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We are almost at the end of these polls (finally).
The winner of the poll for the number 18 Blue Jays moment of the 2010s was Steve Pearce hitting 2 walk-off grand slams in a week.
There wasn’t much that was good about the 2017 season. July 27 we were 8 games back, with a 47-54 record. After making the playoffs the two previous seasons, this season was a lot less fun to watch.
Going into the 9th inning, against the A’s, the Jays were down 4-3, but Kendrys Morales homered to lead off the inning to tie the game (a bright spot in a dismal month for him, he hit .232/.315/.421 that month). Roberto Osuna pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 10th.
In the 11th, the A’s had our old friend Liam Hendriks on the mound. He got Jose Bautista on a deep fly out, walked Miguel Montero (in the middle of a bad season, he hit .138/.248/.241 that year), struck out Josh Donaldson, then walked Justin Smoak and Morales to load the bases and Steve Pearce unloaded them on a full count pitch.
Three days later, against the Angels, we went into the bottom of the 9th down 10-4. Cesar Valdez (who I don’t remember at all) started for us, giving up 7 runs in 2 innings. Aaron Loup, Mike Bolsinger and Matt Dermody pitched 7 innings of relief allowing 3 runs, only 1 earned.
I’m sure most of us turned off the TV by the bottom of the 9th. But Ryan Goins started off the inning with a walk and Kevin Pillar followed it was his 12th home run of the season, making it a 10-6 game. Rob Refsnyder doubled, Ezequiel Carrera singled and Russell Martin singled to drive in Refsnyder making it 10-7. After a Justin Smoak ground out, Kendrys Morales walked to load the bases and Pearce again unloaded them, giving us an 11-10 win.
Only 3 players in MLB history have hit 2 walk-off grand slams in a season. The other 2 were Jim Presley, in 1986, and Cy Williams, in 1926. Only 2 other Blue Jays (George Bell, in 1988, and Gregg Zaun, in 2008) have hit walk-off grand slams.
Here is the first one:
Here is the second one:
Poll
My choice for the Blue Jays number 19 moment of the 2010s
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10%
2016 ALDS game 2, Jays hit four home runs off Yu Darvish, October 2, 2016
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2%
2019 Jays 7 run comeback win over Rays in 12 innings, July 27
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3%
Brett Lawrie throws helmet, hits umpire, May 16, 2012
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1%
Chad Jenkins pitches 6 innings in Jays 19 inning win over Tigers, August 10, 2014
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7%
David Price Trade, July 30, 2019
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1%
Dustin McGowan pitches again September 6, 2011
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5%
Goins and Barney pitch in 19 inning game vs Cleveland, Jays lose 2-1, July 1, 2016
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2%
J.P. Arencibia hits 2 homers (and 4 total hits) in MLB debut, August 7, 2010
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0%
Jays come back from down by 8 against the Reds June 20, 2014
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1%
Jays score 9 in the 7th inning, come back from down 8-1 vs the Red Sox June 12, 2015
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1%
Jays score 7 in the 9th inning against the Rays to win September 20, 2018
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5%
Jose Bautista asks Steve Simmons "who are you and why are you talking to me?" on twitter
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16%
Jose Bautista hits home run number 50 vs Mariners Felix Hernandez in Seattle September 23, 2010
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2%
Jose Bautista homers off Darren O’Day and skips to first, June 23, 2013
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5%
Josh Donaldson dives into the stands June 24, 2015
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2%
Josh Donaldson hat trick homers August 29, 2016
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2%
Josh Donaldson trade, November 28, 2014
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0%
Lourdes Gurriel steals home vs Red Sox April 9, 2019
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0%
Lourdes Gurriel’s mult-hit streak goes 11 games, July 29, 2018
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0%
Marco Estrada takes perfect game into the 8th, June 24, 2015
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5%
Marcus Stroman homers in Atlanta May 18, 2017
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3%
Marcus Stroman’s first start after ACL injury, September 12, 2015
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1%
Rajai Davis catch robs home run. October 5, 2015
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1%
Rajai Davis scores from second on a bunt, August 5, 2012
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2%
Rangers make 3 errors to set up Baustista’s home run, October 14, 2015
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0%
Russell Martin playing preseason games in Montreal, April 3, 2015
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2%
Russell Martin’s dad playing Oh Canada in Montreal April 3, 2015
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2%
Russell Martin’s throw hitting Shin-Soo Choo’s bat, October, 14, 2015
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2%
The Marlins trade, November 13, 2012
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1%
The Tulo/Reyes trade, July 28, 2015
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2%
Vernon Wells trade, January 21, 2011
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1%
Vladimir Guerrero hits first 2 MLB home runs in San Francisco, May 14
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3%
Roy Halladay dies in plane crash, November 7, 2017
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