Fish are finished, no playoffs this year
Will homestand be slugger Abercrombie's last hurrah?
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THE Winnipeg Goldeyes have gone from back-to-back championships, to back-to-back seasons missing the playoffs.
Despite rallying in the ninth inning to defeat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7-5 Sunday afternoon, the Fish were officially fried and eliminated from the playoff race when the day came to an end. The final nail in the coffin came hours later when the St. Paul Saints beat the Chicago Dogs 5-4. With the win, the Saints, who currently own the second and final playoff spot in the North Division, improved to 58-34.
The Goldeyes, 50-42, don’t own the head-to-head series with the Saints as St. Paul was 8-5 against the Fish in the regular season. With a 3-7 record in their past 10 games, the Goldeyes simply didn’t play their best ball when they needed to.
The Fish also missed the playoffs last year with a 41-59 record — their worst mark in franchise history. This is the first time the Goldeyes have failed to make the post-season in consecutive years since they fell short in 2004 and 2005.
The Goldeyes will finish their three-game series with Fargo-Moorhead today at Newman Outdoor Field before returning to Shaw Park for their final seven games. The Fish will start their homestand on Tuesday as they open a three-game series with the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Then the Goldeyes will close out the year with four games against the Sioux Falls Canaries with the series and season finale going down on Labour Day.
Despite the Goldeyes having nothing to play for in the standings this week, the final games will still hold a special meaning. After years of flip-flopping on the idea of retiring, 39-year-old outfielder Reggie Abercrombie is expected to call it a career after this season. Abercrombie, who’s in his sixth season with the Fish, has played 20 years of professional baseball.
Abercrombie was a key part of the Goldeyes’ run to the American Association championships in 2016 and 2017. Abercrombie will be remembered as one of the best players in Goldeyes and league history. He’s the American Association’s all-time leader in base hits, home runs and RBI. The veteran slugger is hitting .254 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI this season.
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Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor.
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Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor.
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