Good Morning, Stumpers!

Today, October 27th, is the Sports Equinox! It is the only day of the year that we have a game on from each of the Four Major Sports! Soak it all in, enjoy it, this is big! World Series Game 3 is tonight, and so far we have had some fireworks! Let’s look at where we’re at in the Series Happy Monday!

Stump Story / Glue Of The Day

⚾️ Could This Go The Distance?

Maybe I’m speaking prematurely, but this series between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays already has the makings of one that could go the distance! What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Fireworks!

The one game winner-take-all system is great, and it works for a lot of sports (Super Bowl, March Madness, College Football etc.), but there’s something special about two teams going head-to-head in a 7 game series. Especially the fire power is as good as what we have here.

When George Springer hit the go-ahead Grand Slam in Game 7 of the ALCS, although Toronto celebrated, many pundits said that what was waiting for them was a buzzsaw.

It made sense, the Dodgers had just dismantled what people said was the best team in baseball in the Brewers. They did so in 4 games and they never allowed more than a SINGLE RUN! Before that they took care of Philly in the NLDS in 4 games, and had swept the Reds in the Wild Card round.

They hadn’t faced any adversity yet this postseason.

Enter Game 1.

A 2-0 start for the Dodgers through three innings was exactly what they needed. They struck first. If you ask anybody who watched some Blue Jays ball this year, they would say the same thing: “They put the ball in play. A lot!” What happened in the 6th inning was unlike anything I can remember in recent World Series memory. It was like the pitches were coming in slow motion, because the boys just couldn’t miss. It was a NINE-RUN inning for the Jays, which included the first pinch-hit Grand Slam in World Series history, courtesy of Addison Barger.

Jays took Game 1 11-4. It was a masterclass of hitting.

The only plausible outcome of Game 2 would have to be exact opposite of that…A Dodgers masterclass of pitching.

In the NLCS Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a DOMINANT complete game against the Brewers where he only allowed 3 hits. It was amazing. If he could do half of what he did in in NLCS, the Dodgers would be happy.

What about a carbon copy!

Many questioned how the Dodgers could pay more than $300 million to a guy who had never pitched in the Major Leagues. Well these last two outings alone have showed why. In Game 2 on Saturday night, Yamamoto pitched another complete game, he only allowed 4 hits on the night, and made one of the best lineups in baseball look mortal. He retired the final 20 batters in a row in what was the first complete game in the World Series since 2015 (Johnny Cueto - Royals).

Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman had his stuff working as well as he got through 6 only allowing 1 run. It was in the 7th that the Dodgers got to him. The game was an overall great display of pitching and we got to see Yamamoto have a second straight complete game in the postseason, this one coming on the grandest stage of the sport.

Game 3 is tonight. The series is tied at 1. The Blue Jays will call on Max Scherzer to turn back the clock. The Dodgers will hand the ball off to Tyler Glasnow. There is no shortage of great pitching in this series. If you haven’t tuned in yet so far, 8:00 PM tonight on FOX! Get ready!

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