Yanks vs Jays This Month -- Who to Root For?

[gmelson26]

Twins or Jays tonight?

Twins! Someone else can beat the Twins, Jays worry me, doubly so: division and WC.

[SeaBird]

So if the only way we were to get in the playoffs is if the Yankees beat whoever they were playing on the last day of the season you would still root against the Yankees?

Well, he did say "no exceptions" so I guess that means no playoffs for the Orioles under your scenario. Shame.

[InsideCoroner]

Yea, sorry but win or lose the Yankees are the Yankees. If the Jays crash and burn it could set the franchise back for multiple years.

I'd rather have that

Playing the long game.

I see it the same way. The Jays doubled down at the expense of their future so I want nothing more than to see them crash and burn in spectacular fashion. It's now or not-for-a-while for them. The Yanks will spend well north of $200M next year no matter what. And if either of them win the division, let them get humiliated in the ALDS.

[TheDirtyBird]

Is it wrong to root for a brawl? I'm against fighting, like I don't understand it in hockey, but in this case I wouldn't hate a benches clearing brawl

[ArtVanDelay]

How is this even a question? Who in their right mind is rooting for the Yankees? Why are they allowed to post here if they do?

You do realize that the Blue Jays are our main competition for the Wild Card, right? I would like to make the playoffs.

[LookitsPuck]

There are like 60 games left.

I want the Yankees to get swept. The division is a much better option than the WC.

[Going Underground]

Glad to see the Jays fighting with another team.

Dickey on Royals: "When they come onto the playground & there's a kid that's bigger than they are for a day ... it probably pisses them off"

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/02/jose-bautista-says-he-lost-a-lot-of-respect-for-ned-yost-today/

[crissfan172]

I'll root for the Orioles and kinda just ignore those games. My opinion may change based on how the standings look at the beginning of each series, though.

[Creamsicle]

Whoever is currently not the division champ is who I will root for.

I root for multiple long inning games, and hope the fatigue catches up with both teams.

Never' date=' NEVER, never root for the Yankees.[/quote']

All 3 of these. Also, I will root for a bench- and bullpen-clearing brawl in which 50 players on the teams' active rosters, as well as their managers and coaches, suffer season-ending injuries.

[LayzieDES]

All 3 of these. Also, I will root for a bench- and bullpen-clearing brawl in which 50 players on the teams' active rosters, as well as their managers and coaches, suffer season-ending suspensions.

FTFY...because you know, karma.

[DrungoHazewood]

There are a lot of games where I'm reduced to rooting for a tragic Zeppelin crash in the middle of the field. I'm disappointed a lot.

[WNY Orioles Fan]

Blue Jays involved in another spat with the Royals yesterday. Manager, pitcher, and bench coach all ejected. Donaldson plunked by Royals starter because he was "pimping" on the basepaths on Saturday. Bautista hits double in 7th inning and is yapping at pitcher on way to 2nd base. I think I would prefer that the Yankees win these games as I think our way in is by the wild card. Man - these Blue Jays are real jerks. They play the game wrong --- but then again so do the Royals.

I saw most of the game. The Royals were the jerks yesterday.

[24fps]

There are a lot of games where I'm reduced to rooting for a tragic Zeppelin crash in the middle of the field. I'm disappointed a lot.

Meteor strike for me. The last time this question was posed and I suggest that as an option, I was neg-repped LOL.

[LookitsPuck]

As I've been saying for years. I'll hope for a small meteor to take out both teams.

[weams]

Just want to see who you're going to root for in the 6 games the Jays and Yanks are going to play with each other this month.

Would you rather see a 3-3 split, see the Yanks win em all to set the Jays back in the WC chase, or see the Jays sweep the Yanks to bring them down to our level in the division.

Of course, the O's have to win no matter what.

I'd still like to take the division so I'm going to go out on a limb and hope for the Jays to sweep all six. If that happens the O's had better darn well keep pace, though. The Yanks sweeping all six is the "safer" outcome for the O's fan if only that it will be a major blow to a divisional WC rival. But I want more than the WC this year if we're going to go all in.

The Jays are out of it anyway. So I will root for them. To Win and suffer injury.