What a great game!
I was doubting all the pitching changes, but Schneider knew what he was doing. At The Globe and Mail, Cathal Kelly describes the game:
On Wednesday, Toronto played a game it was meant to lose, starring all the guys who don’t get talked about on the Fox Sports pre-game show.
You could tell by the way the Bronx crowd greeted the Yankees’ starter, Cam Schlittler, that they thought they had this one in the bag. They cheered their new talisman like he was walking off the field after winning, not coming on to it to start work.
They booed ‘O Canada’ again – louder this time, less pushback afterward. They must’ve thought it was working.
Then the Jays put their bullpen to work. Eight pitchers, almost none of whom make the big bucks, participated. The game was a toss-up until Nathan Lukes, a platoon outfielder who’s spent a decade in the minors, blew it open with a two-run single.
When it was getting dicey at the end, with men on base and Aaron Judge menacing the on-deck circle – Andres Gimenez sprinted more than 30 yards to catch a swirling pop-up in foul territory.
The name brand players were great too, but it was everyone else who set the tone. Toronto won 5-2....
“It’s an unbelievable cast of characters in there,” manager John Schneider said afterward. “We’ll enjoy tonight, and then we’ll start figuring out the next series when we wake up.”...
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The Blue Jays just walked into Yankee Stadium and ended it. Years of frustration, doubt, and what-ifs—washed away in one series that finally felt different. They didn’t just beat the Yankees. They grew up, owned the moment, and earned their shot at the ALCS. #BlueJays #WANTITALL
— The Fan's Pulse - A Toronto Sports Account (@thefanspulse.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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That time a Blue Jays fan caught an Aaron Judge home-run and gave it to a young Yankees fan 🥹 pic.twitter.com/FNSZMEFGvu
— Baseball’s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) October 3, 2025
2 comments:
I bet demented Donnie from Queens regaled the clubhouse with stories of watching the Mets. "Then there was the time Jeff and I were hitting on that beautiful ball girl, you've never seen anything like it..."
Go Jays!
Love it when Canada wins!
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