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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2017 20:20:08 GMT -5
Congratulations once again to the 1973 Playoff teams:
Post Season
Division Leaders Won Lost PCT
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South Louisville Colonels (LOU) 107 55 0.660 - #1 seed
West Albuquerque Dukes (ALB) 89 73 0.549 - #2 seed
North Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) 81 81 0.500 - #3 seed
Wild Card Won Lost PCT
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West Phoenix Giants (PHX) 88 74 0.543 - #4 seed
South Charleston Charlies (CHC) 85 77 0.525 - #5 seed (11-7 vs RCH)
South Richmond Braves (RCH) 85 77 0.525 - #6 seed (7-11 vs CHC)
Wild Card Round:
#6 Richmond vs. #3 Syracuse
#5 Charleston vs #4 Phoenix
Semifinals:
TBD vs #1 Louisville
TBD vs #2 Albuquerque
Finals:
TBD vs TBD
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 Jul 15, 2017 19:22:21 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Syracuse Chiefs (3) – series tied 1-1 Syracuse and Richmond split the opening 2 games, each one-sided victories to begin the playoffs. The Braves controlled game 1 behind 4 HRs and a complete game from Doc Ellis for 6-1 win. Game 2 went to Syracuse 7-2, powered by Willie Stargell's 2 HRs. Charleston Charlies(5) vs Phoenix Giants (4) - PHX leads 2-0 Phoenix gained the early momentum taking game 1 in a pitchers duel, a 1-0 victory over Charleston. Bert Blyleven pitched 8 shutout innings, allowing 7 hits and chalking up 3 Ks. The lone run was driven in by Bob Watson in the bottom of the 3rd, proving to be the game winning score. Carl Yastrzemski led off the 9th for the Charlies, reaching 2nd base before getting stranded there by Phoenix closer Ramon Hernandez. Phoenix scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st in game 2, giving starting pitcher Fred Beene plenty of cushion in the way to a 7-2 complete game win. Giant's DH Dave Roberts knocked in 5 of the 7 Phoenix runs. Post Season Game Of The Night Blyleven outduels Perry for a 1-0 game 1 Phoenix winDaily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 17, 2017 16:36:02 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Games 3, 4 and 5Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Syracuse Chiefs (3) – RCH leads 3-2 Richmond and Syracuse continue to play one-sided games, the Braves getting the best of it in game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead. Dock Ellis is 2-0 in his two starts for the Braves and teammate Denny Doyle is tearing it up at the plate, 10-22 so far leading all series hitters. Willie Stargell is providing most of the Chiefs offense, knocking 3 HRs, all solo shots. The series is getting chippy, 5 Braves batters have been hit (1 Chief), including Carlton Fisk and Reggie Jackson, both twice. Jackson wasn't able to continue after either plunking, missing games 3 and 4, and out for game 6. Don Baylor and Paul Blair are out due to HBPs for the rest of the series, and Doug Griffin was injured for 15 games legging out a ground ball. Charleston Charlies(5) vs Phoenix Giants (4) - PHX wins 4-1 Charleston was able to dig their heels in for a 9-5 win in game 3, but was dominated in games 4 and 5 by Phoenix on the way to the Giants series win. Bert Blyleven pitched 8 1/3 innings of shutout ball in his 2nd series start / win in game 4, helping the Giants to a 2-0 victory. The clinching game 5 was a blowout as the Giants plated 20 runs, including 6 in the 3rd and 7 in the 4th innings. Dave Roberts knocked in 7 more runs, giving him 14 in the series, just 3 less than Charleston was able to score in all 5 games. Post Season Game Of The Night Phoenix catches fire for 20 runs in the series ending game 5 in Charleston.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2017 7:48:54 GMT -5
Wild Card Series Game 6Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Syracuse Chiefs (3) – RCH wins 4-2 Richmond jumped out to an early lead in game 6, scoring in the 2nd and 3rd innings to build a 3-0 lead. The Chiefs, facing elimination, battled back with runs crossing the plate in the 6th and 7th innings to tie the game at 3-3. The Braves substitutes proved to be the difference in the game in the 9th inning as Denny Doyle reached base with a 2 out single, followed by a Willie Montanez blast to seal the win for Richmond. The Braves are eager to move on from the bean ball filled match-up, game 6 delivered 3 more hit batsmen and a 2 game injury for 1B Nate Colbert. Charleston Charlies(5) vs Phoenix Giants (4) - PHX wins 4-1 Post Season Game Of The Night Richmond scores 2 in the 9th to win the series in 6.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 22:44:47 GMT -5
Semi Final Series Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Surprising starts to both series, the heavily favored 107 win Colonels and division winning Dukes both go down 2 games to none. Richmond Braves (6) vs. Louisville Colonels (1) – RCH leads 2-0 Dock Ellis and J.R. Richard silenced the Louisville bats, pitching complete games and allowing just 4 runs in the opening 2 games. The offensive momentum from the Colonels 1000+ run season didn't carry into the opening games of their post season. To add insult to injury, Louisville loses 33 HR / 99 RBI Bill Robinson to a 4 game injury in game 1. Phoenix Giants (4) vs. Albuquerque Dukes (2) - PHX leads 2-0 Bert Blyleven pitched a 6 hit complete game in the opening contest on the way to a Giants 15-1 blowout victory. Blyleven is 3-0 for the Giants in the post season, receiving great support at the plate with every batter recording a hit, led by Dave May who went 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored. Game 2 was a more competitive game, with Phoenix getting out to an early lead and holding on for a 5-2 win. Albuquerque rallied in he bottom of the 8th, scoring 2 runs, but fell short of tying the game leaving runners on 1st and 3rd. Post Season Game Of The Night Phoenix follow up their 20 run explosion in game 5 of the wild card series with 15 runs in game 1 of the semi finals.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2017 20:22:01 GMT -5
Semi Final Series Games 3 and 4Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Louisville Colonels (1) – RCH wins 4-0 Richmond pulls of an epic upset of the powerful Louisville Colonels, sweeping them from the post season in 4 games. The Braves jumped out to an early lead in game 3, scoring in 4 of the first 6 innings, giving starting pitcher Harry Parker the offense needed in a 4-0 win. Louisville's hall of fame offense continued to struggle in game 4, only pushing a single run across the plate against winning pitcher Luis Tiant. The Colonels averaged a meager 1.25 runs per game in the 4 post season games, compared to the 6.26 runs per game in the regular season. Richmond's dominating series win advances them to their 1st World Series of the decade. Phoenix Giants (4) vs. Albuquerque Dukes (2) - PHX wins 4-0 Phoenix earns their first World Series appearance of the decade, sweeping Albuquerque in 4 games. Game 3 was an 8-2 one-sided victory, powered at the plate by Dave Roberts 3-4, 4 RBI day. Roberts finished the semifinals with 22 RBI over the first 2 rounds. Game 3 was his 4 game in the playoffs with 4 or more RBI. Game 4 was a nail-biter, coming down to a bottom of the 9th walk off double by Bob Watson. Bert Blyleven recorded his 4th post season win for the Giants, currently carrying a 0.26 ERA with a 0.86 WHIP in 34 innings. Post Season Game Of The Night Bob Watson delivers a walk-off double to clinch the semifinal sweep for the Giants.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2017 7:44:09 GMT -5
World Series Games 1 and 2Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Phoenix Giants (4) – PHX leads 2-0 Both teams open the World series on a 6 game winnings streak, with Phoenix keeping the momentum taking games 1 and 2 easily against Richmond. The Giants dominating post season continues behind terrific performances at the plate and on the mound. Bert Blyleven extended his post season record to a perfect 5-0 in game 1, spreading out 5 hits and allowing a single unearned run in an 8-1 win. Reggie Smith and Jim Northrup both had 3 run HRs in the victory. Fred Beene stepped into Blyleven's shoes in game 2 and delivered an even more impressive outing, 2 hitting the Braves on the way to an 8-0 win. The Giants have outscored their opponents 80-23 in the 11 playoff games. Post Season Game Of The Night Fred Beene tosses a 2 hitter as the Giants take a 2-0 series lead.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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Post by Admin on Jul 27, 2017 21:03:47 GMT -5
World Series Games 3, 4, and 5Standings - www.stratomaticnation.com/sombb/1970kp/1973ps/standings1.htmlHighlights: Richmond Braves (6) vs. Phoenix Giants (4) – PHX wins 4-1 Phoenix completed their blitz of the post season, dismissing Richmond in 5 games. The Giants offense delivered another outstanding performance in game 5, blowing out the Braves 14-1 behind post season MVP Dave Roberts' 8 RBI. Roberts smacked a grand slam and a 3 run HR in the game. Richmond fought off elimination in game 4, eeking out a bottom of the 9th win, scoring 4 runs, capped by a 2 out 3 run bomb from Rick Monday. Phoenix made short work of the Braves in game 5 to raise the championship trophy in an 11-6 win. The Giants never trailed, scoring 2 runs in the 1st inning, followed by 9 more over the remaining 8 innings. Roberts went 3-5 with another RBI to end the post season with .436 AVG, 5 HRs and 32 RBI. Post Season Game Of The Night Richmond prevents the sweep with a 2 out bottom of the 9th walk off HR.Daily Recaps and League File - available on request.
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