We're a third of the way through the regular season. Who's rising to the top? Who's falling apart? It's this week's power rankings.
1. And Another One Bites The DL-Randy Blum (36.5 Points)
Randy takes the loss in this week's big match-up, and it was never really close. That being said, Randy still hold on to the top spot, because he's consistently putting up big numbers, and it shows in the underlying stats. A "bad" week for Randy still sees him put up a point total that would have beat over half the league. Get your wins while you can, because Randy won't be on this losing streak for long.
2. Zimmerman Telegraph-Shane Sandri (35.5 Points)
Shane picks up that big win against Randy this week and, though it doesn't move him up the power rankings, you can see by the points that he's pulled it close. Another misstep by Randy or another big week from Shane could be the bump necessary for Shane to take the top spot.
3. The Bryce Is Right-Andrew Blum (29.5 Points)
Andrew picks up another win this week, and certainly qualifies as the hottest team in the league, with five straight wins. His team has been coming together nicely in the last few weeks, and the willingness to make the big trade has been paying off so far this season.
4. The Fresh "Prince"-Scott Stepaniak (26 Points)
After a few early season struggles, Scott seems to be right back where he expected his team to be. He gets back to .500 this week, and back-to-back 1000 point weeks have put right back into the "I don't want to play him" category.
5. How I Met Yu's Mother-Brian Rossen (22.5 Points)
Clever TV show reference aside, Brian is putting himself in a really good position early on this season. What once looked like a team that might struggle this season now appears to be a team that's going to be in strong playoff contention all season. Brian could be a tough match-up on any given week.
6. Albuquerque Isotopes-Josh Blum (21 Points)
Short on starters this week, Josh got a key pickup for Sunday that proved to be the major difference in his win this week.Now back to .500, Josh will look to capitalize on recent successes and start moving up the standings and the power rankings.
7. A New Era-Austin Drake (20.5 Points)
Austin has faltered the last few weeks, and now he sits in a somewhat precarious position. At 2-4, he needs to pick up a win soon to continue to be taken seriously. He seems to be a consistently tough match-up, but tough to beat and beatable seem to be going hand in hand right now.
8. LC Legend-Kyle Trondle (12.5 Points)
Kyle followed up his first win of the season by getting trounced. At this point, he needs to figure something out, because his team as currently constructed just isn't doing it. The big issue seems to be big-name pitchers who haven't performed, and we'll see if he changes that soon.
9. ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD-Ervin Demirasi (9.5 Points)
Yes, Ervin's still a .500 team. But, as mentioned last week, the underlying numbers show just how lucky that 3-3 record is. Ervin needs to change something as well, because 3-3 isn't going to stay 3-3 for long. If nothing changes, I expect you'll see a long losing streak coming.
10. No More Haren Addiction-Andy Ashbaugh (6.5 Points)
Andy just can't get it together early this season. Maybe a big trade will turn things around for him, but, so far, it's just not happening.
Looking ahead to next week, we have another week of inter-division play that should be quite interesting. In the match-up of the week, #2 Zimmerman Telegraph (5-1) takes on #4 The Fresh "Prince" (3-3). A win for Shane would cement his spot atop Division 2 for at least a few weeks, while a win by Scott would certainly show that his team is truly back.
In other match-ups, #1 And Another One Bites The DL (4-2) takes on #9 ThE RoUnD MoUnd Of ReBoUnD (3-3) in a match that, on paper, should be a victory for Randy to cruise toward. #3 The Bryce Is Right (5-1) gets a strong competitor in #5 How I Met Yu's Mother (3-3), and it could be a match taht comes down to Sunday. #6 Albuquerque Isotopes (3-3) takes on #7 A New Era (2-4) in a match taht should be a pretty solid competition throughout the week. And finally, #8 LC Legend (1-5) takes on #10 No More Haren Addiction (1-5) in a match that, quite honestly, could spell the end of the season for the loser.
Until next week, good luck to all!
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