dr. b

I wish Ernie had taken a few pitches instead of swinging at the first one Glasnow threw. But ambushing first pitches is his M.O. Giminez had a bit better at bat. Great play and throw from LF to end it. Barger got a bit too far ahead before making sure the ball dropped out got caught. The Jays will bounce back tonight. They seemed unphased after losing the 18 inning game, or going down 0-2 to Seattle. Gotta win tonight!

Big night tonight in Toronto!!! I am fully expecting the Dodgers' lineup to punch back at the Jays with everything they have. I'm curious to see if Dave Roberts shakes up the lineup some more. Or if Mookie Betts can figure out how to hit again. The dream scenario: Gausman pitches a clean top of the 1st inning, and then the Jays lineup jumps all over Yamamoto to get an early lead. If Toronto can demoralize the Dodgers just a bit early on in the game, they might start to let go of the rope. Easier said than done, obviously. Yamamoto pitched incredibly in his last two starts. There's no reason to expect him to be worse tonight. The Jays' hitters have to find a way to adapt and beat him. He's not going to just let them win.

Totally agree. Takauji breaking the fourth wall (I think I'm using that term correctly? ) to tell the reader about he's the good guy was a fun element. I remain unconvinced by his arguments! I still look forward to Elusive Samurai every week with lots of excitement, and I will be a bit sad when it ends, but I guess we will be arriving at the end fairly soon. I don't want to jinx it, but I don't see how Matsui could possibly botch the ending at this point. This manga has been consistently very good for a long time now and he seems to have the whole story planned out very nicely. I suppose it helps that it's based on historical events, but obviously he's taking some artistic liberties to make it more compelling in manga format. He just has to stick the landing now.

Seriously! Incredible pitching line for Yesavage last night. I’m glad he finished the 7th. Very timely double play there. It was another great team win last night. Jays are up 3-2 heading back to Toronto I sure hope they can figure out how to get to Yamamoto. Finish the job in Game #6. Crazy stuff happens in Game #7’s…

So, they pitched to Ohtani last night and seemed to get away with it. Bieber didn't hit all his spots, but at least he didn't leave any pitches over the middle of the plate. Great team win by the Jays last night. Series tied 2-2!

I liked the first chapter of Gonron Egg a lot. Looking forward to seeing where it goes. I like the art style.

I am really into Kurumizawa's Folly! So, did he also exploit an assistant with his previous series..? (Cyber Joe?) Or did I misunderstand something that happened in the previous chapter. He starts out as a down-on-his-luck kind of character but perhaps he was a scammer all along. That last page of last week's chapter - "He's lying to you!" - was a great cliffhanger.

I watched the condensed version of last night's game over lunch today and I am astonished how one of these teams did not manage to win the game much earlier than the 18th inning Both sides had lots of chances. The Jays should mostly keep doing what they were doing, and just tighten things up in a few areas. I think it was a mistake for Schneider to make so many substitutions in the lineup in the later innings. It went to extras and they basically had the B-team out there. Pretty funny though that the Dodgers couldn't get one run off them until the 18th. They certainly had their chances too. Everybody is ready to go in that Blue Jays bullpen tonight. Lose tonight and the series is all but over. Have to hope they get length out of Bieber, but if he doesn't have it then I guarantee all those guys are ready and willing to pitch. I just don't want to see Little take the mound again. Gimme more Chris Bassitt maybe. I am really curious to see how Ohtani plays tonight. It was a long night last night, and tonight he'll be pitching. Maybe he doesn't get tired though? He is something else. The vindictive side of me would rather see the Jays bean him instead of intentionally walking him That is of course dumb and evil and would risk retaliation against a Blue Jays hitter (probably Vlad)... but I'm Canadian and grew up on hockey! When you can't beat a guy on the other team you just hurt him instead

Scratch that. It is in fact not a winner. The creators of Gnosia pulled a fast one on me. I thought the first episode was a good start. Interesting sci-fi stuff. But it dawned on me a few minutes into the third episode - which I was starting to find painfully boring - that this show is basically just an animated game of Mafia. Ick. Do not continue watching

Oof, 18 innings. Glad I didn't stay up for it last night The Jays need to find a way to win tonight to even up the series. Otherwise all those "Dodgers in 5" picks are going to start looking really good Ohtani is unstoppable. And tonight he is pitching too. Yikes.

Agreed! Akane-banashi #180 was a very nice wrap to the Zuiun Prize tournament. Fireworks on the beach and then a night of boozing. Wish I was there with them! Elusive Samurai #224 Did they finally get him??? Tokiyuki's arrow travelling up Takauji's arm and then through his back was kinda ridiculous but cool anyways. Tokiyuki's reflections and thought processes in this chapter were really mature for such a young character. He's a genuinely likeable character, not a single flaw. Witch Watch #223 Totally forgot there was one butterfly left somewhere out there..! I liked how that came together. Naturally, now I expect something very bad to happen. Probably the Warlocks show up soon to ruin everything. But the whole squad has been training to get stronger and they won't get caught off guard this time. Sakamoto #234 Very curious to see how Seba gets out of this miss. The invisible/indestructible ICU room seemed too good to be true Gotta love this series for coming up with the most outlandish concepts. Ekiden Bros. ended. Fairly satisfying ending. Didn't expect it to last very long... And it didn't. No new chapter for Kagurabachi this week. That was a bummer. The art has been rather rough in spots the last couple months. Maybe the author needed some extra time. The story is still good although it's getting confusing with all the characters involved in what's happening right now. Perhaps not a good sign. There was a new one - Gonron Egg - which I've yet to look at. Maybe later today. I need to read the new Dandadan and Chainsaw Man chapters first.

He is such a good pitcher. Sometimes you've just gotta tip your cap, I guess. At least they proved in Game #1 though that the LA pitchers aren't invulnerable. They got to Snell. Glasnow and Ohtani won't be easy by any means in the next two games, but the Jays can do some damage if they have a good game plan and stick to it. Assuming they win at least one in LA to bring it back to Toronto, I guess Yamamoto would be lined up for Game #6. I doubt they put him in any earlier on short rest. You never know though!

That was such a fun game last night! I was loving every minute of that 9-run inning. It’s just one win of course. Still lots of work left to do, and the Dodgers are probably still the favourites. No reason why these Blue Jays can’t win another three games though! The lineup doesn’t quit.

That 9 run inning Couldn’t be off to a better start. 3 outs left to go!

Oh man what a wild game! Springer is practically on one leg and didn’t do much last night at the plate so I can understood going after him. Unfortunately it didn’t work out for the M’s. Toronto saw Bazardo a lot in this series so that might have helped. I cannot believe this Jays team is going to the World Series