What a way to end it...
Game 56, BS @ Gj
Mets_bs 17, Glassjoe 3
Bs
Homers
DaEvans HR (22)
Canseco HR (26)
Pitching
Tudor W (3-3)
Gj
Pitching
MScott L (7-3)
Crucial Moments
- Cancseco's 2nd inning home run gave Bs a 9-0 lead
- Brunansky's RBI double in the 2nd gave Bs a 10-0 lead
- DaEvans' Grand Slam put Bs up 16-0
Notes
- Gj win would have clinched at least a tie for the #1 spot
- MScott loss opened the Cy Young Award door
Game 57, Mq @ Dv
MarquisEXB 14, doveRBI 15
Mq
Homers
Coleman ISPHR (6)
Hrbek HR (9)
Carter 2 HR (13)
Johnson HR (3)
Pitching
Garrelts L (0-2)
Dv
Homers
Straw. HR (21)
Joyner 3 HR (22)
Gagne HR (7)
Brenly HR (6)
Jones HR (3)
Pitching
Corbet W (5-1)
Crucial Moments
- Joyner's 5th inning homer gave Dv an 8-7 lead
- Hrbek's homer in the 7th gave Mq a 9-8 lead
- Johnson's pinch-hit home run in the top of the 8th gave Mq an 11-8 lead
- Hrbek added a 2- run double to make it 13-8
- Carter added a solo shot to give Mq a 14-9 lead going into the bottom of the 9th
- Whitaker batted first, and doubled to left
- Gibson followed with a double to cut the lead to 14-10
- Garrelts would come in after the Gibson double to pitch to Strawberry
- Strawberry's RBI double made it 14-11, with no outs
- Bell grounded out, but Strawberry advanced to 3rd base, one out
- Joyner's 3rd homer of the game brought Dv within one, 13-14, with one out
- Brookens followed with a double, and Gagne came to bat
- Dee-Nee! Walk-off homer
Notes
- Mq was eliminated by the loss
- Dv tied Gj for the #1 spot with the win
Game 58, Fk @ Bs
fknmclane 25, Mets_bs 26
Fk
Homers
EDavis 3 HR (15)
Jackson 2 HR (12)
Leonard HR (14)
Nokes HR (9)
Stolen Bases
OSmith SB (5)
Pitching
Dayley L (2-4)
Bs
Homers
Reynolds HR (5)
Boggs 2 HR (12)
DaEvans 3 HR (25)
Canseco HR (27)
Brunansky HR (20)
Laudner 2 HR (14)
Pitching
Kerfeld W (2-1)
Crucial Moments
- Boggs' 2nd homer, in the 2nd, gave Bs a 5-0 lead
- 3 home runs in the 4th for Fk would tie the game at 6
- DaEvans tied the game at 9 with a 4th inning homer
- EDavis hit another home run to give Fk a 13-9 lead in the 5th
- Jackson followed with a solo shot to make it 14-9
- Laudner's 2nd home run of the game, in the bottom of the 6th, gave Bs a 16-15 lead
- Jackson tied it at 16 with an RBI double in the 7th
- Leonard gave Fk a 17-16 lead with an RBI single in the 7th
- EDavis' 3rd homer gave Fk a 20-16 lead in the top of the 8th
- Bs entered the bottom of the 9th with an 18-23 deficit
- Robinson's first pitch was put in the stands, via a DaEvans 3-run blast, to bring Bs within a run, 22-23
- Canseco followed with a single, and scored on a CDavis triple to tie the game
- CDavis tried to stretch it, but was thrown out at home for the 2nd out
- With 2 outs, the score tied, and in the bottom of the 9th inning Brunansky came to the plate
- Robinson got a quick 0-2 count on him, and struck him out on a 2-2 pitch to send it into extra innings
- In the top of the 10th, Jackson gave Fk the lead with a 2-run homer
- Bush came through with an RBI triple to cut the lead to 1, but was thrown out at home by a Kerfeld fielder's-choice
- Boggs came up with a man on, down 1 run, with 2 outs
- He drove in Reynolds with a double for the tying run
- DaEvans provided the game-winning, walk-off home run
Notes
- The win put Bs (12-12) a half game up on Fk (11-12) and left the two teams in a sole race for the final playoff spot
- Gj and Dv had clinched a playoff berth
Game 59, Dv @ Mq
doveRBI 18, MarquisEXB 15
Dv
Homers
Straw. 2 HR (23)
Bell HR (28)
Joyner HR (23)
Brenly HR (7)
Pitching
Clemens W (7-4)
Mq
Homers
Coleman 2 SB (7)
Gaetti HR (18)
Dawson HR (24)
Hrbek HR (10)
Schofield 2 HR (15)
Pitching
Ryan L (3-6)
Crucial Moments
- Clemens' 2-run double in the 5th put Dv up 16-5
- Whitaker's RBI single made it 17-5
- Prolonging the inevitable, Mq came back to cut the lead to 17-9 in the bottom of the 5th
- Hrbek cut the lead to 18-14 with a 3-run shot in the 8th
- Corbet came in to close the 9th with a 3 run lead
- Dv held on
Game 60, Gj @ Fk
Glassjoe 19, fknmclane 6
Gj
Homers
Puckett 2 HR (13)
Baylor HR (16)
Pitching
MScott W (8-3)
Fk
Homers
WClark HR (20)
Leonard HR (15)
Nokes HR (10)
Pitching
Morris L (4-5)
Pre-Game Notes
- Gj win = 1-game playoff for #1 spot, Fk eliminated
- Fk win = 1-game playoff for #3 spot, loser eliminated
Crucial Moments
- Puckett's 2nd homer of the game showed signs of Gj breaking away, 12-5
- Grich put a further hurt on Fk's playoff chances with a 2-run double to put Gj up 14-5 after 2
- Baylor put Gj up 16-6 in the 4th
- Gj would go into the bottom of the 4th with a 19-6 lead
- OSmith hit into a double play to end the game and Fk's season
After the scheduled regular season games were simulated, doveRBI and Glassjoe were tied for the top spot.
To determine which one would earn a bye and homefield advantage for the World Series, an extra game would be played.
To determine which team would have home field advantage in THIS game, I first looked at the season record... It's 3-3, so I added the number of runs scored.
Glassjoe had the slight advantage, so he would be the home team in the following one-game playoff.
All statistics are treated as part of the regular season.
Final Game, Dv @ Gj
doveRBI 10, Glassjoe 20
Dv
Homers
Whitaker HR (7)
Straw. HR (24)
Bell HR (29)
Brenly HR (8)
Jones HR (4)
Pitching
Blyleven L (4-4)
Gj
Homers
Trammell 2 HR (11)
J.Rice 2 HR (20)
JClark HR (12)
DeCinces HR (14)
Pitching
Ojeda W (3-3)
Pre-Game Notes
- Series tied at 3 wins each
- Gj outscored Dv 92-80, so Gj is the home team
- The winner gets homefield advantage in the World Series
- The loser plays Bs in a 5-game series to determine the World Series challenger
- This game is considered part of the regular season
Crucial Moments
- Back-to-back-to-back homers from Brenly, Jones, and Whitaker made the score 8-7, Gj, in the top of the 5th
- Strawberry and Bell would go back-to-back in the same inningto give Dv a 10-8 lead
- J.Rice's 3-run homer in the 5th gave Gj an 11-10 lead
- Puckett's RBI triple brought Gj's lead to 17-10
- JClark hit what would be the most important home run of the season; a walk-off, 2-run blast to win the game, clinch homefield advantage in the WS, and end an exciting regular season!
Yeah!!!!! Wow, I just snuck in.
And Darrell Evans is the fucking man!
Very very exciting finish. I'm ok with the 2nd place reg season finish as my away record is truly exemplary.
hats off to you, dove, for coming back to tie me up in the standings.
Pants off and moons in the air to the FknMcLanes for blowing sack and not getting in.
But what a game between me and BS. Wow. Good luck to the winner but you can all eat my doody. :)