Word: wildcard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ravens (+5) over JETS: O'Donnell will crack under Parcells' heel. Dolphins (+2) over BILLS: Don't the Bills stink this year? Patriots (pick) over VIKINGS: Beat me again, Norse bastards. PANTHERS (-3) over Raiders: Remembering the wildcard. BENGALS (pick) over Chargers: Slim loves a loser. Rams (+3) over FALCONS: Just can't bet with Dan Reeves. Bucs (-4.5) over COLTS: Not this loser. 49ERS (-6.5) over Cowboys: Put the 'Boys to bed. BRONCOS (-9) over Seahawks: Last chance to cover, Elway. OILERS (+2) over Jags: Oilers are sending my kids to college. BEARS (+3) over Redskins: On a roll...
Many purists of the game are no doubt upset that an expansion ballclub, let alone a wildcard team, has actually made it this far in the playoffs. My dear traditionalists, the '69 Mets were also an expansion team (just as many other World Series participants and champions have been), and the wildcard format only meant that the Marlins had to win more games to earn their World Series berth than teams in the past...
Aside from a few true moments, the rites of fall have this year been almost, well, sullen. Pennant races? The wildcard took care of that. Playoffs? Three of the four series are already on the brink, and this whole first-round thing feels, well, a little preliminary. So stoke up your love of the game with The Bad News Bears (1976). Open a window on a crisp fall morning and let the woody breeze caress your VCR as Buttermaker (Walter Matthau), Amanda (Tatum O'Neal), and feisty Tanner remind you what our great pastime is all about. It'll take...
Only three weeks into the season, the Crimson had already dropped two games-one a crucial league contest-and had already placed itself in a precarious wildcard situation come NCAA Tournament time...
Mosley qualified automatically for Nationals by winning his class, while DeNunzio and Friedman got wildcard berths. But the NCAAs weren't kind to anyone in the trio, as all three exited in the second round of the double-elimination tournament...