carter's...


1. Carter
2. Springer
3a. Alomar
3b. Bautista

Is how I'd rank it.
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Re: OT: Blue Jays beat Yankees, move on to ALCS 

Post#339 » by gp2015 » Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:43 am

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mtcan wrote:
MoneyBall wrote:That Springer home run is even more iconic than Bautista's. So clutch.

Definitely up there. Top 3. Nothing beats Joe Carter's...


1. Carter
2. Springer
3a. Alomar
3b. Bautista

Is how I'd rank it.


Vladdy's grand slam against the Yankees is up there too. He absolutely destroyed the Yankees and their fanbase at that very moment.
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