Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v12 | Sun, Oct 1 | vs TB *Last Regular Season Game* | 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT | Lopez vs Parsons

[The Nemesis]

So I do not understand the playoff system....if the Jays win tomorrow they play the Rays in the playoffs, but the they finish behind Houston, they play Minnesota?

Yes.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Playoffs were never in doubt

Glad we don't have to use Gausman tomorrow.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Cut off is the end of August. So Jansen will be on the roster if healthy and I believe Eden is eligible as well.

Jansen is obviously eligible. Eden wasn't put on the 40 man until September so that doesn't change anything. They need an injury to roster Eden but does Jansen's injury(that happened in September as well) count or does it need to be a new one?

 

[Squiffy]

Cool beans

 

[Sniper99]

So I do not understand the playoff system....if the Jays win tomorrow they play the Rays in the playoffs, but the they finish behind Houston, they play Minnesota?

i'll just let the schedule makers figure this WC2 WC3 math out. Didnt like having to rely on another team to help us get in. But we'll take it.

 

[cyris]

i'll just let the schedule makers figure this WC2 WC3 math out. Didnt like having to rely on another team to help us get in. But we'll take it.

Basically the worst division winner has to play in the wildcard series to get in but as a reward for winning their division they get the worst wildcard team.
But because the AL central is so bad that the team that won it is worse than the wildcard teams

 

[mikeyz]

So who's going to start tomorrow for the Jays now?

As long as it's not Gausman I don't give a shit.

Manoah??? LOL

i'll just let the schedule makers figure this WC2 WC3 math out. Didnt like having to rely on another team to help us get in. But we'll take it.

If Houston wins today and tomorrow and the Blue Jays lose tomorrow then the Blue Jays get WC3

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Would love to see Seattle eliminated here. 1 out away

 

[MK78]

Bye Bye Mariners!

 

[the valiant effort]

I am glad to have a wild card series no matter what, but I do hope they end up in Minny where it will actually look and feel like the playoffs. The Trop is amateur hour through and through

 

[EpochLink]

Vintage Mariners baseball on display today

 

[jetsforever]

Let's goooo

 

[Squiffy]

Basically the worst division winner has to play in the wildcard series to get in but as a reward for winning their division they get the worst wildcard team.
But because the AL central is so bad that the team that won it is worse than the wildcard teams

But boy TB is beat up right now though, no? A lot of injury holes.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

So the Jays aren't guaranteed to play at the Trop if they win tomorrow, right?

Jays win
Astros win
Rangers lose

I think that bumps the Jays down to WC3

 

[EpochLink]

When did this Kevin James meme become a thing?

As long as it's not Gausman I don't give a shit.

Manoah??? LOL

Manoah fault he came into training camp looking like a fat ass Fat Albert

 

[fancy lad]

3 of the last 4 seasons Jays have made the playoffs. Other season they missed by one game.

Yeah that’s pretty remarkable given the insanely long no playoff stretch which lasted (I think) after the World Series all the way through to the Bautista, encarnacion years.

those we’re some lean years. We went through 2 logo and team rebrands with zero playoffs lol.

thank god for mlb playoff expansion.

 

[cyris]

But boy TB is beat up right now though, no? A lot of injury holes.

Really for me just let the chips fall where they may. We play whoever we have to.
The Rays have had our number for over a decade but as soon as game 1 starts that doesn’t really matter

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

When did this Kevin James meme become a thing?

Last week I think lol

I'm glad it has gained traction, because King of Queens is a classic

 

[EpochLink]

Last week I think lol

I'm glad it has gained traction, because King of Queens is a classic

Poor Kevin James, a tortured Mets and Jets fan

 

[cyris]

So the Jays aren't guaranteed to play at the Trop if they win tomorrow, right?

Jays win
Astros win
Rangers lose

I think that bumps the Jays down to WC3

No if the Jays win we play the Rays at the Trop. We hold the tie breaker with the Astros so they can’t pass us if we win

Edit:
Actually I may be wrong

 

[canucksfan]

Yeah that’s pretty remarkable given the insanely long no playoff stretch which lasted (I think) after the World Series all the way through to the Bautista, encarnacion years.

those we’re some lean years. We went through 2 logo and team rebrands with zero playoffs lol.

thank god for mlb playoff expansion.

I was too young in 92 and 93 then I had to suffer through the next 20+ years. A few of those Jays teams were really good they just got unlucky they were in the toughest division in baseball.

 

[Jets4Life]

Basically the worst division winner has to play in the wildcard series to get in but as a reward for winning their division they get the worst wildcard team.
But because the AL central is so bad that the team that won it is worse than the wildcard teams

Considering Houston has something to play for tomorrow (the AL West title), it would be in the Jays best interest to lose to Tampa Bay tomorrow?

 

[js2k6]

So the Jays aren't guaranteed to play at the Trop if they win tomorrow, right?

Jays win
Astros win
Rangers lose

I think that bumps the Jays down to WC3

Right. In that scenario, Astros win AL West, Rangers WC2, Jays WC3.

 

[canucksfan]

A lot of you are underestimating the Twins.

I do get not wanting to play in Trop because it's the shits to look at it.

 

[Jets4Life]

I was too young in 92 and 93 then I had to suffer through the next 20+ years. A few of those Jays were really good they just got unlucky they were in the toughest division in baseball.

Not to mention the times when they choked. IN 85' the Jays were expected to win against KC, and did go up 3-1. Unfortunately for Toronto, that just happened to be the year where they extended the ALCS to best-of-7 from best-of-5, and the Jays proceeded to lose the final 3 games.

Then in 87' the Jays had won the first 3 of the 4 game series with division rivals Detroit. The Jays then proceeded to blow their final 7 games in a row, while I believe Detroit went 5-2, to clinch the AL East title on the final game of the season. I believe they were also ahead of Boston in 1990 until the final week, and ended up finishing a game behind.

We used to call them the "choke Jays" up until 1992, since they had a nasty habit of choking when it counted for nearly a decade.