Sentences with phrase «last of the wild cards»

Update: Julia made it in as the last of the wild cards and plays her semifinal game Monday.

Not exact matches

They couldn't spend last year because of money owed to C.J. Wilson and Josh Hamilton, and it might have cost them a wild card spot.

Seven of the eight MLB teams in playoff position last weekend were expected, more or less, to be there — they were no worse than cofavorites in their division or a top contender for the wild card when the season began.

From Week 8 onward, the Seahawks won seven of their last nine games and captured one of the NFC's Wild Card spots.

The Falcons lost in the wild - card round of the postseason last year and are 0 - 3 in the playoffs under head coach Mike Smith.

Dodgers Last week general manager Kevin Malone downplayed the likelihood of his making a big deal, but if Los Angeles, which had crept to within four games of the Diamondbacks in the National League West and 2 1/2 of the wild - card - leading Giants at week's end, is to remain a contender, it must bolster its rotation.

They woke up on Wednesday morning 68 - 71, riding a five - game losing streak and a 1 - 9 record in their last 10 games, six games back of a wild card, and trailing the Mets and Pirates.

If we did the unthinkable and got to the SB from a wild card position then it would be 10 of our last 13 games away from home.

That was proved last season when the upstart A's, last - place finishers three of the previous four years, battled for the wild - card spot until the final week, winning 87 games with a $ 25 million roster dependent on unwanted retreads (DH John Jaha), obscure rookies (righty starter Tim Hudson) and supposed has - beens (reliever Doug Jones), and with all the stoicism and anxiety of a Cocoa Puffs taste - athon.

St. Louis is mired in a close race for one of the two wild card spots with the Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Cardinals haven't been doing themselves any favors with a 4 - 7 record in their last 11 games.

This little break of one day could also help the wild card team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chwild card team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chcard team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chWild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chCard Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chaos.

But San Francisco 49ers special teams coach Bruce DeHaven was relieved to be making the five - hour flight from Atlanta to Northern California on Sunday night because it would keep him far from the national telecast of the Buffalo Bills - Tennessee Titans game, a rematch between the teams that had played in the Music City Miracle wild - card playoff game last January.

Consider this: After the last Rockies victory, on June 20, the Cubs were 36 - 34, and standing atop the heap of NL teams waiting for a wild card spot.

Gonzalez, a middle - of - the - order bat who hadn't homered since his debut game with the Dodgers last month, hit solo shots in the third and seventh innings as Los Angeles remained three games back of the last Wild Card spot.

Before last weekend's Wild Card games, I had already pretty much decided on Calais Campbell as my Hoss of the Year.

On the eve of the wild - card game the last thing Tice said to his underdog team was, «I'm working Monday!

It's a rematch of last year's AFC Championship and a potential playoff preview, provided the Broncos fight their way back into the wild card picture.

Dillon Gee is ostensibly the Zack Wheeler replacement, but that won't last long if someone else like Noah Syndergaard or Steven Matz starts pushing him from the minors, and Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom are good enough at the top to let the Mets contend for a wild card spot, even if the division is probably out of reach.

Last Friday's edition of The Kansas City Star included an explanation of the point system for determining the Canadian Football League standings but made no mention of the wild - card standings.

The Seahawks have played in frigid conditions before, most notably in Minnesota last January when they beat the Vikings 10 - 9 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

Mariota finds himself in the exact same scenario as last week when he lit up the Chiefs in the second half, both as a passer and a runner, to become the DFS darling of Wild Card Week.

Heading into the last weekend of the NHL season, there is still an Eastern Conference wild card berth on the line as well as two Western Conference divisional titles.

In the 22 seasons since the start of the Wild Card Era, there have been 15 teams to go from last place to the postseason in one year.

Miami, after Saturday night's 11 - inning victory over the Padres, has now won 12 of its last 15 and has put itself just 3.5 games behind the Rockies for the second wild card spot.

Pittsburgh's odds have not changed over the last two weeks and still remain at 25/1, but their odds are actually on par with teams like the Red Sox who have six teams ahead of them in the AL wild card standings.

I was away most of the weekend and with today being Father's Day, I waited until the afternoon to get caught up with last week's video submissions for the Grip Strength Challenge and the Wild Card Submissions for Nationals.

Following the Producers» Guild's surprise coronation of «The King's Speech» last week, the next two days could help level the race — most are favoring «The Social Network» to fight back with a DGA gong, but the SAG Awards are more of a wild card.

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Produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B (Oscar winners for 12 Years a Slave), distributed by A24 (last season's Best Actress winner Brie Larson — Room and Visual Effects winner Ex Machina) and starring Naomie Harris (Skyfall), André Holland (The Knick), Janelle Monaé (Hidden Figures) and Emmy - nominee Mahershala Ali (House of Cards) Moonlight combines elements of Boyhood, Beasts of the Southern Wild and the documentary On the Downlow to give us a truly new vision of cinema.

The wild card might be Guardians of the Galaxy 2, but last August, Gunn hinted that Thanos wouldn't be as important to the sequel, which makes us think the stones themselves might also be secondary.

Last week the actor apologized for a homophobic rant he unleashed back in 2015 on the set of the film «Wild Card»

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Though that last one does seem to be something embraced by even the wildest spenders and most reckless of debit card users among us.

The last arrangement («Wish...») is quite the wild card of this album, as we have the pleasure of not only hearing Emi Evans of NieR series fame singing in this piece, but having Kumi Tanioka (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles) performing on the piano.

For example, to find individuals whose last name starts with «Gar,» a wild card search of «Gar %» will retrieve Garber, Garcia, Gardner, Garrett, etc..

Unless an Indian summer is on the cards, this could be your last opportunity of the year to take a dip in our lakes, rivers and waterways (or, if you're not into wild swimming, just head to the beach).