Richmond Flying Squirrels-Playoff bound!

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Stinkerball and the Squirrels are back in the postseason after clinching on Monday. They will likely face the Akron RubberDucks next week.

The Squirrels had a huge 10+ game lead but went on a tailspin in early August, losing eight games in a row at one point and soon another four in a row. This allowed the RubberDucks to almost catch them for the division lead and also brought the rival Bowie Baysox into the equation. But the Squirrels recovered a bit and then won two out of three last weekend against Bowie, who needed a sweep to stand any real chance to complete the epic comeback/collapse.

Standings- Top two in each division make playoffs, home advantage goes to leading team playing the second team in the same division.
http://www.milb.com/standings/index.jsp ... 3&sid=l113

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The Squirrels beat the wild card RubberDucks in game 1, 3-2 in 11 innings. It is a best of five series that ends Sunday (or sooner). The winners go on to the Eastern League Championship next week.

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The Squirrels beat the wild card RubberDucks

Why do I get the feeling there's an lb drawing in this somehow?

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Akron won game two, 5-1. Now it is a best of three series all in Richmond this weekend.

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Squirrels won game 3, 1-0! Can clinch series either Saturday or Sunday.

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Richmond, VA - The Richmond Flying Squirrels (3 games to 1) earned a trip to the Eastern League Championship Series with a, 5-1, win over the Akron RubberDucks on Saturday night at The Diamond. 4,893 witnessed the Squirrels gain entry to the ELCS for the second time in franchise history (2011). They will meet either the Portland SeaDogs or Binghamton Mets in the ELCS, which will begin at The Diamond on Tuesday night at 6:35 p.m. Portland and Binghamton will play game 5 of the EDCS on Sunday afternoon.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ym ... vkey=recap

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The Squirrels lost both of their home games to the Binghamton Mets and would have to win three in a row in Binghamton to win the championship this year.

B-Mets win to take a 2-0 lead in the ELCS
Lynn Worthy
Press & Sun-Bulletin

The Binghamton Mets are one win away their goal, and come back home Thursday knowing they have three chances to claim the franchise's first Eastern League championship in 20 years.

B-Mets starting pitcher Greg Peavey allowed one run in a sparkling performance while Xorge Carrillo and Travis Taijeron hit home runs to provide all the team's scoring in a 5-1 win against the Richmond Flying Squirrels in Game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series on Wednesday night at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.

http://www.pressconnects.com/story/spor ... /15427393/

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The Binghamton Mets are the Eastern League champions. For the second time the Squirrels are league runners-up. I was following on Twitter while on the Amtrak route that goes past Mecca and St. Louis. The clincher almost happened while I was going through Granite City but the Squirrels who were being no-hit through 7 tied it up and got out of a bases loaded jam. But the next inning the Mets clinched. Meanwhile on to Texas overnight for me.