We're officially halfway now. The picture is growing clearer every week. Let's check out this week's Power Rankings:
1. The Bryce Is Right-Andrew Blum (35.5 Points)
Andrew takes over the top spot this week after a dominating performance against Andy moved him to 8-1 (And he'll be happy to remind you that the streak is now 'W8'). He was actually in quite a battle, but a weekend with two 200+ point days put him over the top, and put him in the top spot this week.
2. Zimmerman Telegraph-Shane Sandri (35 Points)
As you can see by the points, we're nit-picking here at the top. Shane himself moves to 8-1, pulling out a solid win over Shane. He continues to be going strong, and it now seems like it's time to start looking at when he can clinch his division (Right now, that would be at the end of Week 15).
3. And Another One Bites The DL-Randy Blum (34 Points)
Randy gets back on the right track this week, basically doing to Brian this week what Josh did to him last week. It was cruise control for this match-up, but Randy has proven that he's just as likely to win in the tougher match-ups too.
4. Albuquerque Isotopes-Josh Blum (28.5 Points)
Josh slipped a bit this week after a tough loss to Scott. Nevertheless, his team still looks quite strong, with potentially the best offense in the league and solid (If sometimes under-performing) pitching. It will be interesting to see what happens going forward.
T-5. The Fresh "Prince"-Scott Stepaniak (22 Points)
Scott picks up a big and much-needed win this week, and he gets closer to .500 now. He's in a good spot as far as relegation issues, and he can officially be considered a part of the playoff race.
T-5. A New Era-Austin Drake (22 Points)
Austin's team still seems strong, but he just can't seem to consistently pull it together for the wins. Still, he's right there in the thick of things, and a couple of wins within the division would certainly go a long way toward the playoff hunt.
7. How I Met Yu's Mother-Brian Rossen (14 Points)
Brian needs to look for a new strategy, it seems. He did that at the beginning of the year, but he hasn't been able to put anything solid together just yet. Still, don't give up on him just yet. He's still 3-6, and even a small run in division wins could put him right back in the thick of things.
8. LC Legend-Kyle Trondle (11 Points)
The fact that Kyle is 1-8 and still 8th in the Power Rankings tells you what you need to know: His team's really not that bad. In fact, he's likely to put up a fight every week. And, though he may not be making a run at the playoffs this season, he may just end up playing spoiler for a lot of other teams toward the end of the year.
9. ThE RoUnd Of ReBoUnD-Ervin Demirasi (10.5 Points)
Somehow Ervin put up a massive point total this week. And, who knows? Maybe it's the start of something big. But the underlying numbers...they're still just not there. I still see a fall coming, but maybe, just maybe, Ervin will keep this going and somehow get a playoff berth.
10. No More Haren Addiction-Andy Ashbaugh (7.5 Points)
Andy put up a good fight, but he still falls this week. Things are looking dire here, but perhaps Andy can pull a trade or find a killer waiver wire pickup to change his fortunes.
Looking ahead, we get some good match-ups this week. We get two very enjoyable match-ups at the top. First off, we get #1 The Bryce Is Right (8-1) against #3 And Another One Bites The DL (6-3). A win for Randy gets him a much-needed game back toward Andrew in the standings, while a win for Andrew may be enough to put the division out of reach for anyone else. We also get #2 Zimmerman Telegraph (8-1) taking on #4 Albuquerque Isotopes (5-4). This match-up could be a big bench-mark game for Josh, or it could be one that Shane takes and uses as continuing proof of his dominance.
The rest of the league has some important match-ups going on this week as well. First off, we get #5 The Fresh "Prince" (4-5) against #10 No More Haren Addiction (2-7) in a match that both teams need for different reasons. #5 A New Era (3-6) gets a chance to prove that Ervin's record is just a fluke, looking for the win against #9 ThE RoUnD MoUnD Of ReBoUnD (5-4). And, finally, we get #7 How I Met Yu's Mother (3-6) against #8 LC Legend (1-8) in a match that could be the end of Brian's playoff hopes, or just another notch in Kyle's loss column.
Until next week, good luck to all!
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