It's playoff time for the Loser League and remember it will be loser advances. There's only one Losertober!

1979 Oakland A's def. 1988 Baltimore Orioles 3 games to 0

Game 1: A'S 24, Orioles 4

Game 2: A'S 11, Orioles 3

Game 3: A's 7, ORIOLES 3

That Game 1 score is not a misprint as this series reminds you why Baltimore lost 21 games to start the 1988 season. Baltimore's team ERA for the series was 14.40 as the A's hit .374 as a team. No word yet if Cal Ripken will request to pull himself out of the line up for the next series.

1979 Toronto Blue Jays def. 1982 Minnesota Twins 3 games to 1

Game 1: TWINS 6, Blue Jays 1

Game 2: Blue Jays 3, TWINS 0

Game 3: BLUE JAYS 7, Twins 6

Game 4: BLUE JAYS 5, Twins 4

Do you believe in miracles, eh? The '79 Blue Jays were the only team to top 100 losses in the Loser League and were the runaway favorite to take the title entering the postseason but they shock the world but beating the '82 Twins. The Jays mounted a five run 8th inning comeback in the deciding Game 4 to send the Twins to the Loser Championship Series and many of their players to suicide.

1998 Florida Marlins def. 1981 Chicago Cubs 3 games to 2

Game 1: Marlins 4, CUBS 1

Game 2: CUBS 10, Marlins 6

Game 3: MARLINS 5, Cubs 4 12 innings

Game 4: Cubs 5, MARLINS 1

Game 5: Marlins 6, CUBS 4

Cubs' fans this might be your year! No team was happier that two months of the 1981 season was wiped out by a player's strike than the Cubs and it almost seems cruel to make them keep playing. I don't know if Bartman stole a foul ball from Steve Henderson in the deciding game.

1981 San Diego Padres def. 1988 Atlanta Braves 3 games to 2

Game 1: Braves 4, PADRES 2

Game 2: Braves 6, PADRES 4 11 innings

Game 3: Padres 8, BRAVES 3

Game 4: Padres 4, BRAVES 2

Game 5: PADRES 9, Braves 8 18 innings

Go Braves! After dropping two at home the Padres make a remarkable comeback and in Game 5 defeated the Braves in an 18 inning classic or really 6 hours and 26 minutes of torture if you had watch these two teams play. The game ended on an Ozzie Smith RBI single off rookie Tom Glavine who was forced into the game as a pinch hitter and remained in the game to pitch after the Braves bench and bullpen had been used up. Here's the boxscore:

BOXSCORE: 1988 Atlanta Braves At 1981 San Diego Padres              10/6/2008

  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Gant 3B           7  1  2  1 .480     O.Smith SS          9  2  3  1 .278  
  D.James LF          9  2  3  2 .304     R.Jones CF          6  0  1  1 .167  
  G.Perry 1B          7  0  1  1 .167     J.Curtis P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Murphy RF         7  1  1  2 .238   N-S.Swisher PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  O.Virgil C          9  2  4  1 .348     S.Mura P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Thomas SS         8  1  2  0 .120   P-D.Gwosdz PH         1  0  1  01.000  
  M.Lemke 2B          3  0  1  0 .357     C.Welsh P           0  0  0  0 .500  
A-J.Blauser PH        1  0  1  1 .286     G.Richards LF       9  2  3  0 .261  
B-L.Smith PR          0  1  0  0 .250     T.Kennedy C         8  1  4  2 .346  
E-J.Royster 2B        5  0  1  0 .200     B.Perkins 1B        6  0  1  1 .125  
  T.Blocker CF        7  0  1  0 .222   K-J.Moreno 1B         2  1  1  0 .500  
  R.Mahler P          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Lefebvre RF       7  2  2  0 .188  
C-P.Runge PH          0  0  0  0 ----     L.Salazar 3B        7  0  3  2 .476  
D-A.Hall PH           0  0  0  0 .167     J.Bonilla 2B        5  0  2  1 .500  
  G.Jimenez P         0  0  0  0 ----   M-T.Flannery PH,2B    2  0  0  0 .200  
F-B.Benedict PH       1  0  0  0 .000     J.Eichelberger P    3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Alvarez P         0  0  0  0 ----     D.Boone P           0  0  0  0 ----  
H-T.Simmons PH        1  0  0  0 .500     J.Urrea P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Puleo P           0  0  0  0 ----     T.Lollar P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Assenmacher P     0  0  0  0 ----   G-B.Evans PH          1  0  1  0 .385  
L-J.Acker PH,P        1  0  1  01.000     J.Littlefield P     0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Sutter P          0  0  0  0 ----     G.Lucas P           0  0  0  0 ----  
O-T.Glavine PH,P      1  0  0  0 .000   I-R.Bass PH           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        J-D.Edwards PH,CF     3  1  2  1 .308  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      70  8 18  8                 Totals      71  9 24  9

A-Pinch Hit For Lemke In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Blauser In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mahler In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Runge In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Smith In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Jimenez In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 11th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Alvarez In 12th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Lucas In 13th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Bass In 13th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Perkins In 15th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Assenmacher In 15th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Bonilla In 15th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Curtis In 15th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Sutter In 17th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Mura In 17th Inning

INJURY: Broderick Perkins INJURED (for 0 more games) in 14th inning

Braves.......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  8 18  1
Padres.......... 1 1 2  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  9 24  2

Braves (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Mahler                  7      12   5   4   0   3   0 109   3.75
G.Jimenez                 1       0   0   0   1   0   0  24   5.68
J.Alvarez                 3       1   0   0   2   3   0  48   4.00
C.Puleo                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5.40
P.Assenmache              1 2/3   1   0   0   2   2   0  38   0.00
J.Acker                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0.00
B.Sutter                  1 1/3   3   1   1   2   2   0  31   3.00
T.Glavine LOSS(0-1)       1 2/3   5   3   3   1   0   0  39   5.40
Totals                   17 2/3  24   9   8   8  10   0

Padres (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Eichelberg              7       7   4   4   3   4   1 134   3.75
D.Boone HOLD(2nd)         0 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.86
J.Urrea BS(1st)           1 1/3   2   0   0   2   0   0  30   0.00
T.Lollar                  2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  34   0.00
J.Littlefiel              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.36
G.Lucas                   1 2/3   0   0   0   0   3   0  20   0.00
J.Curtis                  2       3   0   0   0   0   0  25   2.45
S.Mura                    2       1   1   1   0   1   1  33   4.91
C.Welsh WIN(1-0)          1       3   2   2   0   0   1  21   6.43
Totals                   18      18   8   8   5  12   3

ATTENDANCE- 24,996 DATE- Monday, October 6th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 6:26
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:17  Padres:19
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Padres: 1
ERRORS- R.Mahler, O.Smith, L.Salazar
DOUBLES- O.Virgil(2nd), O.Smith(1st), R.Jones(3rd), T.Kennedy(3rd),
         J.Moreno(1st), J.Bonilla(3rd)
TRIPLES- D.Edwards(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.James(1st), D.Murphy(1st), O.Virgil(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Gant-2(5th), D.James(2nd), G.Richards(1st), L.Salazar(1st),
              D.Edwards(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Richards, J.Bonilla
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Gant, L.Salazar
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Gant, D.Murphy, T.Kennedy, L.Salazar
WALKS- G.Perry-2, D.Murphy, A.Thomas, T.Blocker, O.Smith, R.Jones, B.Perkins,
       J.Lefebvre-2, J.Bonilla, T.Flannery, D.Edwards
HIT BY PITCH- A.Hall
STRIKE OUTS- R.Gant-2, D.James, G.Perry, D.Murphy-2, O.Virgil-3, A.Thomas,
             T.Blocker, R.Mahler, O.Smith, R.Jones, G.Richards, T.Kennedy,
             J.Moreno, J.Lefebvre, L.Salazar, J.Eichelberger-2, D.Edwards
GIDP- T.Blocker