Word: postseason
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...addition of Ramirez will certainly make Boston a contender this season. The Sox might even win the AL East, which would add even more hype to a possible playoff showdown with the Yanks. But, the postseason has and will always depend on pitching. A seven-game (or, heaven forbid, a five-game) series is usually determined by which pitching staff--starters, middle relievers, and closers--has more talent...
...comfort for Democrats, it is in their experience that when it comes to Bill Clinton, Republicans have never failed to overbid a good hand. The first evidence that this could be a replay of scandals past came when Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter raised the possibility of a postseason impeachment trial. And Indiana Congressman Dan Burton's committee, already on its second round of subpoenas, is the same crowd that got nowhere on Whitewater, Filegate, Travelgate and a raft of other Clinton scandals over the years. More ominous for Clinton is the inquiry that U.S. Attorney White announced last week...
...Harvard men will now set their sights on the postseason, as the ISA Team Championships are scheduled for this weekend...
Granted, there are a few organizations that have started the past couple of years with no chance at the postseason. The Expos. The Royals. The Brewers. And maybe a couple others...
...there anyone left to feel sorry for? Even a team like Pittsburgh, as horrible as they are now, enjoyed a pretty remarkable stretch of making the postseason during the early 90s. And that was back when only two teams made the playoffs from each league, as opposed to the four teams that qualify...