# MLB: 2025 Postseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 29, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478 "2025-09-29T12:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/621 "2025-10-21T02:22:51Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Does it make me a crotchety old purist that I still hate that the NL has the DH? You aren’t a crotchety old purist unless you hate that **anyone** has the DH. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/622 "2025-10-21T02:23:49Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Even still, it was ruled a GIDP. By golly, you are right. I stand corrected. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/623 "2025-10-21T02:31:37Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Not to jinx the Mariners, but how much do World Series tickets cost? Looks like I jinxed them. I’m an ahole. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/624 "2025-10-21T02:32:41Z")
A leadoff walk in the 7th leads to a 3-run homer by George Springer. Now the Jays are 6 outs away from the World Series. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/625 "2025-10-21T02:36:56Z")
Toronto gonna win! . . . Trying the jinx thing. Rooting for Seattle. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/626 "2025-10-21T02:37:02Z")
Luckily only one behind with 2 innings to go. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/627 "2025-10-21T02:38:43Z")
I think Toronto holds on. Only difference is Dodgers lose two to Blue Jays, lose one to Seattle. BUT… Toronto is a spoiler team… (Phillies ‘93 🙄) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/628 "2025-10-21T02:43:14Z")
3 outs left for the Mariners. Here we go ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/629 "2025-10-21T03:02:00Z")
Suuuuuuuuuucks. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/630 "2025-10-21T03:02:33Z")
Well, damn. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/631 "2025-10-21T03:06:01Z")
The Kraken got spanked too. Seattle’s dreams for this Monday evening come down to the Seahawks. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/632 "2025-10-21T03:08:31Z")
Eeeeeeeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Zoobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/13edae/32.png) [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/633 "2025-10-21T03:08:57Z")
Not a Blue Jays fan, but I am happy for Vlad! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/634 "2025-10-21T03:17:30Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Not to jinx the Mariners, but how much do World Series tickets cost? In Canadian dollars? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/635 "2025-10-21T03:21:09Z")
At least they’re coming through. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/636 "2025-10-21T04:07:50Z")
Phew! This has a very different feeling from 1992-1993. Those teams were supposed to win; everyone thought they were the best team in the league. No one believed in this team in April. The LCS ended up being decided the way the two teams played all year; Seattle hit more home runs in the series (and in Game 7) but Toronto got more guys on base in the series, and in Game 7, and that’s what gave them the edge. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/637 "2025-10-21T04:11:23Z")
Right now, the only people feeling worse than Mariner fans, are Fox network executives. A World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays is always death in terms of ratings. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/638 "2025-10-21T04:13:16Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Right now, the only people feeling worse than Mariner fans, are Fox network executives. Fox Sports was **awful** for the MLB postseason. From stupid comments during the games to an invisible strike box, it was lousy. That right there can’t help the ratings either. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/639 "2025-10-21T04:19:03Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The LCS ended up being decided the way the two teams played all year; Seattle hit more home runs in the series (and in Game 7) but Toronto got more guys on base in the series, and in Game 7, and that’s what gave them the edge. I’ve been a Jays fan since Day 1 in 1977 (I skipped an afternoon of school to go home and watch the Jays’ very first game on TV), and some of the nuances of baseball escaped me back then. A more knowledgeable friend explained that it was better to get guys on base than it was to hit it out of the park. A home run was nice, but as long as you get guys on base, then even a base hit will often get a guy home. That’s what matters in the end. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/640 "2025-10-21T04:40:28Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > 3 innings away from MLB becoming the first of the 4 major leagues to have every single team appear in a championship game/series. MLB will expand before 2038. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=33)