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09-25-2002, 10:44 AM
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Unmountable defecits in baseball history
Although it is still highly unlikely that Seattle will make the playoffs, last night's games got me thinking. Has a team down at least 5 games with as many left to play in the season ever come back to make the playoffs? The odds of it happening are staggering, but surely in over a hundred years of baseball it has to have happened at least once. Right?
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09-25-2002, 11:09 AM
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I don't think so, really. I know the Phillies Phamous collapse of 1964 was close to this, but I can't think of a team cutting it this close.
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09-25-2002, 11:26 AM
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I think the phillies
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09-25-2002, 01:14 PM
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What about the Giants in 1951? I don't remember how far back they were, but they went on a great run to force a playoff against Brooklyn.
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09-25-2002, 01:23 PM
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1951 NY Giants
1962 SF Giants 1998 SF Giants All overcame a four-game deficit with seven contests remaining to win or tie for the title.
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09-25-2002, 02:22 PM
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by the way, welcome to netshrine, rk_michael! Head on over to the Icebreakers forum and tell us a little bit about yourself....
and if you run into Skip, don't let him get you down about 'unsurmountable deficits' - he's a bit of a spelling freak 
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09-25-2002, 02:23 PM
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4 down with 7 to go isn't the same as 5 down with 5 to go, though.
Everyone would be telling their grandchildren about it. |
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09-25-2002, 02:51 PM
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Ahhhhh, so that's what Skip stands for... Spelling Korrectly Is Preferred
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09-25-2002, 05:38 PM
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Well, I did start this thread fairly late last night. I swear I'm normally a much better speller than that  . |
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09-25-2002, 10:00 PM
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09-25-2002, 11:18 PM
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Angels game close.
In 1995, Seattle led the Angels by 3 with 5 games to go. The Angels won all 5 games to force a one-game playoff - - - which they lost.
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09-26-2002, 08:04 AM
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Seattle could do it this year to Anaheim...down 4 with 4 to go (and to think they were down 8 with 8 to go). It could very well happen - IF seattle beats oakland and anaheim loses to texas today, they close off with a 3 game series...
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09-27-2002, 01:17 PM
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The Giants actually caught and passed the Dodgers, who came back to tie and force the playoff. |
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10-01-2002, 01:13 AM
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three great comebacks, though not of the five games behind, five to play type:
la sweeping houston in the final weekend, and losing the play-off game in 1980; detroit catching toronto in 1987; and of course, boston's comeback in 1978. |
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