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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: American League Division Series
		Jump to: navigation, search In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.
		Major League Baseball is governed by the Major League Constitution, an agreement that has undergone several incarnations since 1920, with the most recent revisions being made in 2001.
		However, if the wild-card team and the division leader with the best record are from the same division, the wild-card team plays the next winningest division leader, and the remaining two division leaders play.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-League-Division-Series (2379 words)

	American League Division Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Division Series was created after the 1993 season when Major League Baseball restructured each league into three divisions, but they were first played in 1995 due to the cancellation of the 1994 playoffs.
		Typically, the wild-card team is assigned to play the division winner with the best winning percentage in one series, and the other two division winners play the other series.
		However, if the wild-card team and the division winner with the best record are from the same division, the wild-card team plays the division winner with the second-best record, and the remaining two division winners play.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_League_Division_Series (285 words)

	Chicago White Sox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After leading the American League for most of the season, on the final weekend, the White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers all had a shot at the pennant.
		Thome was also familiar with the American League, having been a fixture with the Cleveland Indians for many years prior to signing with the Phillies.
		While there are other major league cities and metropolitan areas in which two teams co-exist, all of the others feature at least one team which began playing there in 1961 or later, whereas the Sox and Cubs have been competing for their city's fans since 1901.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_White_Sox (9091 words)

	Twins-A's rivalry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Twins would be heckled intensely when they visited the Coliseum in Oakland, and the same would happen in reverse when the A's visited the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
		This rivalry came from the two teams being among the premier teams in the American League's Western Division during those years.
		However, it was rekindled in the 2002 American League Division Series, in which the Twins defeated the A's in front of packed houses in both stadiums, and has continued through 2006 as the two teams are among Major League Baseball's most successful in the first decade of the new century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twins-A's_rivalry (186 words)

	2004 American League Division Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2004 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three AL divisions – along with a "wild card" team – participating in two best-of-five series.
		The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS).
		The Red Sox became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series for their first World Championship since 1918.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series (328 words)

	Sportsterminal.com - News
		In the 2002 American League Division Series against Minnesota, he went 8-for-20 with a pair of doubles and a homer.
		He led the major leagues with a franchise-record 51 homers and the NL with 128 RBI, helping the Braves to their 14th consecutive division title.
		He is the 12th player in major league history to reach 300 homers prior to their 30th birthday.
	www.sportsterminal.com /sports/news.asp?news_id=152382&league_id=626 (1124 words)

	Division Series History by Baseball Almanac
		Until 1969, when there were no divisions, the team finishing with the best record in each league won that league's pennant and faced the other league's pennant winner in the Fall Classic.
		As a result, the winners in each division were now required to play each other in a best-of-five Championship Series to determine who would advance to represent their respective leagues in the coveted World Series.
		In any event, the two series winners move on to the best-of-seven Championship Series to determine who will represent their league in the World Series.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /division_series/division_series.shtml (469 words)

	WNDU-TV: Sports Story: Twins tie AL series with 11-2 win over A 's - October 05, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mientkiewicz capped the biggest inning in Division Series history with an RBI single - his second hit in the frame.
		The last player with two hits in an inning in the postseason was Chuck Knoblauch, who accomplished the feat for the New York Yankees in the 2000 Division Series.
		Oakland's Jermaine Dye went 3-for-3 and is 7-for-16 in the series.
	www.wndu.com /sports/102002/sports_16498.php (553 words)

	Kansas City Royals Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gamboa is in his 3rd season as a member of the Royals coaching staff...is moving back to the bullpen for 2003 after serving as 1st base coach in 2002...was hired as bullpen coach on Oct. 18, 2000 and spent the 2001 season in that capacity.
		Served as both a Minor League hitting instructor and a scouting supervisor in the Milwaukee organization from 1978-82...then won pennants in each of his 3 years as manager in the Milwaukee system from 1983-85.
		Inducted into the Association of Major League Legends of Latin America prior to 2002 season for his achievements as manager in the Puerto Rican Winter League...is the only non-Latin individual to be inducted into the association.
	kansascity.royals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/kc/team/kc_team_coachesstaff_bio.jsp?club_context=kc&coachorstaffid=32310115157 (348 words)

	SportingNews.com - MLB - Yankees like chances despite '02 woes in Anaheim
		The players on each roster who were around for that 2002 American League division series are few and far between, and both clubs are drastically different as they prepare to meet again.
		Torre announced his rotation for the series and his lineup for the opener, but hadn't finalized the playoff roster after the team's early evening workout.
		They hit.376 and scored 31 runs in the series against the Yankees that year -- with a rally monkey bouncing around on the scoreboard all the while.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=22710 (972 words)

	2002 World Series Preview - Weekly News for ,
		Following a 99-win season, the Angels beat the defending American League Champion New York Yankees in the Division series, and then defeated the upstart Minnesota Twins 4 games to 1 in the American League Championship series.
		Not only is this the first World Series for the Giants since 1989, it's a chance for San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds to cement his position as the greatest player in the game and silence the doubters who claim he can't produce in October.
		If the Championship and Division series are any indication, Bonds has exorcised his post-season demons.
	www.kidsnewsroom.org /newsissues/101802/index.asp?page=Sports (838 words)

	USATODAY.com - Best-of-seven only true test in postseason (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The format for the Division Series is about as unfair as any tournament can be.
		From their beginning in 1969 through 1984, the two League Championship Series were a best of five.
		In the short series a team with one or two outstanding pitchers can prevail when only three victories are needed.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/columnist/bodley/2002-10-03-bodley_x.htm (838 words)

	NetShrine - Ruminations - November 2, 2004
		Babe Ruth batted.118 in this series for the Yankees.
		The Yankees ERA for this series was 8.21.
		But, the Pirates won this World Series - on a Bill Mazeroski homerun for the Pirates, leading off the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 7 in Pittsburgh (after New York scored two runs in the top of the 9th to tie the score at nine).
	www.netshrine.com /yankee18.html (1708 words)

	Chapter 7 - David vs. Goliath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The series was to begin in New York, where the media seemed as confident as the Yankees themselves of a Yankees series victory.
		With the Angels staring at a 0-2 deficit in the series, lightning struck -- twice -- in the eighth inning.
		The American League champions in each of the previous four seasons and five of the previous six, the Yankees returned to New York after Game 4 without any such banner, with their so-called mystique in their back pockets.
	home.earthlink.net /~ryalh/blue07.htm (3062 words)

	2002 Anaheim Angels American League Division Series Championship Celebration Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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	2002 Minnesota Twins American League Division Series Championship Celebration Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed)
		All sports are great sports, so support your love for the sport with 2002 Minnesota Twins American League Division Series Championship Celebration Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed).
		Active athletes love using 2002 Minnesota Twins American League Division Series Championship Celebration Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed) and always want to add to their collections of equipment.
		2002 Minnesota Twins American League Division Series Championship Celebration Double Matted 8 X 10 Photograph (Unframed) is just one of the many sports products that are available on Sporting-Goods.ws.
	www.sporting-goods.ws /sportinggoods/2002-minnesota-twins-american-league-division-series-championship-celebration-double-matted-8-x-10-photograph-unframed.php (1035 words)

	Open Directory - Sports:Baseball:Major League:Teams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Orioles can trace their lineage to 1901, where they were a charter member of the American League as the Milwaukee Brewers.
		The Tigers are a charter member in the American League, and 2000 will be both their first year in Comerica Park and their 100th season as a Major League Franchise.
		American League franchise began in 1901 as the Milwaukee Browns.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Baseball/Major_League/Teams/desc.html (772 words)

	Oakland Athletics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All refund requests must be received by December 2, 2002.
		Credit for tickets not received by December 2, 2002 can only be applied to 2003 A's season tickets.
		2002 postseason credit CANNOT be used for 2003 single game ticket purchases, groups, suites, merchandise, food, parking, etc. Postseason credit will not be refunded after December 2, 2002.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/oak/ticketing/oak_ds1.jsp (394 words)

	NYYFans.com - Yankees Photos
		The Angels won the series 3-1 to advance to the American League Championship Series.
		The New York Yankees' Alfonso Soriano sits by his locker after the Yankees lost Game 4 of their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002.
		New York Yankees manager Joe Torre (L) and coach Don Zimmer are shown during the Yankees 9-5 loss to the Anaheim Angels during Game 4 of the American League division series October 5, 2002 in Anaheim, California.
	www.nyyfans.com /photos.php?action=search&search=Division+Series&season=2002 (510 words)

	Rally Monkey.com - 2002 American League Division Series Game 6 - October 1, 2002 - Yankees 8, Angels 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The thunderous ovation continued as closer Mariano Rivera came in from the bullpen to his heavy metal anthem "Enter Sandman.'' It was a comforting sight for the Yankees after their most indispensable player spent three stints on the disabled list this season.
		The series was billed as a matchup of Yankees longball against Angels smallball.
		Unlike last year's shot in Game 1 of the division series for Oakland, this time the Yankees' fans gave him a standing ovation, prompting a curtain call.
	www.rallymonkey.com /021001.php (1337 words)

	Twins Postseason Ticket Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 2002 American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins have announced refund policies and procedures for fans holding unused postseason tickets.
		Fans seeking ticket refunds for Divisional, League Championship and World Series games not played at the Metrodome must return their unused tickets to the ballclub no later than November 30, 2002.
		Failure to claim a refund by November 30, 2002 will mean the forfeiture of rights to any refund, exchange, or credit.
	minnesota.twins.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/min/ticketing/min_ticketing_postseason.jsp?club_context=min (398 words)

	Baseball Toaster : Cub Town
		The Dodgers have a fantabulous minor league system, but I don't know enough about specifics to be able to speculate, although, if forced to guess, based on what the Cubs acquired from the Rangers, I'd suppose that the Dodgers' farm system wasn't involved at all, and that the intended target was someone like Olmedo Saenz.
		Add in the Cubs' opportunity to gain confidence and solidify their momentum over the next couple of days against one of the few teams in either league demonstrably worst than they are, and any hot-streak's family tree pointing to a Saturday afternoon right-cross as its progenitor smacks of lazy, post hoc reasoning.
		For big league skippers, what the arrangement of his hitters represents is a combination of role allocation and the result of some mystical spinal tap of a player's psyche.
	cubtown.baseballtoaster.com (5342 words)

	Major League Baseball : News
		Peña, 46, has already been named the American League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated and is expected to be a strong candidate for that award from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
		The Royals had finished 62-100 in 2002 but remained in contention for the American League Central title this year until the final week of the season.
		This story was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.
	pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20031028&content_id=595807&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb (287 words)

	Big Selection of San Francisco Giants Tickets
		San Francisco Giants ticket In the other, you\'ve got a team that nobody predicted would be here yet is here, San Francisco Giants ticket coming off a wild ride to a Wild Card berth and San Francisco Giants ticket carrying some emotional energy and a whole lot of positive mojo into the playoffs.
		We\'re talking Giants-Marlins in the 2004 National League Division Series.
		We\'re talking Giants-Marlins in the 2003 National League Division Series.
	www.the-producers-tickets.com /San_Francisco_Giants_Tickets.html (203 words)

	WJLA - Yankees Like Their Chances in Anaheim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Angels took the series 3-1 after losing the opener at Yankee Stadium.
		And the Angels were swept by wild-card Boston, the eventual World Series champs, in the first round last season after opening at Angel Stadium.
		Los Angeles is in the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in franchise history after winning its fifth division title.
	www.wjla.com /headlines/1005/265527.html (884 words)

	Minnesota Twins News
		Kielty was traded to Toronto in mid-2003, and Mohr was sent to the San Francisco in the offseason.
		After a strong 2002 American League Division Series, during which he batted.385 vs. Oakland, Cuddyer entered 2003 on the inside track for the right field job.
		This report was not subject to the approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.
	minnesota.twins.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/min/news/min_news.jsp?ymd=20040301&content_id=643587&vkey=spt2004news&fext=.jsp (833 words)

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