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From: bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
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Subject: Bitter end for the Blue Jays
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 16:42:16 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 17 16:42:16 1985
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Well, I was in the park last night for the pennant deciding game.
What a sad sight.  The whole town is shocked to think that a club ahead
3-1 could not finish it off at home.  Indeed, if it had been a 5 game
series as before, it would have been Toronto in the World Series.

But the real conclusion I can come to is that experience did out in the
end.  The Jays, only founded in 1977, still have a bit of work to do before
they can win a world series.  When the heat was on, the Jays cooled off.
It could be seen even during the season, when the Jays still had to
wait until the second last game to clinch the pennant due to their
worst play of the whole season.  Once they championship started, they
showed their power as a superior team (they finished almost 10 games up
on Kansas City) by taking a 3-1 lead.  But when it came down to it, KC
showed their experience and took that pennant.

Congratulations to KC on the pennant.

Congratulations to Bobby Cox for managing a fledgeling team to one game
from the pennant in just 3 years.

Brickbat to Cox for not pulling Steib out in the 6th after he loaded
the bases, allowing KC to get a 3 RBI triple and the game winning run.

Brickbat to certain TO fans who ran onto the field during the game after
it was pretty well over for the Jays.  A small minority of TO fans have
no more class than anthem booing New Yawkers.

Congrats to Brett.  This man is amazing with a bat.

Brickbats to the umpires, who were chosen on rotation rather than merit.
I have never seen umpires so disliked by fans when they were introduced.
Even US biased NBC coverage admitted that the umpires had made several bad
calls, most of which went against the Jays.  Even last night they called
a ball fair that had bounced outside the line before first base.  Every fan
and the TV cameras as well as the batter (who didn't bother running) saw
the ball.  It was quite amusing when, in the next inning, a KC batter hit
a ball so foul it it the wall of the stands.  At least a thousand fans all
stood up and gave the "fair" sign.

Congrats Blue Jays.  You lead the league for essentially the whole season.
You'll get your pennant, and it's going to be soon.  Who knows, someday
there may be a 401 World Series!

(401 is the highway between Toronto and Montreal)

-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont. (519) 884-7473