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Sometimes, a glance at the standings tells the entire picture of a league, and other times, the wins and losses don’t capture the full story. Take, for example, the 2021 American League Wild Card race, where the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners are separated by 3.5 games.
On paper, the Blue Jays are a much better team than their 49-46 record suggests. Conversely, the Mariners are defying all odds and are only 1.5 games out of a playoff spot with a 54-46 record.
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With a wealth of talent, the Blue Jays have underperformed this far, and the Mariners have shattered all expectations in 2021. What on earth is going on here? It’s like the Blue Jays and Mariners have pulled a “Freaky Friday” and switched teams this year.
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No Yankees remorse for Astros’ Jose Altuve; Giancarlo Stanton’s ‘process’ paying off | 7 observations
Posted May 05, 2021
Houston Astros Jose Altuve warms up before a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in New York. AP
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“Probably not fun,” he said.
Giancarlo Stanton one of the most physically imposing players to ever wear a uniform minced no words.
“I wouldn’t want to be on the other side of that,” he said.
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“I don’t know that I’ve seen that,” he said.
They were talking about how if Yankees fans ripped the Astros all night, they gave the worst of it to second baseman Jose Altuve in a 7-3 win at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette carries past the Steelers T.J. Watt and Tyson Alualu during the second quarter of an AFC Divisional playoff game Sunday, Jan. 14, 2017, at Heinz Field.
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In my 20 years of covering Pittsburgh sports and 46 years of following them as a fan, I’ve never seen a Pittsburgh team get off to a worse start in a postseason game than the Steelers did in the postseason loss to the Browns Sunday night.