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10/02/04 4:17 AM Congratulations, Drew! Final Standings
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The "Strangest Season" award goes to Dan Seeger. Looking at the Traditional Scoring - Week 25 report, Dan would have finished in the top 4 in any other format other than head-to-head: 2nd in traditional (WK 25) and 4th in breakdown (BRK). Looking at the same report, Colin fell from 2nd in traditional scoring to 9th between weeks 12 and 25. That and his 10th place head-to-head finish caps off a late-season fade not even I could match. My predictions made prior to the start of the playoffs with actual finish in parenthesis ( ): 1st - Team 51146 (2)
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Drew has what appears to be a commanding lead, but it's closer than it looks (except in the RBI and SB categories): War Pigs 51146
0.2857 BA 0.2797
13 HR 10
50 R 44
53 RBI 34
4 SB 12
3.735 ERA 3.115
78 K 73
3 S 3
7 W 6
1.020 WHIP 1.223 Weekly Winner
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We will have a first-time champion two weeks from now. Round 2 matchups: # TEAM / OWNER(S) 1 Drew Dockery (0.583) 3 Christensen & Allen (0.564) 2 Jack George (0.540) 4 David Taylor (0.531) 6 Jon Tepp (0.512) 7 Miller & Coughlin (0.457) 5 Dan Seeger (0.514) 9 Brad Cychosz (0.438) 8 Colin Walsh (0.450) 10 Matt Augustine (0.410)My predictions made prior to the start of the playoffs. Eight of the 10 teams are right on track: 1st - Team 51146
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Jack got it done when it needed to be done. He beat me 8.5-1.5 to move ahead of DT to win the Triple Play division and $40. On the other hand, Drew is limping into the playoffs. He hasn't been the same team the second half. Looking at the Winning Percentage Chart, Team 51146 might have won the division given a couple more weeks. Heart-felt symphathy goes out to Dan Seeger and Jon Tepp. What a second half run! After week 12 they were in 8th and 9th place. Given a few more weeks, it looks like one of them would have replaced DT in the playoffs. Dan's first appearance in the playoffs eludes him, but what progress this year. My predictions: 1st - Team 51146
Remember, everyone actually participates in the playoffs. Next Monday, you may only pick up two guys -- your round 1 limit. 08/24/04 10:15 AM IMPORTANT Last week I gave an owner incorrect information about when the "2 transactions per playoff round" rule would take effect, and I failed to give the rest of the league what I consider fair warning. So I'm going to push it back one week. Here is the new schedule:
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The Wild Card Team GB Wk 21 Opponent 51146 -- Cychosz DT * 2.0 Coughlin George 4.5 Augustine Seeger 8.0 Dockery Tepp 8.5 Walsh * Division leaderSeeger plays Dockery this week, a difficult draw. So I think the big question is, will Tepp's late-season charge turn into a playoff birth? None of the wild card contenders play each other, so they'll have to play well and rely on others this week. Unfortunately, Tepp has to rely on me. But let's not forget, Jack and I may get along great now, but when we were both contending for playoff spots (yes, there was a time) he was my arch enemy. Tepper, I'll do my best. 08/16/04 11:55 PM Weekly Winner
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The Wild Card picture: Looking at the Win % Chart and the Wild Card table, you can pretty much declare a Dockery/DT/George/51146 playoffs right now. With a big win over George this week, Tepp could move into contention, and DT has a tough matchup against Dockery. Tepp's problem: DT finishes the regular season playing Coughlin, and George plays me.Team GB DT * -- George 1.0 51146 2.0 Tepp 8.0 Seeger 9.0 * Division leader Who will win the Triple Play Division, DT or George? Stay tuned. Seeger is a dark horse and can stay within reach with a big win over Cychosz this week. Seeger's problem: he finishes the season against Dockery. 08/09/04 9:21 AM Weekly Winner
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The four playoff teams are clear looking at the chart, including Team 51146, but DT's meteoric fall could make things interesting. Augie's Curse-of-the-Week: Coughlin's Team hasn't lost since Week 12. The Wild Card picture: Team GB George * -- 51146 3.0 DT 3.5 Walsh 9.5 Tepp 10.5 Cychosz 10.5 Seeger 12.0 Coughlin 13.5 * Division leader 08/04/04 5:00 PM I messed up the difficulty of schedule table in the League Reset article somehow. (Thanks Al Franken... I mean Jack for finding the problem.) The table has been corrected. The biggest change is this revelation: Seeger actually has a tougher schedule than Team 51146. I'm less apt to pick Seeger to get into the playoffs now, though he has got to be the popular under dog pick here. What do you think? Who will be the #4 seed? Vote in the new poll! 08/04/04 12:35 AM Tepper had me beaten 6-4 until the GS adjustment. Now he lost to me 4.5-5.5. A new Traditional Scoring report is available. Read the League Reset article. 08/03/04 12:15 PM Weekly Winners
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More to come... 08/02/04 11:54 PM Tepper had 13 starts last week. Brazelton's Sunday start has been erased from the books, but it will take until tomorrow for stats to change. I'll post Weekly Winner stats and a new Traditional Scoring report then. 07/26/04 12:40 PM Cychosz had 13 starts last week. Jake Westbrook's Sunday start has been erased from the books, but it will take until tomorrow for stats to change. I'll do Weekly Winner stats then. 07/19/04 10:58 PM Weekly Winner
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The trade deadline is officially July 31 at 11:59 PM. But since trades have to be announced to the league by Thursday noon of any week, the real trade deadline is Thursday, July 29 at noon. Thanks to the other two owners who gave me a 50/50 chance of making the playoffs. Dan and Brad have better records than me now, so it's going to be... well, it HAS been an uphill battle for sure! 07/12/04 2:50 PM Weekly Winner
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Drew is #1 across the board. Lick & Lou are #10. The biggest upward movers: 51146 and Walsh. (Check out the new CHG column.) The biggest downward mover: Who else? Head-to-head, breakdown, and traditional rankings are tracking pretty nicely. DT's head-to-head record is better than it should be. He's got the 2nd best record but -- according to breakdown and traditional -- he really belongs in 5th or 6th. Waivers When filling out the Transactions Form, make sure you know who is on waivers. A player is on waivers if he was dropped last week. If a player is on waivers, you do not get to bid on him. If you get him, you get him for his current salary or $10, whichever is higher. Random Notes The only damage I could do against 51146 is get Erstad and Hudson hurt. Did I say the shitstorm was going to start June 22? I meant June 29, and this time I mean it! I am not giving up. My guys (an All-Star offensive roster if I've ever seen one) are going to win or die trying! Jack, you get to be the first victim. 06/21/04 11:06 AM Weekly Winner
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06/14/04 4:30 PM I haven't done Weekly Winner stats yet, but Drew says DT won, which wouldn't be surprising. He beat Dan 9-1 this week. 10-0 wins are so hard to come by. (The last time I said that, I lost 10-0. Looks like this is your week, Dan!) Transaction Notes Some highlights from this week's Transactions Log.
06/07/04 1:45 PM Transaction Notes Coughlins Team bid $1 for "Jeff's Ma." Unfortunately, $5 is the minimum bid for a free agent, so the request was thrown out. Yet another "the whole league's been thinking about him but we're not sure if he's for real" player goes to the Allouez Crickets -- Paul Wilson. 06/07/04 12:45 PM Weekly Winner
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Random Notes I don't know what "besmirching" means, but it doesn't sound good. Brad still won 7.5-2.5 versus DT in week 8 even after the GS reduction. Week 8 and 9 weekly winner standings were very close. 2nd-4th place were separated by only 1 point both weeks. Jack won by only 1.5 and 2 points respectively. Jack is on a roll. He won 2 weekly winner prizes, took over 1st place in the division, and is 2nd only to Drew in the power rankings. 05/31/04 10:05 PM Random Notes Every game last week was 7-3 give or take 0.5 point. Everyone but Jack in the Triple Play Division had the 3. I forgot to exclude my A.J. Burnett pick up in my -- as Jack put it -- "cheese and wine" post over the weekend. The correction is below. An unprecedented $82 bid from Team 51146 this week... for Lou's sister. Jack's total salary is down to $239. Cychosz had 13 starts. Matt Morris' Sunday start has been eliminated, but the change won't take effect until tomorrow morning. A 7.5-2.5 win over DT may be effected if Cychosz loses WHIP because of the change. Because of Cychosz's overage, I can't do weekly winner stats until tomorrow. 05/29/04 3:30 PM Handicapping the GOBN Hurt = a red cross but not on the DL
Sorted by Total then DL + Drop Team Hurt DL Drop Total -------- ---- -- ---- ----- Coughlin 3 4 4 11 Me* - 6 3 9 DT 1 3 - 4 Walsh 1 2 1 4 Dan - 3 - 3 Drew 2 1 - 3 Tepp** - 1 1 2 51146 1 1 - 2 Cychosz 2 - - 2 Jack - 1 - 1* One of my DL players is A.J. Burnett who I just picked up. He was not included in this analysis. ** One of Tepp's DL players is Larry Walker who he just picked up. He was not included in this analysis. Tepp's dropped player is Preston Wilson who he's actually dropped twice. Everyone has someone on their roster who is hurt or on the DL. Everyone except Cychosz has someone on the DL. 05/24/04 5:35 PM Weekly Winner
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In my best Howard Cosell voice, "Up comes Frasor! Up comes Frasor!" More work travel this week, but incorporating baseball whenever I can. Going to cheer on my Rangers at the White Sox Wednesday night. (Jeff, I'll boo Lance Nix every chance I get.) 05/17/04 5:15 PM Weekly Winners
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Injuries are becoming a factor. Five players on the MLB DL were dropped this week, thirteen remain on GOBN benches. 05/11/04 1:35 PM Due to Cychosz's starts adjustment, Seeger beat him 6-4 in week 4. Week 4 stats and a new Best/Worst Week report still to come. Seeger's week 4 victory moves him atop the division, ahead of Drew by 0.5 game. (Drew, it's already working against you... Here come those War Pigs!) 05/10/04 9:07 PM Weekly Winner
Week 4 stats can't be done yet. Cychosz had 15 starts in week 4. The adjustment has been made and the stats and standings should be updated Tuesday morning. His tie with Seeger will almost certainly turn into a Seeger victory. Starts by Morris, Wakefield, and Garland -- really good starts -- were eliminated to bring Cychosz to 12 starts. "Rule 16.3. If your 12th and 13th starts occur on the same day, the following tie-breakers will be used to determine who the pitcher of record will be: (1) the pitcher with the worst ERA for that one game, (2) the pitcher with the worst WHIP for that one game." Colin, Eric Byrnes is back! Matchup Of The Week: Augie vs. DT Watch out for the War Pigs! Drew has the best breakdown record in the league. I've been traveling for work. Or should I say I've traveling to visit my fantasy players and doing some work when I find the time. I watched Michael Young and Hank Blalock in Texas last Wednesday, and am in New York this week to watch Vlad knock some Yankee pitches into the seats. Michael Young -- "Why did Augie keep him?" -- just like Jay Bell a few years ago... ALL-STAR! 04/26/04 7:10 PM Weekly Winners
Visit the GOBN @ AFSN.net for all of the Weekly Winner statistics and the updated Best/Worst Week report. The sky is falling! Augie and Seeger are leading their divisions. And Dan was the only one to put a hurting on anyone last week, beating Colin 7-3. For the first time all season, Coughlins Team didn't have the lead on Saturday only to lose on Sunday... they tied. There were a lot of pick ups this week, but no consensus on who was worth picking up except for Milton Bradley and maybe good ol' Vinny Castilla. Auction Draft The 2004 Auction Draft will be held at Tepp's house in Waunakee, WI, on Saturday, March 27, 2004. The draft itself will begin at 12:00 noon Central time, but please show up at 11:00 am so we can go over how the draft will work and get ourselves settled. After the draft, it's Texas Hold 'Em and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. So plan on sticking around and even stay over at Tepp's Saturday night if you want. I'm email directions to Tepp's house again as the auction approaches. Preseason materials, including Auction Procedures, are at The Good Ol' Boy Network @ AFSN.net web site.
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