Word: postseason
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...this isn’t just another race. It’s the Ivy League Championships, where the Crimson will go head to head with competitors including Yale and No. 4 Princeton.“[The race] doesn’t mean anything in terms of qualifying for the postseason, but clearly there is a lot at stake,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said. “Any chance you can go against your peers, there is a little more energy, more juice, and more excitement to the meet.”The Crimson will enter its weekend...
...16th-place in the third race to finish no lower than fifth in the rest of their races. As the coed team looks to maintain their current tenth-place ranking in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) poll, Harvard’s performance this weekend definitely proved that postseason aspirations may be indeed a reasonable expectation this season.DANMARK TROPHYPart of the co-ed sailing team ran into turbulent conditions this weekend in New London, CT, site of the Danmark Trophy. Sailing against strong winds and extremely shifty conditions, sophomore skipper John Stokes and junior Michelle Konstadt finished in eleventh...
...That's a lethal combination," explains Wren. "Teams that are on base a lot, they wear down starting pitching and get you to that second-tier pitching faster. We've all seen in the postseason how that's very tough on you. There aren't a lot of clubs that have the depth to handle that, night in and night out, especially with the intensity of the postseason...
Zambrano offers another surprising postseason weapon: he's perhaps the best-hitting pitcher in the game. This season, he hit .337 with 4 home runs, and in all, he has smacked 16 home runs over an 8-year career. "It's nice to have that type of bat," notes Towers. "I don't say that loosely. If you have that type of bat, you don't have to double switch in a close game, because this guy can do as much damage as anyone coming off your bench. It allows him to stay deep into games and give your bullpen...
...Cashing in on Moneyball The Red Sox, with their two world titles in four years, have set the postseason model. A team that is patient and hits for power - the Moneyball way originally preached by Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane and perfected by the Sox - prevails. These Cubbies fit that mold. Chicago led the National League in both walks and that sacrosanct benchmark for the stat heads, on-base percentage plus slugging...