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Sunday, October 27, 2068

RACERS NIP FIREBIRDS IN A PHOTO FINISH... PRO CUP SERIES DEADLOCKED AT 2 WINS EACH
The Rolling Hills Racers had game four all wrapped up with a 6-3 edge heading into the last of the ninth, but they almost blew it... the Racers had to go overtime for the victory 7-6 in 10 innings.

2068 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 4
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Racers guarantee that the series returns to Rolling Hills. :eatpop:

Can the Racers handle Pete Manush, who 4-0 in the playoffs with a splendid 1.54 ERA in 5 starts against some fine teams?

I think Rolling Hills has to beat Manush to win the series.... Manush is the key player.

i think Manush is the reason it was so important that they win game four. They can take two in a row at home, if they come back down 3-2.

But, i must admit, the Firebirds have the pitching to negate that home field advantage. :eatpop:

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Monday, October 29, 2068

ROLLING HILLS RACERS CLOSING IN ON 7TH PRO CUP... UP LEAD OVER FIREBIRDS IN PRO CUP FINALS TO 3-2
Rolling Hills is within one victory of back-to-back IPA crowns... one more win over the Forest City Firebirds and the Racers will be raising their 7th Pro Cup pennant over the hallowed Midtown Base Ball Grounds... a 7-0 whitewashing in the fifth game of the Pro Cup Series set the stage for the Racers to put the wraps on another superlative season... the Racers are in the driver's seat in the best-of-seven series with a three games to two edge over the Firebirds.

2068 IPA Pro Cup Series - Game 5
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Wow! i did not see that coming. You can't give a team like Racers extra outs. Even Manush couldn't escape it.

Now. Can the Racers finish? :eatpop:

What I wouldn't give for a front row seat for Game 6 in Rolling Hills!

Dark Horse and jg2977:

Rolling Hills dodged a bullet... I really thought Pete Manush would beat them.

Now the shoe is on the other foot... the Firebirds are gonna have to win 2 in a row on the road... they were 41-36 on the road this season (.532)... the Racers are 53-24 at home (.688).

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Tuesday, October 30, 2068

FIREBIRDS SMOKE RACERS IN GAME 6, WINNER-TAKE-ALL GAME 7 NEXT
The whole IPA season will come down to the last game of the season... Yesterday afternoon in Rolling Hills, Forest City fought back in stunning fashion and forced a seventh game in the Islandian Pro Alliance Pro Cup Series... Rolling Hills was rolling along well on their way to their 7th Pro Cup, when the Firebirds came roaring back to beat them 6-5 in the sixth game to even up the series at three games apiece... it will be winner-take-all in game seven... there is no tomorrow... it's win or bust.

2068 IPA Pro Cup Series: Game 6 (best-of-seven series)
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Star of the Game

Thought you would like to know:

Forest City is 6-1 on the road in the playoffs, while Rolling Hills is 4-3 at home.

The Firebirds are a feisty flock!

I have mixed emotions... not sure who I want to win... my favorite must be Rolling Hills... I was disappointed when they blew game six after being ahead late in the game by 4 runs.

I have really gotten attached to the Racers in the last decade of play... I have really come to know the players on the team because they are in the playoffs so often.

I know what you mean - In my IPA I got really attached to Southport when they won 3 Pro Cups in 4 years. They were about to win their 4th Pro Cup in 6 years and I was rooting for them heavily, but they were upset by Valka who won their 2nd title. I was disappointed, but then Valka began their own dynasty by winning 3 in 4 years. So if Forest City wins, maybe it will be the start of something special for the Firebirds.

Wow, I’m kind of torn between rooting for Rolling Hills or Forest City because the Racers can get that 7th record Pro Cup... but Forest City is the scrappy underdog, not giving up and forcing a game 7.

Here we go. Pitching vs. Hitting. Game 7. :eatpop:

Rolling Hills fans should be nervous. When you have a chance to put a team away, you gotta do it. You don't want to give them another shot at you.

Eagerly anticipating the results of Game 7! History will be made no matter the outcome.

That's why I have the suspicion that Forest City will complete the upset.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2068

FOREST CITY FIREBIRDS UPEND ROLLING HILLS RACERS FOR FIRST PRO CUP IN TEAM'S 68-YEAR HISTORY
Not many baseball pundits believed in the Forest City Firebirds... no one gave them a chance to beat one of the most dynastic powers in Islandian Pro Alliance history... but the Firebirds believed in themselves and they did the unthinkable... they defeated the Rolling Hills Racers in 7 games to captured their first Pro Cup in their history... in the seventh-game finale Forest City soundly defeated the Racers 6-2 and copped the IPA overall title four games to three.

2068 IPA Pro Cup Series: Game 7 (best-of-seven series)
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