Police urge Blue Jays fans to stay ‘classy’

I was particularly interested in this quote from Rangers pitcher Sam Dyson, who served up Bautista’s home-run ball: “He’s a huge role model for the younger generation that is coming up playing this game, and he’s doing stuff kids do in wiffle ball games and backyard baseball”, said Rangers reliever Sam Dyson, who helped incite the benches to clear when he voiced his objections on the field.

A battle between home run bashers and small-ball specialists looms as the power-hitting Toronto Blue Jays and opportunistic Kansas City Royals meet for the right to represent the American League in the World Series.

An exhausted miniature Jose Bautista took the day off Thursday to recover after a long Blue Jays game where his special voodoo – captured on video – propelled him to global stardom.

ROYAL RESPONSE – The Royals refused to give up, earning a 2-0 win in Game 5 behind the pitching of Danny Jackson and narrowing the Jays’ lead to 3-2 heading back to Toronto. “Whoever we play is a very, very good opponent”.

The Blue Jays filed a protest. The dagger came in Game 6, when the Royals tied the series behind George Brett’s third homer of the series and a two-run sixth inning.

Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and National Hockey League Properties for Rogers, tweeted that more than nine million Canadians watched Wednesday night’s thrilling nail-biter that ended with a 6-3 Jays victory and elimination for the Rangers. Price took the loss in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Rangers and has dropped six straight postseason starts. Donaldson, Bautista and Encarnacion combined for 120, most by any trio of players in Toronto history…. The Blue Jays went 15-28 in one-run games, the worst record in the majors.

The Blue Jays head to the AL Championship to vie for a World Series appearance.

But there are different ways to score runs, as Lorenzo Cain showed in Kansas City’s deciding game in the Division Series against Houston when he dashed home from first base on a single when the Astros’ center fielder slipped while fielding it. Really well. But the big question facing the Jays heading into Friday night’s Game 1 in Kansas City is who the team is what kind of pitching matchup the team is going to get throughout the series. “But a team win, that’s what I was looking for”. Sanchez was ejected for hitting Escobar with a pitch, leading to both benches and bullpens emptying. He also spent a year and a half with current Royals manager Ned Yost, who got that job halfway through the 2010 season.

The Royals will start Yordano Ventura in Game 2 on Saturday, while Johnny Cueto will pitch the third game in Toronto.

Take this to the bank, though: If he returns to action after missing two games with a calf injury, the Bills will look to throw the football to second-year receiver Sammy Watkins.