Who will we face in the ALDS?

[MVTrout]

Am I way off, or is it looking more and more likely each day that we'll either draw KC or OAK in the ALDS?

[Second Base]

I hope it's the Royals but I get the feeling it's going to be the A's.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Of course it will be either the Royals or A's. I'll guess that it will be the A's.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

you know its going to be the freakin A's.

 

and its going to take us 5 games to win with our skeleton pitching crew

[SoWhat]

I was worried about playing the A's before this past series, but not so much now. This team can easily handle Oakland or KC

[joeywings]

The A's will lose to the Royals no matter where they play.

[Chimi]

The A's have been absolutely terrible.  The Royals shouldn't have any problem handling them with how anemic the A's offense is and how good the Royals pitching/bullpen is.  They can throw out Shields and then they have some pretty lock down relievers.

[Hollyw00d]

Anything can happen in one game

[SoCALkid]

I Hope it's the A's but it'll be the Royals. My guess is they'll get shutout in the wc

[DW711]

60% Royals

39.9% A's

0.01% Tigers

0.09% Mariners

[WallyWorld]

I'd prefer to see the Royals in the ALDS. You just know those hipster A's are going to get hot all the sudden and pull all sorts of shenanigans in the playoffs.

[Don]

I'm hoping it's the Royals. Most of the people I know here are Royals fans (including my brother). We met up for drinks last night and agreed that if it ends up Angels/Royals we'd head down to KC for game three.

[Erstad Grit]

Ideal situation would be Royals use Shields to get through the A's to get to us. We handle them and Sho is ready to go. 

[Mark68]

It will be the Royals. Oakland's collapse will be complete on Monday.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Ideal situation would be Royals use Shields to get through the A's to get to us. We handle them and Sho is ready to go.

Right now, Duffy and Ventura are pitching as well, if not better than Shields.

[Guest]

Angels vs A's would be pretty exciting.

[Hollyw00d]

I'd like to see an angels-A's matchup in the ALCS, but seeing as how that's mathematically impossible I guess the ALDS is best we can do

[Jay]

I was worried about playing the A's before this past series, but not so much now. This team can easily handle Oakland or KC

 

easily?

[wopphil]

I'd like to see an angels-A's matchup in the ALCS, but seeing as how that's mathematically impossible I guess the ALDS is best we can do

Not impossible. If Baltimore takes the best record, they face the wild card winner in the first round and we face the winner of the AL Central. If Oakland were to win the wild card then beat Baltimore, and we were to beat the Central winner in the ALDS, we would play Oakland in the ALCS.

[Streetkid]

When was the last time we played the royals? I wonder if it's a good thing or bad that we haven't seen them in a while.

[floplag]

SEA shat the bed so yes, at the risk of putting the cart slightly before the horse it will be one of those 2.

the playin game could be a very interesting matchup.. Shields v Lester?

im pulling for the Royals, just on the basis of they havent been there for a while

[Capital_Dave]

Big Game James.  It'll be the Royals.

[Adam]

Hopefully the A'th

 

If we can get the A'th and Tigers, we've got a good shot.

 

I'd speculate the Royals are a 50/50 proposition in an ALDS. The O's are a 20/80 proposition in the ALCS. 

 

The NL is a 100/0 proposition in the WS

Edited September 25, 2014 by Adam

[Jay]

I guess I should be hoping for the weakest team whoever that is but for a change of pace KC might be more interesting than seeing the A's for the umpteenth time.

[CAAngelsLifer]

Yeah... I'm undecided on this. 

1. We play the A's SOOOO FREAKIN' OFTEN. It would be a bummer to get all the way to the ALDS and have to face Shark again, maybe twice. And if we were to lose that series we'd never hear the end of it. 

2. That said, the A's aren't very good anymore and I don't think they are going to suddenly become awesome in less than a week.

3. But they are the A's and they just might turn it around because they are buttholes like that.

4. The Royals were able to beat the A's back when the A's were awesome- something we got a lot more chances at and didn't do very often.

5. So if current performances continue, we face the Royals in the ALDS.

6. If we go with the better story- it'll be the A's and they'll stick with Kazmir and that game will be epic.

7. I don't know which i would prefer. I'm glad I don't have to choose.