During the 2014 season Guthrie posted a 4.13 ERA over 202.2 innings and finished the regular season with a record of 13-11.He also appeared in the postseason for the first time in his career.In Game 3 of the ALCS against his former team, the Baltimore Orioles, he allowed one run over five innings and got a no decision in the Royals victory....
The team failed to make the postseason for the first time in four years.
It saw the Islanders finish in last place in the Patrick Division with a record of 28 wins, 47 losses, and 5 ties for 61 points.They missed the postseason for the first time in fifteen seasons.In 1988-89, the Islanders failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 1973-74 season....
The team improved on their previous output of 5-8-1, winning seven games.They qualified for the postseason for the first time in franchise history....
The 2006 UL Vikings finished the season with a 5-2-1 record, led by their defense, which gave up only 6 points in five home games.The Vikings made the postseason for the first time in four years.Aided by the return of former players Kieran Coen and Dan Levy, UL defeated the Carrickfergus Knights on the road to make the Shamrock Bowl for the second time in the team's short history....
The 1974 Buffalo Bills season was the 15th season for the club in pro football and fifth in the National Football League.Buffalo made the NFL playoffs for the first time, and reached the postseason for the first time in eight seasons.Buffalo debuted their new uniforms and helmets in 1974, replacing the red "standing buffalo" with the "streaking bison."...
The Phillies and Cardinals played against each other in the postseason for the first time.The Brewers and Diamondbacks also met for the first time, having both joined the National League in 1998 -- Arizona as an expansion team and Milwaukee in a move from the American League after the AL expanded by adding the Tampa Bay Rays....
Nelson's play improved with the mid-season trade of Francis, finishing the season with averages of 14.6 points and 5 assists per game on 48.3% field goal shooting.The following year, Nelson helped lead the Magic back into the postseason for the first time since 2003.He averaged 14.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game during the NBA playoffs, however the Magic were ultimately swept by the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round....
During the 1981-82 season, they scored at least 100 points in every game and allowed at least 100 points in every game.They returned to the postseason for the first time since the 1978-79 season....
The Liberty fell one game short for the playoffs, also missing the postseason for the first time since 1998.
The strike-shortened year was the Saints' first-ever winning season.The Saints also qualified for the postseason for the first time, riding largely on a nine-game winning streak to close the season.However, they were soundly defeated at home by the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, by a score of 44-10....
The San Francisco Giants made it back to the postseason for the first time since the 1989 World Series.The Florida Marlins were in the postseason for the first time ever....
The NHL realigned before the 1981-82 season, and the Canadiens were placed in the Adams Division with the Nordiques.In the 1982 playoffs, the teams met in the postseason for the first time.After a Game 1 loss, the Nordiques won the next two games, putting them in position to win the best-of-five series....
September 26, 2002, the Angels clinched their first (and only to date as of 2010) Wildcard berth.At this time, the Angels would be in the postseason for the first time since the 1986 season....
The Seattle Mariners returned to the postseason to avenge two postseason failures in the 1990s.The Chicago White Sox returned to the postseason for the first time since 1993....
The Lynx were not able to return to the postseason for the first time since 2004.
The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th and final season for the Houston Comets.The Comets were not able to return to the postseason for the first time since 2006.By season's end, Comets owner Hilton Koch put the franchise up for sale less than two years after he bought it....
