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Old 01-12-2024, 12:09 AM   #58
JetsIn06
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Rahway, NJ
1960 Final Stretch

By the end of August, Faiella goes down for 7 weeks, which knocks him out for the rest of the year. He hit .322 over 63 PA for us.

The injury news doesn't end there. With six games left, we enter into a tie with Vancouver, each of us with a 105-51 record. A few days ago we learned that Ryne White, an elite reliever in his rookie season who we took in the supplemental round of the 1958 draft, was hurt. Today, the start of a series against Vancouver, we learn that White's career is over. Through 61 innings, he had a 1.61 ERA and was set to take over the closer role from Jerry Johnson.

We have to push on, but we don't. Vancouver sweeps us, and with a three-game set against New Orleans, we'd need a sweep and Vancouver to get swept by Texas, an expansion team. It doesn't happen.

We finish with a record of 107-55, yet will not make the playoffs.

August: 17-12
September/October: 19-10

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