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Battle of the Champions

The 1929 season has been a revival of sorts for the Redlegs after the "Disaster of 1928". After a World Series title in 1927 the Redlegs fell to 6th place in the Landis League and watched as the LA Angels took home the title.

Thanks to the new divisional alignment these two champions will meet in the Landis League Championship Series.

The Redlegs stormed out of the gate and never looked back. Led by their talented starting rotation which includes three 20 game winners, (Pipgras, Lucas, Wahlberg) Cinci was able to secure the best record in the Landis League.

Tonight will start a true test for the team. Addie Joss Award hopeful Red Lucas will get the ball in game one, most likely against Jing Johnson.

Lucas was instrumental in the Redlegs success this season although a bad stretch to end the regular season gave Redlegs management hesitation about where to start him for the playoffs. Said GM Ubert, "Red was spectaular for us this season and to not give him the ball in game one would be very disrespectful."

A last minute change for the lineup features 1st Rd pick Sammy Byrd sitting on the bench for the first round. Byrd's inconsistent play and the emergence of Buzz Artlett led to this decision. Buzz brings veteran leadership and the ability to switch hit which should help negate the strong bullpen that LA features.

The Landis League has held the crown for the first 2 seasons. One of these 2 teams will repeat, but which one!