Emotional hangover for Blue Jays fans after 'unique' 7th inning

While there were certainly tense moments throughout the Blue Jaysgame against the Texas Rangers last night, many fans say the memory of a lifetime may betheseventh inning.

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"That inning was like opera," Stacey MayFowlestoldMetro Morninghost MattGallowaytoday.Fowlesis the author of a newsletter called Baseball Life Advice anda passionateJays fan.

She watched the game, including what she believed will become aniconic inning,from the 200 level at the Rogers Centre.

"I watched it again when I got home and it was just incredible how long it was, how emotional it was, how it had absolutely every emotion possible in it,"Fowlessaid about thecontroversial call in the top of the inning.

That's when athrow between pitches from Jays catcher,Russell Martinhit Rangers'Shin-SooChoo'sbat and initially the home plate umpire called the play dead. Texas asked for a review, and after a discussion, the umpirecrew allowed the run.

That inning was like opera-Stacey MayFowles

That put the Rangers up 3-2 and prompted an immediate outcry fromBlue Jays fans, includingsome of themthrowing beer cansonto the field.

"I was watching cans fall infront of me, you know sort of rain down," saidFowles. "Ijust thought this is not going to end well if they don't win this game, your sort of greatest sports fear could happen."

As the crowd becamemore aggressive,sports columnistCathalKelly said he was suddenly very aware of the fact that there were only about a dozen police officers on the field.

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"It was the uncertainty I think that started to tip the crowd towards a little bit of madness," Kelly toldGalloway."You just got the sense if two or three dummies got on the field something really bad could happen."

But then in the bottom of the seventh the Rangers made errors in three consecutive plays, something that has never happened before in post-season baseball.

Kelly has covered the Olympics and theFIFA World Cupbut said that inning was a first of its kind, especially topped off withJose Bautista's three-run homer.

"Theemotional swing from frothing rage a crowd that you really thought was on the edge of doing something truly terrible was backto jubilance half an hour later," Kelly said, "I've never been a part of anything like that and I don't think I ever will be again. It was completely unique."

The Jays went on to win the game 6-3.

"I think this city is completely in love with this team, people who never would have even thought about baseball before are all in," said Fowles.

"Walkingout of that stadium last night, I've never felt closer to the city."

The Blue Jays will play the first game of the American League Championship series against the Kansas City Royals tomorrow night.