The abbreviated four-day "week" resulted in some lopsided scores and significant movement in the standings. Baird Brain (pounded 11-1 by the Horse Field Hammers to drop from third all the way to ninth in the standings) and Billie's Bashers (stomped 12-0 by the Gashouse Gorillas to fall from seventh to eleventh spot) were hardest hit, as the minimum 25 IP rule added insult to injury. When the innings requirement isn't met, I understand the automatic loss in the rate stat categories, but how can Yahoo justify wiping out a counting stat like saves?
Two other contenders were trounced; an 11-1 loss to the Austin Senators knocked the Moscow Rats from fourth down to tenth. Second-place AGF lost 9-3 to the Red Mosquitos, while my Toronto Walrus squeaked out a 6-5 decision over the Chatsworth Halos, extending our lead to 7.5 games. Mebion Glyndwr, by virtue of a 7-5 decision over the Eastern Shore Birds, moves into third, with seven teams now bunched within six games from fourth to tenth.
Only seven weeks remain in the regular season, so it's crunch time.
# Team W-L-T Pct GBI wish I could give some of my luck in this league to the Blue Jays. Incredibly, my team survived a 4-for-39 nightmare at the plate on Sunday to win OBP, while Curt Schilling, all by himself, clinched four pitching categories and blanked another. With the option of starting Jose Lima and Carlos Silva on the road in later Sunday games, I feared blowing the lead in WHIP and ERA in pursuit of a W, and benched them both. As it turns out, I would have won 7-5, but the risk of losing 7-4 wasn't worth it. I try not to second-guess managerial decisions, even my own, because I've learned that even in fantasy ball, and especially in a real dugout, there are no absolute rights and wrongs. After weighing all the possibilities and considering your personnel, you ultimately have to trust your experience and instincts.
1 Toronto Walrus 106-62-12 .622 --
2 AGF 100-71-9 .581 7.5
3 Mebion Glyndwr 97-77-6 .556 12
4 gashouse gorillas 94-77-9 .547 13.5
5 Red Mosquitos 95-78-7 .547 13.5
6 Horse Field Hammers 93-80-7 .536 15.5
7 Eastern Shore Birds 94-81-5 .536 15.5
8 hannibal's cannibals 90-78-12 .533 16
9 Baird Brain 92-81-7 .531 16.5
10 Moscow Rats 92-83-5 .525 17.5
11 Billie's Bashers 88-88-4 .500 22
12 Chatsworth Halos 86-88-6 .494 23
13 Austin Senators 82-85-13 .492 23.5
14 Reykjavik Fish Candy 83-91-6 .478 26
15 SABR Magicians 79-92-9 .464 28.5
16 Garces_not_on_roids 79-97-4 .450 31
17 K-Town Mashers 74-94-12 .444 32
18 Springfield Isotopes 73-95-12 .439 33
19 Thunderbirds 72-102-6 .417 37
20 Jick's Rays 50-119-11 .308 56.5
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