The Los Angeles Dodgers are down 3-2 in the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ahead of Game 6, Blue Jays utility man Davis Schneider revealed that his team is using the late Kobe Bryant’s mentality as the series heads back to Toronto.
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“I mean, yeah, job’s not finished as Kobe Bryant always said. There’s seven games for a reason,” Schneider said. “You got to win four of ’em. And they’re a good ball club over there. You can’t really take ’em lightly. Yamamoto is going to pitch Friday. He’s such a good pitcher, so you can’t really take anything for granted. And baseball’s a funny game.
“You never know what you’re going to see that day, and we just got to win one more and hopefully we don’t have to go to Game 7.”
Bryant, a legend in the basketball world who helped deliver five championships to Los Angeles across an illustrious 20-year Hall of Fame career, famously delivered his “job’s not finished” quote after his team went up 2-0 in the 2009 NBA Finals. His killer instinct and focus on the task at hand helped his team later clinch the championship in five games.
The Dodgers, and namely, Yamamoto, will be doing everything in their power to try and force a Game 7 and extend their season on Friday night. The Dodgers’ ace has allowed just one walk and two earned runs across his last two starts (which were both complete games).
The offense has been a point of contention for the Dodgers as of late, especially in the two games that followed an 18-inning thriller to decide Game 3. The Dodgers have put up just three runs on 10 hits during Games 4 and 5 to Toronto’s 12 runs on 20 hits.
Although Schneider brought up the quote, there is no doubt that both teams will try to envoke Bryant’s mentality on Friday evening, and if the Dodgers have it their way, will do so again for Game 7.
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