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The Hoggs have booked their 7th straight trip to the postseason. They finished with an 85-77 record, 6 games below Pythag. As usual their pitching and defense was strong, the 4-man rotation not affecting that (3.43 ERA & 585 runs against) but, also as per usual, their hitting was inconsistent. They only scored 670 runs, worst in the entire league (as mentioned up-thread, this is a 20-team league).
We're off to play the wildcard Helos Haruspex, who finished with a 94-68 record, in the Division Series. The Haruspex are built around base-stealing and strong pitching and defense. They stole 586 (!!) bases this season and play in a park built for extra-base hits - but not for singles or homeruns. They're not great at getting on-base, though, so if we can restrict them in that area we might have a chance.
Sadly, I am not going to be around to micro-manage the team tomorrow, so will only know what happened with the season when I get to check in the evening.
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