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Let's say BAL, BOS, and TOR all make the playoffs...


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I'd rather face the Sox, either in a seven-game series or in a play-in game. I just feel that the Jays are both the better team and the tougher match-up for us. Also, I'm more comfortable in Fenway than in Rogers Centre.

The point about Wright is well-taken, but he has not been as tough in the second half of the season and I'd take that risk over someone like Happ or Sanchez.

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If the Orioles win the division, I feel like it is very unlikely they face the winner of the WC game. The AL East will get to beat on each other for the final six weeks of the season, while Cleveland and Texas get to pound on already beaten dogs down the stretch.

That said, I'll play along, for the sake of the thread.

If the Orioles win the division and have to host one of the two: Toronto

If the Orioles lose the division and have to play one in a WC game: Toronto

The Jays have routinely given the O's trouble, yes, but Boston has the best offense in the game and a group of starting pitchers that worries me far more than what Toronto will put out there. And when all's said and done, a better pen than the Jays, too. I think both teams are more talented on paper than the O's, so it's a scary thought, either way.

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I'll take the Red Sox.

So that David Ortiz can come up with us leading by about 5 in the 9th inning, and we can all chant "Na na na na - hey hey hey - goodbye".

If there was one guy that could somehow hit a 5-run homer against the O's in that situation, it's David Ortiz...

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