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AMITY
(AP) - The baseball juggernaut also known as the Amity
White Sharks capped the most dominant season by any team
in modern Weaver League history by defeating the Blizzard
League Champion Rio de
Janerio Capybaras in a four game sweep to claim the the
2001 Weaver Series!
After
two straight second place finishes to the Honolulu
Volcanos in the Polanski Division, Amity seemed hell bent
to leave the Volcanos in their dust from the get go. Led by
a starting rotation that boasted four 20 game winners and
an offense led by RBI men Frank Thomas, Mo Vaughn, and Henry
Aaron (who changed his nickname from "Hammerin' Hank" to "Hammerhead
Hank" when acquired by the Sharks late in the 2000 season),
Amity made easy work of the Polanski Division. Despite Honolulu's
107 wins, second best in the Weaver League, the Volcanos were
shut out of the postseason, finishing 20 GAMES BEHIND AMITY
and continuing the dreaded Weaver Champions JINX!!!
The
White Sharks almost hit a road bump when they faced Lockwood
Division Champion New York
in the ILCS. Randy Johnson shut out Amity in Games 1 and 4,
but unfortunately for the Nukes, those would be the Big Unit's
only starts, as Amity never let the series get to the seventh
game (and one more showdown with Johnson), winning the other
four games and taking the series in six. The prospect of their
season coming down to one game seemed to be a wake up call
to the White Sharks, which was bad news for their opponent
in the Weaver Series, the Rio de Janerio Capybaras. The Sharks
smelled blood, and the feeding frenzy began on the Capys.
Four games later, Amity had captured it's first Weaver Cup
of Ultimate Power in franchise history! "This is for all of
the Amity fans, for our owner, Mr. Schmaltz, and for all of
Long Island!" a joyous Sharks manager Martin Brody exclaimed,
reeking of the clam chowder the players had dumped on him
during the post game celebration.
For
Weaver Series history and highlights, CLICK
HERE!
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