U.S. media reacts to Blue Jays dismantling defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1
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The Toronto Blue Jays dismantled the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 at Rogers Centre on Friday night, a performance that had American analysts alternately stunned, impressed, and amused.
32 years gone, and one night was all it took for the Blue Jays to remind American media they're back, and stronger than ever.
From ESPN calling the win «worth the wait» to the Los Angeles Times writing «Ouch, Canada,» the Blue Jays' offensive eruption capped by Addison Barger's historic pinch-hit grand slam drew sharp reactions by many south of the border.
U.S. New York based Jomboy media posted the French call of Barger's pinch-hit grand slam, which by the way was the first in World Series history.
The French call of Addison Barger's Grand Slam
Fox postgame show praised Blue Jays dominant attack
On Fox's postgame show, David Ortiz summed it up simply:
«We saw a team tonight that attacked during the whole game. They never stopped!»
Ortiz praised Toronto's aggressive approach at the plate, particularly their nine-run sixth inning that blew the game open.
His co-host Derek Jeter nodded in agreement, noting how the Jays «capitalized on every mistake» from the Dodgers' shaky bullpen.
Former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is already sounding the alarm for the Dodgers to wake up ahead of Game 2 saying, «tomorrow is a must-win for the Los Angeles Dodgers,» he said.
«If the Toronto Blue Jays can steal a couple games... it's a problem. Now for the first time, pressure is on the Los Angeles Dodgers.»
The Hall of Famer warned that going down 2-0 in the series could be a blow for the heavily favored Dodgers, especially with Toronto's crowd feeding off the momentum from Friday's blowout.
Ortiz couldn't resist reviving a now-iconic phrase known across the sports world as «DAAAAA Dodgers lose!», reminding fans of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s viral celebration from the ALDS over the Yankees.
The studio erupted in laughter as Ortiz and Jeter read fan signs and mimicked the chant, turning a lighthearted jab into one of the night's most replayed postgame moments.
MLB Network called it a mismatch from the get go
Over on MLB Network, analysts broke down what they called a «bad matchup» for the Dodgers.
Toronto's lineup, they said, exploited Los Angeles forcing them into bad situations all night.
The Los Angeles Times was in utter and complete shock of the outcome
Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke pulled no punches in his Saturday column, opening with two words... «Ouch, Canada.»
«The World Series wasn't supposed to start like this,» Plaschke wrote. «The Dodgers weren't supposed to begin their inevitable championship march like this.»
ESPN's Jeff Passan reminded baseball fans on how long it's been and how far the Blue Jays have come
ESPN's Jeff Passan took a more poetic angle, declaring Toronto's win «worth the wait.»
«Thirty-two years of frustration and failure, of disappointment and self-loathing, of trauma worn as a badge of honor, burst in magnificent fashion Friday night,» Passan wrote.
Jays 'exploited' Dodgers' biggest weakness - another L.A. Times take.
In another Los Angeles Times piece, writer Jack Harris said the Blue Jays «exploited» the Dodgers' sending their bullpen into a «meltdown.»
«The Dodgers might be baseball's version of an all-powerful Death Star,» Harris wrote.
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