That went just about as well as you could ask for.

Probably won’t get overturned, but I think he got him.

I’d have let Bassitt finish, but there’s value in getting Lauer into a game. I don’t think he pitched in the ALCS.

Don’t like the wince from George on that swing.

Bassitt is exactly the right guy to close this up.

This is just beautiful.

They need to put up a bunch here.

That was scary.

All the comments from American viewers stuck listening to John Smoltz make me even more grateful for the Sportsnet crew.

The best outs are one-pitch outs.

Another Kirk special.

In addition to tying the game, I’m happy to see Snell at 73 pitches after 4 innings.

Vladdy and Kirk both hit the ball hard. Good sign.

Well done, young man. Didn’t have his best pitch in G1 of the freaking World Series and still gave up only two runs. He’s a keeper, folks.

Blake Snell looks like Lin-Manuel Miranda after lying awake four straight nights.

It’s funny to think that both starting third basemen in the World Series were released by the Athletics

That’s got to be the end for Yesavage. They’re very fortunate to only be down two runs.

That dude at second base is pretty good.

Trey has got to be tired at this point of the season.

It’s not surprising, but the Jays are showing some early nerves this game. The World Series is a big deal, and most of these guys have never been anywhere near it. Whereas this is old news for the Dodgers. It might take a game for them to settle down.

Well, that was just a whole lot of bad baseball on one play.

I want to see if Snell get his fastball command back. If he does, they’ll be ruing leaving the bases loaded in the first.

If he can’t get the split over, it’s gonna be a short night for him.

Lousy luck.

Buck’s right about the slider.

Good to have you back, Bo.

Snell is missing with his FB early.

I’m glad Bo had an easy play to break the ice at second base.

Trey’s feeling it.

Oh, what the hell. Jays in six.

Cito is looking his years.

That was brilliant.

I’m really happy for all of you who are experiencing this for the first time. It’s just so incredibly cool to have your team in World Series. There’s nothing like it — enjoy every minute of the feeling.

Among other things, Venezuelan players on the Dodgers and Blue Jays are going to find it understandably hard to keep their focus on the games. bsky.app/profile/just...

What this tells me is that Springer and/or the Jays do not want him playing the outfield in the World Series. Fair enough.

Gonna say now, I'm not as worried about Ohtani as I am about Betts. I mean, obviously Ohtani is a huge problem. But Betts just has a knack for breaking the other team in critical moments.

I'm tired of this bit already.

If you're upset at the ridiculous overpriced resale market for World Series tickets, remember like many other things it's Doug Ford's fault

If Bichette returns to the starting lineup, it has to be at DH. He would crater the infield D if he went back to SS, switching one of the best defensive SS in the league for objectively the worst, plus risk re-injuring his knee. If he DHs, George goes to a corner OF -- not great, but still better.

Something I remember from past Blue Jays postseasons: The ticket prices get so insane that the mix of fans really changes. Only people who can drop $2,000 for a single seat (or, according to Stubhub, as much as $14,900) are getting in. I'm not saying those fans are worse. But they're different.

I really want to see Myles Straw face Roki Sasaki.

If the Dodgers aren’t at least a little worried, they should be.

The day just keeps getting better.

Seeing a lot of Drake Blue Jays post and I just need to say that the Blue Jays belong to Geddy Lee. Not Drake.

@mikepetriello.bsky.social You called it! LA-TOR

Leafs fans, you can thank Vladdy now.

It’s so great to see them with their families. They’re human beings, and they have wives and girlfriends and parents and kids. We should always cut them more slack than we do as fans.

Never want to hear “S——ins” again.

George Springer earned his entire contract this year and half of it with that one swing.

My wife just said: How many future Blue Jays are down there running around the field right now, given this team’s penchant for nepo draftees?