The matchup looks extremely lopsided, so let’s hope the odds prevail and the Blue Jays go to sleep tonight with a series lead.
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As mentioned, this series pits last year’s Cinderella, the Royals, against this year’s, the Astros. Later in the 1990s, interleague play was introduced, and now the sport has instant replay and even a clock to speed up play.
Both the Astros and Royals endured long periods of ineptitude, underscored by 100-loss seasons.
Considering where the Toronto Blue Jays were just over a couple months ago, where they find themselves today is nothing short of remarkable.
The Blue Jays will also raise their 2015 A.L. East banner before the game.
Two were free agents: Edwin Encarnacion and Russell Martin.
Hentgen was in his first full season in the majors in 1993, and after that, he didn’t participate in the playoffs again until 2000, when he was with St. Louis.
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig says he’s been told that he’ll on the roster for the National League Division Series against the Mets.
“I think it’s better now”, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Any one team’s offense can heat up, or a single pitcher can carry an organization to the end. It keeps fans interested.
Banister is right. The numbers suggest an ALDS mismatch. My competitive slo-pitch team name is even “the Jays”. Sports Illustrated put the Blue Jays on its cover. 500 when a strike ended the 1994 season.
Yes, it was just two years ago that the Red Sox crawled from the wreckage of an abysmal 2012, assembling a team that never lost more than three games in a row, bonded by growing bushy beards and had the most productive left field in baseball by platooning Jonny Gomes and Daniel Nava. The team posted the league’s top OPS against both lefties (.818) and righties (.790); each of those performances was good for a 118 sOPS+.
The Expos faded badly after that and moved to Washington following the 2004 season. The Blue Jays might be the best team without Tulo. He went 14 for 16 in save opportunities down the stretch, blowing one of them after the Blue Jays had already clinched the division title, and held opponents to a. 198 batting average. Over his career, he is 11-1 at the Rogers Centre. “It would be great if we could open the roof tomorrow”.
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura adjusts his cap during a news conference at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, October 7, 2015. “I think it energizes the city and makes you feel good about the Blue Jays but also where we live and who we are”.
I received an e-mail yesterday from a listener who was quite upset with my anti-Toronto comments. Troy Tulowitzki is playing.
In the AL, I like the Blue Jays to get past the Rangers on the strength of their fearsome lineup.
The Rangers lineup will need to play the best they have all season in order to match the Blue Jays sluggers.
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Two days later, Toronto bolstered its rotation, trading a package centered around Daniel Norris to the Tigers for left-hander David Price. But the team finished 78-84, six games below. With Price on the mound and the Jays looking to continue to beat the ball around at home, Toronto wins this one. “You’ve got nine men?'” said Lenz. “No doubt about that”.
