Jays had 1 walk in 14 innings. This is a lineup that lead the league in walks this year. That tells you all you need to know about the ump today. They take balls better than anybody.
They really looked nervous out there. It looked like the hype got to them.
The strength of the Jays was, their big hitters would wait and wait and wait for the perfect pitch to crush. If nothing else, force the pitcher to work for his outs- because their lineup is so deep that it's impossible to pitch around. Even there bottom lineup would take a ton of balls, which adds up. (This was said during a Yankees broadcast, and seemed like a very good explanation as to why the Jays were so efficient offensively, if you disagree, I'd love to see another explanation).
I'd like to say that, if/when they lose the series, they'll move on to next year, get used to the hype and do better: but this being baseball, and the age of the Jays team, I'm not confident at all that they can have this kind of success next year. They seemed unstoppable for most of the 2nd half, right up till the end.
And I'm pretty sure tape is a massive thing in baseball, some players watch a ton of tape on the pitchers in their League and learn their habits and tendencies. Reinforced by playing them constantly. Tulo will get better, baring injury.
