It's going to be a contest of thoroughbred champs versus tenacious scamps.
The schedule for the IBL Championship Series between the defending champion Barrie Baycats and the Toronto Maple Leafs has been confirmed.
Game 1: Tuesday, Aug 30 @ Barrie, 7:30 pm
Game 2: Wednesday, Aug 31 @ Toronto, 7:30 pm
Game 3: Saturday, Sept 3 @ Barrie, 7:00 pm
Game 4: Sunday, Sept 4 @ Toronto, 2:00 pm
*Game 5: Tuesday, Sept 6 @ Barrie, 7:30 pm
*Game 6: Wednesday, Sept 7 @ Toronto, 7:30 pm
*Game 7: Thursday, Sept 8 @ Barrie, 7:30 pm
* if necessary
After eliminating fourth-seeded Brantford and pennant-winning London, the Leafs are back in the finals for the first time since they won the title in 2007.
So far, their quarterfinal and semifinal series were both long, dragged-out battles that went the full seven games. In each series, the dogged Leafs proved that they are a hard team to kill off, surviving four elimination games en route to the finals.
They have been scrappy and determined. When they have fallen behind, they battled back instead of crumbling. Supporting each other as a team and making big plays in the clutch has taken them deep into this postseason.
Next, the Mapes will face the two-time IBL champs from up north.**
Brantford could have used more hitting. Barrie has the hitting.
London could have used a better bullpen. Barrie has the bullpen.
Barrie has the starting pitching. Toronto has a fascinating composite pitcher named Justrek van Wagner who is guaranteed to start, relieve and close most of if not every game of the finals.
Barrie also has the veterans who have won it twice in a row. Most of Toronto's players enter the championship series as first-timers.
So it's the classic David and Goliath matchup.
Four wins from the title. The Leafs have made it this far, why not win four more?
Hey, why not!
** to a downtown Torontonian, anywhere above the 401 is "up north".
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