Word: bridesmaids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fans last week, for spring and baseball mean but one thing: hope. Hopes were highest, the dreams most poignant in the cities that finished second in 1980. There, stirring pennant races had ended in disappointment and the inevitable promise to wait 'til next year. A look at the bridesmaid teams and their prospects...
...Philadelphia Phillies managed to spoil the Expos' miracle, however, and earned a shot at erasing their own reputation as a team that always ends up the bridesmaid in the playoffs. The Phillies' new pennant hopes rest with the solid pitching of Steve Carlton, a favorite to win the Cy Young Award for the third time, and the hitting of Manny Trillo, Bake McBride and major league Home Run Leader Mike Schmidt...
...bridesmaid Islanders vs. the born-again Bullies