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Hickory Takes Title Sunday, November 6th , 2050 Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better. It was the latter case in 2050, as the Hickory Crawdads topped the Atlanta (MID) Braves 4-3 tonight at L.P. Frans Stadium to win the World Series. It was the 7th title in franchise history. "When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Hickory third baseman Edgar Landim, who was named series MVP. The Crawdads took the series 4-1. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the American League West Division and a 122-28 record. Hickory manager Kennys Vargas grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Landim's words. "Edgar said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said. Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come. |
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