The battle for the best franchise ever

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Wednesday, June 7th, 2119: 25 Games in a Row for Mateo
"Yeah, I kept my string going, but it would have been better to come away with a win," said Anastasio Mateo after the Florida Marlins fell 12-3 to Las Vegas in Dolphin Stadium today.

The 25-year-old first baseman upped his consecutive-game hitting streak to 25 games with 1 hit in 3 at-bats.
A. Mateo grounded out in the 1st, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

Mateo is currently hitting at a .383 pace with 14 home runs, 71 RBIs and has scored 48 times.

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Friday, June 16th, 2119: Perfect Game: González Dominates Phillies
It began like any other game, but by the seventh inning everybody in Dolphin Stadium knew history was in the making. When the last out was made, Júlio González of the Florida Marlins had made history and will be immortalized in the league record books for pitching a perfect game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He beat them 4-0, yielded no hits, no walks and no baserunners in his historic outing. Throughout the game, González was electric, handing out 10 Ks to a shocked Phillies offense. It will be a day he will always remember.

"Don't let anybody kid you," he told reporters after the game, "they know when it's a no-hitter... you can see the big "zero" on the scoreboard... but I didn't realize no one had gotten on base until the last inning. That made it even worse... this was a perfect game... and I didn't want to lose it. Luckily I was in a fog during the last three hitters and the pressure didn't faze me. I guess ignorance is bliss when you are pitching a perfect game."

Over the season González has thrown 90 innings and dished out 91 strikeouts with a 7-5 mark and a 3.60 ERA.

Florida is 34-32 on the year; Philadelphia is also 34-32.

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Chicago Cubs	4	2	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	25	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	1	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	22	2

The game took 5 hours and 32 minutes.

ChC: 41-30
Pit: 47-24

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Anaheim Angels	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12	1
Detroit Tigers	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	17	0

The game took 5 hours and 58 minutes.

Ana: 20-52, 20th place
Det: 46-26, 4th place

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	56	23	.709	-
New York Yankees	53	26	.671	3.0
Hartford Whalers	52	27	.658	4.0
Detroit Tigers	50	29	.633	6.0
Portland Pilots	49	30	.620	7.0
Kansas City Royals	48	31	.608	8.0
Seattle Mariners	43	36	.544	13.0
San Antonio Roadrunners	39	40	.494	17.0
Texas Rangers	39	40	.494	17.0
Minnesota Twins	38	41	.481	18.0
New Orleans Jazz	37	42	.468	19.0
Tampa Bay Rays	37	42	.468	19.0
Toronto Blue Jays	36	43	.456	20.0
Baltimore Orioles	35	44	.443	21.0
Oakland Athletics	34	45	.430	22.0
Boston Red Sox	32	47	.405	24.0
Buffalo Wings	32	47	.405	24.0
Chicago White Sox	31	48	.392	25.0
Jacksonville Suns	26	53	.329	30.0
Anaheim Angels	23	56	.291	33.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Houston Astros	54	25	.684	-
New York Mets	54	25	.684	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	29	.633	4.0
Chicago Cubs	46	33	.582	8.0
Las Vegas Aces	45	34	.570	9.0
Arizona Diamondbacks	43	36	.544	11.0
Philadelphia Phillies	43	36	.544	11.0
Florida Marlins	42	37	.532	12.0
Utah Grizzlies	42	37	.532	12.0
Los Angeles Dodgers	41	38	.519	13.0
Milwaukee Brewers	41	38	.519	13.0
Carolina Storm	36	43	.456	18.0
San Diego Padres	36	43	.456	18.0
San Francisco Giants	36	43	.456	18.0
Washington Nationals	36	43	.456	18.0
St. Louis Cardinals	35	44	.443	19.0
Atlanta Braves	33	46	.418	21.0
Cincinnati Reds	27	52	.342	27.0
Colorado Rockies	25	54	.316	29.0
Montreal Expos	25	54	.316	29.0

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American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	77	31	.713	-
Cleveland Indians	73	35	.676	4.0
Portland Pilots	72	36	.667	5.0
Hartford Whalers	70	38	.648	7.0
Kansas City Royals	69	39	.639	8.0
Detroit Tigers	68	40	.630	9.0
New Orleans Jazz	56	52	.519	21.0
Seattle Mariners	56	52	.519	21.0
Tampa Bay Rays	51	57	.472	26.0
Minnesota Twins	50	58	.463	27.0
Baltimore Orioles	49	59	.454	28.0
San Antonio Roadrunners	49	59	.454	28.0
Texas Rangers	49	59	.454	28.0
Oakland Athletics	47	61	.435	30.0
Boston Red Sox	46	62	.426	31.0
Toronto Blue Jays	46	62	.426	31.0
Buffalo Wings	45	63	.417	32.0
Chicago White Sox	42	66	.389	35.0
Jacksonville Suns	33	75	.306	44.0
Anaheim Angels	32	76	.296	45.0

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Mets	79	29	.731	-
Houston Astros	68	40	.630	11.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	42	.611	13.0
Las Vegas Aces	61	47	.565	18.0
Chicago Cubs	59	49	.546	20.0
Los Angeles Dodgers	59	49	.546	20.0
Carolina Storm	57	51	.528	22.0
Philadelphia Phillies	57	51	.528	22.0
Florida Marlins	56	52	.519	23.0
Utah Grizzlies	56	52	.519	23.0
Milwaukee Brewers	55	53	.509	24.0
Arizona Diamondbacks	52	56	.481	27.0
San Diego Padres	52	56	.481	27.0
Washington Nationals	52	56	.481	27.0
St. Louis Cardinals	51	57	.472	28.0
Atlanta Braves	47	61	.435	32.0
San Francisco Giants	45	63	.417	34.0
Colorado Rockies	39	69	.361	40.0
Montreal Expos	38	70	.352	41.0
Cincinnati Reds	31	77	.287	48.0

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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2119: Lane Tosses Shutout for Hartford
Brennan Lane of the Hartford Whalers shut out the Boston Red Sox 5-0, held them to 3 hits with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts. Lane said, "I could throw any pitch on any count."

The Boston skipper called his game a jewel, saying, "The way he was pitching, it would have been tough for anyone to beat him."

Lane has made 24 starts, tossed 169.2 innings, struck out 225 batters and walked 31. His record is 14-5 with a 2.33 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .193 batting average.

He now has 292 victories in his career.

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Wednesday, August 16th, 2119: Wooten Stretches Hit String to 20
Win, lose or draw -- Mike Wooten just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He has now stretched his hitting streak to 20 games. The New York Mets first baseman picked up 2 hits in 4 at-bats today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 4-2 by the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.
M. Wooten singled in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 7th and grounded out in the 9th.

In 122 games this season Wooten is batting .314 with 139 hits and 27 home runs. He has scored 95 runs and driven in 94.

Wsh: 58-64
NYM: 89-33

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Arizona Diamondbacks	1	2	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	10	12	3
San Francisco Giants	1	0	3	8	0	6	0	4	X	22	21	1

Arz: 64-63
SF: 55-72

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Monday, August 28th, 2119: Lane Tosses No-Hitter Against Toronto
Excitement reigned at the ballyard today as Hartford hurler Brennan Lane tossed a baseball rarity -- a no-hitter.

After defeating the Toronto Blue Jays at XL Field 2-0 he was swamped by reporters in the clubhouse for postgame comments. "I'm just glad to be here. I want to help the club any way I can. Today I just went right at the Toronto as hard as I could, as long as I could."

Lane chalked up 15 strikeouts and allowed 2 walks in his superb performance. It's the 4th no-hitter of his career.

The Hartford manager had his own analysis of the ballgame: "I don't think we could have hit him with a howitzer today."

In the 2119 season Lane has 17 wins and 6 losses and a 2.09 ERA.

Hartford improves to 88-45; Toronto falls to 61-72

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Friday, September 1st, 2119: Hartford Starter Selected Best Pitcher
It was a very good month for Brennan Lane in August. The 36-year-old veteran starter for the Hartford Whalers outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the American League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Lane ran up a 4-1 record in his 6 starts during the month. In 50 innings he fanned 69 and recorded a 0.90 ERA. He even no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays.

This season Lane has compiled a 17-6 mark with a 2.09 ERA in 29 starts.

Lane has won the Pitcher of the Month Award for the 20th time in his career.

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American League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Yankees 98 38 .721 - 95-41 3 52-17 46-21 10-2 26-13 21 W1 8-2 Cleveland Indians 92 44 .676 6.0 97-39 -5 50-19 42-25 7-5 16-18 L1 7-3 Hartford Whalers 91 45 .669 7.0 87-49 4 43-23 48-22 12-4 25-14 W6 9-1 Portland Pilots 90 46 .662 8.0 83-53 7 43-27 47-19 9-5 31-13 L1 7-3 Detroit Tigers 89 47 .654 9.0 87-49 2 48-19 41-28 13-5 22-12 L1 5-5 Kansas City Royals 82 54 .603 16.0 81-55 1 49-18 33-36 6-8 24-23 W1 6-4 Seattle Mariners 71 65 .522 27.0 72-64 -1 31-38 40-27 8-6 20-24 W6 8-2 New Orleans Jazz 69 67 .507 29.0 70-66 -1 38-28 31-39 7-5 17-24 L9 1-9 Tampa Bay Rays 64 72 .471 34.0 62-74 2 33-34 31-38 9-7 18-18 L4 4-6 Minnesota Twins 63 73 .463 35.0 60-76 3 29-40 34-33 6-7 20-13 L1 6-4 Toronto Blue Jays 62 74 .456 36.0 62-74 0 36-34 26-40 5-8 19-25 W1 5-5 Oakland Athletics 59 77 .434 39.0 58-78 1 34-33 25-44 9-6 27-22 L6 2-8 Texas Rangers 59 77 .434 39.0 63-73 -4 33-34 26-43 5-11 19-23 L3 2-8 Chicago White Sox 58 78 .426 40.0 53-83 5 30-40 28-38 2-9 20-19 W1 5-5 Baltimore Orioles 57 79 .419 41.0 58-78 -1 29-40 28-39 5-9 19-23 W2 5-5 Boston Red Sox 57 79 .419 41.0 62-74 -5 32-35 25-44 5-11 18-29 W1 5-5 San Antonio Roadrunners 57 79 .419 41.0 57-79 0 29-37 28-42 5-3 19-20 L2 2-8 Buffalo Wings 56 80 .412 42.0 57-79 -1 32-34 24-46 5-7 18-22 L1 4-6 Anaheim Angels 43 93 .316 55.0 46-90 -3 26-43 17-50 5-14 16-33 W4 5-5 Jacksonville Suns 43 93 .316 55.0 41-95 2 26-44 17-49 6-7 19-25 W2 4-6

National League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Mets 98 38 .721 - 100-36 -2 48-21 50-17 6-8 21-17 15 W3 5-5 Houston Astros 86 50 .632 12.0 81-55 5 46-23 40-27 8-3 28-16 W2 7-3 Las Vegas Aces 81 55 .596 17.0 80-56 1 40-27 41-28 6-6 23-22 L1 8-2 Pittsburgh Pirates 76 60 .559 22.0 81-55 -5 45-22 31-38 8-1 19-14 L5 1-9 Chicago Cubs 75 61 .551 23.0 74-62 1 40-26 35-35 7-11 22-23 W2 6-4 Los Angeles Dodgers 73 63 .537 25.0 68-68 5 41-29 32-34 6-8 25-15 W2 6-4 Carolina Storm 71 65 .522 27.0 77-59 -6 38-32 33-33 5-9 18-28 L2 6-4 Milwaukee Brewers 70 66 .515 28.0 70-66 0 39-27 31-39 10-9 23-20 L1 4-6 Utah Grizzlies 70 66 .515 28.0 69-67 1 40-27 30-39 5-7 22-23 L7 3-7 Arizona Diamondbacks 69 67 .507 29.0 70-66 -1 37-30 32-37 6-11 17-22 L2 5-5 San Diego Padres 69 67 .507 29.0 68-68 1 37-30 32-37 4-4 21-20 W10 10-0 Philadelphia Phillies 68 68 .500 30.0 67-69 1 42-27 26-41 6-7 25-20 L2 4-6 Florida Marlins 65 71 .478 33.0 60-76 5 39-30 26-41 5-4 26-22 W1 3-7 St. Louis Cardinals 65 71 .478 33.0 64-72 1 38-31 27-40 9-4 21-24 L1 5-5 Washington Nationals 64 72 .471 34.0 62-74 2 35-34 29-38 8-6 16-22 L2 6-4 San Francisco Giants 59 77 .434 39.0 67-69 -8 37-33 22-44 8-4 18-24 W1 5-5 Atlanta Braves 56 80 .412 42.0 59-77 -3 29-37 27-43 7-9 18-24 W2 4-6 Montreal Expos 51 85 .375 47.0 53-83 -2 28-39 23-46 7-7 16-17 W1 3-7 Colorado Rockies 50 86 .368 48.0 50-86 0 27-43 23-43 7-8 13-21 W2 5-5 Cincinnati Reds 44 92 .324 54.0 45-91 -1 26-40 18-52 3-5 19-17 L4 4-6

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New York Yankees	1	0	3	6	2	0	7	0	1	20	18	0
Tampa Bay Rays	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	11	0

NYY: 100-38, 1st
TB: 64-74, 10th

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Cleveland Indians	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	10	2
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	12	2

The game took 6 hours and 24 minutes.

Cle: 103-48, 2nd
Sea: 76-75, 7th

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Saturday, September 23rd, 2119: Whalers Lane Earns 300th Win
Hartford's Brennan Lane took the hill at Cisco Field today in search of his 300th career win.
The 36-year-old ace found it against the Oakland Athletics.

After the historic victory, his manager told reporters, "I saw a tremendous sigh of relief when this thing was over. He was just looking to hug everyone in sight."

He worked 8 innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks in the 16-0 victory, checking Oakland on 6 hits.

"It a big milestone in my career," admitted Lane. "When you get close to it, you worry about it a lot. It's done now... and I can relax and enjoy it."

Lifetime Lane has a won-lost record of 300 victories and 61 losses with 4362 strikeouts in 3175 innings and a 1.86 ERA.

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Monday, September 25th, 2119: MacAndeoir Reaches 2500 Milestone
Eddie MacAndeoir of the New York Yankees earned his membership in the exclusive 2500-hit club this afternoon at Camden Yards. The 35-year-old second baseman got his milestone hit in the Yankees 3-0 triumph over the Baltimore Orioles. MacAndeoir went 1-3 for the game.

In his career MacAndeoir has played in 2060 games with a .331 batting average. Among his 2500 hits are 400 doubles, 76 triples, and 278 home runs. He also has scored 1811 runs, walked 1644 times, has 1007 stolen bases and driven in 1269 runs.

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Hartford Whalers	3	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	8	6	1
Portland Pilots	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	9	0

Brennan Lane got his 301st career victory to clinch the playoff spot for the Whalers.

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Las Vegas Aces	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	4	1
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	X	4	6	1

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American League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Yankees 117 45 .722 - 113-49 4 63-18 54-27 10-2 29-15 Clinched W2 9-1 Cleveland Indians 112 50 .691 5.0 118-44 -6 59-22 53-28 9-5 21-21 L1 8-2 Detroit Tigers 107 55 .660 10.0 104-58 3 59-22 48-33 14-7 25-15 W1 5-5 Hartford Whalers 107 56 .656 10.5 104-59 3 53-28 54-28 12-4 29-18 W1 7-3 Portland Pilots 106 57 .650 11.5 98-65 8 50-32 56-25 10-5 34-16 L1 6-4 Kansas City Royals 100 62 .617 17.0 98-64 2 59-22 41-40 7-8 30-25 W12 10-0 Seattle Mariners 79 83 .488 38.0 80-82 -1 36-45 43-38 10-7 21-28 W1 3-7 New Orleans Jazz 78 84 .481 39.0 80-82 -2 43-38 35-46 7-8 19-27 L1 3-7 Toronto Blue Jays 78 84 .481 39.0 75-87 3 43-38 35-46 5-9 25-27 W1 7-3 Minnesota Twins 76 86 .469 41.0 70-92 6 35-46 41-40 9-7 26-18 L1 5-5 Tampa Bay Rays 74 88 .457 43.0 72-90 2 37-44 37-44 12-10 19-21 W1 4-6 Texas Rangers 73 89 .451 44.0 79-83 -6 41-40 32-49 6-12 22-29 W2 4-6 Oakland Athletics 72 90 .444 45.0 69-93 3 40-41 32-49 10-6 31-26 W1 5-5 Buffalo Wings 71 91 .438 46.0 69-93 2 41-40 30-51 5-7 26-23 L1 6-4 Boston Red Sox 70 92 .432 47.0 75-87 -5 41-40 29-52 5-12 21-32 L3 4-6 Chicago White Sox 67 95 .414 50.0 63-99 4 34-47 33-48 3-13 25-22 L2 3-7 San Antonio Roadrunners 66 96 .407 51.0 68-94 -2 35-46 31-50 7-3 22-29 W1 2-8 Baltimore Orioles 65 97 .401 52.0 67-95 -2 32-49 33-48 5-11 19-25 L1 2-8 Jacksonville Suns 53 109 .327 64.0 52-110 1 30-51 23-58 9-8 24-31 L2 3-7 Anaheim Angels 50 112 .309 67.0 55-107 -5 30-51 20-61 5-16 19-39 L3 3-7

National League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Mets 116 46 .716 - 118-44 -2 56-25 60-21 7-9 25-20 Clinched W9 9-1 Houston Astros 101 61 .623 15.0 97-65 4 55-26 46-35 10-3 33-18 W1 5-5 Pittsburgh Pirates 94 68 .580 22.0 100-62 -6 54-27 40-41 9-2 20-18 W1 8-2 Chicago Cubs 93 70 .571 23.5 90-73 3 50-32 43-38 8-11 29-26 W3 8-2 Las Vegas Aces 92 71 .564 24.5 96-67 -4 46-35 46-36 7-8 24-32 L2 3-7 Los Angeles Dodgers 87 75 .537 29.0 81-81 6 47-34 40-41 7-9 31-19 L4 4-6 Milwaukee Brewers 84 78 .519 32.0 85-77 -1 47-34 37-44 12-11 29-25 W1 5-5 Arizona Diamondbacks 83 79 .512 33.0 82-80 1 46-35 37-44 8-11 24-23 L3 6-4 Philadelphia Phillies 82 80 .506 34.0 81-81 1 49-32 33-48 6-7 29-23 L1 5-5 Utah Grizzlies 82 80 .506 34.0 79-83 3 49-32 33-48 5-7 25-27 W2 6-4 Carolina Storm 81 81 .500 35.0 87-75 -6 42-39 39-42 7-10 20-33 L2 5-5 Florida Marlins 81 81 .500 35.0 76-86 5 45-36 36-45 6-6 31-25 L1 6-4 San Diego Padres 79 83 .488 37.0 76-86 3 42-39 37-44 6-6 25-25 W1 3-7 St. Louis Cardinals 79 83 .488 37.0 78-84 1 45-36 34-47 10-5 25-29 L1 4-6 Washington Nationals 76 86 .469 40.0 75-87 1 41-40 35-46 8-9 18-27 L1 3-7 San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 45.0 81-81 -10 43-38 28-53 8-7 20-28 L2 4-6 Atlanta Braves 65 97 .401 51.0 67-95 -2 34-47 31-50 7-11 22-27 L5 3-7 Montreal Expos 62 100 .383 54.0 65-97 -3 31-50 31-50 7-7 19-19 W1 3-7 Colorado Rockies 61 101 .377 55.0 61-101 0 31-50 30-51 10-8 17-24 W3 5-5 Cincinnati Reds 52 110 .321 64.0 51-111 1 31-50 21-60 4-5 22-20 W4 4-6

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Sunday, October 1st, 2119: Mateo of Florida Earns NL Batting Crown
Anastasio Mateo went to the plate 680 times, collected 227 hits and came away with the 2119 National League batting title. His .334 average placed him at the top of the list. The Florida Marlins first baseman played in 162 games and had 32 home runs, 135 RBIs and 116 runs scored.


Sunday, October 1st, 2119: Ramón Sousa Paces AL with .339 Average
Congratulations are in order for Cleveland right fielder Ramón Sousa as he was presented with the 2119 American League batting title yesterday at a special awards ceremony. Sousa was honored for his league-leading .339 average. He collected 205 hits in 605 at-bats, including 25 doubles, 4 triples and 51 home runs. The 31-year-old Sousa also had 144 RBIs and scored 135 runs.


Sunday, October 1st, 2119: Lane of Hartford Wins Pitching Triple Crown
Brennan Lane of Hartford has done what few pitchers in Major League Baseball have been able to do. He's won the Triple Crown, leading the league in all three major categories: wins, ERA and strikeouts. The Whalers star finished 2119 with a 23-6 mark to pace the American League in wins. He also posted a league best 2.06 ERA and topped the league with 347 strikeouts. A season good enough to put him as a strong favorite to take the AL Outstanding Pitcher Award.

"His level of consistency is amazing," said the Whalers manager. "Brennan goes out there every time he gets the ball and keeps you in the game. You know that when he's on the mound, you have an excellent chance at winning the game."

Lane is a low key kind of guy. He is very proud of his wins, but not really excited about his unique accomplishment this season. He admitted to the press, "Maybe, just maybe, I'll look back on this Triple Crown when I retire and smile. But for now my stats are for my kids to brag about and for the media-types who love talking about numbers."

Sunday, October 1st, 2119: MLB News: Playoffs begin Another regular season has played out and the stage is set for the next level. The Major League Baseball playoffs are here. It has been a long, hard grind for the contending clubs to make the First Round. All of the playoff-bound teams want to cap off the year in glorious style by capturing the prestigious 2119 World Series trophy. Each team will begin that journey today with these playoff games: Hartford Whalers versus New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers versus Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs versus New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates versus Houston Astros.