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[absurddoctor]

It looks like we are still planned for a best of five series, but its still pretty weird. If I am reading correctly, the first place WC from both the AC and NC were given a spot in the playoffs, and the second place team from each side are facing each other in a one-game decision maker for the final playoff spot. The brackets are not split by league, so we could have two AC or two NC teams in the World Series.

[gemini615]

Here's the bracket....

[BranchRicky22]

This playoff set-up is so bizarre. My Expos didn't deserve to eek into the grand stage, but here we are facing the #2 wild card from other division. I gotta admit I kind of like this strange set-up simply because it is foreign and new to me.

Good Luck everyone, may the odds forever be in your favor.

Shoeless Joe Jackson is gonna throw the series.

- Branchricky22/Branchrickey/Branchricky

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by BranchRicky22

This playoff set-up is so bizarre. My Expos didn't deserve to eek into the grand stage, but here we are facing the #2 wild card from other division.

Congrats on the wild card win!

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by Orcin

Congrats on the wild card win!

Good luck Orcin in the playoffs.....

[Maddox]

Originally Posted by Orcin

Lineup:
Frisch 2B
McGee CF
Musial LF
Boyer 3B
Slaughter RF
Holliday DH
Hernandez 1B
Smith SS
Molina C

Rotation:
C.Carpenter
Mikolas
C.Martinez
Wainwright
Flaherty (future legend)

Bullpen:
McDaniel
L.Smith
Sutter
junk

This is a free-to-play team so Carpenter is the only diamond.

As somebody else who has also tried to build an all Cardinal team it is tough and I doubt a competitive team could be made for the highest level leagues. There just are not enough quality cards for the club, especially in the bullpen. dd in to that the best players being absurdly expensive.

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by Maddox

As somebody else who has also tried to build an all Cardinal team it is tough and I doubt a competitive team could be made for the highest level leagues. There just are not enough quality cards for the club, especially in the bullpen. dd in to that the best players being absurdly expensive.

I have been in diamond for 3 seasons and I am a bit below .500 there with no playoff appearances. I am pretty happy with that considering it is a F2P theme team but it will be a huge upset if I ever make the playoffs. There's really no way to make a competitive team for Perfect leagues.

It is really hard to build a pitching staff as you said. The best available starters are Dean, Gibson, Carpenter, and the golds Mikolas and Martinez. The bullpen is pretty sparse as well, with Lee Smith, and Lindy McDaniel being the best of the lot. You can't find any good lefties either (Haddix is about the best).

I am disappointed that we don't have more great Cardinals pitchers in the gold ranks. It would be nice to see Jesse Haines, Harry Brecheen, Howie Pollet, Max Lanier, Curt Simmons, Nelson Briles, Steve Carlton as a Cardinal, John Tudor, Joaquin Andujar, a diamond Wainwright… there's a ton of possibilities.

[gemini615]

Well done sweeping the Aces, Orcin!

[absurddoctor]

In my first five post-season games, the losing team had no earned runs. Four of the games were shutouts, in one game the losing team picked up an unearned run in the 9th inning, for their only run of the game.

[Orcin]

Looks like pitching rules in the postseason.

[Orcin]

In the LCS, I won the first two on the road and then lost 4 straight including 3 at home. So my season ends in Mudville (I don’t have a Casey).

Go Holliston!

[absurddoctor]

TheKid95's Denver Moose took the other LCS to seven games, with the 7th game lasting 18 innings. The other-wise under-performing Carlton Fisk walked it off with a 3-run HR, but that was very nearly a very exciting upset.

[gemini615]

Good Luck in the World Series Holliston!

[gemini615]

Originally Posted by Orcin

In the LCS, I won the first two on the road and then lost 4 straight including 3 at home. So my season ends in Mudville (I don’t have a Casey).

Go Holliston!

You had a great year Orcin! I had a lot fun this season and I'm a Colonel fan now, so good luck wherever you end up next season!

[TheKid95]

That game box score/game was crazy, thought I got lucky when I swept you at home, but damn, what a way for a series to end. Good luck in the series

[gemini615]

Originally Posted by TheKid95

That game box score/game was crazy, thought I got lucky when I swept you at home, but damn, what a way for a series to end. Good luck in the series

An 18 inning game 7....be proud of that! How cool!

[absurddoctor]

Congratulations to BillVeeck and the Mudville Razorbacks!

As my consolation prize, the Homers Mike Scott picked up both the Cy Young and the MVP in the AC.

[Orcin]

Congrats to Mudville. You have a great team!

[BranchRicky22]

Best wishes as we likely part ways. This 22 team league was a blast and that was due to the excellent camaraderie and competition.

Still can't believe that 18 inning Game 7 to decide the Championship Series...ends with a Fisk walk-off...how poetic (wonder if it hit the foul pole).

Hope to see some of you guys next week at the Perfect Tier.

[TheKid95]

Looks like Nashville and I are in the same league again, best of luck to you all this week, hopefully we cross paths in a league again! And yeah, that was an insane/epic finish, doubt I'll see that again!