World Series Game 4: The Vlad Guerrero Jr, Shane Bieber Reminders
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What pivotal moments defined Game 4 of the World Series?
You have to have a pivotal game five. Like, we don't want it. Of course we want it. One last tilt at Dodger Stadium with friend of the program, Trey Isavis, going against Blake Snell, head-to-head, with all the tattoos on the line. But, but, but, before we get to that, let's soak in a couple important takeaways from the Blue Jays' counterpunch, which didn't keep everyone up until 3 o'clock Eastern. All right. Well, most everyone will rightfully be focused on what Vlad Guerrero Jr. did. And has done, by the way. This time, it was a game-changing two-run homer off Shohei Itani in the third inning. What a moment for the Blue Jays. By the way, check out the Rogers Center. The viewing party's there. Next level.
Congratulations to Toronto. All right, it was his seventh homer this postseason. Seventh homer this postseason. He has 26 hits, which ties him for the second most in a single postseason, trailing only the tear that Randy Orozarena went on in 2020. There would have been 29 hits back then. offensively, defensively, selfishness. Yes, I'll say it again, selfishness. He is everything you would hope a superstar would be after signing a 14-year, $500 million contract. So congratulations to the Blue Jays for identifying the guy, getting the deal done, locking up a guy who this is all you would hope for. This is the guy, right? Much like the Dodgers have their guy, they're pretty happy in their investments. Blue Jays must be happy in this investment.
How did Vlad Guerrero Jr. impact the Blue Jays' victory?
He is the epitome of a get-on-my-back postseason baseball player. All right? Then there's Shane Bieber. I have been screaming from the mountaintops for a while that the trade deadline acquisition of Bieber was one of the best moves any team made heading into the season's final month. I compared it to Kyle Schwarber in 2021 when Haim Bloom got him for a guy who's not even in baseball anymore. He was a low-level minor leaguer. Got him because he had a hamstring injury, didn't play for about three weeks, but he got him for a bargain basement, and then next thing you know, he's back, and he's the straw that stirs a drink in terms of a playoff run. But you got him cheap because he wasn't playing for a little bit.
They got Bieber, maybe not cheap, but they got him in large part because the price wasn't what some of these other prices were for, say, a Merrill Kelly or someone like that. That was just a fact. And it was worth it. It was worth the risk. I said it back then. It's science. All right, well... The Jays were able to get the pitcher who could potentially pitch in the postseason, which is the kind of other teams they desperately wanted, and they missed the mark almost across the board. There wasn't that guy. Teams wanted the guy who could pitch in the postseason, but they weren't able to get him at the deadline anyway. Sure, he wasn't going to pitch for another month. We get it. And yeah, you had to give up Cal Stephen, who was the fifth overall prospect.
But even with Bieber likely to exercise his $16 million player option for 2026, making him a free agent this offseason, it was worth it. So what? So what? Oh man, I can't say it enough. So what? You found a pitcher who could go out With the Jays' seasons on the line, it allowed just one run over five and a third innings. Is that worth the number five prospect in your system? A resounding yes. Bieber has now jumped to the top of the list in terms of the postseason players who made themselves a lot more money. I love that dynamic. thanks to just a few weeks in October. Happens every year. There's always some players who do it, just a couple weeks, doesn't matter. Teams look at them differently. Bieber, because of health, because of performance, because of the ability to do it on the big stage, all of it, he's earned himself some money.
Overall, the 30-year-old has come back from Tommy John surgery and started 11 games between the regular season and postseason, totaling a 3-5-7 ERA, with the Jays getting this going 8-3 in the starts. In the postseason, the Jays have won all but four of his starts.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What pivotal moments defined Game 4 of the World Series?
0:00–1:42
2
How did Vlad Guerrero Jr. impact the Blue Jays' victory?
1:42–8:03
3
What role did Shane Bieber play in the Blue Jays' success?
8:03–8:17
4
Why was the trade for Shane Bieber considered a game-changing decision?
8:17–22:57
5
What insights did Blue Jays manager John Schneider share post-game?
22:57–35:47
6
How did the Blue Jays plan for the upcoming Game 5?
35:47–37:11
7
What were the reactions from Vlad Guerrero Jr. after the game?
37:11–39:12
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