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Despite the Toronto Blue Jays playing in game five of the ALCS nearly 4,000 miles away, baseball fever coursed through the confines of the Scotiabank Arena, where the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 119-114 on Friday. Both Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez fielded questions from the media before […]
The Brooklyn Nets played their fourth and final preseason game on Friday night, visiting the Toronto Raptors. Viewers can only hope the first half wasn’t a true preview of their regular season. Not only did Brooklyn fall behind by double-digit immediately — though that part might not bother many — but they looked overmatched by […]
Jays 2 Mariners 6 So that eighth inning was the only one that mattered. Brendon Little came in. People don’t like him but he’s been good this season. Cal Raleigh hit one that just cleared the left field wall. 348 feet homer in 14/32 parks. Four feet less would have been nice. Little gave up […]
Mariners 6, Blue Jays 2 Letting your trolls get on a roll: Dominic Canzone, -.099 WPAMaking your haters be your waiters at the table of success: Cal Raleigh, +.322 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day (Almost didn’t pick this one because of the chatspeak (we’re serious about that rule!))
More game thread. Maybe this one will be the one where the Mariners hitters make an adjustment and string together some good at-bats?
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodges/Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners – A LCS Game thread for October 17, 2025
Are you a free-agent pitcher who has a four-seam fastball in the 93rd percentile for velocity and the 83rd percentile for extension? Well, then, the Astros might have interest in you. They probably had interest in Nate Pearson for those very reasons. A former first-round pick in 2017 and top prospect of the Blue Jays, […]
After Friday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the teaching moments for Easton Cowan in his last game, load managing Auston Matthews, Anthony Stolarz’s big performance against the Rangers, and more. Practice Lines – October 17 Leafs lines at practice Knies – Jarnkrok* – CowanMaccelli – Tavares – Nylander Robertson – Domi – McMann Lorentz – Roy […] The post Craig Berube on keeping Easton Cowan on the bench for most of the third period vs. NYR: “He pushed a little bit too much… He knows; he i...
A win would be nice. Lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS MARINERS George Springer – DH Julio Rodriguez – CF Nathan Lukes – LF Cal Raleigh – C Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Jorge Polanco – DH Alejandro Kirk – C Josh Naylor – 1B Daulton Varsho – CF Randy Arozarena – LF Ernie Clement – 3B […]
Tonight, we see both the ALCS and NLCS in action. On the ALCS side, the Mariners and Blue Jays hook up for Game 5 in a series tied 2-2. The Mariners started off hot, winning the first two games on the road, but then the Blue Jays offense came alive and pounded the Mariners for […]
All four remaining teams left play tonight but it could be the final time this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers could clinch their series with a win tonight, which would be a sweep of the NL’s #1 seeded Milwaukee Brewers. Meanwhile in the AL the Blue Jays have fought back on unfriendly turf to […]
Blue Jays at Mariners, ALCS Game 5 Series tied 2-2 SP: Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays), Bryce Miller (Mariners) Time: 6:08 PM EDTNetwork: FS1 Brewers at Dodgers, NLCS Game 4 Dodgers lead series 3-0 SP: TBD (Brewers), Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) Time: 8:38 PM EDTNetwork: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
The Dodgers are on the cusp of their second straight World Series after defeating the Brewers in Game 3. No National League team has ever come back from a three games to none deficit to win a best-of-seven series. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays blew out the Mariners for the second straight night, so that series […]
On October 17th in 2013, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier flubbed a 174 foot clearing attempt that bounced off the end boards before deflecting off his skate and into the net, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 lead with seven minutes to play. The miscue was awarded to Hurricanes' defenseman Ron Hainsey with an assist to netminder Cam Ward, but credit goes to hard-charging
Happy Friday. We have an earlier start time today, 6:00 Eastern. The Brewers and Dodgers start at 8:30 Eastern. One of the talking heads on TV this morning, said, that “Momentum is a real thing in playoff baseball.” I’m thinking ‘didn’t the Mariners win the first two games of the series in a very convincing […]
Laba forced his way onto the roster, but the ripple effects are everywhere, from Juuso Parssinen’s future to the kids stuck waiting in Hartford.
Trust the process—even when it hurts. The Rangers’ latest loss to Toronto was full of good signs, bad luck, and one very overdue goal.
Last night, I had the privilege of watching my favorite player ever show he still had greatness in his body at 41 years old. With the Blue Jays needing a win to tie the series in hostile territory, they turned to Max Scherzer. As he did so many times for the Nationals, Mad Max delivered […]
We’re two weeks into the season, and it’s too early. Too early for panic, too early for trades, too early for rankings, too early for conclusions. In fact, it’s too early for everything but a Friday mailbag that will distract you from doing work you weren’t going to do anyway. Let’s do this. >> Read the full post at The Athletic (Want to read this post on The Athletic for free? Sign up for a free trial .)
Good morning, baseball fans! Both the American and National League Championship Series continue today. First up will be Game 5 of the ALCS featuring the visiting Toronto Blue Jays vs. the Seattle Mariners. As of the time this is being written, Toronto does not yet have a starting pitcher listed. Whoever it ends up being […]
Meet the Mets Mets prospect Nick Morabito spoke about his experience thus far in the Arizona Fall League and his approach at the plate. Abbey Mastracco wrote about some things the Mets might be able to learn from the four teams still alive in the playoffs. The Mets posted in support of Spirit Day, the […]
The Maple Leafs and Rangers recorded just four shot attempts each at five-on-five in the first period of this game, with special teams time taking up nearly half the period. Before the game, Craig Berube remarked that the Rangers looked more like the Leafs in their own zone this season (they’ve shifted from man-to-man to […] The post Game Review: Anthony Stolarz outbattles Shesterkin, Maple Leafs edge Rangers in OT appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Three down, one to go. The Brooklyn Nets concluded a successful trip to China with a 111-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. The team has gotten some much needed rest the past few days thanks to all that travel, and will look to speed through the preseason finale before the real games begin. […]
Blue Jays 8 Mariners 2 I don’t think we can say enough about how great Max Scherzer was. He gave up a Josh Naylor home run in the second. He ended up going 5.2 innings, allowing three hits, four walks, with five strikeouts. The second run against him scored after he left the game, and […]
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 3-2-0. On the team’s performance: It was good to see the power play get a goal. There were four penalties in the first period, so that really sums up that period for […] The post Craig Berube on Anthony Stolarz stealing the Leafs a win in the third period vs. NYR: “We have to be better than that, but it was a win” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .