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Those were the words of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider speaking of his mound visit with Max Scherzer in the fifth inning Thursday night. Let’s take some time to talk about a viral moment that will go down in Blue Jays’ lore—and baseball playoff history.
Max Scherzer refused to let the sun go down. Not now, not yet. Scherzer was vibrating on the mound, raging against everything the night threatened to be. If Scherzer were a banker or a taxi driver, 41 would be a fine age,
Wells, a fellow right-hander, is the only starting pitcher among the group, but he was used out of the bullpen by Toronto during its postseason runs in 1989, 1991 and 1992. Wells would go on to start in the postseason for Cincinnati, Baltimore, New York and Boston before his career would end.