"Destiny" - Match-up Previews - League Championship Series

Game 1 - Tuesday, 5/29 - 9:15pm - at In Every Orphus - Aviation Park Field 2
Game 2 - Thursday, 5/31 - 8:15pm - at Game's Cancelled - Aviation Park Field 2
Game 3 - Thursday, 5/31 - 9:15pm - at In Every Orphus - Aviation Park Field 2 (if necessary)

GAME'S CANCELLED (8-0) vs IN EVERY ORPHUS (8-0)
The two dominant teams of 2006 will face off to determine the first league champion of 2007. In Every Orphus enters the LCS on a record run, with a 36 game winning streak. They have just completed their seventh consecutive undefeated regular season and finished the season ranked #1 in the Destiny Poll.

Game's Cancelled has been equally dominating, finishing their first perfect regular season in the Thursday night league at Aviation Park. It was the fourth regular season division title for GC.

During 2006, the teams met twice, both in major championships. Game's Cancelled rallied to defeat In Every Orphus in the "Destiny" semi-finals and went on to win the championship the next day. In Every Orphus avenged their only defeat of 2006 (and the only loss in their last 47 games) with a win in the "Grand Finale" finals. A back and forth game, Orphus held on to a one run lead in the seventh inning for their second consecutive major championship.

GAME'S CANCELLED
IN EVERY ORPHUS

Last match-up - December 12, 2006 - In Every Orphus won 16-15 (Grand Finale)
The all-time series is tied 1-1

May 31, 2006 - Game's Cancelled won 13-11 (Destiny)

Statistical Comparison

Tale of the Tape - Game's Cancelled/In Every Orphus

Most Frequent Opponents
In Every Orphus
    Grizzly Cubs - 12 games - 12-0 - last game May 15, 2007, W 13-3
    Peachtree Zoners - 10 games - 10-0 - last game May 8, 2007, W 21-5
    TCM - 5 games - 3-2-1 - last game September 19, 2005, W 20-12
    Construct - 5 games - 4-1 - last game September 26, 2005, W 13-7

Game's Cancelled
    Last Call - 10 games - 8-2 - last game May 3, 2007, W 9-7
    Tough Times - 8 games - 7-1 - last game May 3, 2007, W 15-6
    Wheels on Ice - 6 games - 5-1 - last game July 27, 2006, W 15-3

All-Time Playoff Records
In Every Orphus - 13-3
Game's Cancelled - 10-5

Championship Game appearances
In Every Orphus - 3
    Won Fall 2006 "Grand Finale" tournament - 16-15 versus Game's Cancelled
    Won Summer 2006 "The Throne" tournament - 15-10 versus The Channel 4 News Team
    Won Summer 2005 Monday Night Recreational League - 13-7 versus Construct

Game's Cancelled - 2
    Lost Fall 2006 "Grand Finale" tournament - 16-15 versus In Every Orphus
    Won Spring 2006 "Destiny" tournament - 13-1 versus Todd's Team

First Game Ever
In Every Orphus - May 23, 2005 - W 5-3 versus Homeowners Loan Rangers
Game's Cancelled - May 12, 2005 - L 6-4 versus Cleats & Cleavage

Matchup Analysis

PITCHING
A strength of both teams, each team has a pitcher that has earned All-Tournament team honors during 2006, and Game's Cancelled pitcher has been a league MVP. Neither team has had to rely of backup pitching. Larry Smith has started nearly every game for Orphus during the winning streak. Wade Pearson had his second unbeaten Spring season (he was 11-0 in Spring 06, 7-0 in Spring 07).

Slight Edge - Game's Cancelled

OFFENSE
Game's Cancelled doesn't have a problem generating runs, but their offense has been slowed down at times and is vulnerable against a top tier defense and pitcher. In Every Orphus is unstoppable. Even against some of the best pitchers in CSA they score 15 runs a game. No team has been able to hold them down, or even slow them down, for a complete game. Orphus has scored 10 or more runs in 30 consecutive games.

Edge - In Every Orphus

DEFENSE
The two best defenses in CSA are the reason they are very difficult to beat. Game's Cancelled has great team speed and solid gloves all around. Orphus has no holes. They have a player that was selected All-Tournament first team at every fielding position, including the 2006 CSA Player of the Year, Shawna Norton, who has been an All-Tourney selection at both first and second base.

Edge - In Every Orphus

INTANGIBLES
A team does not win 55 consecutive regular season games and 36 in a row overall without having the intangibles. Since the loss to Game's Cancelled during Destiny, no team has entered the seventh inning with a lead against In Every Orphus and only one team has taken a lead into the sixth inning against them (2006 Throne finals, The Channel 4 News Team).
Game's Cancelled has one significant edge that no other team has, they are the team that defeated Orphus in 2006

Edge - In Every Orphus

OVERALL
In Every Orphus is 56-2 in their last 58 games and the two losses were to eventual tournament champions. Now one team is asked to defeat them twice in three games. Game's Cancelled has a monumental task ahead of them.