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playoff math
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Here it is in a nutshell:
Silver Marlins have played 16 games and are 10-6. The Rockets have played 16 games and are 9-5-2. Each game is worth 2 points. If you win you get the two, if you lose you get zero and if you tie you get one.
Silver Marlins have 20 points. 10 wins x 2. Divide 20 by 32(total numbe...
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Playoff Math
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Could someone please clarify for me how the standings are resolved. How do you figure out that, say, a 10-6 team is ahead of a 9-5-2 team. I'm sure there's a logical way -- I just don't understand it and I'm guessing that others might similarly be in the dark. I remember Dick Stark jotting down the simple f...
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blue jays 6, peppers 2
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albany academy takes some getting used to - it's has a grass infield with openings around the bases - but it's pretty and charming, especially with the green leafy maples behind home, shading the benches, the pines in the far outfield and the brick and stone school beyond that, with its bright white ge...
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Pirates 2, Hummingbirds 1
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A typical Pirates/Hummingbirds contest (we tied 2-2 earlier in the season), with the Pirates coming away with a narrow victory. After five scoreless innings, the Pirates scored twice in the top of the sixth. The Hummingbirds (chiefly tropical New World birds of the family Trochilidae, but of cour...
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Orioles 4 Rockets 3
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Exciting final inning last night in Bethlehem. Orioles ahead 4-3 in the top of the seventh. The leadoff hitter walks and is sacrificed to second. The next batter hits a hard ground ball to short that hits the runner for the second out. Runner on first, two outs.The next hitter drills one into the gap in l...
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Vets defeat DaBums
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Under overcast skies the Vets and DaBums took to the New Scotland Field Sunday afternoon. Da Bums came roaring out and put together 4 hits and a walk to score 2 in the first. The Vets responded by scoring 4 in their half of the inning. Bill Kervan settled in on the mound and held DaBums scoreless over the ne...
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WhizKids 6, Hornets 4
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Darrell Duncan pitched a complete 7-inning game allowing only 1 earned run while striking out 8 to lead the WhizKids to a 6-4 victory over the Hornets. He also helped his cause with a 2 run single. Jeff Teats scored 3 runs for the WhizKids who improved to 5-4. Don Hudson, Jim Poole and Lannon had 2 hits eac...
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Reel-ing!
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Hey John, I only charge you what the Logan boys charge me! $26 apiece is what I paid. I'm looking forward to Friday, September 2 so we can all go to eat at HoJo's restaurant - Mexican style. That was some good tastin' food last year. By the way, your RG Johnson's are in a temperature-controlled roon - my boi...
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found bat
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forgot to mention: i found a bat after the game at cba on thurs. night.
if you email me with the right description (mhart2@nycap.rr.com),
i'll see you get it.
-mike
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Highlanders 9 - Yankees 1
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The Highlanders got by the Yankees 9 to 1 July 29th at SUNYA. John Kalinski pitched a complete game and Kevin Jackson and Tom Wood led the Highlanders with two hits each. Aiello, Bailey, Johnston and Musella led the Yankees batting.
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peppers 7, a's 2
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on a blue-sky night at cba, the a's and peppers played a good game, with the peppers coming on top, 7-2.the peppers took advantage of walks and hit batsman (mark myers twice), getting timely hits and/or steals for runs. roger coryell went 3-for-3, with a double and dave demaria also hit a double for the...
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John Reel's RG Johnson's
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Hello John Reel, I picked up your new baseball bats yesterday. They are beautiful! The asking price, however, will need to be negotiated! I'll see you in Albany on Friday evening of Labor Day weekend - the family will be staying at Howard Johnson's. Take care and good luck with the knee. -Lenny Fox
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Veterans 9, Blue Thunder 4
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It what may be the last game at SUNY for this season (the NY Giants are in town and I guess they take priority) the Veterans were able to fend off the pesky Blue Thunder. Unfortunately for the Thunder, they will be without the services of their star shortstop John Hayden for the remainder of the season. Jo...
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Pirates/Rockets
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It was getting dark when we started the 7th inning last night at CBA. It was an accomplishment -- on all sides -- that we had gotten that far. The Rockets were delayed in fielding nine, so we didn't start on time. Then flashes of lighting in the distance (and near distance) kept us off the field for stretch...
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Orioles 4 Blue Jays 2
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Steve Lounello ran his record to 3-0 by pitching 5 strong innings last night. Steve allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out seven.
Dick Stark had three of the Orioles seven hits to lead the way offensively for the Orioles. The Orioles are now 12-2 on the season.
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