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I forgot to mention that San Francisco beat Las Vegas 3-0 on a 1-hitter in the NL West play-in game.

I'm very interested in the playoffs for this season. I've got my Hartford Whalers in there, for one thing. Secondly, the Cleveland Indians had a very good year at 103-59 and are determined to get back to the World Series. Third, the defending champion Washington Nationals made the playoffs at 81-81 by virtue of winning a very weak NL East. I'd like to see what kind of a fight they put up against the Houston Astros. Speaking of Houston, they were defeated last year by Washington in the NLCS, so they're looking for revenge. A lot of interesting storylines this year.

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Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians
Bal 0 at Cle 5
Bal 5 at Cle 3
Cle 4 at Bal 0
Cle 2 at Bal 9
Cle 3 at Bal 4
Bal 4 at Cle 5 (12)
Bal 2 at Cle 5
Cleveland wins series 4-3

San Antonio Roadrunners vs. Hartford Whalers
SA 2 at Hfd 8
SA 7 at Hfd 3
Hfd 9 at SA 1
Hfd 5 at SA 7
Hfd 4 at SA 5
SA 7 at Hfd 0
San Antonio wins series 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants
StL 5 at SF 8
StL 0 at SF 1 (10)
SF 4 at StL 5
SF 3 at StL 6
SF 6 at StL 8
StL 7 at SF 4
St. Louis wins series 4-2

Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
Wsh 0 at Hou 1
Wsh 1 at Hou 12
Hou 8 at Wsh 3
Hou 4 at Wsh 5 (12)
Hou 7 at Wsh 1
Houston wins series 4-1

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Well, my Whalers looked good early, taking a 2-1 series lead against San Antonio. But they coughed up a 4-1 eighth inning lead in Game 5, and didn't put up a fight in Game 6. So it was an early playoff exit for the Whale. (Sounds familiar, doesn't it?)

In the other American League series, Baltimore was three outs from winning the series in Game 6, but Cleveland scored two runs in the bottom of the 12th to survive, and then the Indians won Game 7.

In the National League, the defending champion .500 Nationals didn't put up much of a fight against 100-victory Houston, who took a 3-0 series lead and won in five games.

San Francisco won the first two games at home against St. Louis, but the series momentum turned in the Gateway City where the Cardinals won all three, and then clinched in Game 6 back in the Bay area. Game 5 was pretty crazy. The Giants led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the 8th, but the Cardinals scored six runs for a 6-2 lead. The Giants scored four in the top of the 9th to tie it up, only to see the Cardinals win on a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th.


So the League Championship Series will be:

San Antonio Roadrunners vs. Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

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San Antonio Roadrunners vs. Cleveland Indians
SA 2 at Cle 4
SA 1 at Cle 2
Cle 10 at SA 1
Cle 8 at SA 3
Cleveland wins series 4-0

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros
StL 3 at Hou 10
StL 23 at Hou 9
Hou 2 at StL 5
Hou 3 at StL 9
Hou 10 at StL 15
St. Louis wins series 4-1

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In the American League, Cleveland made quick work of San Antonio, winning in a four game sweep. Cleveland outscored San Antonio 24 to 7 in the four games.

In the National League, Houston's pitching, which was great all year, failed them miserably against St. Louis. Houston's bats did the job, but it wasn't enough. Houston won the first game while St. Louis won the last four. The Cardinals outscored the Astros 55 to 34 in the five games, including 23 runs in Game 2 alone. If you liked pitching duels, you would have hated this series.

The World Series pits the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Cleveland Indians. The Indians are back for the 2nd year in a row and are looking to win this time. The key factor will be how well the home teams perform. The Indians are 5-1 in the postseason, while the Cardinals are a perfect 6-0.

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Game 1, St. Louis 2 at Cleveland 5

Cleveland improved to 6-1 at home this postseason, defeating St. Louis 5-2. The Indians got a great pitching performance out of John Allen, who went eight innings and allowed one earned run on eight hits, striking out five and walking only one. Allen is now 3-1 in the playoffs with a 1.86 ERA. José Barrón homered in the 7th inning to help the Indians win. He now has seven home runs in the playoffs.

Cleveland leads the World Series 1 game to none

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Game 2, St. Louis 1 at Cleveland 3

Cleveland beat St. Louis again to improve to 7-1 at home in the postseason. The Indians got another stellar pitching performance, this time out of Dave Robinson. He pitched 7.2 innings, allowing no earned runs on five hits, striking out eight and walking only two. Robinson is now 2-1 in the playoffs with a 1.88 ERA.

Cleveland leads the World Series 2 games to none.

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Game 3, Cleveland 10 at St. Louis 1

The Cardinals lost their first playoff home game as the Indians are on the verge of winning the World Series. Cleveland's domination of St. Louis continued with a superb performance by Lou Taylor, who pitched eight innings, allowing one earned run on four hits, while striking out four and walking none. Taylor improved to 4-0 in the playoffs with a 1.61 ERA.

Cleveland leads the World Series 3 games to none.

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Game 4, Cleveland 7 at St. Louis 6 (12 innings)

The story of the 2102 postseason was the Cleveland Indians. After falling behind Baltimore 3-2 in the division series and being only three outs from elimination, they came back and won ten games in a row to win their first World Series title. The Indians clinched at Busch Stadium to win an exciting Game 4, 7-6 in 12 innings.

St. Louis led 4-0 after one inning, but Cleveland scored three runs in the 4th and 7th innings to take a 6-4 lead. The Cardinals tied it with two runs in the 8th. But in the 12th, right fielder Jason Potter homered to give the Indians the lead, and the bullpen took care of the rest. Potter had a spectacular season, hitting .354 with 32 home runs and 103 RBI's, with a .436 OBP and 1.076 OPS. So it was only fitting that Potter was the hero.

2102 World Series Champions: Cleveland Indians

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Point totals after two seasons:

Cleveland - 145
Washington - 130
Houston - 110
San Antonio - 55
St. Louis - 55
Arizona - 50
Boston - 50
Hartford - 50
Oakland - 50
San Francisco - 50
Detroit - 45
Baltimore - 40
Las Vegas - 40
all other teams - 0

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Major League Baseball 10-01-2103 Standings Report

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American League Standings

East Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Hartford Whalers 94 68 .580 - 96-66 -2 47-34 47-34 14-9 24-23 Clinched L6 1-9 Baltimore Orioles 90 72 .556 4.0 95-67 -5 45-36 45-36 10-1 24-21 W2 7-3 Toronto Blue Jays 85 77 .525 9.0 82-80 3 49-32 36-45 10-10 27-29 L2 5-5 New York Yankees 82 80 .506 12.0 81-81 1 44-37 38-43 6-15 21-22 W1 7-3 Boston Red Sox 79 83 .488 15.0 81-81 -2 42-39 37-44 5-7 22-21 W3 7-3 Tampa Bay Rays 70 92 .432 24.0 76-86 -6 34-47 36-45 9-10 19-23 L2 6-4 Central Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland Indians 111 51 .685 - 107-55 4 62-19 49-32 7-6 28-15 Clinched W1 7-3 Kansas City Royals 91 71 .562 20.0 87-75 4 44-37 47-34 9-5 24-18 L2 5-5 Detroit Tigers 74 88 .457 37.0 72-90 2 39-42 35-46 7-10 25-24 L4 4-6 Chicago White Sox 63 99 .389 48.0 64-98 -1 33-48 30-51 4-8 18-20 W1 5-5 Minnesota Twins 62 100 .383 49.0 71-91 -9 36-45 26-55 1-14 13-30 W2 4-6 New Orleans Jazz 60 102 .370 51.0 59-103 1 29-52 31-50 8-7 19-30 L1 4-6 West Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Seattle Mariners 90 72 .556 - 91-71 -1 48-33 42-39 8-6 26-28 Clinched L1 3-7 Oakland Athletics 87 75 .537 3.0 82-80 5 44-37 43-38 4-4 26-18 W2 4-6 San Antonio Roadrunners 86 76 .531 4.0 85-77 1 44-37 42-39 5-9 22-22 W5 9-1 Anaheim Angels 83 79 .512 7.0 88-74 -5 44-37 39-42 13-7 26-31 L2 3-7 Portland Pilots 79 83 .488 11.0 72-90 7 40-41 39-42 10-6 27-21 L1 4-6 Texas Rangers 72 90 .444 18.0 71-91 1 33-48 39-42 10-6 22-17 W2 5-5 AL Wild Card Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Kansas City Royals 91 71 .562 - 87-75 4 44-37 47-34 9-5 24-18 Clinched L2 5-5 Baltimore Orioles 90 72 .556 1.0 95-67 -5 45-36 45-36 10-1 24-21 W2 7-3 Oakland Athletics 87 75 .537 4.0 82-80 5 44-37 43-38 4-4 26-18 W2 4-6 San Antonio Roadrunners 86 76 .531 5.0 85-77 1 44-37 42-39 5-9 22-22 W5 9-1 Toronto Blue Jays 85 77 .525 6.0 82-80 3 49-32 36-45 10-10 27-29 L2 5-5 Anaheim Angels 83 79 .512 8.0 88-74 -5 44-37 39-42 13-7 26-31 L2 3-7 New York Yankees 82 80 .506 9.0 81-81 1 44-37 38-43 6-15 21-22 W1 7-3 Boston Red Sox 79 83 .488 12.0 81-81 -2 42-39 37-44 5-7 22-21 W3 7-3 Portland Pilots 79 83 .488 12.0 72-90 7 40-41 39-42 10-6 27-21 L1 4-6 Detroit Tigers 74 88 .457 17.0 72-90 2 39-42 35-46 7-10 25-24 L4 4-6 Texas Rangers 72 90 .444 19.0 71-91 1 33-48 39-42 10-6 22-17 W2 5-5 Tampa Bay Rays 70 92 .432 21.0 76-86 -6 34-47 36-45 9-10 19-23 L2 6-4 Chicago White Sox 63 99 .389 28.0 64-98 -1 33-48 30-51 4-8 18-20 W1 5-5 Minnesota Twins 62 100 .383 29.0 71-91 -9 36-45 26-55 1-14 13-30 W2 4-6 New Orleans Jazz 60 102 .370 31.0 59-103 1 29-52 31-50 8-7 19-30 L1 4-6

National League Standings

East Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Washington Nationals 91 71 .562 - 87-75 4 53-28 38-43 8-5 28-25 Clinched W1 4-6 Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 .543 3.0 85-77 3 46-35 42-39 4-9 22-25 L1 6-4 Atlanta Braves 74 88 .457 17.0 71-91 3 38-43 36-45 5-5 16-16 W2 5-5 New York Mets 74 88 .457 17.0 80-82 -6 34-47 40-41 6-8 17-20 L1 6-4 Montreal Expos 73 89 .451 18.0 69-93 4 34-47 39-42 10-6 23-14 L1 4-6 Florida Marlins 60 102 .370 31.0 58-104 2 33-48 27-54 7-6 24-23 W1 4-6 Central Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Houston Astros 105 57 .648 - 98-64 7 53-28 52-29 10-6 29-21 Clinched W2 8-2 Pittsburgh Pirates 99 63 .611 6.0 97-65 2 51-30 48-33 8-7 24-23 W3 8-2 St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 .568 13.0 87-75 5 44-37 48-33 12-11 32-26 L2 5-5 Milwaukee Brewers 87 75 .537 18.0 93-69 -6 47-34 40-41 10-13 23-26 L2 7-3 Chicago Cubs 86 76 .531 19.0 88-74 -2 43-38 43-38 9-11 22-27 W1 4-6 Cincinnati Reds 84 78 .519 21.0 94-68 -10 36-45 48-33 7-6 16-24 W2 3-7 West Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Colorado Rockies 93 70 .571 - 88-75 5 52-30 41-40 12-5 29-16 Clinched W2 7-3 San Francisco Giants 92 71 .564 1.0 91-72 1 48-33 44-38 10-8 27-22 L2 5-5 Arizona Diamondbacks 71 91 .438 21.5 77-85 -6 32-49 39-42 6-13 22-30 L3 5-5 Las Vegas Aces 70 92 .432 22.5 70-92 0 38-43 32-49 9-7 25-23 W3 5-5 Los Angeles Dodgers 66 96 .407 26.5 69-93 -3 33-48 33-48 4-7 22-28 L2 2-8 San Diego Padres 54 108 .333 38.5 59-103 -5 26-55 28-53 5-9 14-26 L8 1-9 NL Wild Card Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Pittsburgh Pirates 99 63 .611 - 97-65 2 51-30 48-33 8-7 24-23 Clinched W3 8-2 St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 .568 7.0 87-75 5 44-37 48-33 12-11 32-26 L2 5-5 San Francisco Giants 92 71 .564 7.5 91-72 1 48-33 44-38 10-8 27-22 L2 5-5 Philadelphia Phillies 88 74 .543 11.0 85-77 3 46-35 42-39 4-9 22-25 L1 6-4 Milwaukee Brewers 87 75 .537 12.0 93-69 -6 47-34 40-41 10-13 23-26 L2 7-3 Chicago Cubs 86 76 .531 13.0 88-74 -2 43-38 43-38 9-11 22-27 W1 4-6 Cincinnati Reds 84 78 .519 15.0 94-68 -10 36-45 48-33 7-6 16-24 W2 3-7 Atlanta Braves 74 88 .457 25.0 71-91 3 38-43 36-45 5-5 16-16 W2 5-5 New York Mets 74 88 .457 25.0 80-82 -6 34-47 40-41 6-8 17-20 L1 6-4 Montreal Expos 73 89 .451 26.0 69-93 4 34-47 39-42 10-6 23-14 L1 4-6 Arizona Diamondbacks 71 91 .438 28.0 77-85 -6 32-49 39-42 6-13 22-30 L3 5-5 Las Vegas Aces 70 92 .432 29.0 70-92 0 38-43 32-49 9-7 25-23 W3 5-5 Los Angeles Dodgers 66 96 .407 33.0 69-93 -3 33-48 33-48 4-7 22-28 L2 2-8 Florida Marlins 60 102 .370 39.0 58-104 2 33-48 27-54 7-6 24-23 W1 4-6 San Diego Padres 54 108 .333 45.0 59-103 -5 26-55 28-53 5-9 14-26 L8 1-9

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San Francisco had to play another play-in game this year for the NL West title, but this time lost to Colorado 6-3

My Hartford Whalers are back, and the defending champion Cleveland Indians were on fire, finishing 111-51. The playoff-frustrated Houston Astros are back, too, as well as the debut champion Washington Nationals, so what more could you want? It's going to be a great October in 2103.

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Kansas City Royals (WC, 91-71) vs. Hartford Whalers (94-68)
Seattle Mariners (90-72) vs. Cleveland Indians (111-51)

Pittsburgh Pirates (WC, 99-63) vs. Colorado Rockies (93-70)
Washington Nationals (91-71) vs. Houston Astros (105-57)

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Kansas City Royals vs. Hartford Whalers
KC 8 at Hfd 2
KC 5 at Hfd 1
Hfd 2 at KC 3
Hfd 4 at KC 0
Hfd 8 at KC 2
KC 5 at Hfd 6
KC 3 at Hfd 4
Hartford wins series 4-3


Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians
Sea 5 at Cle 4
Sea 5 at Cle 2
Cle 4 at Sea 8
Cle 11 at Sea 12
Seattle wins series 4-0


Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies
Pit 3 at Col 2
Pit 7 at Col 5
Col 3 at Pit 1
Col 8 at Pit 9
Col 5 at Pit 6
Pittsburgh wins series 4-1


Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
Wsh 3 at Hou 6
Wsh 6 at Hou 10
Hou 6 at Wsh 3
Hou 0 at Wsh 7
Hou 5 at Wsh 3
Houston wins series 4-1

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While the National League playoffs were ho-hum, the American League playoffs were spectacular and surprising at the same time.

First, the repeat AL champion and defending World Series Champion Cleveland Indians, who breezed through the regular season with 111 wins, were swept by the 90-win Seattle Mariners. Cleveland almost extended the series in Game 4. The Mariners led 8-3 after three innings and 9-4 after six innings. But the Indians got a run in the seventh, two in the eighth, and four in the ninth to take an 11-9 lead. But Seattle scored three in the ninth to win the series. Seattle outscored Cleveland 30 to 21 in the shocking four game sweep.

The Hartford Whalers also trailed their series 3-0. Unlike Cleveland, the Whalers' fortunes turned out to be much better. The Whalers had also lost their last six regular season games, so they were ice cold. Hartford dominated Games 4 and 5 in Kansas City, 4-0 and 8-2. But back in Hartford, they had their backs against the wall, trailing the Royals 4-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth. The Whale exploded for four runs, then were able to hold KC to a run in the ninth to eke out a 6-5 victory and tie the series. In Game 7, the Whale led 3-1 in the top of the ninth, but allowed the Royals to tie it up. In the bottom of the ninth, Hartford led off with a leadoff single and a stolen base. After a flyout, there was an intentional walk. The Whalers then stole 3rd base. Another intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. On a 1-2 count, the Royals catcher allowed a passed ball, and the Whalers completed a miraculous four-game comeback!

In the NL, the Pirates and Astros won their series fairly easily.


So the League Championship Series is:

Seattle Mariners vs. Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros

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Seattle Mariners vs. Hartford Whalers
Sea 12 at Hfd 4
Sea 4 at Hfd 3
Hfd 5 at Sea 8
Hfd 7 at Sea 5
Hfd 6 at Sea 2
Sea 6 at Hfd 7 (14)
Sea 0 at Hfd 3
Hartford wins series 4-3

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros
Pit 11 at Hou 8
Pit 7 at Hou 4
Hou 5 at Pit 0
Hou 9 at Pit 7 (14)
Hou 3 at Pit 1
Pit 5 at Hou 2
Pit 12 at Hou 5
Pittsburgh wins series 4-3

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You just can't make this stuff up.

These are the most spectacular playoffs that any sport on planet Earth, or the whole universe for that matter, has ever seen.

First, the National League. The two powerhouse teams in the NL in 2103 faced each other for the pennant. Pittsburgh vs. Houston. Both teams were very good at home. Houston was 53-28, Pittsburgh was 51-30. So what were the chances that all seven games would be won by the road team? Not very good. But that's what happened.

There was already one wild game in the NLCS, Game 4. Houston scored a run in the top of the ninth to avoid defeat, then went on to score three more in the fourteenth to win 9-7. But that was nothing compared to Game 7. Houston led 5-3, poised to end the home teams' drought and clinch a World Series berth. But Pittsburgh proceeded to score nine runs to win 12-5. That basically sums that up.


Then there was the ALCS. Seattle vs. Hartford. The Hartford Whalers, perhaps emotionally wasted from their emotional high when they erased a 3-0 series deficit versus Kansas City, fell behind in the series 3-0 against the Mariners. Seattle now improved their postseason record to a perfect 7-0. There was no way that they could fail to reach the World Series. And even thinking that the Whalers could do the impossible again was, well, unthinkable.

Game 4 in Seattle. The Whalers trailed 5-4 going to the eighth. It's all over, right? Wrong. The Whale scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to stave off elimination and win, 7-5. Let's move to Game 5. Tied 1-1 in the sixth on the road, the Whale still weren't ready to go home for the winter and scored five runs in the last three innings to win 6-2. That made the Whalers 5-0 in elimination games.

As a Hartford Whalers fan, I am happy to say that the memory of Game 6 of the 2103 ALCS will live on forever for the good people of Connecticut. The hockey Hartford Whalers, more than a century ago, had suffered brutal defeats to the rival Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Furthermore, the city of Hartford suffered a crushing blow when they lost their beloved NHL team to Raleigh, North Carolina, of all places. Nine years later, the Carolina Hurricanes (some people from Connecticut call them the Whalercanes) won the Stanley Cup. Despite this, Hartford was getting poised to become the new home of the New England Patriots, only to have their owner, Robert Kraft, screw Hartford. He ended up building a new stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and the Patriots went on to win three Super Bowls shortly thereafter.

The baseball Hartford Whalers were determined to give the people of Connecticut a gift that they would never forget.

So we come to Game 6 back in Hartford. Seattle jumped out to a 4-0 lead after four innings and led 4-1 going to the bottom of the ninth. The people of Seattle were ready to celebrate an AL Championship, and the Whalers' luck had finally run out. The Hartford fans were getting ready to give their team a standing ovation for all of the resiliency that they had shown, despite the fact that their dream of seeing their team in a World Series was coming to an end. Let's go to the bottom of the ninth: Seattle with a 4-1 lead.

1st batter: Triple
2nd batter: Strikeout. One out.
3rd batter: Fly out. Two out.
4th batter: First pitch, Two-run home run. Seattle leads 4-3.
5th batter: 1-0 count. Single.
6th batter: 3-1 count. Ball four. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
7th batter: 1st pitch. Single. Runner from 2nd scores. GAME TIED 4-4!
8th batter: Walk. Bases loaded.
9th batter: Strikeout. Inning over.

The Whalers had by some miracle, avoided elimination again. Down to their last out, down by three runs. The game stayed tied until the 14th. Seattle scored two runs to lead 6-4. The miracle Whalers were finished again. But miracles don't die, do they? Let's go to the bottom of the 14th:

1st batter: Single
2nd batter: Fly out. One out.
3rd batter: Single, runners on 1st and 3rd.
4th batter: Double. One run scores, tying run at 3rd, winning run at 2nd. Seattle leads 6-5.
5th batter: Single. Two runners score. HARTFORD WINS 7-6!!!!

The whole city of Hartford and state of Connecticut jumped and screamed with jubilation and exhilaration. The Hartford Whalers had done the impossible again, and somehow forced a Game 7. There was no doubt in anybody's minds that they would win that game. The Seattle Mariners were dead and played like it. The Whalers completed their 2nd miraculous series comeback with a 3-0 victory and clinched a birth in the World Series. It doesn't even matter if they lose the World Series. What the Whalers just accomplished is better than winning ten World Series in a row. I just wonder how the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners are going to come back from this.


So two teams who have no right being in the World Series are facing against each other. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Hartford Whalers. Stay tuned to see what happens. And don't even try to predict this. You can't.

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Remember 1986? How it should have been the California Angels vs. the Houston Astros in the World Series? And it ended up being the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Mets? Well, what happened in 2103 reminds me of 1986. In my fictional universe, it should be the Seattle Mariners vs. the Houston Astros. But we're going to end up watching the Hartford Whalers vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I wish this was real.

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Game 1: Pittsburgh 4 at Hartford 1

The Pirates scored twice in the 2nd and twice in the 9th as they beat the Whalers in the opening game of the World Series in Hartford. The Whalers' lone run came in the 8th. For the 3rd straight series, the Whale have dropped the home opener, and are now just 4-5 at home in the playoffs. Pittsburgh improved their road record to a perfect 7-0.

Pittsburgh leads 1 game to none.

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Game 2: Pittsburgh 4 at Hartford 7

The Whalers are not going to come back from a 3-0 series deficit again. This time, they don't have to. They won 7-4 in Hartford to break the Pirates' 7-game road winning streak and even the World Series at one game apiece. The Whale broke open a 3-3 tie in the sixth innning with 3 runs and held on for the victory.

World Series tied 1-1