No pressure, kid.
Matchup
Fried (19-5, 2.86) vs Yesavage (1-0, 3.21)
Another incredibly high-stakes game. If the Blue Jays win, they’ll have a chokehold on the series with a day off and then Bieber and a rested bullpen pitching Tuesday at 8pm in New York.
But the game could go either way. The Yankees and Fried are favoured to win, but I think Yesavage and the Blue Jays will pull off an upset.
But the game could go either way. The Yankees and Fried are favoured to win, but I think Yesavage and the Blue Jays will pull off an upset.
Let's not jinx it, but Yesavage is completely dominating through 2.
Yesavage reminds me of Henke...over the top splitter, willing to keep bouncing it, etc. Henke was taller, I was only a kid watching him, maybe it's just me. I haven't heard that comp yet.
Clement!
Clement!
Ernie legitimately had a “how the heck did I hit that out???” expression there.
Man, if that flyball went out, there are going to be a few more today.
Postseason WPA is worth way more than regular season WPA!
Fried has been very hittable so far so hope Jays keep going. Pedal to the metal.
Not going far out on a limb to guess that's the best first 3 postseason innings for a starter in club history.
Still don't get why Davis doesn't play every day.
I haven't been able to post much lately but wanted to say I'm excited to get to watch some playoff baseball, especially after the negativity in recent years. Let's go Jays!
Pitch count still very low for Fred. Keep him in there, Jays are having no trouble hitting him.
Absolutely excellent baserunning by the Jays so far. Taking the extra bases that are right there (Grisham and Judge do not seem to be charging anything hit their way). I’d be worried they’re not exactly making Fried work, except they’re all over anything he puts in the zone so….
All The Athletic writers who picked the Yankees to win the series (all of their baseball writers save one) are nonplussed. The Blue Jays are outscoring New York 15-1 so far.
Important inning here for the kid. Don’t let the Yankees back into it.
2 writers picked Toronto: Mitch Bannon and Melissa Lockard.
Good lord, all hail our new king! 10K through 4 !!%?!
Not only can the best hitting team in baseball not get hits --they actually cannot even foul pitches off. They're swatting and only hitting air. Wow!
Thanks for the correction, James.
Yesavage looks fantastic. Like, Halladay-level greatness.
Yesavage looks fantastic. Like, Halladay-level greatness.
Halladay ++ Halladay allowed hits now and again.
Guerrero Jr seems to be making up for those previous postseason struggles… about as fast as can be possibly done…
Does completely humiliating the Yankees ever get old or tiresome?
The answer is, obviously, of course not.
The answer is, obviously, of course not.
I knew when I saw Clement, IKF, Gimenez and Straw in the lineup that we'd put up 11 runs by the 4th!
Marc Hulet is big sad that we're putting BELT TO ASS on these toys.
If they change the Judge error to change Varsho from 2b to 3b.
But yeah, hitting and pitching both dominating for the Jays.
Does Yesavage go deep with the no hitter and the moderate high pitch count, or do they pull him even with the no hitter to save him for later games?
But yeah, hitting and pitching both dominating for the Jays.
Does Yesavage go deep with the no hitter and the moderate high pitch count, or do they pull him even with the no hitter to save him for later games?
I take Yesavage out after 5 probably unless he gets through it very quickly in that case 6.
$500m, baby.
https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1974948703208440290?s=19
https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1974948703208440290?s=19
Big picture is important. Yesavage isn't going to go 4 more innings so a no hit bid is out of the question. I love the idea of having him available later in the series if it comes down to it.
Has to be feeling good for the front office, which was roundly mocked throughout the off-season and never more so than when they traded for Straw.
UO, it was so beautiful. If Vladdy has fixed his swing path, watch out world.
We focused on how the pre-ALDS rest days might help Bo feel better. It sounds as if those rest days also really helped Vladdy and maybe some other Blue Jays players as well.
15 year contract for Yesavage seems reasonable?
Yes, and also protecting his arm for upcoming postseason outings. Yep, I used the plural of “outing.”
I actually think Trey is the right size and doesn't need to expand at all.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. so far this postseason:
6 for 7, 2 HR (1 Grand Slam), 6 RBI, 2.464 OPS
It's a good thing Fried doesn't get rattled or this game could have gotten very ugly.
Yeah, we were right to call out the mlb article trying to claim the Yankees had the advantage at cf in this matchup. In theory and in practice.
Let’s hope Bieber is feeling it in game 3 and the Blue Jays slam the door on the Yankees in this series.
Is nance the last guy who didn't go yesterday too?
This is now the yanks highest scoring game of the playoffs.
Is nance the last guy who didn't go yesterday too?
Neither Fluharty nor Rodriguez have pitched yet in the series.
Neither Fluharty nor Rodriguez have pitched yet in the series.
What an absolutely horrible bullpen performance. Pathetic.
Yeah, maybe 6 or 6.1 instead of 5.1 might have been the call.
All 4 relievers so far have managed to get one out each.
Trying to galaxy-brain the rotation too far in advance rarely works out.. Really need some innings from Bieber on Tuesday.
Nance made a good pitch to Judge. Jammed him. The other pitches were bad. Thankfully Straw was able to run down Bellinger’s tailing liner to left.
This is still a big lead. Blue Jays 99.6% chance of winning, per ESPN.
This is still a big lead. Blue Jays 99.6% chance of winning, per ESPN.
Here's hoping we can add a few more runs before Schneider brings in Hoffman to "make it closer".
It was right move to take out Yesavage. You need to hang expect your bullpen to be able to get through a few innings without giving up double digit runs. Bruhl, Lauer, and Nance combined for 7 runs in one inning.
Bellinger moving with somewhat of a limp because of his heel injury. That could come back to bite the Yankees at some point if he’s unable to run down a ball in the outfield or take/steal the extra base in an important situation.
Apparently, Toronto's 23 runs are the most for any team through their first two playoff games in playoff history.
Well, we were warned we were about to watch a vaunted offence.
Well, we were warned we were about to watch a vaunted offence.
Hopefully we seal this and coach finally learns the "don't pull a dominant pitcher unless you have to" lesson that he shouldve learned after the berrios incident.
A little annoying that they're going to come out of these two games with a bullpen im better shape than ours.
Oh well. Details.
Oh well. Details.
Feeling good about the first post in this thread.
Worst case scenario they're back home for Game 5
2 games up on Marc's yankees and it feels so good.
Omigod Hazel is sideline reporter of the decade. Thoae crying clips already legendary.
I probably would have let Yesavage either finish the inning or give up a hit at least but regardless, pulling him was the right move. They have been careful with his innings to get him to this point, wasting effort with a 12 run lead would have been not ideal.Lauer, Bruihl, and Nance just needed to be better. But with the off day no harm done.
I had no issues pulling Yesavage there. The Jays may need him for a Game 5 scenario piggybacking with Gausman and it was a blow out. Unfortunately the Jays pen was atrocious, but still the right call.
That Vlad grand slam will be replayed a lot, and justifiably so. Unbelievable moment.
That Vlad grand slam will be replayed a lot, and justifiably so. Unbelievable moment.