In 2010, they overcame an avalanche of injuries to make the playoffs, an effort the team's owner, Jim Irsay, felt Caldwell had not gotten enough credit for.
Needing to finish with two birdies to force a playoff Day's effort from the fringe on the 17th came up short and then a wild drive on 18 ended any hopes of a miracle hole out.
Bosnia and Herzegovina clinched its first World Cup spot; Iceland advanced to the European playoffs in its effort to become the smallest nation to compete in a World Cup; and England avoided disaster by beating Poland at Wembley Stadium to assure its place in Brazil with minimal fuss.
Both games are excellent opportunities to secure points against teams out of the playoff race in an effort to strengthen United's own playoff hopes.
In a bid to strengthen the Rangers' push for a playoff berth -- an effort that now seems doomed -- and to bolster his offense for at least the next two seasons, Sather acquired Bure for a song from Florida.
Houston guard Cynthia Cooper, who won her league's initial Most Valuable Player awards, has averaged 22.8 points in four playoff games, in an effort to forestall her announced retirement.
They could help keep Denver out of the playoffs, and another strong effort would go a long way to bolster Crennel's chances of shedding his interim status.
The following week, on January 3, 2010, Sanchez led the team into the playoffs, despite a subpar effort, completing eight of sixteen passes for sixty-three yards, en route to a 37 0 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who rested their starters as the team had already clinched the AFC North division title and a playoff berth.
Honestly, with the three- and four-day gaps between games that seem to crop up during the playoffs, the league could make a better effort to finish the playoffs before June.
If the Liberty was looking for an auspicious beginning to its W.N.B.A. playoff run, last night's effort against the Indiana Fever was not it.
