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BigCecil Vancouver Canadians

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Awesome. KC broadcast and stadium unbelievably subdued...Tied for 1st AL.

 

They know they need their mojo back.

 

Go Jays! Just keep taking em one at a time and rack up W's.

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Hopefully the Twins make the WC game, Sano hits 3 homeruns at Yankee Stadium and I'm on my way to watch playoff baseball in Minneapolis.

 

That and we crush the Twinkies.

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Kansas City Royals are now 12-17 since August 25. I wonder if they will even make it to the AL championship; they might lose to Texas or whoever wins the AL West.

 

Right now it looks like:

Blue Jays versus wild card (probably Yankees)

and

Kansas City versus Texas

 

Blue Jays versus Texas for AL Championship

 

Blue Jays versus Cardinals for World Series

 

I hope I haven't jinxed the Blue Jays.

jaysfan2014 Dunedin Blue Jays

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Kansas City Royals are now 12-17 since August 25. I wonder if they will even make it to the AL championship; they might lose to Texas or whoever wins the AL West.

 

With a burned out pen sans Greg Holland due to pending TJS, and middle to back end rotation starters in the rotation, and a struggling Cueto, they're destined to get bounced in the ALDS by the Rangers/Astros/Angels, while the Jays likely get the Yankees, who will burn Tanaka in the wild card game, or the Astros with Keuchel.. and if the Twins get in, that series could be very quick, as that rotation is awful.

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I am not scared of ANY of the AL teams TBH

 

I agree! I think we kick the s*** out of the American League teams all the way to the World Series. Nobody has good enough pitching to contend with our offence. We've had dominating series against every postseason AL team during the regular season. The WS would be a different story. Dodgers, Mets, Cards all have pitching that can put our hitters in a slump. Also outside of Price and maybe Stroman we still don't truly know if our own pitchers can sustain consistent success.

 

I also think our crowd will be the difference maker. It's going to be an impossible place to play for visiting ball clubs.

nextyear Draft Eligible

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The Kansas City Royals seem to be over-performing based on their runs scored versus runs allowed.

 

(source: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp)

 

Kansas City: 89 wins - 65 losses

total runs scored = 694 (4.51/game); total runs allowed = 626 (4.06/game)

 

Toronto Blue Jays: 89 wins - 65 losses

total runs scored = 848 (5.51/game); total runs allowed = 627 (4.07/game)

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I'm not worried so much about one particular team, but I am worried about a 5 game series vs any team. Luck and momentum play a bigger factor in a short series. In a seven gamer, I fear no AL team.
Chappy Dunedin Blue Jays

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I'm not worried so much about one particular team, but I am worried about a 5 game series vs any team. Luck and momentum play a bigger factor in a short series. In a seven gamer, I fear no AL team.

 

I feel it should be the other way around. Every team in the AL should fear the Jays. Game 1 with price in the mound and our lineup is about as intimidating as it gets.

Chappy Dunedin Blue Jays

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I'm not worried so much about one particular team, but I am worried about a 5 game series vs any team. Luck and momentum play a bigger factor in a short series. In a seven gamer, I fear no AL team.

 

But I get what you are saying in a shorter series.

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But I get what you are saying in a shorter series.

 

No doubt we are the team who should be feared, but if let's say the WC winner comes into Toronto riding on a high and wins the first game vs price that could be very difficult to recover from in such a short series. Suddenly road team beats ace pitcher and has stolen home field and then we're looking at Stroman to pull out a huge game and he's barely got a handful of starts under his belt...

Chappy Dunedin Blue Jays

Chappy

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No doubt we are the team who should be feared, but if let's say the WC winner comes into Toronto riding on a high and wins the first game vs price that could be very difficult to recover from in such a short series. Suddenly road team beats ace pitcher and has stolen home field and then we're looking at Stroman to pull out a huge game and he's barely got a handful of starts under his belt...

 

I get that and it a legit concern, but it's a concern that pretty much every team faces. Our ace in the hole is that we can win regardless of who is on the mound due to our lineup.

Chappy Dunedin Blue Jays

Chappy

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Add in the advantage of a returning tulo and that makes our lineup deeper and more dangerous. Even if tulo isn't where he should be offensively, his presence in the lineup plays a big role.
BigCecil Vancouver Canadians

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Add in the advantage of a returning tulo and that makes our lineup deeper and more dangerous. Even if tulo isn't where he should be offensively, his presence in the lineup plays a big role.

 

^ This. Tulo and Goins up the middle on D...with another well respected power threat in Tulo shortening the bottom of the order. Me likey.

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Add in the advantage of a returning tulo and that makes our lineup deeper and more dangerous. Even if tulo isn't where he should be offensively, his presence in the lineup plays a big role.

 

Big time

 

Sounds like he's going to good to go (fingers crossed)

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