[theo_luddite]

Well they made sure of a play-off place at the weekend, so that's the first 5 squid into the kitty.

[theo_luddite]

Jays off to a poor start in their first visit to the play-off's since the heady days of the 90's.
2nd game went to 14 innings.

Away form has not been close to home form so unless they pull off two wins in Texas, they'll be heading for the golf course come Monday or Tuesday.

Tulowitzki hit a 3 run homer in the 5th innings of the 3rd game to take the score to 5-0 and keep this thing alive. Jay's pitchers kept the Ranger's batsmen quiet in this one, only allowing a consolation run in the 7th.

Thanksgiving Day in Canada today (12th October). Jays need to win again to bring the Rangers back home for a decider and to send Canada to work tomorrow with one-big-mother-of-a-hang-over.

Sore heads all round , the Jays bats came to life early with 7 runs in the first 3 innings for the Boys of Summer to blow the Rangers back North of the border for the deciding game 5 on Wednesday. With 2 homers in the 1st and another in the 2nd, they were 8-1 up in the 7th innings before Rangers replied with 3 consolation runs split between the 7th & 8th innings.

Rangers are on a 7 game unbeaten run in away play-off games going back to 1996 but over the same period, they have only won 1 out of 10 at home.

2-1 down in the 6th, Encarnación knocks one over the wall. After a controversial run for Texas in the top of the seventh, the Jays batted another single in with the bases loaded and one out to a fielders choice. Up steps Bautista to smack home a 3 run homer and send the Jays into the ALCS against either Houston or Kansas and a further run on the contents of my wallet.

[Terrier1987cas]

Massive apologies, I completely missed this!

Right, starting now:

- £5 for every game we win by more than 2 goals
- £5 for every 18,000+ attendance
- £2 for every game we win by more than 1 goal
- £2 every time we lose from a winning position
- £1 for every Vaughan goal
- £1 for every Lolley goal

[theo_luddite]

The two top teams in the American League go head to head for the right to play the National League Champions in the World (sic) Series Final.

The Jays are the top scorers by some distance in North American baseball, with 891 regular season runs. The nearest to them being the New York Yankees with 764 followed by Texas Rangers on 751. The Royals had 724 runs but they had the best record in the American League (95 wins, Jays 93 wins) only bettered by St. Louis with 100 wins in the National League. 

The Royals play at the Kaufmann Stadium, The Jays at The Rogers Centre (or Skydome, the inspiration behind the arches that hold up the stand roofs at the McGalphSmiths) in the shadow of the CN Tower.



Friday night- it's Game On!

Game 1. The Royals kept the Jays bats quiet on Friday night and ran out deserved 5-0 winners in the opening game.

Game 2. 3-0 up in the 6th and having restricted the Royals to 1 hit in 6 innings, the Blue Jays went into full blown Blow Jays mode in the 7th, conceding 5 unanswered runs followed by another in the 8th to cough the game up on a plate. Er, Home Plate to be exact. Still no home runs.

Game 3. Back at home the Jays big guns came out firing. 3 runs in the second and six in the 3rd gave them a 9-2 lead. 10-4 after 5 innings, 11 after 8, the Royals had a mini rally for 4 runs in the 9th to make the score respectable. 3 home runs in this one for the Jays.

Game 4. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! The Royals carried on where they left off in the 9th innings of game 3. Straight off the first pitch they were plundering base hits and the runs followed. 4 in the first another in the second. They briefly gave the jays a sniff with 2 runs to be 2-5 up by the 5th, but then knocked in another 9 runs in the last 3 innings to reverse the rout from the night before. The Jays now need to win all 3 remaining games 
to make it to the World Series Final. The Royals scored the only home runs and they don't count in the assault on my wallet.

In the "Back to The Future Series" in the National League, the Cubbies now need to win all 4 remaining games against the Noo Yark Mets, otherwise Marty and Doc won't see them in the World Series Final either. The team from Florida they saw in the final never even got close.

Game 5. The Jays live to die another day. Opening pitcher Estrada kept the Royals bats quiet in this one and the bull pen finished them off this time. Tulowitzki cleared the bases with a 3 run shot but only made it to 2nd base himself as 4 runs in the 6th made it 5-0. Two more insurance runs in the 7th and 8th including a solo homer answered by a solo home run in the 8th from the Royals wrapped up the scoring. Royals need 1 win, Jays need 2, last two games to be played at the Royals.

The Cubbies were swept in the National League 4-0 so the Mets can put their feet up while the Royals and Jays go toe-toe in the deciders.

Game 6. Despite two homers off the bat of Bautista, the Jays came up short in game 6, losing 4-3 and Kansas head to the World Series against the Mets. The Jays head for the golf courses down south. It was a blast while it lasted.

[theo_luddite]

Game over! Tilt! As far as The Jays are concerned for this season, but it has put a nice £19 on my total.

[SHEP_HTAFC]

Apologies everyone for being so far behind on this thread.
I hope to try and catch up today, however I've been swamped these last couple of months.

[SHEP_HTAFC]

Need some help now.......
Jeebers - £10 per penalty saved by a Hudders keeper in regular play. £3 per penalty scored by a Hudders player in regular play .
Does anyone know how many pens we have saved and how many we have scored? I know there was Reading on Sat but can't think of many more.

Also Terrier1987Cas - £5 for every game we win by more than 2 goals. £2 for every game we win by more than 1 goal.
I haven't counted our 5-0 and 4-1 wins twice....only once for the more than 2 goals....not counted it in the win by more than 1 goal.

[Lord Snooty]

Well if memory serves well, I owe a quid. Didn't big Ish score sometime last month?

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Just noticed you've put that on.

I will add a pound at the end of the season for our league position. So if we finish 1st I will give a pound or £24 if we finish 24th.

[SHEP_HTAFC]

I've changed my bets....taken off Vaughan as a scorer seeing as though he's gone....and added Billing, Matmour or Manu to score instead.

[ritchiebaby]

Well remembered, Shep. I meant to change my strikers list at the end of the transfer window. I'll bring back Hiwula and add Bunn and Lolley to the list from the beginning of February. No transfers out for me.