Blue Jays fans heartbroken but resilient after ALDS Game 1 loss
Tomorrow is a new day — the attitude Jays fans are adopting
How are you feelin' <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> fans? Anxious? Optimistic? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ComeTogether?src=hash">#ComeTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBlueJays?src=hash">#LetsGoBlueJays</a> <a href="http://t.co/OtN8ljBaMn">pic.twitter.com/OtN8ljBaMn</a>
—@CBCTorontoToronto Blue Jays' fans were charged up for the team's first trip to the playoffs in 22 years, but left Rogers Centre disappointed after a 5-3 loss in the American League Division Series opener against the Texas Rangers.
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But the glass is half-full, fans say: there is always tomorrow — Game 2 gets underway at 12:45 p.m. on Friday.
Though understandably disappointed, fans brushed off the defeat as jitters.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCToronto">@CBCToronto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> First game jitters! Got it out of the way now back to business tomorrow!
—@chrislantzster<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCToronto">@CBCToronto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> It's one game. We can, and we will bounce back.
—@glenncooney<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCToronto">@CBCToronto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> we got this
—@namanchop<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCToronto">@CBCToronto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> We'll take Texas in 4! "It ain't over 'till it's over!" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cometogether?src=hash">#cometogether</a>
—@Jo_AnnDavisHeartbreak during the mid-afternoon game was at its height when Josh Donaldson left in the fourth inning with an injury.
My reaction to watching Josh Donaldson take a knee to the head <a href="http://t.co/pe4sdYfOTZ">pic.twitter.com/pe4sdYfOTZ</a>
—@onebrownguyPLEASE BASEBALL GODS, be okay <a href="https://twitter.com/BringerOfRain20">@BringerOfRain20</a>!!!! 💙 <a href="http://t.co/aSQGHdBfry">pic.twitter.com/aSQGHdBfry</a>
—@jodietownHeal fast. <a href="https://twitter.com/BringerOfRain20">@BringerOfRain20</a> <a href="http://t.co/Vn6QOoMWLm">pic.twitter.com/Vn6QOoMWLm</a>
—@hehall21167The Jays later said the third baseman "cleared concussion tests and will be re-evaluated tomorrow."
And then Jose Bautista was taken out of the game.
So the <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BringerOfRain20">@BringerOfRain20</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyBats19">@JoeyBats19</a> possibly out? That's like taking a guy's Queen & Rook right off the top. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chessanalogy?src=hash">#chessanalogy</a>
—@cmvsocialmediaBut there was that glorious, first post-season homer. So we have that.
Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyBats19">@JoeyBats19</a>'s glorious homer again. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ComeTogether?src=hash">#ComeTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBlueJays?src=hash">#LetsGoBlueJays</a> <a href="http://t.co/qEmsjTpPFz">pic.twitter.com/qEmsjTpPFz</a>
—@CBCTorontoOF COURSE THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOMER IN 22 COMES OFF THE BAT OF JOSE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
—@frankielinardiHome run for Bautista! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBlueJays?src=hash">#LetsGoBlueJays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ComeTogether?src=hash">#ComeTogether</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays">@BlueJays</a> <a href="http://t.co/ZjhiXx2gKg">pic.twitter.com/ZjhiXx2gKg</a>
—@ElizabethHeggie