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Nick Joyce

Paul Seedsman

Scott Pendlebury

Rory Sloane and Taylor Walker

Grand Final and Baseball playoffs

Don't miss today's Grand Final of the Aussie Rules football season.  All these past months of Winter, hard fought competitions have been held throughout the Aussie Rules Zone.  Today's Grand Finals features the West Coast Eagles vs. the  Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.   

Baseball is a long game, the game itself and the season.  While seasons from College on down wrap up the season by mid Summer, the pros play from the opening of preseason in late Winter until, if they are lucky, the World Series, which often now ends in November.  

This time of late September is the time when the regular season wraps up, and the teams start to talk about magic numbers.  How many wins paired with opponents losses will get them in the playoffs. Can they at least get a wild card spot?  There are teams which have clinched only a Wild Card sport who have won the Series.  Anything can happen this time of year, for those lucky few teams which have finished the season near the top. 

In the American League, the Boston Red Sox have clinched their division, as well as the best record in the league.  Houston and Cleveland have also clinched their divisions.  The New York Yankees, perennial successes, have clinched the American League Wild Card, along with the Oakland A's.  

The National Leagues still has some toss up.  While the Atlanta Braves have clinched their division, other teams at the top of the standings have only assured playoff appearances. These include the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies.  The Chicago Cubs have also assured a spot.  Fighting for the last selections are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals.  Games today should determine this season's playoff berths, and set up the baseball calendar for the next few weeks. 

 

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