Sunday, September 27, 2020

Superior League Playoffs

 It is likely that the Superior League will send a new champion to the world series this year. Four of the five remaining teams have never been to the world series.

The Louisville Sluggers, who won the Superior League East with 91 victories, return to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. They had regular playoff appearances for their early history, but have never played in a world series.

Baltimore, 88-74, will have home field advantage in the wild card series. The team had 6 playoff appearances between 2008 and 2014, but has not returned since. They also have never played in a world series.

Toledo (85-77) has played in 3 postseasons, most recently in 2007. They are the second wild card team.

Cleveland has 3 postseason appearances in their history, most recently in 2018. With a 95-67 record, Cleveland won the Central Division and will have home field advantage throughout the Superior League playoffs.

Mars (86-76) won the west division and is the only team to play in the world series, though no active player was part of it and many on the roster were not even alive at the time. Mars was the league champion in the inaugural season of the Superior league. They lost a thrilling 7 game series to the Portland Decepticons. In between, Mars played in the postseason in 1995, 2005, and 2008.

3 teams end a postseason drought of more than a decade. May the best team win.

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