Jared Sandler's Thoughts On Rangers-Blue Jays Brawl
My thoughts on yesterday...(in no particular order)
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My thoughts on yesterday...(in no particular order)
My biggest issue with the whole ordeal yesterday was Jose Bautista's slide. I thought it was dirty and unnecessary. More than that, I thought it was selfish, costing his team a critical out in the eighth inning of a one-run ballgame.
A feud simmering since Jose Bautista's bat flip in last year's ALDS boiled over into a brawl in the final game of the season between the Blue Jays and the Rangers. Players rushed the field as Rougned Odor landed a punch to Bautista's face.
Drew Stubbs homered with two outs in the 10th inning, helping the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-5 on Saturday night after the Blue Jays rallied with consecutive homers in the ninth to force extra innings.
The Blue Jays are facing the Rangers in Arlington this weekend, and everyone remembers Jose Bautista's epic bat flip in the ALDS last season. So, before the weekend series gets underway, we're taking some 'Bautista Bets.'
Only one team from last year's AL postseason is in position to return based on the current standings, and that's the Rangers. The other four playoff teams are all at or below .500 with two of them being in last place.
The Rangers lost three out of four at Toronto.
Russell Martin singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas 4-3 on Wednesday night.
The Texas Rangers had seemed on course for victory most of Tuesday night courtesy of Rougned Odor's first career leadoff home run on Marco Estrada's second pitch of the game.
Fresh off being named the American League's top rookie in April, Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara started making his case for a repeat victory in May.
Now healthy and ready to roll for Spring Training in '16, the 24-year-old Stroman appears poised to become one of baseball's next true aces.
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Washington slugger Bryce Harper put up huge numbers, becoming the youngest unanimous MVP winner in baseball history when he captured the NL honor. Toronto third baseman Josh Donaldson took the AL honor.
The Blue Jays made the change after some fans reacted to a ruling on a bizarre play in the seventh inning of Game 5 in the Division Series against Texas by pelting the field with cans.
Baseball's final four is set: Blue Jays and Royals in the American League and Mets and Cubs in the National League. The fun continues tonight in Kansas City.
Fans littered the field with debris during an 18-minute delay after Martin hit Texas batter Shin-Soo Choo with his seemingly simple return throw to the pitcher that resulted in a run for the Rangers after several conferences and an umpire's review. The Blue Jays even said they were playing the game under protest.
Three consecutive errors in the 7th led to Rangers downfall.
The Rangers went into Toronto and shocked the Blue Jays with wins in the first two games of the series but could not take care of business at home.
Cole Hamels will be pitching in a winner-take-all game when he goes against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
The decisive Game 5 is Wednesday at 3:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Third baseman Adrian Beltre will return to the Texas Rangers lineup after missing two consecutive games in the AL Division Series.
The Rangers have another chance Monday to clinch the series at home.
Game 3 against the Blue Jays is Sunday night in Texas, a game that will start about the same time the Dallas Cowboys should be finishing their home game across the street against the New England Patriots.
The Rangers beat David Price in Game 1 on Thursday and outlasted Toronto in 14 innings on Friday to take Game 2, putting themselves in position to advance to the ALCS one season after going 67-95.
Adrian Beltre stayed home Saturday, resting his strained lower back and taking medications.
