"Following his team's loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider engaged in a bit of cope. "It feels like the sky is falling right now, and it's fucking not," said an animated Schneider. "We've got 90 wins, we're in the playoffs and if the season ended today, we're winning the AL East." It's true; both of these things are confirmed by a glance at the standings."
"Though the team held a big raucous champagne orgy that day in the visitor's locker room, already they were giving off a sour waft. They'd lost four in a row, by the combined score of 28-3, and they'd seen their division lead over the hated New York Yankees drop from five games to two. For a stretch, the Blue Jays had been one of the better stories in baseball, climbing back impressively from a lousy 16-20 start."
John Schneider emphasized that the Blue Jays have 90 wins, a playoff berth, and would be winning the AL East if the season ended that day. The team clinched a postseason spot with an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals but followed with a four-game losing streak, being outscored 28-3 and seeing their division lead shrink from five games to two. The club mounted a comeback from a 16-20 start to claim the league's best record by late July. Clubhouse celebrations after clinching drew attention, yet recent play has cooled morale and raised concern about finishing strong. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. affirmed postseason qualification while stating the team still wants the division title.
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