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STRAT-O-MATIC WORLD SERIES – SEASON 14
Clash of Titans: ’86 Mets vs. ’89 A’s

In what promises to be a hard-fought and electric showdown, Season 14 of the Strat-O-Matic World Series brings together two of baseball’s most iconic squads: the 1986 New York Mets and the 1989 Oakland A's. With a best-of-five format set to determine supremacy, all eyes turn to a matchup defined by contrasting styles, powerhouse rosters, and the strategic minds behind them.

The Competitors
The Oakland A’s will be guided by the duo of Mike and Lance, a partnership known for calculated aggression and deep bullpen management. Across the diamond stands John, piloting the Mets with a flair for clutch decision-making and an ability to squeeze every ounce of production from his lineup.

Team Breakdown
The 1986 Mets are remembered for their relentless offense, gritty at-bats, and never-say-die attitude. Expect speed on the bases, pressure on the defense, and timely hitting that can turn any inning into chaos.

Meanwhile, the 1989 A’s bring raw power and dominant pitching. With a lineup capable of changing the game with one swing and a pitching staff built to shut opponents down, Oakland enters the series as a formidable force.

Keys to the Series
For John’s Mets, success will hinge on manufacturing runs and keeping Oakland’s sluggers in check. Defensive ex*****on and bullpen timing could make or break their chances.

Mike and Lance’s A’s, on the other hand, will look to impose their will early—leaning on power hitting and strong starting pitching to control the pace of the series. If they can dictate the tempo, they may prove difficult to overcome.

What’s at Stake
Beyond the championship title, this series represents bragging rights, legacy, and a place in Strat-O-Matic history. With three skilled managers and two legendary teams, Season 14 is shaping up to be one for the ages.

First pitch is set—let the battle begin.

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GAME 1 – WORLD SERIES OPENER
Oakland Coliseum – Oakland, California

Game 1 of the Season 14 World Series opened in Oakland, as the 1989 A’s hosted the 1986 Mets in front of a charged and expectant crowd.

With Mike and Lance’s A’s holding home-field advantage, and John’s Mets stepping into a hostile environment, the stage was set for a classic showdown to begin the series.

What followed was a dramatic back-and-forth battle that turned into an instant classic.

Mid-Game Breakthrough – Mets Strike First
The game remained scoreless until the top of the 6th inning, when the Mets finally broke through. With the bases loaded, Keith Hernandez showed patience at the plate, drawing a clutch walk to force in the first run of the series and give New York a 1-0 lead.

Moments later, with the bases still loaded, Mitchell delivered again for the Mets, lining a single into right field to bring home another run and extend the lead to 2-0.

Major Turning Point – Canseco Injury
In a shocking development during the 6th inning, Oakland star Jose Canseco was forced to leave the game with a severe injury after scraping and badly cutting his finger on the edge of a metal dugout bench. The injury will sideline him for the remainder of the series, dealing a significant blow to the A’s lineup. He was replaced by Stan Javier.

Mets Add On
In the 7th inning, Mookie Wilson helped the Mets pad their lead. Reaching on an error, he drove in a run to make it 3-0 New York, putting Oakland in a deep hole heading into the late innings.

Eighth-Inning Explosion – Parker Delivers
Just when it looked like the Mets were in control, the A’s came roaring back in the bottom of the 8th. Dave Parker stepped to the plate and crushed a dramatic three-run home run, instantly tying the game at 3-3 and electrifying the Oakland crowd.

Extra-Inning Heroics
The game pushed into extra innings, with both teams trading zeroes in a tense battle of nerves and bullpen ex*****on.

Then, in the bottom of the 11th inning, Tony Phillips delivered the decisive blow. With the game on the line, Phillips lined a walk-off RBI single, scoring the winning run and giving Oakland a thrilling 4-3 victory.

Final Score
Oakland A’s 4, New York Mets 3 (11 innings)

Game 1 Summary
A game that had everything—clutch hitting, a devastating injury, a late-inning comeback, and walk-off heroics—ends with Mike and Lance’s A’s taking a 1-0 series lead. For John’s Mets, the loss is a tough one after holding a late three-run advantage, but the series is far from over.

Game 2 now looms large, with momentum firmly on Oakland’s side.

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GAME 2 – WORLD SERIES
Shea Stadium – New York

The series shifted to New York for Game 2, as the Mets looked to bounce back after a heartbreaking extra-inning loss in Oakland. With the home crowd behind them at Shea Stadium, John’s Mets aimed to even the series and regain momentum.

This time, the Mets wasted no time taking control.

Early Fireworks – Mets Jump Ahead
In the bottom of the 1st inning, Mookie Wilson ignited the crowd with a two-run home run, giving the Mets an early 2-0 lead and setting the tone for the night.

The momentum only grew in the 2nd inning. Gary Carter stepped to the plate and delivered a massive three-run home run, blowing the game open and extending New York’s lead to 5-0.

Oakland Responds, But Too Late
The A’s began to chip away in the top of the 4th inning when Mark McGwire launched a solo home run to get Oakland on the board, making it 5-1.

Still, Mets pitching held firm through the middle innings, preventing any serious rally.

In the top of the 8th, Stan Javier contributed with an RBI single, cutting the deficit to 5-2, but it would prove to be the final push for Oakland.

Closing It Out
The Mets bullpen shut the door from there, preserving the lead and securing a much-needed victory.

Final Score
New York Mets 5, Oakland A’s 2

Game 2 Summary
Powered by early home runs from Mookie Wilson and Gary Carter, the Mets evened the series at one game apiece. After a crushing loss in Game 1, John’s squad responded with authority, while Mike and Lance’s A’s now head into Game 3 looking to reclaim momentum.

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GAME 3 – WORLD SERIES
Oakland Coliseum – Oakland, California

With the series tied 1-1, Game 3 returned to Oakland and delivered one of the wildest swings of momentum yet.

Mets Strike Early
The Mets opened the scoring in the 2nd inning as Gary Carter delivered an RBI single to make it 1-0. They added to the lead in the 3rd when Lenny Dykstra knocked in another run with a single, extending the advantage to 2-0.

A’s Explode in the 4th
Oakland answered in a big way in the bottom of the 4th. Tony Phillips got things started with an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1. Carney Lansford followed with a sacrifice that tied the game at 2-2.

Moments later, Rickey Henderson came through with an RBI single, giving the A’s their first lead of the game at 3-2.

Oakland Adds Insurance
In the 5th inning, Stan Javier added to the lead with a solo home run, pushing Oakland ahead 4-2.

However, the A’s suffered another major blow in the 6th inning when Tony Phillips slipped on a rain-soaked base and suffered a severe ankle sprain, knocking him out for the remainder of the series.

Ninth-Inning Chaos – Mets Rally
Trailing 4-2 entering the 9th, the Mets mounted a stunning comeback.

Trufel worked a bases-loaded walk to bring in a run, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Santana followed with a sacrifice to tie the game at 4-4.

Then, Lenny Dykstra delivered again with a clutch RBI single, putting the Mets back on top 5-4.

Moments later, Mookie Wilson delivered the knockout blow—a two-run home run that stunned the Oakland crowd and extended the lead to 7-4.

Final Score
New York Mets 7, Oakland A’s 4

Game 3 Summary
In a game filled with momentum swings, injuries, and late-inning drama, the Mets completed a remarkable 9th-inning comeback to steal Game 3 on the road. John’s squad now takes a 2-1 series lead, while Oakland faces mounting pressure heading into Game 4.

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GAME 4 – WORLD SERIES
Shea Stadium – New York

With the Mets holding a 2-1 series lead, Game 4 in New York became a pivotal battle for both sides—either a championship clincher or a series reset.

Early Strike – Javier Goes Deep
Oakland wasted no time getting on the board. In the top of the 1st inning, Stan Javier launched a solo home run to give the A’s an early 1-0 lead, silencing the Shea Stadium crowd.

Pitching Duel Takes Over
From that point on, both teams settled into a tense pitching duel. Innings passed with limited scoring chances, as both sides struggled to break through.

Finally, in the bottom of the 7th inning, Daryl Strawberry delivered in a big moment, crushing a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 and bring the Mets crowd back to life.

Extra-Inning Drama
With the game deadlocked, it pushed into extra innings.

In the top of the 10th inning, Mark McGwire came through in a clutch situation, delivering a sacrifice that brought home the go-ahead run, giving Oakland a 2-1 lead.

Closing It Out
The A’s held firm in the bottom half of the inning, shutting down any Mets rally and securing the victory.

Final Score
Oakland A’s 2, New York Mets 1 (10 innings)

Game 4 Summary
In another tightly contested battle, Oakland responded under pressure, forcing a decisive Game 5. With the series now tied 2-2, everything comes down to one final showdown.

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GAME 5 – WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Oakland Coliseum – Oakland, California

With the series tied 2-2, everything came down to a winner-take-all Game 5 in Oakland—and the Mets wasted no time delivering a statement.

First-Inning Explosion – Mets Take Control
The Mets came out swinging in the top of the 1st inning. Mookie Wilson opened the scoring with an RBI single to make it 1-0. Gary Carter followed with another RBI single, pushing the lead to 2-0.

With the bases loaded, Daryl Strawberry ripped a two-run double into right field, blowing the game open at 4-0. Kevin Mitchell kept the rally alive with yet another RBI single, capping a massive five-run inning and giving New York a commanding 5-0 lead.

Amid the rally, the Mets suffered a setback as Santana exited the game with a pulled hamstring, ruling him out for the remainder of the series.

A’s Fight Back Early
Oakland responded in the bottom of the 1st. Stan Javier delivered an RBI single to get the A’s on the board, and Dave Henderson followed with a two-run home run, quickly cutting the deficit to 5-3.

Mets Add Insurance
In the 2nd inning, Keith Hernandez extended the lead with a two-run home run, making it 7-3. Teufel added an RBI double later in the inning to stretch the advantage to 8-3.

Kevin Mitchell continued his big game in the 4th inning, launching a solo home run to push the Mets lead to 9-3.

Oakland’s Last Push
The A’s refused to go quietly. In the 6th inning, Rickey Henderson tripled into right field, driving in a run to make it 9-4. Dave Parker followed with an RBI double to bring Oakland within 9-5.

In the 7th inning, Mark McGwire added another run with an RBI single, trimming the deficit to 9-6.

Closing the Door
Despite Oakland’s late push, the Mets held firm, shutting down any further comeback attempts and securing the victory.

Final Score
New York Mets 9, Oakland A’s 6

World Series Summary
In a series filled with dramatic comebacks, extra-inning thrillers, and key injuries, the Mets proved resilient and explosive when it mattered most. After falling in Game 1, John’s squad rallied to win three of the next four games and capture the championship.

CHAMPIONS
The 1986 New York Mets are the Santa Rosa Strat-O-Matic Season 14 World Series Champions!

Congratulations to John McConnico and the Mets on an unforgettable title run.Season 14 is officially over and congratulations to the 1986 N.Y. Mets beating the 1989 Oakland A's 3 games to 2. Enjoy the story below!

Season 14 Playoffs gets underway. BEST OF 5 GAMES:
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1989 OAKLAND A'S
[LANCE/MIKE] home
-vs-
1983 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
[LEA] away

1985 DETROIT TIGERS
[DAVID] home
-vs-
1982 NEW YORK METS
[JOHN] away

Games alternate home and away each game. Best of 5 games.

The final week of Season 14 is now complete and next week is Post Season. Best of 5 games each.
* Just a note on the season. Everyone picks a team prior to the season start and that would be the team they take to the Playoffs and World Series. During the season each week, everyone rotates new teams so that everyone gets a chance to manage all the teams. 3 games a night, 10 weeks.
* Lance/Mike finishing 1st place will face off with 4th place Lea. Lance/Mike will be managing the best team of the season, the 1989 Oakland A's with a team record of 18-12 and 107 runs. They also have the season HR Champion Mark McGwire with 9 HRs out of 30 total games. Ricky Henderson has been lighting up the base paths, Jose Canseco with 8 HRs. Great starting pitchers with Dennis Eckersley closing out. They are the highly favorited team.
* Lea will be managing the 1983 Chicago White Sox with a team record of 7-3 and 72 runs. The Sox ended up in last place but with smart playing, anything can happen. Fisk hitting the most HRs on the team with 4. Lea clinched the 4th spot by winning all 3 games last night in which was the only way she would make it, and she did it! Now its time for the playoffs with the 89 A's.
* Both new members David and John, makes it to the playoffs and one will be in the World Series. Their season records were a tie with 19-11 but when there is a tie, the best Run Differential breaks that tie, putting David in 2nd.
* David will be managing the 1985 Detroit Tigers with a team record of 18-12 with 106 runs. They have the same record with the 1989 Oakland A's but 1 run run shy putting them in 2nd place. Trammell hitting the teams most HRs with 5. They will be the favorited team in this series against the 86 Mets.
* John will be managing the 1986 New York Mets with a team record of 15-15 and 94 runs. The Mets finished the season in 7th place. Daryl Strawberry leads the team with 4 HRs. Hopefully the pitching holds up and Strawberry gets in the groove.
* Home Run Season Champions finished up last night. Every game that a pitcher gives up a HR, $1 goes to the season pot. Season winner receives $100 and the rest gets broken down in $50 increments with the remaining going to the last players on the leader list. 261 HRs were hit this season! Here is the breakdown:
Lance/Mike 34 HRs = $100
John 31 HRs = $50
David 31 HRs = $50
Lea 27 HRs = $50
Morgan 26 HRs = $11
* League fee is $25 per season and the total amount of $225 goes to the World Series Champion!

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Week 9 is done and we had some great games played and fantastic finishes. 3 games left next week and then it's the playoffs! Here is last nights recap.
* Lance/Mike, David and John each punched their ticket to the playoffs leaving just one spot open next week to secure the fourth place ticket.
* The 1986 New York Mets [Lance/Mike] facing the 1981 New York Yankees [John]. The Mets go into into the 8th inning trying to rally with bases loaded but The Yankees clear them out with a triple play. Fan at Yankees Stadium go crazy and ends up winning 1-7. That would move John closer to the top of the standings.
* The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals [David] vs the 1983 Chicago White Sox [Bill] in the windy city! Cardinals take advantage of the win scoring 13 runs defeating the White Sox 13-5. Cards running the bases scoring all the runs without a HR.
* A 1981 World Series matchup with the New York Yankees [John] against the Los Angeles Dodgers [Laura]. Pitching was dominate but the Yanks nip this win 1-0.
* Another 1986 matchup with the Chicago White Sox [Bill] visiting the New York Mets [Lance/Mike]. What a game buster! White Sox leading in the 9th 3-2 until Mets Gary Carter rocks a Home Run deep to tie it 3-3. Next batter, Kevin Mitchell smokes a WALK OFF home run beating the White Sox 3-4. Mets fans rush the field in craziness. [Lance] called both Home Run dice numbers before the roll at both HRs! Odds being that happening was 1 in 46,656. Crazy!
* Next week 4th place is up for grabs. Best of luck and its also the end of the Home Run Championship with [Lance/Mike] leading with 33 HRs.
* Best team in the league so far is the Oakland A's with 17-10 scoring 99 runs.

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Week 8 of Season 14 is in the books and oh my, standings are close to the finish in 2 more weeks (6 games) then its playoff time.
* Has the league leaders Lance/Mike running out of gas? Loosing all three games BUT still in first place with John and David winning all of their 3 games each. Lance playing the 1983 Chicago White Sox 0-3 , John playing the 1984 Detroit Tigers 3-0, and David playing the 1985 Toronto BlueJays 3-0.
* Big bats flying as the 1986 New York Mets [Laura] vs the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers [Heidi]. Both teams hitting Grand Slams. Wilson from N.Y. and Monday from L.A. in LA. The Mets pulling off the win 10-7 over the Dodgers.
* More souvenir HR balls to the fans. 6 HRs total when the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays [David] played the 1989 Oakland A's [Morgan]. Canseco hit 2 of them and the A's win 4-5.
* The 1984 Detroit Tigers takes the lead in team standings 16-8 and 92 Runs.
* Home Run league leader is Lance/Mike with 30. There has been 211 HRs hit this season total.
* The best record in the league stays the same with Kyle 24-6 back in Season 7 also scoring 170 runs. Wow.

Stay tuned for next week as we approach week 9 at N.Y.Pie in Santa Rosa, Ca. There could be some major changes happening in the standings. Top 4 move on after week 10.

Rainy and chilly night for Week 7 but its all indoors at N.Y. Pie Santa Rosa. Great games played and here are the highlights.
* The Oakland A's (Joe) just couldn't not be stopped! Winning all 3 games tonight helping Joe to have a chance for the playoffs. More work needs to be done but it helps!
* League leaders game tonight. First place (Lance) playing the 1971 N.Y. Yankees against second place (John) playing the 1985 Kansas City Royals. Yankees blew up the Royals and they were not pleased! 13-1 and keeping Lance in first place.
* Top teams matchup was the first place 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers (Morgan) vs the third place 1989 Oakland A's (Joe). A's win 4-2 in Oakland and the smash brothers are now back in 1st place in the teams category.
* The 1985 Detoit Tigers (Bill) shuts out the 1981 New York Yankees (Lance) 2-0 in Detroit. Fists flying but the Tigers gives them the loss.

Next week is WEEK 8 of 10. Playoffs following so players need to get those wins in and score! Top 4 make it in. So far its...
1. Lance/Mike 17-4
2. John 13-8
3. David 12-9
4. Bill, Morgan and Lea 11-0
Ties are broken by best RD (Run Differential) and Bill leads with +8.

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Season 14 Week 6 is in the books. Great games played including good food and drinks at N.Y. Pie in Santa Rosa, Ca! Here is this week's gameday news:
* Starting the night with the best League Players Matchup. [John] in second place with the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals playing [Morgan] in fourth place with the 1986 New York Mets. The Cards squeek off a win with Coleman and McGee each hitting the ball out of the park and beating the Mets 3-2 in New York. Fans left disappointments.
* Another Sunway Series Matchup with the Mets [Morgan] vs the Yankees [Laura]. Mets taking this one with Dykstra hitting a solo HR and winning 1-0. Yankees fans booing all night.
* The Best of the 80's Team Matchup was the 1981 Dodgers [Joe] vs the 1984 Tigers [Mike] in Detroit. Monster scoring with the home team Tigers winning 6-12.
* Strikeouts all night long. Fernando Valenzuela throwing 14 K's and going the distance with a shutout for the 1981 Dodgers [Joe] against the 1985 BlueJays [Lea] winning 0-3 in L.A. Mariachi bands playing all night in celebration.
* Tony Phillips of the 1989 Oakland A's [David] and Ernie Whitt of the 1985 Toronto BlueJays [Lea] each hits two HRS in a single game tonight.
* League Player Lea moves up to the fouth place spot tonight. Top 4 players advance to the playoffs at the end of the season. Hang in there Lea!
* The 1981 Dodgers are the team to beat now. Their record is 12-6. Powerhouse team!

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