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ericnease84 · 03-03-2023, 01:04 AM

In 1968, Bob Allison of the St. Louis Bears returned to the Home Run Derby and won it again, defeating Oakland's Willie Horton in the final round.

As for the playoff races, there were some compelling races (and thankfully, no losing teams this time). The Baltimore Blackbirds, a year off of snapping a 52-year playoff drought, won the ABC East for the second year in a row. The Indiana Fireflies won the ABC Central, with the Pittsburgh Penguins taking the wild card. Both won over 100 games, and the Cincinnati Silverbacks finished a distant third, winning over 90 games but not getting into the playoffs (only one team in the NBC, the Tigers, won more than 90 games). The Oakland Panthers ran away with and won the ABC West.
As for the NBC, the Charlotte Roadrunners took the NBC East. The San Francisco Tigers, with the best record in the conference, won the NBC West. The Chicago Cardinals won the NBC Central. The wild card race went down to the wire. In fact, there were three teams still in the running for it on the final day of the season. The Washington Eagles sat at 82-79, needing to simply defeat the Cardinals to win the wild card. If they lost, that could allow either the Atlanta Colonels or the New Jersey Stallions (or both) to tie them and force a one-game playoff. The Colonels and Stallions both sat at 81-80. Atlanta had their final game against the Lions in Los Angeles, while the Stallions finished up at home against the Milwaukee Browns.
The Cardinals defeated the Eagles 5-1, denying them a chance to clinch the wild card outright. The Colonels were shut out 2-0 by the Lions, ending their season. The Stallions, however, defeated the Browns 5-1 to tie the Eagles and force a one-game playoff in Washington. The Eagles defeated the Stallions 4-0 to take the wild card.

In the ABC Division Series, the Penguins faced off against the Panthers, while the Fireflies faced the Blackbirds. In the NBC Division Series, the Roadrunners faced the Cardinals while the Eagles played the Tigers.

Both ABC series went four games, with the Blackbirds upsetting the top-seeded Fireflies and the Penguins taking down the Panthers. Both series in the NBC went a full five games, with the Tigers knocking off the wild card Eagles and the Cardinals taking down the Roadrunners.
The Penguins beat the Blackbirds in the ABC Championship Series, while the Cardinals defeated the Tigers in the NBC Championship Series. Both series went six games. In the World Series, it was the Cardinals who emerged victorious in six games.

03-03-2023, 01:04 AM	#90
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	1968 In 1968, Bob Allison of the St. Louis Bears returned to the Home Run Derby and won it again, defeating Oakland's Willie Horton in the final round. As for the playoff races, there were some compelling races (and thankfully, no losing teams this time). The Baltimore Blackbirds, a year off of snapping a 52-year playoff drought, won the ABC East for the second year in a row. The Indiana Fireflies won the ABC Central, with the Pittsburgh Penguins taking the wild card. Both won over 100 games, and the Cincinnati Silverbacks finished a distant third, winning over 90 games but not getting into the playoffs (only one team in the NBC, the Tigers, won more than 90 games). The Oakland Panthers ran away with and won the ABC West. As for the NBC, the Charlotte Roadrunners took the NBC East. The San Francisco Tigers, with the best record in the conference, won the NBC West. The Chicago Cardinals won the NBC Central. The wild card race went down to the wire. In fact, there were three teams still in the running for it on the final day of the season. The Washington Eagles sat at 82-79, needing to simply defeat the Cardinals to win the wild card. If they lost, that could allow either the Atlanta Colonels or the New Jersey Stallions (or both) to tie them and force a one-game playoff. The Colonels and Stallions both sat at 81-80. Atlanta had their final game against the Lions in Los Angeles, while the Stallions finished up at home against the Milwaukee Browns. The Cardinals defeated the Eagles 5-1, denying them a chance to clinch the wild card outright. The Colonels were shut out 2-0 by the Lions, ending their season. The Stallions, however, defeated the Browns 5-1 to tie the Eagles and force a one-game playoff in Washington. The Eagles defeated the Stallions 4-0 to take the wild card. In the ABC Division Series, the Penguins faced off against the Panthers, while the Fireflies faced the Blackbirds. In the NBC Division Series, the Roadrunners faced the Cardinals while the Eagles played the Tigers. Both ABC series went four games, with the Blackbirds upsetting the top-seeded Fireflies and the Penguins taking down the Panthers. Both series in the NBC went a full five games, with the Tigers knocking off the wild card Eagles and the Cardinals taking down the Roadrunners. The Penguins beat the Blackbirds in the ABC Championship Series, while the Cardinals defeated the Tigers in the NBC Championship Series. Both series went six games. In the World Series, it was the Cardinals who emerged victorious in six games.