Gausman, Francis, engage in standoff

It was a good ol' fashioned anthem standoff.

These kinds of things happen occasionally and are all in good fun. A less serious side to a most intense game. Often, standoffs last for three, four, five minutes. According to announcer Dan Shulman, the Rortvedt-Francis/Gausman standoff went on for nearly ten minutes. Although, at two vs. one, the Blue Jays made have had an unfair advantage.

For a while, it appeared as though neither party was willing to blink first. Francis, the ever-stoic Zen Master, and Gausman, the laid-back pitching whiz unable to hold in his laughter. On the other side, Rortvedt was trying to negotiator, pleading with the Blue Jays' duo to accept his offer of a draw.

Eventually, with starting pitcher Chris Bassitt ready to go, and with the nee for the first pitch to get underway, the two sides agreed to a truce, walking off the field at the same time, to cheers from the crowd, many of whom were in on and appreciated the joke.

Gausman and Francis received high-fives upon returning to the Blue Jays dugout, while Rortvedt also got kudos from his team.

The moral of the story? As Buck Martinez said upon the standoff's conclusion