On the Diamond Vol. 16 2002

[bschr682]

Pitcher of the sim:
SP Darren Hall
1-0 with a 1.12 ERA in 8.0 IP. Hall has done a very nice job as a 5th starter.

Batter of the sim:
CF Aaron Hayes
.375 avg in 24 AB's with 1 dinger. Hayes has really stepped up since Dean Rodrigez turned into a lump monster.

3-2 sim. Not the greatest sim ever but we clinched the division at quite a cost though. Sadaharu Oh Jr will miss the rest of the season due to injury. He has at times carried the team so the mood in the club house is a nervous one. On the bright side, Chandler Orm will be back and the team has clinched early enough to adjust the rotation for the playoffs.

[Al-Hoot]

how did you clinch the division when you are 4 games ahead with 4 games to play? What if you lose 4 games and VAN wins four games? Would there be a tie-breaking game? (I notice that you and VAN went 11-11 against each other.)

[bschr682]

I actually wrote this before really digging into the file or anything. According to the playoff odds I have a 100% chance so I assumed I had clinched.