Going into the weekend, every one of the top five teams in record was
losing. Let's see how they did and how it affected the Power Rankings:
1. Accountants Do It In Numbers-Randy Blum (40 Points)
A
big win puts Randy in a dominating first place, leading every single
category in the Power Rankings. Even an absolutely massive 386 point
day from Austin wasn't enough to keep Randy from winning this week, and
the league is back to looking up at this team from below.
2. The Bryce Is Right-Andrew Blum (33.5 Points)
Andrew
takes a tough loss this week, missing out on the win by less than four
points. After eight straight wins, Andrew has now rolled off three
straight losses. A fourth straight would put him third in the division,
and would probably see him start slip down the rankings.
3. Zimmerman Telegraph-Shane Sandri (31 Points)
Of
all the tough luck stories of the year, Shane's last week has to be the
worst. After scrounging out a 1/2 point victory over Kyle and going
into this week as the league's only two loss team, a scoring correction
by MLB turned his win into a loss. Follow up with an actual loss on the
week, and instead of 10-2, Shane is now 8-4. He still holds a two game
lead in the division, but he, like Andrew, is on his longest losing
streak of the season. Another loss might actually start to make him
sweat.
4. Albuquerque Isotopes-Josh Blum (30 Points)
It
hasn't always been pretty, but Josh has still managed to get the wins
when he needed to. That was the case this week, as the battle with
Scott came down to the final day of the week. The bats came alive on
Sunday, and two less-than-stellar Verlander starts probably helped make
the difference in this one. Still, Josh's team has been strong all
season and continues to string together wins because of it.
5. A New Era-Austin Drake (25 Points)
Austin
is the current "tough luck" team in the league. Consistently putting
up top 5 scores, he keeps hitting good teams at the wrong time, and
still sits under .500 because of that. Still, he's in the playoffs, and
most of the teams behind him in the power rankings don't look nearly as
strong. He clearly needs to be taken seriously despite the poor
record.
6. LC Legend-Kyle Trondle (18 Points)
Speaking
of teams that may need to be taken seriously, all of a sudden...here
comes Kyle. A 1-8 start has not deterred him, and that previously
mentioned scoring correction combined with an excellent week this week
have put him on a 3 game win streak. No longer all alone in last, he
suddenly looks like a playoff contender. He obviously needs to keep
winning, but at least now he's proven he can do that.
7. The Fresh "Prince"-Scott Stepaniak (12.5 Points)
"I
hate Fantasy Baseball." The words spoken multiple times over the past
few weeks by Scott. It's pretty much all you need to know right now.
He needs a win or two pretty quickly, or he's going to risk dropping to
Division 2 next season.
8. No More Haren Addiction-Andy Ashbaugh (11 Points)
Andy
picks up a much-needed win against a tough opponent this week. Now at
4-8, he sits tied with Scott in Division 1 and just a game out of the
playoffs. He's another team that is going to need to pick up a good
amount of wins to keep it up, but the potential is there.
9. ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD-Ervin Demirasi (10.5 Points)
Ervin
drops back to .500 after taking the loss this week, but his team
continues to outperform expectations. He's going to be int he playoff
race for the duration, and his spot may be determined on the final week.
10. How I Met Yu's Mother-Brian Rossen (9.5 Points)
Brian
gets back on the winning side this week, but he will need to keep it up
to revive his season. The next few weeks will tell us how Brian will
do as the season rolls on.
Looking ahead to
next week, we get some great match-ups that could give us some playoff
separation. The match-up of the week pits #2 The Bryce Is Right (8-4) against #4 Albuquerque Isotopes (8-4). These
teams have been going in different directions over the past three
weeks, and if the trend continues, Josh will jump into a stronger
position in Division 1.
#1 Accountants Do It In Numbers (9-3) goes up against #8 No More Haren Addiction (4-8) in an important game for Andy. #3 Zimmerman Telegraph (8-4) takes on #9 ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD (6-6)
in a match that Ervin will need to win or risk going right into the
thick of a heated playoff race. Speaking of that playoff race, another
big match-up occurs when #5 A New Era looks to pick up a win and keep #6 LC Legend (4-8) at bay. And finally, #7 The Fresh "Prince" (4-8) and #10 How I Met Yu's Mother (4-8) go against each other in an attempt to get out of last place.
Until next week, good luck to all!
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