Nine months, 172 games, and it all comes down to this.

One game to rule them all .

And when the Blue Jays take the field Monday night for Game 7 of the AL championship series , their season and a trip to the World Series hanging in the balance, the baseball world will be watching. Can the Jays get back to the Fall Classic for the first time in more than three decades? Can the Seattle Mariners book their ticket for the first time ever?

As the anticipation builds and the city waits, this is a sample of what U.S. media and other personalities are saying ahead of Game 7:

Jays have the edge?

In USA Today , Gabe Lacques likes what he’s seeing. He says both clubs are in “decent shape” — the Jays having burned Hoffman for two innings on Sunday but keeping Seranthony Dominguez rested — b

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