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4/10-13/1989 Oakland at California
The disastrous start continued for the Athletics as they suffered a four-game sweep in their first road trip of the season. That puts them four games behind pace after just 10 contests. About the only bright spot was Carney Lansford,…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Round of 16 36-39
Florida State was the big winner in the round of 16, as all three of their Heisman-winning teams (1993, 2000, 2013) advanced to the quarterfinals. Alabama and USC both began the round with three teams, but only one of those…
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CFB Heisman Tournament Round of 16 32-35
Two more top-five teams were eliminated, including the #1 seed 2020 Alabama, as well as #5 2005 USC. 1976 Pittsburgh and 1996 Florida provided the upsets. 1993 Florida State and 2020 Auburn also won in close games as the favorites.…
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4/7-9/1989 Chicago at Oakland
It hasn’t been the best start for the A’s, who suffered a three-game sweep at home to Chicago White Sox. After six games, Oakland is already two games off the pace. Each game saw multiple culprits: defensive miscues, bullpen collapses,…
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4/3-6/1989 Seattle at Oakland
The 1989 season replay got underway with Oakland winning two of three home games against Seattle, including a 16-inning marathon in the finale. Mark McGwire hit two homers and drove in seven of the A’s 14 runs in the series.…
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CFB Heisman Tournament 2nd Round 28-31
1978 Oklahoma became the second high seed to fall in the second round, as 2021 Alabama posted an easy win. In the game of the tournament thus far, 1979 USC and 1998 Texas played seven overtimes before the Trojans finally…
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CFB Heisman Tournament 2nd Round 24-27
Three favorites advanced, though two of them came down to the last play. But the big story was 31st-seeded 1994 Colorado taking down second-seeded 2004 USC in a blowout. 2008 Oklahoma advanced on a walk-off TD, while 2013 Florida State…
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CFB Heisman Tournament 2nd Round 20-23
The favorites won all four games in this quadrant of the tournament, including a pair of USC teams that won big. 1993 Florida State posted the first shutout of the tournament, while 1996 Florida won the only close game here.…
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2023 Year in Review
Here are some season totals in my first year playing these games. There were 10 projects completed, and there is one more still in progress. Here’s how many times each game was officially played (this doesn’t include test games where…
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