1894 by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

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Behind the pitching of Amos Rusie and Jouett Meekin, the New York Giants swept the Orioles in four straight games. While this may be construed as an early indication of how good pitching stops good hitting, other events of the game show the way the game has changed. A game in the '94 Temple Cup was delayed in the middle because a horse in center field broke free and trotted around the field.

The format just pitted the second place team against the best team from the regular season. Things have changed. Today, fans welcome extensive post season play which even gives sub-500

teams a chance at the championship. Baseball sends 8 of its 30

teams to the playoffs, 27%; football sends 14 of 32, 45%; and basketball sends 16 of 30; 53%. Back then, to say that was an absurd notion would be putting it mildly. After playing 130+

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