"Bring that dead arm to Dodger Stadium" - Fans take aim at Max Scherzer as 41-year-old veteran gears up for World Series Game 3 in LA

The Toronto Blue Jays' 1-0 lead in the World Series evaporated after the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back with a 5-1 victory in Game 2 at Rogers Centre on Saturday.

With the series tied at 1-1, the Blue Jays will travel to California for the next three games at Dodger Stadium. Toronto will have three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer on the mound for Game 3 of the Fall Classic.

Fans reacted to the Blue Jays relying on the 41-year-old veteran ace for Game 3.

"Bring that dead arm to Dodger Stadium son."

"Good. He won’t have 2 good postseason outings in a row."

"Kershaw vs Mad Max in a senior citizens matchup."

"Ol Dead Arm, gonna light him up like a christmas tree."

"Dudes about to get lit up. Dead arm can’t save you this time bud."

Max Scherzer made his first start of the postseason in ALCS Game 4 against the Seattle Mariners. His second postseason start will come against Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow, who has made two relief appearences in the postseason.

Blue Jays veteran Max Scherzer feels "fortunate" for World Series start against Dodgers

While Max Scherzer is no stranger to World Series matchups, his last start in the Fall Classic was with the Washington Nationals in 2019 when he won the first of his two titles.

The 41-year-old is eyeing a third World Series ring and is looking forward to potentially his last postseason start of his career.

"This is what you play for, to be able to get to this spot, to get to this moment, to have a shot at it," Scherzer said. "You just think about, throughout your whole life, all the different things that have unfolded.

"Just so fortunate to have another crack at this. There’s so many great players that have never gotten to a World Series, so many great players where they only have one World Series."

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who managed Scherzer during his brief stint with the team in 2021, praised the veteran pitcher over his illustrious career.

"He’s one of one," Roberts said. "Great competitor. Don’t want to touch him during outings, don’t want to pat him on the backside. Wants to be the guy. I really enjoyed managing a future Hall of Famer. He’s very smart. He’s a baseball player first, then a pitcher. It’s going to be a good test for us in Game 3."

The Blue Jays will hope Scherzer can deliver from the mound again and restore their lead in the best-of-seven series.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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