Thursday night, the Blue Jays not only dropped out of first place in the American League East, they also fell below the threshold of qualifying for either of the two Wild Card spots in the American League. Pirates Jordy Mercer Jersey . Their 4-1 loss at Oakland to kick off the 10-game road trip coupled with Baltimores 5-2 win at home over Texas put the Jays in secondnd place place in the East, one percentage point back of the Orioles. It also dropped them behind the second and third place teams in the West, the Angels and the Mariners, who now hold those Wild Card slots. With 75 games still to play, its really too early to stress over that, but it did get me thinking about the West. Major League Baseball didnt come to the left coast until 1958 when the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers moved there in tandem to cash in on a new and expanding market. The American League didnt get a west coast club until the league expanded in 1961 adding the Los Angeles Angels and the new Washington Senators, essentially replacing the team that moved to Minnesota. There have been 53 seasons where it was possible for two west coast teams to have met in the World Series, from 1961 through 2013. Over that span there have only been four true western World Series. In 1974, the Oakland As won their third Fall Classic in a row, beating the Dodgers 4 games to 1. In 1988, 14 years later, Orel Hershizer, Kirk Gibson and the rest of the Dodgers upset Oakland 4 games to 1. The following year, 1989 in the infamous "Earthquake" series, the As swept the Giants in four-straight. Finally in 2002, the Angels beat Barry Bonds and the Giants in seven games for their one and only World Series title in their 42nd year of existence. Two teams that have never met in the World Series are the Dodgers and the Angels. Could it possibly happen this year? Well, its not so far-fetched. The Dodgers have won seven of their last 10 and have climbed over the Giants into first in the NL West by a half-game. They also have the second-best record in the National League to Milwaukee. The Dodgers hitting stats are pretty impressive. Theyve scored 367 runs, fourth in the Senior Circuit, but second to Milwaukee in terms of teams holding playoff positions, They are third in team batting average in the National at .257 and third in OPS at .729. But its in the pitching department where they really impress. They are second in pitching ERA to Washington at 3.23. Theyve made 57 quality starts and four of their five starters have won at least eight games. The other, Josh Beckett has five wins and a no-hitter to his credit. The leader of the staff, and the best pitcher in the Majors right now, Clayton Kershaw, has nine victories and a no-hitter, in a near perfect game of his own. They have some flaws and a worrisome shoulder issue with shortstop Hanley Ramirez, but right now, the Dodgers look like the best all-around team in the National League with apologies to the Brewers. Over in the American League, the Angels have won eight of their last 11 and have closed to within three-and-a-half games back of Oakland in the West. They have latched on to that first Wild Card slot. The Halos are second in hitting in the American League behind the As. They have scored 408 runs, four more than the Blue Jays with three games in hand. Theyre also tied with Oakland in home runs with 91. They also have a .749 OPS behind only the Tigers and Blue Jays. The Angels pitching staff isnt as deep as the Dodgers, but their top three starters Jared Weaver, C.J Wilson and Garrett Richards have combined for 26 wins. They are fourth in team ERA in the AL at 3.86 and have made 47 quality starts. Their bullpen has been up and down, but skipper Mike Scioscia is hoping Joe Smith and Jason Grilli, who was just picked up from Pittsburgh, can do the job at closing time. The big plus-factor with both the Angels and Dodgers is hungry ownership. Arte Moreno bought the Angels from Disney in 2003, the year after they won that World Series over the Giants, They havent been back to the Fall Classic under his stewardship. The Dodgers ownership group, which includes Magic Johnson, bought the club in 2012 for a record $2 billion. They are determined to win a championship, something the Dodgers havent done since 1988. The Angels, who have played out of Orange County for the bulk of their existence have nearly always played second fiddle to the Dodgers in the L.A. market. The Dodgers hold the single game attendance record of 115,300, when they played their season opener at the old Memorial Coliseum as part of a charity fund-raising event. But the Angels are no slouches in the attendance department either. Last year marked their 11th-straight season of drawing at least 3 million fans. They have also had 30 seasons of drawing 2 million, which is second in Major League history to only the mighty Yankees. We havent had a so-called "Cross-town" World Series since 2000, when the Yankees beat the Mets in the battle of New York. The White Sox and Cubs havent done it since 1906, when the " no-hit wonder " White Sox defeated the Cubs. These kinds of match-ups are few and far between.They used to be commonplace in the early 20s and late 40s and throughout the 50s, when the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants all held sway in New York. Im not saying the Angels and Dodgers are definately going to meet in the World Series, but there is a decent shot, and it would provide some great storylines and some compelling viewing and listening. - The Yankees are a hard team to get a handle on. Theyre sitting at .500 at 42-42 in the A.L. East and theyve lost five more than theyve won at home.Yet for all of that, in Derek Jeters final season, they are still only three-and-a-half games back of the Orioles and Jays in the division. Still, what appears to be the weakest Yankees team in four decades will have to decide soon whether to become a buyer or seller at the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. The new that C.C Sabathia has been shut down indefinately with a flair up of his swollen knee again, has got to have them thinking about next year and beyond. Still, they are the Yankees and this is Jeters final season. Stay tuned. Pirates Joe Musgrove Jersey . Catch the game on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Tampa Bay currently holds the last of the Atlantics three automatic bids to the playoffs, but the Maple Leafs are just one point behind. Pirates Max Moroff Jersey . According to a report from ESPN, sources said Manuels college coach Jimbo Fisher told teams he didnt think Manuel had the tools to be an NFL starter. http://www.cheappiratesjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=pirates-jung-ho-kang-jersey ." The game can be seen live on TSN starting with Monday Night Countdown at 6:30 p.m et/3:30 p.m. pt. The Patriots, who had a bye in Week 10, will look to continue the offensive success they had a week earlier when New England scored 55 points and racked up 610 yards of total offense in a 55-31 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Scott Hartnell of the Columbus Blue Jackets is sporting a great moustache this Movember, but we have to say, it would look a lot better in orange and black. And we would like to inform you this Mo update was taken two weeks ago, so just imagine this moustache now! An #artsy look at Scott Hartnells #Movember progress. #LetsMoJackets #CBJ A photo posted by Columbus Blue Jackets (@bluejacketsnhl) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:13pm PST Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkins mustache is in fine form and would surely make Mother Russia proud. WATCH: #Caps captain Alex Ovechkin says he is good to go for tonights game vs NYI. #CapsIsles http://t.co/Dg2sXtsOQs pic.twitter.com/z96TBsVNi5 — Washington Capitals (@washcaps) November 26, 2014Toronto Maple Leafs Leo Komarov is going with the handlebar this year, and we fully support his decision. The #Leafs are 6-0-0 all-time when Leo Komarov scores. #TMLtalk #UncleLeo A photo posted by Toronto MapleLeafs (@torontomapleleafs) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:21am PST Komarovs moustache reminds Kessel of a certain character in The Walking Dead. Komarovs moustache reminds Kessel of Michael Cudlitz character on Walking Dead: "Its pretty brutal. He looks about 55-yrs-old right now." — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) November 28, 2014 Kessels Komarov komparison pic.twitter.com/YYJ4XjAa1w — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) November 28, 2014Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wants to fit in with the people of Montreal so much that hes mastered the French moustache so well it rivals the stache Jean Dujardin (trust us, hes French) had in The Artist. "Cest facile de se motiver après un match comme ça."/"Its easy to get motivated after a game like that." - Carey Price A photo posted by Canadiens de Montréal (@canadiensmtl) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:58am PST Ryan Miller of the Vancouver Canucks is also sporting a great moustache this year. The #Canucks are taking on the Montreal Canadiens in a @Movember battle (that the Habs are winning...). Check out Canucks.com/mocanucks to support the Canucks! A photo posted by Vancouver Canucks (@canucks) on Nov 11, 20114 at 3:22pm PST Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips has a pretty nice duster as well. Pirates Jerseys China. Warm-up Pic: Chris Phillips - Leads all #Sens in moustache growth. #Movember A photo posted by Ottawa Senators (@nhlsenators) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:04pm PST And finally, to round off the greatest moustaches this Movember comes the team effort of the Detroit Red Wings. Riley Sheahan, Luke Glendening and Gus Nyquist are all rocking great staches with Henrik Zetterbergs always amazing beard. More from the Childrens Hospital Visit. Riley Sheahan, Luke Glendening, Gus Nyquist, Henrik Zetterberg, and Coach Babcock pose with a young #RedWings fan and his mother. #IMTH A photo posted by Detroit Red Wings Hockey Club (@detroitredwings) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:02pm PST Now for the "thanks for coming out," moustache growth choices... Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins may be the best player on the ice, but his facial hair game has always been pretty weak. Sidney Crosby talks about one of Fleurys most recent (and exciting) wins, the shootout victory over the Rangers. A video posted by Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:06pm PST And we dont want to be too negative, but Jamie Benn looks more like a hipster than a hockey player with his stache, so were nominating the Dallas Stars captain for the worst moustache of the month as well. #StopDropSelfie @koryc7 @bcrossss @taylorjsummer your up! Thanks @lawtoncourtnall #MS #Muzz #GoggsOnFullForce A photo posted by Jamie Benn (@jamiebenn14) on Nov 11, 2014 at 12:21pm PST Even some of our TSN personalities are growing their Mos this month, including Jeff ONeill. Here are the boys of Leafs Lunch in their ugly Christmas sweaters! Boys are getting festive & wearing these bad boys on game days throughout the holiday season #uglyxmassweater pic.twitter.com/Oyatdjc8VI — Leafs Lunch 1050 (@LeafsLunch1050) November 27, 2014We love this years Movember monstrosities almost as much as the classic hockey moustaches of the past... almost as much. 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