Braves Prevaiii ' No Relieffor !Faltering .Tigers
• t A SUbsidiary of Mystery writer Enterprises US$395 Volume Ill, Issue 7 November 1; 2002 , . Braves Prevaiii ' No Relieffor !Faltering .Tigers BraVes Win Their first CIMA League Championship by Editor (n Chief, The Mystery Writer AriANTA GEORGIA-In the closest race in CIMA league champion ship history, the Braves edged ¢.e defending champion Tigers by just 19 points. The next closest championship .race was in 2000, when the Dodgers nipped these same Tigers by 44 points. In a race this close, the tendency is not to . think in terms of turning points but, rather, to point to individual situations that might have spelLed the difference between the Tigers retaining their championship or the Braves claiming their first during that last fateful weekend. I'm sure Tigers owner Chris Custis and Braves owner Bob l jones have their Top-Three list, here's mine: . Top Three Deciding Factors It's bad enough to lose your claim on a second straight C/MA League championship by just 19 points, butfor Tigers owner Chris Custis (shown, left presenting the C/MA 3. Thursday, September 26: The Yankees were rained out t League trophy to Braves owner Bob Jones), lostng •to orch-rtval Bob "I'll just call him on the same evening that Matt Morris picked up his 17th win of Bubba· Jones, and In a controversial race, must be more than he can bear. Those present at the presentation characterized the meeting as ·cool,· a n ~ "businesslike.· the season. The combination of Morris' 29 points that evening, All/eft cqnvlnced that the meeting Intensified the bad blood between these two men coupled with the loss of production from the Tigers' stars Derek and their organizations! Jeter, jorge Posado, and Bernie Williams, likely produced a 45- point swing in the Braves favor.
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