World Series Game 7, November 1, 2025 - Dodgers @ Blue Jays, 8PM

[Madvillainy2004]

So Dodgers is starting Ohtani as pitcher.

Dodgers biggest weakness in the bullpen is about to be nullified with all hands on deck on its starters

Potentially nullified - it does bring in a new variable of taking starters out of the routine and putting them in relief on "throw" days, which sometimes causes an issue.

Ohtani is on short rest, Glasnow on back to back days, Snell and his "bad luck" loser mentality. If may work out beautifully for the Dodgers, but there is enough disruption from routine for all of them, that it is possible that one of them really struggles. And when (if) that happens we have to jump on that opportunity and string things effectively that inning.

I dont think Ohtani or Glasnow pitched all that great this series. Ohtani especially left plently of pitches up and his fastball velo was more on the 97 side than the 100+ side. Im worried about the Dodgers bats getting to Max tn. I truly wonder how long hes gonna be in for? 1 time through? Play it by ear? Either way id probably do some sorta map of

Max 2-3 innings
Varland
Fluharty
Dominguez
Yesavage
Bassitt
Hoffman

Could maybe fit Bieber in somewhere early as well depending on how Max is looking tonight. I dont see Fisher/Lauer/Little pitching unless we go extras and even then more likely to see Gausman as first arm in extras anyways. Hoffman can go 2 innings tonight as well so maybe we dont see Trey.

[Randle McMurphy]

Shohei is statistically a worse hitter on the days he pitches than on the days he doesn't. Hope that ends up mattering because the Scherzer/Shohei matchup is a horror show for us. He crushes everything that guy throws and there's no splitter to get him off of the fastball like with Trey/Gausman.

And you can say you'll have a quick hook on Scherzer but the problem with him is that it isn't a slow burn to destruction like it is with our other pitchers. He can just give up HRs on a hanging slider or badly located fastball and that could be the season in a game like this.

[LoveMyRaps]

I smell a Vladdy multi-HR game

A Plakata Pounding for the Ages

[Yeezus_]

So we think they’ll probably go with Ohtani, Snell and Glasnow all pitching 2-3 innings?

[Randle McMurphy]

So Dodgers is starting Ohtani as pitcher.

Dodgers biggest weakness in the bullpen is about to be nullified with all hands on deck on its starters

Potentially nullified - it does bring in a new variable of taking starters out of the routine and putting them in relief on "throw" days, which sometimes causes an issue.

Ohtani is on short rest, Glasnow on back to back days, Snell and his "bad luck" loser mentality. If may work out beautifully for the Dodgers, but there is enough disruption from routine for all of them, that it is possible that one of them really struggles. And when (if) that happens we have to jump on that opportunity and string things effectively that inning.

I dont think Ohtani or Glasnow pitched all that great this series. Ohtani especially left plently of pitches up and his fastball velo was more on the 97 side than the 100+ side. Im worried about the Dodgers bats getting to Max tn. I truly wonder how long hes gonna be in for? 1 time through? Play it by ear? Either way id probably do some sorta map of

Max 2-3 innings
Varland
Fluharty
Dominguez
Yesavage
Bassitt
Hoffman

Could maybe fit Bieber in somewhere early as well depending on how Max is looking tonight. I dont see Fisher/Lauer/Little pitching unless we go extras and even then more likely to see Gausman as first arm in extras anyways. Hoffman can go 2 innings tonight as well so maybe we dont see Trey.

If Trey has an inning to throw (and he should), I might even go to him 2nd time through the order against Shohei/Smith/Freeman.

[Madvillainy2004]

So we think they’ll probably go with Ohtani, Snell and Glasnow all pitching 2-3 innings?

Yeah i think their plan is

Shohei 3-4
Glasnow 2-3
Snell 1-2
Lefty for an out or 2
Yama to close

[Madvillainy2004]

Potentially nullified - it does bring in a new variable of taking starters out of the routine and putting them in relief on "throw" days, which sometimes causes an issue.

Ohtani is on short rest, Glasnow on back to back days, Snell and his "bad luck" loser mentality. If may work out beautifully for the Dodgers, but there is enough disruption from routine for all of them, that it is possible that one of them really struggles. And when (if) that happens we have to jump on that opportunity and string things effectively that inning.

I dont think Ohtani or Glasnow pitched all that great this series. Ohtani especially left plently of pitches up and his fastball velo was more on the 97 side than the 100+ side. Im worried about the Dodgers bats getting to Max tn. I truly wonder how long hes gonna be in for? 1 time through? Play it by ear? Either way id probably do some sorta map of

Max 2-3 innings
Varland
Fluharty
Dominguez
Yesavage
Bassitt
Hoffman

Could maybe fit Bieber in somewhere early as well depending on how Max is looking tonight. I dont see Fisher/Lauer/Little pitching unless we go extras and even then more likely to see Gausman as first arm in extras anyways. Hoffman can go 2 innings tonight as well so maybe we dont see Trey.

If Trey has an inning to throw (and he should), I might even go to him 2nd time through the order against Shohei/Smith/Freeman.

Yeah all the "Mad Max" memes are fun but he really shouldn't go more than 1 time through lmao We need his fastball at 96+ so he shouldn't worry about getting tired. He should treat this as more a relief appearance than anything. Any tiny Velo advantage could be the difference between lazy fly balls and HRs for Scherzer.

[Potential]

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST DAY IN THE HISTORY OF TORONTO ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[Mehar]

So we think they’ll probably go with Ohtani, Snell and Glasnow all pitching 2-3 innings?

Yamamoto said after the game yesterday he is also ready to pitch tonight. I can see him for an inning or two also.

[Chris7711]

Ill add some positivity after last night, we had 8 hits and have been the better offensive team since game 3 (9 innings of straw/ikf/heineman/France not withstanding). Dodgers had another xBA game below .200 they really strung everything in one inning. Also we scored 6.5 runs per game at home this season. Also we got to Ohtani, Glasnow, and Snell who are pitching tmr.

But we're tied

[Chris7711]

I smell a Vladdy multi-HR game

A Plakata Pounding for the Ages

Should have come last game..

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[HangTime]

kind of surprised Ohtani gets the start...
I thought they'd save him, and rotate him from DH to Pitcher to OF to Pitcher to OF....the real Cheat Code.

[JN]

A few have suggested Yamamoto to close.
I literally don't remember a prior game starter who went 6+ innings pitching the next day in a deciding game. I'm probably wrong, and I didn't follow baseball as much in the 2000's, 2010's, as say the 80's and 90's, so I stand to be corrected.

I just don't see Yamamoto to close or even pitch. The arm just can't recuperate in a day from 90+ pitches. And this is also a guy that has pitched every 6 days in his entire MLB Career.

But I have been surprised before.

[LoveMyRaps]

So we think they’ll probably go with Ohtani, Snell and Glasnow all pitching 2-3 innings?

Yeah i think their plan is

Shohei 3-4
Glasnow 2-3
Snell 1-2
Lefty for an out or 2
Yama to close

Ohtani gives up 3
Glasnow gives up 2
Snell gives up 0
Bullpen gives up 3

Jays win 8-3

[JN]

Shohei is statistically a worse hitter on the days he pitches than on the days he doesn't. Hope that ends up mattering because the Scherzer/Shohei matchup is a horror show for us. He crushes everything that guy throws and there's no splitter to get him off of the fastball like with Trey/Gausman.

And you can say you'll have a quick hook on Scherzer but the problem with him is that it isn't a slow burn to destruction like it is with our other pitchers. He can just give up HRs on a hanging slider or badly located fastball and that could be the season in a game like this.

He could absolutely give up that 2 run home run. The quick pull won't avoid that potential situation, and that could be the game. But they should have the alternatives not to make it worse than 2 runs, unless its the first inning.

If its in the second inning, guys should be warming up as soon as one guy is on base... for example Fisher to act as the transition point to a starter coming in clean the next inning like Bieber.

[JaysRule25]

Do we think Schneider will do what Roberts did and change his lineup and move the struggling hitters down. Varsho and Lukes absolutely can't be in the top 5 with the way they've struggled.

[DelAbbot]

Let's get this boys!!!!

Game 7, bottom of the 9th, WS winning walkoff HR

[DelAbbot]

I'll be staying home - no watch parties in my area that I am aware of (there was some outside for the Raps but that was the summer). I find I get too distracted if I go with a friend to a sports bar.

That being said if the Jays are up by 3 or 4 runs later in the game (say after 6) I might jump in my car and race about 5 minutes down to the sports bar.

Don't do that. Stay where you were when we got the lead - do not disturb the cosmic interconnectedness