Word: postseason
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bench's arm. With one out in the sixth, Mickey Rivers, the speed of the Yankees, reached first. He tried to steal and Morgan was a shade slow covering second. Bench started to throw. He held the ball and waited. Then he fired. This was the 24th consecutive postseason game in which no one would steal a base off Johnny Bench...
...Bullpen -- Two strong bullpens are led by Manny Sarmiento (2.06 ERA), Rawley Eastwick (2.08) and Pedro Borbon (3.31) for Cincinnati, and Ron Reed (2.46), Tug McGraw (2.51) and Gene Garber (2.81) for Philadelphia. Although McGraw has postseason experience, Eastwick stands out in this bumper crop of firemen to give the Reds a slim edge in the relief department...
...visible than in Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama and Paul ("Bear") Bryant's mighty Crimson Tide. Bryant's teams have a record of 18 straight winning seasons, nine Southeastern Conference championships, including five in a row, three national rankings as No. 1, 17 trips to postseason bowls-and stunning defeats in their opening games for two straight seasons...
...A.F.C., only the Oakland Raiders face an easy path to postseason play. After an opening-game loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Raiders mowed down their next eight opponents with an awesome passing attack led by Quarterback Ken Stabler, and a tough, unyielding defense. Pittsburgh, the Central Division favorites, have been just as stubborn on defense, but the Steelers' offense has sagged, and they now find themselves in a tight battle with the Cincinnati Bengals. Though all but out of the running, the nettlesome Houston Oilers and Cleveland Browns both promise to torment the leaders in future weeks...
...departed to coach in the A.B.A. and Jerry West sidelined by injuries most of the year, the Los Angeles Lakers went into the final days of the regular season dangerously close to missing the play-offs for the first time since 1958. The Detroit Pistons, meanwhile, were qualifying for postseason play for the first time since...