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Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v10 | Wed, Sept 6 | @ Oak | 330pm ET/12:30pm PT | Ryu vs Sears

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cyris said:
Back in a playoff spot!
That series next week against Texas is going to be huge
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Agreed but need to take care of business against the A's and Royals. The Rangers have the A"s next for a 3 game series before the Jays series
 
cyris said:
Back in a playoff spot!
That series next week against Texas is going to be huge
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It’s essentially going to determine if Texas or Toronto will make the playoffs so long as it’s not a 2-2 split.

canucksfan said:
It's going to be a fun series. Glad it's at home.
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I don’t know if that’s necessarily a good thing. The boys seem to play much better on the road.
 
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mikeyz said:
It’s essentially going to determine if Texas or Toronto will make the playoffs so long as it’s not a 2-2 split.
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That makes no sense.

The Jays are 1/2 game ahead of Texas now, and if they win tomorrow and Houston/Seattle loses, the Jays will be in the second wild card position and only a 1/2 game behind Houston.

It's OK to give credit and be optimistic, instead of looking for the worst case scenario every time.
 
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kb said:
That makes no sense.

The Jays are 1/2 game ahead of Texas now, and if they win tomorrow and Houston/Seattle loses, the Jays will be in the second wild card position and only a 1/2 game behind Houston.

It's OK to give credit and be optimistic, instead of looking for the worst case scenario every time.
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How does that not make sense? I am talking about the 4 game series between Texas and Toronto.

If Toronto wins that series 3-1 or 4-0 they will most likely make it and vice versa. If there’s a sweep, It’s potentially a 6-8 game swing. If Toronto is 0.5 - 1 game up going into that series and they sweep, they’ll be 4.5-5 games up in a WC spot and if they get swept they’ll be 2.5-3 games back.

If they take 3 of 4 they’ll be 2.5-3 games up and if Texas takes 3 of 4 they’ll be 1.5-2 games back.

So, again, I ask. How does that not make sense?
 
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Don’t sleep on Seattle. We’re only half a game back for that 2nd WC spot. The whole mess in the AL West is a blessing for the Jays. As long as the Jays win and take care of business those 3 teams are all battling for the division lead. Seattle has a tough schedule to finish. We got 4 with Texas after another winnable series with KC. It’s all in front of us.
 
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mikeyz said:
How does that not make sense? I am talking about the 4 game series between Texas and Toronto.

If Toronto wins that series 3-1 or 4-0 they will most likely make it and vice versa. If there’s a sweep, It’s potentially a 6-8 game swing. If Toronto is 0.5 - 1 game up going into that series and they sweep, they’ll be 4.5-5 games up in a WC spot and if they get swept they’ll be 2.5-3 games back.

If they take 3 of 4 they’ll be 2.5-3 games up and if Texas takes 3 of 4 they’ll be 1.5-2 games back.

So, again, I ask. How does that not make sense?
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Because that series isn’t necessarily a make or break one considering there’s still 20 or so games left after it. There’s still a likelihood that the battle won’t finish until much closer to the end of the season.

Is it a significant series? Sure. Season defining? Not really.
 
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mikeyz said:
How does that not make sense? I am talking about the 4 game series between Texas and Toronto.

If Toronto wins that series 3-1 or 4-0 they will most likely make it and vice versa. If there’s a sweep, It’s potentially a 6-8 game swing. If Toronto is 0.5 - 1 game up going into that series and they sweep, they’ll be 4.5-5 games up in a WC spot and if they get swept they’ll be 2.5-3 games back.

If they take 3 of 4 they’ll be 2.5-3 games up and if Texas takes 3 of 4 they’ll be 1.5-2 games back.

So, again, I ask. How does that not make sense?
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Yup. The other thing about that series is Texas is 2-0 against us, so if the series is split they keep the tiebreaker and so in a 2-2 outcome they ostensibly pick up a game on us.

They've been in such a freefall that it may not even matter, but if they recover at all, a 2-2 split could be painful.
 
Eyedea said:
Because that series isn’t necessarily a make or break one considering there’s still 20 or so games left after it. There’s still a likelihood that the battle won’t finish until much closer to the end of the season.

Is it a significant series? Sure. Season defining? Not really.
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It's also not exactly down to Toronto vs. Texas for the last spot considering Seattle and Houston are barely hanging on as well. Hell, even if Toronto were to sweep, Texas wouldn't be done because they play Seattle 7 more times.
 
Eyedea said:
Because that series isn’t necessarily a make or break one considering there’s still 20 or so games left after it. There’s still a likelihood that the battle won’t finish until much closer to the end of the season.

Is it a significant series? Sure. Season defining? Not really.
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It's as close to season defining as it can possibly get without leading to direct elimination.

Discoverer said:
It's also not exactly down to Toronto vs. Texas for the last spot considering Seattle and Houston are barely hanging on as well. Hell, even if Toronto were to sweep, Texas wouldn't be done because they play Seattle 7 more times.
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That be Texas' and Seattle's problem, not Toronto's. If we sweep, we'll be ~4 games ahead plus the tiebreaker (so 5 games ahead) with 20 to go. Basically a lock.
 
Kurtz said:
It's as close to season defining as it can possibly get without leading to direct elimination.



That be Texas' and Seattle's problem, not Toronto's. If we sweep, we'll be ~4 games ahead plus the tiebreaker (so 5 games ahead) with 20 to go. Basically a lock.
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The original comment was that this series will determine whether Toronto or Texas makes the playoffs. I'm saying there's a very real possibility that one team could take 3 of 4 (or even sweep) and they could both make it (especially if Toronto wins the series since Texas will have plenty of opportunities to catch Seattle).
 
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Eyedea said:
Because that series isn’t necessarily a make or break one considering there’s still 20 or so games left after it. There’s still a likelihood that the battle won’t finish until much closer to the end of the season.

Is it a significant series? Sure. Season defining? Not really.
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Rays, Yankees, Rays, Yankees, to finish the season is what makes me nervous. We need folks to be healthy for that final stretch of games.
 
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