vs. ROYALS, 8/27

[Uli2001]

Methinks that the Toronto-KC series in the playoffs will be the most entertaining clash between douche-bag opponents since Mike Tyson-Michael Spinks. I am preparing the popcorn.

[NashLumber]

What happened to Jones?

Injury in first inning. http://mlb.mlb.com/r/video?content_id=418210383

[Going Underground]

Really bad Ab's by Machado and Parra there.

Parra looks pretty good but nothing special.

[sportsfan8703]

Wow, so if it wasn't for Janish and Flaherty, we'd be getting no hit again.

[SteveO]

Rangers win over Toronto....ugh

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[ArtVanDelay]

This is actually Janish's 434th career game. No idea where Thorne got 346 or whatever he said.

[MDK02]

I know it's not a good time for optimism but this weekend could really get us back into the running for that last spot.

Twins start a series vs Astros.

Angels @ Indians, who have been playing solid baseball.

Rays have the Royals.

If we can win the series.. Ya never know.

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[weams]

What happened to Jones?

Crash Test Dummy.

[eddie83]

I know it's not a good time for optimism but this weekend could really get us back into the running for that last spot.

Twins start a series vs Astros.

Angels @ Indians, who have been playing solid baseball.

Rays have the Royals.

If we can win the series.. Ya never know.

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In reality all it takes is one winning streak of 7-8 games. I just don't think they can do it. Math wise they are very much alive. 35 games left after today and 3 games out.

[fansince71]

They were better than us last year and nothing has changed.

[NashLumber]

Moustakas is tearing the cover off of the ball.

By the way, in this series, I have seen very little of the chest thumping that really turned me off last year. They were doing it for the smallest things last year. I know it was the ALCS, but still. They were "the bad boys of the AL" early this season.

Mellowing out? Or are they just tired from running the bases?

[sportsfan8703]

I know it's not a good time for optimism but this weekend could really get us back into the running for that last spot.

Twins start a series vs Astros.

Angels @ Indians, who have been playing solid baseball.

Rays have the Royals.

If we can win the series.. Ya never know.

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We're under .500 with no SP and possibly a hurt Adam Jones. There's optimism and then there's hoping for miracles.

[ArtVanDelay]

They were better than us last year and nothing has changed.

And yet we won 7 games more than them over the course of 162 games last year.

[MDK02]

Moustakas is tearing the cover off of the ball.

By the way, in this series, I have seen very little of the chest thumping that really turned me off last year. They were doing it for the smallest things last year. I know it was the ALCS, but still. They were "the bad boys of the AL" early this season.

Mellowing out? Or are they just tired from running the bases?

I think they played over their heads last year. This year they are expecting these results so it's not as a big deal to them now.

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[NashLumber]

Wow, so if it wasn't for Janish and Flaherty, we'd be getting no hit again.

And Janish didn't even start the game. The regulars have been stymied. And since Flaherty is filling in while Hardy's on DL, yeah. Even more so.