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Post by Admin on Oct 5, 2016 22:38:42 GMT -5
Congratulations once again to the 1970 Playoff teams:
Seeds decided for North division champion and wild card seeding:
Division Winners
WON LOST
1970 Hawaii HAW 92 70 Division Winner - #1 seed
1970 New Orleans NOP 91 71 Division Winner - #2 seed
1970 Pawtucket PRS 86 76 Division Winner - #3 seed (tie breaker 9-9, +8 vs SPR)
Wild Card Winners
WON LOST PCT GB
1970 Portland POR 88 74 Wild Card - #4 seed
1970 Springfield SPR 86 76 Wild Card - #5 seed (5-4 vs PHX)
1970 Phoenix PHX 86 76 Wild Card - #6 seed (4-5 vs SPR)
Wild Card Round:
#6 Phoenix vs. #3 Pawtucket (4-2)
#5 Springfield (4-2) vs #4 Portland
Semifinals:
#5 Springfield (4-3) vs #1 Hawaii
#3 Pawtucket vs #2 New Orleans (4-2)
Finals:
#5 Springfield vs #2 New Orleans
All teams will be on full rest, all injuries will be cleared. ALSO sometimes HAL does weird things with rest for SP's so be sure to set up your per game starters in your CM.
Playoff Schedule (Team 1 is the higher seeded team in each round):
Wild Card Round
Game 1 (Team 1 Home)
Game 2 (Team 1 Home)
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Game 3 (Team 2 Home)
Game 4 (Team 2 Home)
Game 5 (Team 2 Home) (if necessary)
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Game 6 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
Game 7 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
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Semifinals
Game 1 (Team 1 Home)
Game 2 (Team 1 Home)
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Game 3 (Team 2 Home)
Game 4 (Team 2 Home)
Game 5 (Team 2 Home) (if necessary)
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Game 6 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
Game 7 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
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Finals
Game 1 (Team 1 Home)
Game 2 (Team 1 Home)
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Game 3 (Team 2 Home)
Game 4 (Team 2 Home)
Game 5 (Team 2 Home) (if necessary)
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Game 6 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
Game 7 (Team 1 Home) (if necessary)
(note - all days will remain in the schedule, rest days and days of games not necessary, so if you sweep the first round, your pitchers will get extra rest if the other series goes longer)
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2016 19:56:31 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Phoenix Giants (6) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (3) – Series tied 1-1 Two 1 run games open up the series with a split between Phoenix and Pawtucket. The Red Sox earned the game 1 win 8-7 behind a balanced offense with 6 different hitters driving in at least 1 run and 5 hitters scoring at least run. The Giants battled back in game 2, thanks to a solid performance on the mound by Bert Blyleven, pitching a shutout for 7 innings. The Red Sox scored 2 in the 8th, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback. Making the loss even more difficult, league MVP candidate Rod Carew suffered a 4 game injury in the middle of the 8th inning rally on a fly ball to the outfield. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Portland Beavers (4) - Series tied 1-1 Springfield jumped out to an early lead in game 1, posting a quick 5-0 advantage over the first 3 innings for Jerry Koosman. Koosman spread out 11 hits and 3 BBs, stranding 9 Beavers in the 5-4 victory. Portland rebounded in game 2, blowing open a 2-2 game in the bottom of the 7th, plating 6 runs. The 6 run explosion was anchored by Bob Robertson's grand slam, giving winning pitcher Jim Palmer plenty of cushion to coast to the win. Post Season Game Of The Night Phoenix and Pawtucket supply plenty of offense in the opening game of the post season, with the Red Sox coming out on top, 8-7Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2016 21:49:43 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Games 3, 4, and 5Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Phoenix Giants (6) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (3) – Pawtucket tied 3-2 Pawtucket wins two in Phoenix and extends the home field advantage with 2 chances to advance at home. The Red Sox won games 3 and 4 handily, putting the Giants on the brink of elimination heading into game 5. Phoenix showed it's toughness from a season full of battles in the West in game 5, blowing out Pawtucket 10-4, refusing to end the season in front of their home fans. Bob Bailey and Jim Northrup powered the offense from the middle of the lineup combining for 5 hits, 4 RBI and 4 RS. Willie McCovey is leading the way for the Red Sox in the series, smashing 2 HRs, driving in 6 runs and hitting .333. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Portland Beavers (4) - Springfield leads 3-2 The series heads back to Portland with the Beavers facing elimination. In a similar set of results to the other series, Springfield grabbed the 1st two games and then Portland fired back winning in a one sided game 5. The Beavers fended off elimination 8-1 thanks to a dominating performance by Jim Palmer and HRs by Willie Mays, Ted Savage and Greg Goossen. Springfield's Don Mincher leads the post season hitters with 4 HRs and is 6-12, scoring each time he has reached base. Post Season Game Of The Night Springfield hands Portland a 3-2 loss backed by Koosman's complete game to take a 3-1 series advantage.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2016 20:23:53 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Game 6Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Phoenix Giants (6) vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (3) – Pawtucket wins 4-2 Pawtucket's Willie McCovey went 3-4 with a HR, 3 RBI and 3 RS, powering the Red Sox to a 7-3 win in game 6. Gary Nolan pitched a complete game allowing just 6 hits, shutting down Phoenix after allowing 2 early runs. The Sox advance to play New Orleans in a match up of division winners. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Portland Beavers (4) - Springfield win 4-2 Ron Klimkowski pitched a complete game and Pete Rose had 2 extra base hits in a very close game 6 win for Springfield. Portland had their chances, stranding 7 runners, including 3 by cleanup hitter Bob Robertson, going 1-8 as a team with RISP. Springfield will now face South division winner's Hawaii. Post Season Game Of The Night Ron Klimkowski out duels Barry Lersch to send the Redbirds into the Semifinals.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 16, 2016 19:58:20 GMT -5
Semifinal Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Pawtucket Red Sox (3)vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – New Orleans leads 2-0 New Orleans holds home field advantage with 2 wins to open the series. The Pelicans scored early and built a quick lead in game 1, opening up a 6 run gap after 4 innings. Sam McDowell struck out 9 and and had little problems closing out the game. Carl Yastrzemski homered and drove in 3 in the win. Game 2 was much closer, tied at 3 going into the home half of the 8th. Mickey Stanley tripled with the bases loaded and Felix Millan followed with a base hit to give the Pelicans a 3 run advantage, both hits coming with 2 outs. Steve Hargan finished off the Red Sox in the 9th to earn the complete game victory. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Hawaii Islanders (1) - Series tied 1-1 Springfield and Hawaii split the opening 2 games of the series, both featuring late inning comebacks falling just short. Game 1 saw Springfield battle back from a 6 run deficit, scoring 4 runs over the 7th and 8th inning to draw to within 2 runs. Don Mincher came to the plate in the top of the 9th as the tying run, but the Redbirds 30 HR hitter came up empty, striking out with Billy Williams watching from 2nd base. In Game 2, the Redbirds posted a 5-2 lead in the 8th only to be put to the test in the bottom of the 9th. The Islanders loaded the bases with 1 out, with Bobby Bonds walking in a run and Tito Fuentes driving in a run on a ground out. With 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Ron Hansen fouled out sending the series to Springfield tied 1-1. Post Season Game Of The Night Hawaii's game 2 rally falls short in the bottom of the 9th.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 17, 2016 19:27:58 GMT -5
Semifinal Games 3, 4, and 5Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Pawtucket Red Sox (3) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – New Orleans leads 3-2 Pawtucket won 2 of 3 games at home, but the big news came in their loss to New Orleans in game 4. The Pelicans scored 17 runs on 25 hits, in a 17-6 win. Every batter in the New Orleans lineup had at least 2 hits and scored a run. The 17 runs were generated on only 1 HR, by Ray Fosse, a 2 run shot in the 8th to finish the Pelicans scoring. The Red Sox Gary Nolan pitched a 2 hitter for a 3-0 win in game 3, and Fritz Peterson tossed a 10 inning complete game in a 5-4 game 5 Pawtucket victory. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Hawaii Islanders (1) - Hawaii leads 3-2 Hawaii records solid 3 run wins in games 3 and 5, pushing the Redbirds to the brink of elimination. Springfield's only win at home needed bottom of the 9th heroics to secure the win. With the game tied 2-2 in the final inning, Richie Hebner delivered a walk-off HR and send the fans home happy. Hawaii is getting great post season performances from Willie Horton, Ollie Brown and Tony Perez, each with 4 RBIs so far. Injuries have hit hard in the semifinal round, Springfield has lost Al Kaline for 13 more games, New Orleans will be missing Ray Fosse for 7 games, and Hawaii will be playing without Larry Howard and Brant Alyea for 8 and 7 games respectively. Post Season Game Of The Night New Orleans bats catch fire in a blowout win.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 19, 2016 20:23:36 GMT -5
Semifinal Games 6 and 7Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Pawtucket Red Sox (3) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – New Orleans wins 4-2 The Pelicans collected 14 hits on the way to a series clinching 5-4 win in 10 innings. Brooks Robinson hit 4-5 with an RBI and RS. Ken Sanders earned the win pitching a scoreless 9th and 10th inning. Carl Yastrzemski drove in 6 runs for the Pelicans in the series averaging over 6 runs per game. Springfield Redbirds (5) vs Hawaii Islanders (1) - Springfield wins 4-3 Springfield bounces back from a 3-2 disadvantage winning back to back elimination games in Hawaii to upset the number 1 seed and advance to the World Series. Game 6 featured a 5 run 5th inning for the Redbirds to come back from a 3-1 deficit, finished off with a bases loaded double of off the bat of Tim McCarver. The lead was enough for Ron Klimkowski to pick up his 3rd win of the post season. Game 7 needed extra innings to be decided in a terrific game. Hawaii trailed 5-4 going into the 9th inning and rallied to tie the game on a 2 out single by Cito Gaston, driving in Ed Brinkman who led off the inning with a base hit. Islanders then loaded the bases and Tito Fuentes had a chance to win the series, but he came up empty with a harmless ground out. Springfield answered back immediately in the 10th, on a 2 out double by Pete Rose, scoring Paul Popovich and taking a 6-5 lead and plating the eventual winning run to advance to the Series. Post Season Game Of The Night Springfield and Hawaii battle into the 10th to decide who advances in a great game 7Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2016 20:02:52 GMT -5
World Series Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Springfield Redbirds (5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – series tied 1-1 Springfield scores 3 times in the top of the 1st inning to take early control of game 1 on the way to a 4-1 win. Don Wilson pitched a complete game 5 hitter and Billy Williams supplied all of the 1st inning runs on a 3R HR. Sam McDowell also pitched a 5 hitter in the loss for New Orleans. The Pelicans evened the series in game two with a blowout 11-2 win. The Redbirds scored 1st once again, 2 runs in the top of the 4th, but that would be all that Steve Hargan would allow, going the distance and blanking the Birds the rest of the way. The Pelicans offense woke up in the bottom of the 4th, posting crooked numbers in 4th, 6th and 8th innings. Cesar Tovar, Carl Yastrzemski and Joe Keough each had multi hit / multi RBI performances led by Tovar with 3 hits and 4 RBI. Post Season Game Of The Night New Orleans bats heat up to even the series at 1.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 25, 2016 18:40:34 GMT -5
World Series Games 3, 4, and 5Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Springfield Redbirds (5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – Springfield leads 3-2 Springfield comes out on top in lopsided victories in games 3 and 5 to put the Pelicans on the verge of elimination, only an extra inning loss in game 4 away from locking up the 1970 championship. Game 3 featured a complete game shutout from Jerry Koosman on the way to a 6-0 win, and game 5 included an 8 run 7th inning for the Redbirds to secure the blowout victory. The 8 run inning was powered by 2 errors, 6 walks, and just 2 hits (both singles). In a very competitive game 4, the Pelicans broke a 2-2 tie in the 11th on a 2 run HR by Danny Cater. Sam McDowell pitcher 10 and 2/3 innings for the W. Springfield has 2 key injuries in Al Kaline and Don Mincher, so the Pelicans have a fighting chance to come back from the 3-2 deficit. Post Season Game Of The Night The Pelicans even the series at 2-2 in 11 innings.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Oct 26, 2016 21:25:54 GMT -5
World Series Game 6Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1970ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Springfield Redbirds (5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2) – Springfield wins 4-2 Wild Card qualifying Springfield raised the World Series trophy after game 6 thanks to a near perfect performance from Redbirds SP Ron Klimkowski. Brooks Robinson generated the only hit for the Pelicans, a harmless 4th inning double, as Klimkowski spread 3 walks and the one hit over a scoreless CG performance. Pete Rose and Rick Reichardt smashed HRs for Springfield on the way to the 4-0 championship clinching win. Post Season Game Of The Night The Redbirds lock up the championship with a gem on the mound by Ron KlimkowskiDaily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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