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And you are surprised?

:eek:

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Yes - given the past performance and wins

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Jays have dropped 5 straight and falling in their division

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Being a baseball fan is rough. Whatever team you like every season is an emotional roller coaster.

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Brewers have been on fire - wow

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Anyone catch the Midsummer classic?

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Saw some at supper last night at TGIs.

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Jeter was a nice tribute - classy last All-Star game for him.

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Marlins ended their losing game skid - Jays won a series vs Rangers finally

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Red Sox and Jays trading blows

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He had an awesome game bro

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Yesterday Stroman (Jays pitcher) was so close to a No hitter...

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Jays are having a hard time at Yankee Stadium - losing streak continues...!

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First series win over the Yankees since 2012 - good stuff

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More too please

:thumb:

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Always :d come up

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Stringing the wins

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:thumb: Alright :thumb:

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Toronto losing to Astros...disgraceful pounding

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This second Wild Card has made everything every interesting. Lots of contenders. I mean with Angels up 7 games for top Wild Card spot this would be outta hand in years past. But a huge cluster of teams in AL for the Second spot. Lots of close races in the NL too.

I don't really like how it comes down to a one game playoff to determine who goes to the next series though. I would much rather see the second wild card team have to beat the first wild card team twice to advance.

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I dont like the one game knockoff idea either vogeltron...it is quite the close race.

Jays got the better of Orioles last night

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I would prefer a 3 game series but the way baseball works it won't happen. So I like the idea of having a benefit of being the top wild card compared to the second one. Even if it is a potential double header or something. In my opinion there should be a slight reward for being the top WC and a disadvantage for being the second one. Just like there is an advantage for winning your division. I guess if both teams finished deadlocked in the standings then do have a one game playoff. Otherwise I think the idea I have is more just.

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Agree vogeltron - it does take some effort to get that WC spot and then 1 game to lose it? At least a 3 game or 5 game series...also more revenue for MLB...makes sense

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I think because of scheduling you can't do a 5 game series give all the other teams lots of time off. Baseball is different than other sports because they play every day. Potentially a 3 game playoff. But I really like the idea of the 2nd Wild Card having to beat the first one twice. So there is incentive where you fall in the standings.

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Right on about the incentive.

As for the Jays...AL East is getting very tight along with the AL wild card.

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Interesting times ahead.

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Royals won - took over Wild Card spot. Mariners won and kept up. Yankees won. Orioles clobbered the Cardinals.

And Jays lost to Detroit - what a fail night

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Not looking good for the Jays - forget the AL East pennant...even the wild card spot is looking tough

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3sess8H5TO...0/blue-jay.jpg





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Oh they'll definitely find a way to increase it to 3 games!

It comes down to money like you said. More games means more money = more revenue.

Same thing happened to basketball years ago. The first round used to be 5 games a few years ago. They increased it to 7 to get those extra games. Worked out well since some of the 7 game series in the first round have been exciting in recent memory.

Lost to White Sox - pfft

Uphill climb continues -rough

Jays got smoked by Rays yesterday

Another series lost - things slipping away

Getting licked by Boston - terrible

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:faint:

Oh dear

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My Giants are stinking it up as well. It is tough being a baseball fan. Even if your team is Awesome they still lose 40% of the time.

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Um, wait...you're a SF Giants fan and its tough to be a fan of them? At least you have 2 recent World Series titles to be proud of.

Try being a 30 year fan of the NY Mets...that's as tough as it gets :thumb:

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NY Mets vs MTl Expos series... :rip:

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When the Expectations are high its tough to watch them crap the bed.

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SF Giants are still in the Wild card race it would seem

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They have been playing a bit better. They started off as the best team in baseball then had about 2 months of poor play. The hot start kept them in the WC race.

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That's the story of the Jays from early June...big fail run