Since 1949, the only National League club that got off to a hot start and made a runaway of the race was the '55 Dodger team.

Since 1998, home field advantage has been given to the team that has the better regular season record, unless that team happens to be the Wild Card team.

Since many bowls look the same, coloured, adhesive stickers or labels are also used to mark the bowls of each team in bowls matches.

Since NFL expansion needed unanimous approval from team owners at that time, Marshall's position would prevent Murchison from joining the league.

Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, league rules were changed to allow the Super Bowl home team to pick their choice of jersey.

Since World War II, the Red Sox have had 18 batting champions ( through 1989 )... Five to 7 points are a lot, given that there may be only a 15-or 20-point spread between a good hitting team and a poor hitting team.

Since Merced was the first EPIC processor, the development effort encountered more unanticipated problems than the team was accustomed to.

Since then, the Alouettes have played the remaining team in the league, the BC Lions.

Since 2006, the Vikings have been known especially for their strong run defense (# 1 in the NFL in 2006, 2007, and 2008 ; they are the first NFL team to accomplish this since the AFL – NFL merger in 1970 ), anchored by the Williams Wall consisting of defensive tackle Kevin Williams and nose tackle Pat Williams ( no relation ).

Since 1992, highlights were few and far between as the franchise failed to produce a winning season, having not fielded a competitive team because of a combination of bad management and financial constraints that limit the team relative to the resources available to other, larger-market clubs.

Since their move to New Jersey in 1976, fans from each state have claimed the team as their own.

Since coming into the league the team has made the playoffs every season except one, and has only ever had one head coach, Barry Trotz.

Since the 1996 alterations, the team has made only minor alterations, mostly relating to jersey / pant combinations worn during specific games.

Since 1925, Svenska Dagbladet has awarded an individual sportsperson or a team the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal at the end of each year.

Since then # 12 Jerseys have been sold by the team and worn by Seahawk fans, often with the name " Fan " on the back.

Since this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before small Houston crowds in 1996.

Since 2008 a team event has been played instead of the doubles.

Since the winning team is decided by the third rider, it is common for one rider to take a " death pull ," where he rides so hard that he cannot maintain the group-pace afterwards.

Since the losses from yellow fever in the Spanish – American War in the 1890s were thirteenfold higher than the losses due to military operations, further experiments were conducted by a team under Walter Reed, composed of doctors James Carroll, Aristides Agramonte, and Jesse William Lazear, that successfully proved the ″ Mosquito Hypothesis ″.

Since their last Cup win in 1983, they are currently the only team of the four major North American sports leagues ( NHL, NFL, NBA, & MLB ) to win 4 consecutive championships, and hold the NHL record for most consecutive playoff series ' wins at 19 ( 1980 Playoffs-1984 Playoffs ).

Since then, and since the pure grain had gotten him divorced from every decent -- and even indecent -- group from Greenwich Village to the Embarcadero, he had become a sucker-rolling freight-jumper.

Since appeals to morality, to humanity, and to sanity have had such small effect, perhaps our last recourse is the deterrent example.

Since his seizure, Scotty had had little appetite ; ;

Since Mr. McKinley had to give a lecture, Rachel and Scotty drove home alone in the Plymouth.

Since she could not act, one part suited her as well as any other, and so she was the first person to offer Mr. Lincoln a glass of water, holding it up to the box, high above her head, to Miss Harris, who had asked for it.

Since the Santo Spirito hospital had taken only men, he had had no experience in the study of female anatomy ; ;

Since then, the flowers she had planted had spread all over the hill.

Since he had gross income of $600 or more, he must file a return in which he may claim an exemption deduction of $600.

Since the writer had established this democratic procedure in the beginning he had to go along with their decision -- after, of course, pointing out whether he thought their decision was a wise or an unwise one.

Since the writer had not noticed this characteristic in married students scattered throughout the various sections previous to this experiment, nor, as a matter of fact, in those who were continuing in `` single sections '', he can only conclude that there must have been something `` contagious '' within the specific group which caused this to occur.

Since the details of the elections were settled the change of government had no direct effect on the technical aspects of the elections, and may have been more important as an indication of royal displeasure with the U.N.F.P.

Since the strength of the Mexicans had been underrated, too small a posse had been collected, and since the deputy had not been provided with search warrants, MacPherson and his men decided it was much wiser to withdraw.

Since the magnitude of the plan made secrecy impossible, once the wheels had began to turn, persons controlling German industries, social institutions, and armed forces became, through their anti-Semitism or their tolerance of it, conscious accomplices of Hitler's crimes ; ;

Since Mrs. Calhoun remembered only that the marriage had been in the spring, he started to plod through several months.

Since then he had worked at this and that, though some said his main interest was gambling.

Since Election Day, Vice President Richard Nixon had virtually retired -- by his own wish -- from public view.

Since he possessed more power in an interdependent universe of living beings and dead spirits, the emperor had to use it for the benefit of the living.

Since the firearms were no longer licenced, they could not be returned until a new licence was issued ; upon seeking a renewal of their licences, applicants were informed that a new Garda policy was in place that would refuse licence applications for all pistols and all firearms over. 22 in calibre.

* Since the 1970s the re-construction of timber framed buildings has informed understanding of early Anglo Saxon buildings at West Stow, Suffolk, England.

Since Hyder was at the time still attempting alliance with the British, he informed them of this offer, noting that he thought the Marathas would gain too much power and even threaten his own position under those circumstances.

Since appointments to the Order of Ontario rely in part on ministerial advice, records of such proceedings are not publicly revealed, as affirmed in court proceedings undertaken in 2002 by an individual who had been mistakenly informed that she had been appointed to the order.

As Lord Mustill famously held in R. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Doody ( 1993 ): " Since the person affected usually cannot make worthwhile representations without knowing what factors may weigh against his interests fairness will very often require that he is informed of the gist of the case which he has to answer.

Since all documents in the Swedish state are in principle accessible to the public, internal documents in four places were found that made it clear that she had been fully informed of the event.

Since he had not informed the umpire of the change of action, he was no-balled.

* Since the series creator was later informed that " Bureau 13 " is the name of a pre-existing tabletop role-playing game, the name was not used in the series again.

Since the United Kingdom could not undertake to support a system in which she had merely acquiesced, Wellington did not even formally present his credentials until the other Powers had disposed of the matter, a British minister ( Castlereagh's half-brother and successor in the Londonderry title ) attending merely to keep informed and to see that nothing was done inconsistent with the European system and the treaties.

Since then, Vivaldi's compositions have enjoyed almost universal success, and the advent of historically informed performance has catapulted him to stardom once again.

Since 1904, there has also been an annual School Magazine made by pupils with the purpose of keeping both ; student, parents and Old Boys informed about developments and information concerning the school.

Since it took many days for the locals to receive mails and newspapers, they tended to rely on radio to keep themselves informed of world news-for the wars in Europe, China etc.

Since World War II, the Foundation has devoted its efforts to strengthening the social sciences as a means of achieving more informed and rational social policy.