by barterer2002 on Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:48 am
Region 1
There are 4 teams left at this point. The 24 Senators are facing off against the 27 Yankees. The winner will have to then play the 06 Cubs to determine who comes out to face the 19 Reds. They will have to beat the Reds twice to advance out of the bracket portion of the tourney.
Region 2
In the top of the 8th the 55 Dodgers have a commanding lead on the 54 Indians as they fight to determine who will face the upstart 60 Pirates. The 50 Yankees are hosting the 57 Braves to dtermine who will face off against the 54 Giants. Waiting past those games are the 62 Giants and the 44 Browns who emerge on the winners side of the bracket as the 16th seed.
Region 3
On the winners half of the bracket the 75 Reds have jumped out to an early second inning lead on the 80 Phillies with the winner drawing the 85 Royals to determine who emerges from the winner's half.
On the other half the 73 A's are just underway against the 86 Mets for the right to face the loser of the Reds/Phillies game.
Also the 77 Yankees are hosting the 79 Pirates with the winner going on to face the 67 Cardinals
Region 4
The 05 White Sox are leading the 08 Rays in the 7th inning of their match up with the winner holding the enviable position of being the emerger from the winners bracket.
In the other half of the bracket the gauntlet has emerged.
The 96 Marlins are at the 04 Red Sox in a game that is just about to start. The winner advances to play the 92 Blue Jays with the winner of that game facing the 02 Angles and then the loser of Rays/White Sox game to determine who comes out to face the Rays/White Sox winner in the regional finals.