9/05/2007

Midwest League Playoff Previews

MiLB.com has a Preview article on the first round series in the MWL:

EASTERN DIVISION:

West Michigan vs. Lansing

Dayton vs. South Bend

WESTERN DIVISION:

Clinton vs. Cedar Rapids

Beloit vs. Quad Cities

Some of the Local Newspaper Takes:

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Kernels confident entering playoffs
``Really, we've been playing playoff baseball the last two weeks or so,'' Magallanes said. ``I think that has prepared us, kind of gotten us ready. I think we're in a good spot going into the playoffs.''

QC Times: For Quad-Cities, postseason is a new beginning
“We’re anxious to get this going. We feel like we’ve got our losses out of the way. Now it’s time to go win some games.’’

Dayton Daily News: Playoffs are big for minor-leaguers
"We're good and we're bad; we're good and we're bad," Dayton manager Donnie Scott said. "Which one are we going to be?"

Dayton Daily News: Jet-lagged Waring brings bat, little else, from Billings
"I didn't have any of my stuff with me," Waring said Tuesday as he went through a final tuneup for the playoffs at Coveleski Stadium. "I couldn't go back (to Billings) and get stuff out of my locker. I just went to Dayton with the stuff I took to Great Falls."

South Bend Tribune: Hawks primed for playoffs
"A lack of consistency has haunted us this season, but we're coming together now,'' said manager Mark Haley, who has the Silver Hawks in the playoffs for the fifth year in a row, and the third straight time in his tenure.

Grand Rapids Press: Caps welcome crack at Lansing
Despite leading the league in wins and strikeouts, [Duane] Below is the poster child for the Whitecaps' lack of success against the Lugnuts. He is 0-2 with 8-3 and 16-9 losses.

Lansing State Journal: Lugnuts, Whitecaps to open Midwest League playoffs
"The development is over," Cathcart said. "Winning is part of the development, and you want to see how they react to playing meaningful games in a playoff situation. But it is different - we are playing to win these
games."

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