Too many leaks!

The Railroaders no longer control their destiny after losing a third straight game to the Oilers. With 35 runs scored against us in those 3 losses, we’d better find a fix and fast or we’ll end up where we were a month ago, in last place! The Oilers have a 1 ½ game lead and we have no more games with them to redeem ourselves. Our chance for the season title comes down to sweeping the Pirates in 3 games and beating the Bobcats on Saturday, and we’ll need help from the Cats & Bucs to chop away at the Oilers who have 4.9 games left to play (one w/Pirates and 3.9 against the Bobcats). The 3.9 games include a suspended tie game between the Oilers and Cats with the score 6-6 in the middle of the 11th innings. Long story, see the league website on the archive page.

So the stage is set. The Railroaders must win out through Saturday at Home. Our best chance would come with the Pirates beating the Bobcats and Oilers with their final 2 games. That would put us in 1st place by a game over the Oilers and Bobcats trailing by 3. What’s left . . the 4 games between the Oilers and Bobcats, with one being the suspended game. If this occurs, the Oilers would need all 4 games to finish first, while the Bobcats would be unable to catch us even if they took all 4 of the games.

Tall order, I must say, especially if we can’t get the leaks fixed by tonight. The Pirates are coming into town for a doubleheader and the Heat is on in every direction. Time to separate the men from the boys. Let’s go and get the job done, guys.