ALCS: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays - Part 2

[Hadoop]

Damn this is impressive guys. Gotta give some props to the KC scouts in this series.

How three unheralded contributors helped Royals repeat as AL champs

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I was too lazy to type in City. LOL @ assuming I don't know the difference between Kansas City, and Kansas.

There's a Kansas City Kansas, too. Smaller and just to the west of Kc, Mo.

 

[Swervin81]

There's a Kansas City Kansas, too. Smaller and just to the west of Kc, Mo.

Yup. MLS team plays in KS, Royals and Chiefs in MO.

 

[Reality Check]

So fox makes commercial showing Mets vs royals when game 6 isn't finished. The iffy homerun call which should of been ground role double and the horrible ump decisions in the 9th. Ya this league isn't fixed for ratings at all.

Thanks, Don Cherry.

I'm sure you'll be shoveling the same garbage in another hour or so on HNIC.

I dislike the Royals but the better team won. Toronto had their chances and have supposedly the MVP of the league at the plate to either tie or take the lead in the 9th.

Didn't happen.

 

[littleD]

I hope the Blue Jays can find some situational hitting somewhere this offseason.

Throw all the money that won't be spent on David Price at BABIP as well.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Thanks, Don Cherry.

I'm sure you'll be shoveling the same garbage in another hour or so on HNIC.

I dislike the Royals but the better team won. Toronto had their chances and have supposedly the MVP of the league at the plate to either tie or take the lead in the 9th.

Didn't happen.

Right on cue.

It's ok though, Cherry said Zaun said it was a balk which must make it true.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

So fox makes commercial showing Mets vs royals when game 6 isn't finished. The iffy homerun call which should of been ground role double and the horrible ump decisions in the 9th. Ya this league isn't fixed for ratings at all.

If the league is fixed for ratings, the World Series wouldn't be Mets/Royals.

It'd be Yankees/Cubs or whoever/Cubs.

 

[King Mapes]

Meh they need a #2 and a #3 starter and a total new bullpen, and they traditionally don't spend much.

Stroman, Osuna and Sanchez don't count as starters?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Stroman, Osuna and Sanchez don't count as starters?

Stroman does. Osuna and Sanchez have serious question marks.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Stroman, Osuna and Sanchez don't count as starters?

If the Jays go into the season with a starting 5 of Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez/Osuna, Dickey, and Hutchinson, I would bet a good amount they miss the playoffs.

Whoever signs Estrada will not be happy.

 

[Edo]

If the Jays go into the season with a starting 5 of Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez/Osuna, Dickey, and Hutchinson, I would bet a good amount they miss the playoffs.

Whoever signs Estrada will not be happy.

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

That's fairly disingenuous because Price was their best pitcher and they were a .500 team until they got him. To be fair Price only pitched every 5 days and the offence was mostly responsible, but Stroman hasn't shown he can anchor a pitching a staff the way Price did this year.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

Or we could sign one of the million free agent pitchers this off season. I would much rather not go into the season expecting to win with a rotation like you posted, basically counting on Estrada not falling back to earth, Sanchez not sucking and Hutch finding consistency.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

What was their record before Price?

 

[Halladay]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

Oh gosh . If only baseball were that easy, the Nationals would be looking for their 4th straight World Series.

 

[robert terwilliger]

it's amazing that all toronto has to do is have those 5 guys in their rotation and aren't planning to have any starting pitching injuries at all in 2016. we should revisit this thread same time next year.

 

[JS19]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

Yeah no. If the record before Price was 52-51, there's no reason to think that this rotation is enough to get you 90+ wins. Not to mention, injuries and sucking.

 

[Loosie]

Toronto went an entire season without Stroman, their best pitcher, as part of their staff. They shouldn't have any issues winning 90+ games with Stroman, Estrada, Sanchez, Dicky, Hutch/whoever.

As has been mentioned there was this tiny little trade for an ace that may have had a bit more to do with it.