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That was assured with an 11-4 win over the Gateway Grizzlies at GCS Ballpark. Third baseman Carter Bell had a first-inning grand slam and Washington never trailed.
The question now is where the Wild Things will finish in the standings?
Entering Sunday, the Wild Things are in third place in the East, 1 1/2 games behind co-leaders Evansville and Southern Illinois. The Otters, who clinched their first playoff berth since winning the league championship under manager Greg Jelks in 2006, have six games remaining including a doubleheader today against Florence. The Otters end the season with four games at Washington beginning Tuesday. Southern Illinois has four games left: today at home against Normal and three at Lake Erie, which currently holds the final wild-card spot. Lake Erie cannot finish high enough in the standings to host a wild-card game.
If Washington finishes in the No. 5 or No. 6 spot, it will play a wild-card playoff game Saturday somewhere in the Central time zone. If Washington finishes in a tie with Southern Illinois, the Wild Things win the tiebreaker based on winning the season series, 4-2. In all likelihood, the second-place team in the West will host one of the wild-card games.
posted by Chris Dugan at
11:00 AM
10 Comments:
Ya Baby! Let's get em.
I have my own website. Wrote a tiny piece on this. If you would like to check it out, here is the link.
http://steeltownsportstalk.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/washington-wild-things-make-playoffs-for-the-first-time-since-2007/
Where are all the haters? Not seeing the typical posts from the typical clowns on here. The things must have done something good...no comments swisschedda or whatever you name is?
August 31, 2014 at 11:21 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Where are all the haters?
BUT you haven't shut your yap yet.
I could not care less about whether the WT made the playoffs, or not. Most people that have issues with the WT are not concerned with the players. It's the boneheaded management and owner. Of course you are too busy kissing butt to notice that.
"I could not care less about whether the WT made the playoffs or not. Most people that have issues with the WT are not concerned with the players."
If you wonder why Washington has the reputation (much deserved) of having the worst fans in the league that comment explains it all.
So people who are against you guys bashing the team 24/7 are kissing butt?
We'll then if that's true then anyone who bad mouths the team is a hater..
I've read this blog for a few years and it started as the teams no good the teams no good, now the teams good and you look for another reason to hate.
If you did not enjoy your experience at the game then don't come back, it's as simple as that.
"Wahhh, the owners wife got sweetheart of the night, I'm never coming back"
3 comments?? Hmm that's a shocker. Playoff spot without Ijames or Beatty down the run. Remember when this pitching staff was called inept? Remember when it was written the "Wild Things Strike Out at the Deadline"?
Like it or not, when you bash the organization you are bashing the players. I don't care what agenda you have or what beef you have with "management and owner". If you're so narrow minded to overlook what this team did, you have no business throwing stones.
If you're so narrow minded to overlook what this team did, you have no business throwing stones.
Wow! Now we have a preacher chiming in.
It's not the playoffs until you play a series.
Buzz Killington
Tremendous job Steve!
Told you they wouldn't win without Bart!
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