Word: berthed
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...Marlins, who had a payroll of just $51MM, 21st in the big leagues, or the 2002 Anaheim Angels, whose $62MM payroll was 16th, hear those arguments? Neither team was given a chance before the start of the season, but both went on to capture the wild card berth and then win the World Series. Baseball is more competitive now than at any point in its history, and it has been—gasp—free agency that has contributed to that parity, along with the 1965 introduction of the amateur draft and the divisional expansion of 1995. Since free...
...Mets, on the other hand, have endured Cubs-like misery, fielding expensive, pathetic teams for four consecutive seasons. They have averaged just 73.5 wins per year since their last World Series berth, despite a mammoth payroll that consistently ranks near the top of the league...
Four teams—Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Cornell—qualified for the Ivy mini-tournament by finishing with identical 10-4 league records. The Bulldogs topped Cornell 3-2 in the championship game to claim the berth yesterday...
NCAA tournament berth? To be determined...
Although all four teams are recognized as Ivy champions—a feat never previously seen in 27 years of league play—there is only one automatic NCAA tournament berth available. As a result, a playoff between the co-champions will determine which team moves on to the national tournament...