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October 10th, 3006
OPENING SERIES RESULTS
Houston (A Thetan) def. Charlotte (Abraham) 3-0
Hartford (Bondje-DL) def. Memphis (Jesus Christ) 3-1
Little Rock (Zeus) def. Columbus (Vishnu) 3-1
Lewiston (Altjira) def. El Paso (Anu) 3-0
It was a very bad week to be the home team, as home field advantage apparently resulted in home field disadvantage...
In the Houston/Charlotte series, the two battling deities were on opposite ends of the spectrum as far as performance. Abraham only managed to hit .125 (1 for 8) during the three game sweep, lowering his career playoff batting average to a pedestrian .308. On the other side of the field, A Thetan thrived in his first post-season appearance, hitting .750 with 3 HRs. Houston won all three games with scores of, 8-6, 4-0 (a 1-hitter) and 4-1.
The Hartford/Memphis series saw a deity-less Hartford team stun Memphis, stealing the first two games in Memphis and finally sealing the win in Game 4. Jesus Christ hit a respectable .412 in the series, but couldn't seem to rally the rest of his Memphis flock to step up their games. Hartford won games 1, 2 and 4 with scores of 6-4, 9-6 (11) and a demoralizing 10-0. Memphis pulled out game 3 by a score of 8-7, but it wasn't enough to right the ship. Jesus Christ was more than willing to shoulder the blame for the Memphis loss. "It's pretty embarrassing," relayed Jesus Christ following the game, "Hartford handled us pretty easy and that's even without Bondje playing...as the captain of this team as well as an icon for millions of Christians around the world, I need to step up and do a better job in close/late situations or with runners in scoring position..."
The Little Rock/Columbus showdown sees Zeus finally advancing past the first round in this, his third trip to the playoffs. The Greek Father God did not hit well at all in this series (.300) and was easily outshone by Hindu icon Vishnu (.706) in the battle of the alphabetically-last deities, but one deity does not a team make. Little Rock takes games 1, 3 and 4 with scores of 8-7, 13-9 and 8-3 while Columbus won game 2 with a 6-4 final.
Anu's fantastic season comes to a grinding halt as the Triple Crown winner is excommunicated from the playoffs with extreme prejudice in a 3-0 series sweep by Altjira and Lewiston. In the third and deciding game of the series, El Paso and Lewiston were deadlocked at 6 apiece following an Altjira run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and send it to extra innings. No scoring was to be found until the top of the 13th, when El Paso managed to score 3 runs to take the 9-6 lead. Lewiston tied the game at 9-9 with one out in the bottom of the 13th which was followed by mere mortal RF Johnny Davidson jacking a 3 run, walk-off homerun to the extreme delight of the home crowd. Lewiston's three wins came with the scores of 8-4, 2-1 and 12-9 (13).
Championship Series Matchups
CLCS: Houston (A Thetan) @ Hartford (Bondje-DL)
ULCS: Little Rock (Zeus) @ Lewiston (Altjira)
Deity Postseason Stats
A Thetan (.750 / 3 HR / 6 RBI)
Abraham (.125 / 0 HR / 0 RBI)
Bondje (374 bags of sunflower seeds eaten)
Jesus Christ (.412 / 1 HR / 2 RBI)
Zeus (.300 / 2 HR / 6 RBI)
Vishnu (.706 / 5 HR / 15 RBI)
Altjira (.462 / 2 HR / 4 RBI)
Anu (.182 / 0 HR / 1 RBI)
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