Perhaps the greatest win for the Toronto Blue Jays in the history of the organization. We looked like a team destined to win the World Series and fought back in the 7th inning when George Springer launched the biggest (neigh Joe Carter's shot in the 1993 World Series) three run shot to essentially win the game by putting them in the lead for good. Jeff Hoffman was sensational in closing the game (showing he is a true closer) and putting demons to rest for Manager John Schneider.
The significance of this article is to discuss the unspoken rules of the game of baseball. When George Springer was drilled by Bryan Woo in the knee in game 5 it was an unfortunate accident. As we all saw, the fans decided in their infinite wisdom to boo George Springer as he was wriggling in pain. This was the most offensive act since Michael Irvin (of the Dallas Cowboys) was booed in Philadelphia years back when some thought that he might have suffered a broken back. These acts in my mind call for payback, retribution. I'm not saying that people should be shot for booing but rather poetically seeing a city stand tall and payback the other team in the next games. I hope Major League baseball institutes a severe fine (I'm talking $50 Million U.S.D) if and when this occurrence happens in the future in Professional sports in North America. This was a disgusting display in Seattle during game 5 that puts scar tissue in the way of men and women playing hard, within the boundaries of the game. When a stadium erupts like this as it did in game 5 it demoralizes a team and we saw a deflated Blue Jays team lose that game in the 8th inning as a result by my calculations.
The Blue Jays look to be in a position to bring home their third World Series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's apparent that the Dodgers are a great team with perhaps the greatest ballplayer of our day in Shohei Ohtani, and a team rich in pitching. The Blue Jays are a team that has been hitting the shit out of the ball over the last three months and are at least as deep as Los Angeles offensively (more recently, more proficient). The Dodgers boast a four man staff that has been truly successful to this point of the post-season but are now facing the best offence in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has three arms in the starting staff that have been very good, with Kevin Gausman leading the way as the ace. Trey Yesavage has been showing this entire year that he is a successful pitcher climbing the ranks in the minors from A-Ball right to the Majors in one season. Shane Bieber looked a little shaky in game 7 as our starter but the way Max Scherzer looked in his last start leads me to believe that the Jays starting staff will be ready to go against the Dodgers. What will be interesting to see is how the Jays relievers look in the World Series. I'm confident with Jeff Hoffman as my closer, Seranthony Dominguez as our set-up man and Mason Fluharty as our top lefthander in the pen. I don't believe that Brendan Little should be used late in the game as his performance in game 5 was pretty bad. I think that Louis Varland may be the deciding factor in the Jays quest for the World Series as he has shown that he can dominate when he comes into a game. If I were John Schneider I'd bring in Ryan Borucki as my third lefty in the pen and drop Brendan Little from my roster for the World Series.
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