@bigbluenoser@Keeshan26284093@espn Ohtani always wanted to be a dodger and Yoshi wanted to play alongside Ohtani. Location matters more in my opinion. Thanks for seeing the truth.
@policydecode@Keeshan26284093@espn Star players tend to sign were the spot light shines the brightest , yet another advantage the dodgers have, winning culture is easy to build when you attract top free agents that will never sign in places like Toronto
@bigbluenoser@Keeshan26284093@espn Sure, being able to spend money helps, but the culture and management plays a bigger role in acquiring players. Ohtani and subsequently Yoshi, could have gone elsewhere but chose the Dodgers, not because of money, because of the team and the culture. It goes beyond big market.
@policydecode@Keeshan26284093@espn The fact the dodgers were in the World Series indicates payroll played a role. Big market teams with deep pockets tend to make the playoffs and go on a run. The have not teams have no shot, must be nice to follow those teams.
@bigbluenoser@Keeshan26284093@espn Poor base running, awful lead at third before the force out at home in G7, Awful pitching with only 6 outs to win it. This is more on the Blue Jays because they were the better team the entire postseason. Oh, and an untimely dead ball in G6 which was so improbable.
@bigbluenoser@Keeshan26284093@espn Doesn’t take away from the fact the Blue Jays literally had bases loaded, 1 out…2 outs away…1 out tying run on 3rd to extend…couldn’t get it done. Just excuses at this point to water down the countless mistakes they made. Payroll has nothing to do with it.
@policydecode@Keeshan26284093@espn Unlimited high end resources in bullpen for a game 7 helps right? This luxury not a reality for most teams. Free agents seem to like the big market teams not exactly a level playing field.
@Keeshan26284093@espn I’m happy the winner of the World Series isn’t based on who deserves it more lmao your poor Choke Jays had so many squandered opportunities to seal the deal, this ain’t on payroll, it’s on poor base running and poor hitting when it mattered most.
@espn The Jays deserve to be World Series champions this year instead of the LA Dodgers. The LA Dodgers are a Mickey Mouse team that doesn't deserve to be back to back World Series champions.
Worst World Series ever! Worst way to end the MLB Season
@tylerbrrr@espn You can’t buy what you just saw in Game 7, that was pure heart and grit, Rojas with a clutch homer, his first in a long time…then have will smith, formed by the dodgers from the start to hit a go ahead homer to win it. Then for Pages to make that catch 😳
WAY TOO-EARLY PREDICTIONS FOR 2026 MLB SEASON 🏆⚾️
AL East winner: Yankees (95-67)
AL Central winner: Tigers (88-74)
AL West winner: Mariners (96-66)
NL East winner: Mets (93-69)
NL Central winner: Cubs (94-68)
NL West winner: Dodgers (101-61)
SEE 2026 WORLD SERIES MATCHUP: bleacherreport.com/articles/25265…
The 2025 Blue Jays have now scored the most runs by a team in a single postseason in MLB HISTORY with 104!
An offensive performance that will be remembered forever 🇨🇦
@dtrade21@MLB@Dodgers Yeah, sure cheated. Not like the choke jays has bases loaded bottom of the 9th and couldn’t do it, not like they had a 3 run lead, not like they were 2 outs from winning the chip…cope harder by blaming things that simply aren’t true. Freakin Loser.
WE'RE GONNA START A BOYCOT HERE OF THE MLB AND CANADIANS ARE NOT GONNA SUPPORT THE JAYS ANYMORE IF THEY PLAY IN THIS LEAGUE YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE OUR MONEY AND ROB US BLIND LIKE THIS YOU FUCKING CHEATING COCKSUCKERS THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU CORRUPT AMERICAN CORPORATIONS CHEAT US!!!
@kpot13@shohegoathan@Ozymandias0_@gradeausa@KodyDuncanPGH The bulk of that is for Ohtani and Betts, that’s it, two players. And you are wrong because the Mets, Phillies, nationals all eclipse over 300-400 million in deferred payments.
@shohegoathan@Ozymandias0_@gradeausa@KodyDuncanPGH Dude i get it was the unsung guys that ultimately won tonight but the Dodgers literally have damn near a billion dollars in deferrals which is absolutely absurd compared to the next closest which i dont even think hits 100 million though i could be wrong on that
Congratulations on another BOUGHT World Series Championship to the Dodgers
When you outspend everyone by a billion dollars, you should win every year WHICH IS HAPPENING.
@DALLASBRADEN209 Did the ball leave the field of play? No.
Could the CF pickup the ball by bending over? Yes, as he did seconds after this still.
Congrats on a technicality I guess 🤷🏽♂️ but this is pathetic shit, no ifs/ands/buts.
Jays in 7.
Let’s play a game & pretend that EVERYONE on Twitter understands rule 5.05 (a) (7) regarding a lodged ball.
On the left you have a ball settled between the ground & the wall. As you can tell by the impression on the wall from the force of the ball it is indeed LODGED between the wall & the ground.
On the right you have a ball freely sitting on the ground unimpeded by a wall or the ground or a combination of either.
Remember- you know the rule & you know if you attempt to pull that ball out before you throw your hands up that ball will remain live & the runners are free to advance.
So with the game on the line in the biggest moment of your teams season & your career do YOU make the HEADS UP, SMART, HIGH BASEBALL IQ play or do you pull that ball out…….Cuz, ya know, you know the rule and all.
@Persevere21@SasakiTruther@Hockey_Is_All Holy cope, the umpire tonight was trying to hand the blue jays the win. Every close pitch was ruled a strike or ball favoring the blue jays. Look at game 6, favored the blue jays as well.
@SasakiTruther@Hockey_Is_All Stop it? Please get off your fandom & go back and look at some of those pitch that were called strikes late gm 3, gm6 & most definitely this gm in the 7-9 innings specifically. And don't get be started w/ that call @ bottom of 9 where Will's foot was not on the bag.
FINAL: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series, taking one of the greatest series ever with a Will Smith home run in the 11th inning. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitching on no days’ rest, finished the game and earned the win.
A dynasty.
@jakedc6 Jesus, the blue jays were the better team and choked away the series. Get the fuck over yourself. Blue Jays even have a $500 million dollar player ffs.
@AT3DatBoi@DodgersNation I tried to stay as optimistic as possible but with how the offense was playing, it was hard. Happy the offense kind of showed up!!
End 5: LAD 1, TOR 2. No runs score as Betts lines out to Varsho in center for the third out. Dodgers still trail by one as we move into the sixth inning.