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Who's going to win Total Classics Madness?  

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    • 1909 Pirates
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    • 1979 Pirates
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    • 1965 Twins
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    • 1965 Bums
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Pool 1, Final Four

Pirates Tame Tigers, Set Up All-Pittsburgh Final

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Dan Petry was spectacular in his relief of an injured Jack Morris, but the Tigers offense couldn't give

him any support against the Pirates staff.

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With the Tigers threatening in the seventh, left fielder Larry Herndon is picked off second by Steve

Blass.

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Richie Hebner lines a double into left center, scoring Dave Cash for the only run of the ballgame.

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Dave Cash robs Kirk Gibson of a hit in the eighth inning.

Scoring

T8: Hebner double scores Cash

W - Blass L - Petry S - Giusti

Game Notes:

Jack Morris left the game in the second inning with an elbow injury.

Players of the Game:

Steve Blass 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K

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Pool 1, Final Four

'91 Pirates Rally Falls A Run Short, '70s Showdown Set Up In Finals

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Steve Nicosia singles in the third inning, scoring Willie Stargell and Bill Robinson for a 3-0 '79 Pirates

lead.

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Steve Buechele connects for a three run homerun in the eighth inning, pulling the '91 Pirates within

two.

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Two batters later, pinch hitter Lloyd McClendon homers to pull the '91 Pirates within one.

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Steve Buechele, who homered in the eighth to get the '91 Pirates back in the game, fails to connect

with two strikes for the last out of the game. The tying run was standing at second base in the person

of Andy Van Slyke.

Scoring

B3: Parker solo HR; Nicosia single scores Stargell, Robinson

B4: Robinson single scores Parker

B7: Garner single scores Stargell

T8: Buechele three run HR; McClendon solo HR

W - Candelaria L - Smiley S - Tekulve

Players of the Game:

Dave Parker 3-5, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R

Steve Nicosia 2-4, 2 RBI

John Candelaria 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K

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That '70s Show: Pool 1's Final Showdown Set

#5 1971 Pirates vs #3 1979 Pirates

Then there were two. The 1971 Pirates and the 1979 Pirates have fought through the 28 other teams in Pool 1 and are now ready to battle for a spot in the Total Classics Final Four.

How They Got Here (1971 Pirates):

Round 1 - #28 1952 Athletics 0, #5 1971 Pirates 2

Round 2 - #21 1984 Padres 3, #5 1971 Pirates 9

Round 3 - #20 1964 Phillies 0, #5 1971 Pirates 4

Final Four - #5 1971 Pirates 1, #1 1984 Tigers 0

How They Got Here (1979 Pirates):

Round 1 - #30 1995 Rockies 3, #3 1979 Pirates 4 (10)

Round 2 - #19 1989 Cubs 1, #3 1979 Pirates 2

Round 3 - #6 1991 Twins 0, #3 1979 Pirates 5

Final Four - #15 1991 Pirates 4, #3 1979 Pirates 5

Real Life Season and Playoff Results (1971 Pirates):

Manager - Danny Murtaugh

1971 record - 97-65, First in the NL East, World Series Champs

1971 NLCS - 3-1 Pirates over Giants

1971 WS - 4-3 Pirates over Orioles

All-Stars - Roberto Clemente, Dock Ellis, Manny Sanguillen, Willie Stargell

Gold Glove - Roberto Clemente

Future HOFs - Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell

Real Life Season and Playoff Results (1979 Pirates):

Manager - Chuck Tanner

1979 record - 98-64, First in the NL East, World Series Champs

1979 NLCS - 3-0 Pirates over Reds

1979 WS - 4-3 Pirates over Orioles

All-Stars - Dave Parker

Gold Glove - Dave Parker

NLCS MVP - Willie Stargell

NL MVP - Willie Stargell (shared with Keith Hernandez)

Future HOFs - Willie Stargell

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Pool 1, Finals

'79 Pirates Score Early And Often, Win Pool 1 11-3

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Dave Parker pumps his fist after his two run HR in the third inning, his first of two on the day.

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Willie Stargell starts his jog around the horn after his solo HR in the sixth inning.

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Bill Madlock hits the third homerun of the day for the '79 Pirates, this one a two run shot in the

seventh inning.

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Tim Foli and Omar Moreno "pound it" in celebration of the '79 Pirates birth in the Total Classics Finals.

Scoring

B3: Moreno single scores Garner; Parker two run HR

B6: Stargell solo HR; Candelaria single scores Robinson; Moreno single scores Garner

B7: Madlock two run HR

T8: Stargell double scores Veale; Robertson single scores Hebner, Stargell

B8: Parker three run HR

W - Candelaria L - Blass

Players of the Game:

Dave Parker 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Omar Moreno 3-5, 2 RBI

Bill Madlock 2-4, HR, 2 RBI

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Pool 1 MVP: Dave Parker

Pool 1 Stats:

12-21 (.571), 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI

-Parker had at least two hits and drove in at least one run in every game.

Real Life Career Stats:

2712-9358 (.290), 526 2B, 75 3B, 339 HR, 1493 RBI

-Parker was an All-Star in 1977, 79-81, 85-86, 90 and won the All-Star Game MVP in 1979.

-He was awarded the Gold Glove in three straight seasons: 1977-79.

-He won the Silver Slugger Award three times: 1985-86, 90.

-He won two batting titles: 1977-78.

-He led the NL in slugging in 1975 and 1978.

-He led the NL in hits with 215 in 1977.

-He led the NL in RBI with 125 in 1985.

-He won the NL MVP in 1978.

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Teams in the Total Classics Final Four: 1979 Pirates

Well fans, it's time for Pool 2 to get under way. Pool 2 features the most World Series winners of any pool with 15. It also features a two teams that most experts consider the best of all time: the 1927 and the 1998 Yankees, ranked #2 and #1 respectively.

It also features the infamous 1919 White Sox (who many dubbed the Black Sox), the team that threw the World Series. They are ranked #22. Also, the 1986 World Series contestants are here, the '86 Red Sox and the '86 Mets - ranked #19 and #4 respectively. These two teams could potentially meet in the finals. Speaking of the Red Sox, the 1918 squad is here, ranked #15.

Lastly, a personal favorite of mine - the 1954 Giants - are present and are ranked #9. They are the last Giants team to win the championship.

Enjoy!

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You have me hooked-I look several times a day to get updates-The '79 Pirates?-I was shocked to say the least. Love the screenshots and the summaries-excellent. Looking forward to this round-I'm picking the '55 Bums

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You have me hooked-I look several times a day to get updates-The '79 Pirates?-I was shocked to say the least. Love the screenshots and the summaries-excellent. Looking forward to this round-I'm picking the '55 Bums

Glad you're enjoying it! As much as I hate to admit it, that '55 team was pretty good - probably not a bad pick.

I'm picking the '86 Mets - of course, that could be because they were the first team I really watched (I was 5 during that World Series) :D

This looks to be an extremely awesome pool. Can't wait to see what happens here.

Thanks for checking it out! I'm looking foward to this pool as well - a lot of big name players will be featured in this one.

Thanks again to everybody that's following it - hope you continue to tune in! :joystick:

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How the heck did the 1979 Pirates win this?

greenies

:lmao:

Epic.

I really can't explain. Parker was a beast. I figured the '84 Tigers would breeze through.

I like the dark horse 82 Brewers to win it. They'll play the 18 Sawx, the buzzsaw known as the 27 Yanks, and then, just for kicks, the Red Machine of 77. Go Crew!

Now that's a schedule. I gotta give you props for goin out on that limb. :D

PS...Y4L, you'll like these upcoming results.

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Pool 2, Round 1

Dirty Dozen: Twins Pound Red Sox 12-3

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Sandy Valdespino scores on a wild pitch by Dennis Eckersley in the first inning. It wouldn't get much

better for the Sox.

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Don Mincher adds another Twins run in the second inning with a solo homerun to right field.

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Jim Rice did his best to keep the Red Sox in the game, going 3-4 on the day. Here he poses after

hitting a three run homerun in the third, putting Boston up 3-2.

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Despite the efforts of Rice, the Red Sox staff couldn't hold back the powerful Twinkies. Here we see

Tony Oliva rounding second after hitting a three run homerun in the bottom of the third, putting

Minnesota back up 5-3.

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Harmon Killebrew sets the fireworks off with the biggest blast of the night - a grand slam to dead

center in the fifth inning. The blast traveled an estimated 450ft.

Scoring

B1: Valdespino scores on a wild pitch by Dennis Eckersley

B2: Mincher solo HR

T3: Rice three run HR

B3: Oliva three run HR

B5: Killebrew GS

B7: Mincher single scores Oliva

B8: Versalles two run HR

W - Grant L - Eckersley

Players of the Game:

Tony Oliva 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Zoilo Versalles 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

Don Mincher 2-4, HR, 2 RBI

Harmon Killebrew 1-5, GS, 4 RBI

Jim Rice 3-4, HR, 3 RBI

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How did you decide on your rankings?

I'm guessing its ranked based on what each time is in the game.

The game decides the ranking of each time based on the total talent pool that team has, so even though the Yankees and Mets had the best records in baseball this season, they may not end up being #s 1 and 2.

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I'm guessing its ranked based on what each time is in the game.

The game decides the ranking of each time based on the total talent pool that team has, so even though the Yankees and Mets had the best records in baseball this season, they may not end up being #s 1 and 2.

For a more detailed explanation, go to page one. It's in the first couple paragraphs of the main post.

Basically, I started by looking at what teams won the World Series in that year (for instance, the 1998 Yanks won it all - the 1961 Senators didn't). World Series teams are eligible for the top seeds. After that, it goes by records that season. 1998 Yanks won more games than the 1927 Yanks, so they got the higher rank.

It would have been easier to use the games rankings, but for some reason my rankings don't show after the "MLB" level. So pools 2-4 are "unranked". To make it even across the board, I applied my rankings too all the pools.

It's not highly scientific, but it's a system that's easy to apply. :D

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