You have probably read much about famous pennant-race collapses. The 1951 Dodgers. The 1964 Phillies. The 1969 Cubs.
Here’s one that you likely haven’t heard much about, as it seems to have been almost forgotten, and I am writing this in the hope that this final-week collapse won’t be matched by the 2018 Cubs.
This article is about the 1987 Blue Jays. From the mid 1980s through the early 1990s, the Jays were a very good team. They won the A.L. East had a three games to one lead in the 1985 ALCS before losing to the Royals, won the division again in 1989 and lost again in the ALCS.