2016 ALWC: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles

[No Fun Shogun]

Who ya got?

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[Dr Pepper]

Jays, but I could see it going either way.

Wasn't really a fan of Toronto's on-field celebration after the win today, which did nothing other than clinch a right to play "Game 163". I mean, really, Bautista? Lighting up a cigar for being the top wild card team? Lame.

I still don't consider the playoffs to have started until this wild card play-in game is finished.

 

[Muh]

Jays, but I could see it going either way.

Wasn't really a fan of Toronto's on-field celebration after the win today, which did nothing other than clinch a right to play "Game 163". I mean, really, Bautista? Lighting up a cigar for being the top wild card team? Lame.

I still don't consider the playoffs to have started until this wild card play-in game is finished.

Agree with your last line, was kinda hoping Mets wouldn't celebrate much too.

I am a Met fan and if we lose Wednesday, I do not consider us to have made the playoffs.

Either way, go Jays! I wanna see them and Texas again.

Jays 5-3

 

[Terry Yake]

O's win

7-4

 

[PG Canuck]

Go Jays.

Jays/Texas rematch is way too good to not cheer for.

 

[darko]

Jays.

But i wish both would get eliminated.

 

[darko]

Oh and Jays are my pick to get out of AL. Call me crazy.

 

[Belieber]

Go Jays.

Jays/Texas rematch is way too good to not cheer for.

Oh man is it ever!

Come on Jays win this game and give everyone what they want, so epic if it happens.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Jays, but I could see it going either way.

Wasn't really a fan of Toronto's on-field celebration after the win today, which did nothing other than clinch a right to play "Game 163". I mean, really, Bautista? Lighting up a cigar for being the top wild card team? Lame.

I still don't consider the playoffs to have started until this wild card play-in game is finished.

I guess you missed the video of Jones twerking as the Orioles popped bottles? All 4 wild card teams celebrated Was not a Jays thing.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Jays

 

[Loosie]

The complaints regarding the Jays celebrating I think really come from the hockey culture where you don't see that level of celebrating until the Stanley Cup is won. I'm sure you won't see most Baltimore fans complaining about the team celebrating the WC berth. (Or the Mets or Giants for that matter either.)

If I'm not mistaken there were complaints last year as well and they actually won the division then.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Boring people don't like to have fun.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Money's on the Jays, but this could really go either way.

The one game environment is in favor of Baltimore imo. Way easier to get a decent game out of their up and down pitching and have something go wrong for the other guys.

Toronto is and should be on a mission. Bautista and EE are likely gone come the winter and they seem intent on going out on a high note. That should be enough for them to win.

 

[MS]

Boring people don't like to have fun.

I love having fun but the celebrations really seemed out of place to me relative to the accomplishment. The teams have essentially qualified for a one-game tiebreaker to get into the actual playoffs.

As for this game, I'm cheering for Toronto but right now they can't hit and their bullpen is atrocious. Can't see them going far. Doubly so since they'll be forced to start Stroman instead of Happ or Sanchez.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Everyone gets their playoff checks. It's the playoffs.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

TIL Stroman is bad to some Jays fans. He is better then any pitcher the Orioles have....There really isn't bad choice here lol

 

[rangerssharks414]

Who are the starting pitchers? I checked ESPN and Yahoo, and neither have it up.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Who are the starting pitchers? I checked ESPN and Yahoo, and neither have it up.

Jays haven't announced yet but there is a press conference in about an hour where both teams are going to have the starter available. But for the Jays it is either Stroman or Liriano.

 

[Stad]

Jays should start Liriano, he's been solid his last 4 starts and the Orioles hit .234 vs LHP this season, only the Dodgers .213 were worse in MLB. Have Stroman ready to come out of the pen if Liriano struggles.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Start Liriano give him two times through the lineup then bring Stroman in out of the pen. That is the best option to me and it kind of cancels out how weak our pen is if Stroman goes straight to Osuna.

 

[DougieSmash]

I remember when Buck choose Joe Saunders as a starter in Wild card game. I'm fine. O's rotation looks good in last few weeks. The pen is unbelievably deep. Once again O's looks like that one forgotten underdog.

 

[PG Canuck]

Tillman vs Stroman seems to be the matchup via the score app.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Stroman confirmed. I would have gone with Liriano. Pitching better of late, better pure stuff, has pitched a WC game before and the Orioles hit better against righties.

Stroman has had a bad cloud hanging over him for weeks too, can't get run support, balls finding holes, etc.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I remember when Buck choose Joe Saunders as a starter in Wild card game. I'm fine. O's rotation looks good in last few weeks. The pen is unbelievably deep. Once again O's looks like that one forgotten underdog.

How exactly do the O's look like the forgotten underdog? lol

 

[Loosie]

How exactly do the O's look like the forgotten underdog? lol

Because people aren't talking about them winning.

Anyways officially Tillman vs. Stroman.

Gibbons confirmed both Liriano and Estrada will be available out of the pen.