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Young Drachma · 10-04-2007, 11:48 PM

WHAT IF THERE IS A TIE IN THE CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS
Here's the answer to a natural trivia question that might be coming up really soon.
If there is a tie in the challenge series standings, the teams play a one-game playoff to determine who advances to the Challenge Series.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
THE BATTLE DOWN THE WIRE
While there are no division races and the Wild Card spots also seemed to be dealt out, there is a heated battle at the bottom of the baseball standings with 3 games left in the regular season.

CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS
New York (57-102)
Arizona (58-101)
Riverside (59-100)

It is plausible that all three teams could finish with the same record. The team with the best head-to-head record among the three would get the option of two home games against both teams or playing the winner of the two other teams on the road.

That said, all they have to do to stay out of this is to keep winning. The Arizona Diamondbacks actually made deals at the deadline to try to stave off relegation and have won 4 straight and 7 of their last 10, better than any of the three teams in the relegation zone.

The Bombers can help their cause by winning and saving themselves the embarassment of having to shed about $40 million more in payroll should they lose the Challenge Series. They've already dumped about $18 million in payroll via deals earlier this off-season.

"We're trying not to focus on anything but winning," said Bombers outfielder Trent Pagnal.

10-04-2007, 11:48 PM	#168
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	WHAT IF THERE IS A TIE IN THE CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS Here's the answer to a natural trivia question that might be coming up really soon. If there is a tie in the challenge series standings, the teams play a one-game playoff to determine who advances to the Challenge Series. SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 THE BATTLE DOWN THE WIRE While there are no division races and the Wild Card spots also seemed to be dealt out, there is a heated battle at the bottom of the baseball standings with 3 games left in the regular season. CHALLENGE SERIES STANDINGS New York (57-102) Arizona (58-101) Riverside (59-100) It is plausible that all three teams could finish with the same record. The team with the best head-to-head record among the three would get the option of two home games against both teams or playing the winner of the two other teams on the road. That said, all they have to do to stay out of this is to keep winning. The Arizona Diamondbacks actually made deals at the deadline to try to stave off relegation and have won 4 straight and 7 of their last 10, better than any of the three teams in the relegation zone. The Bombers can help their cause by winning and saving themselves the embarassment of having to shed about $40 million more in payroll should they lose the Challenge Series. They've already dumped about $18 million in payroll via deals earlier this off-season. "We're trying not to focus on anything but winning," said Bombers outfielder Trent Pagnal. Last edited by Young Drachma : 10-04-2007 at 11:58 PM.