Playoffs?????
The playoff picture is usually pretty clear after Week 6, but this hasn’t been a usual season. While the Division Champions Clubber Lang and the Canvassers ran away with their titles, the two wild card spots are turning into really wild races.
Five teams are currently tied for two spots, all with .500 records. Some of that, if not all, will be settled Week 7 as four of the teams tied play each other. However, it is also putting teams like the Rough Riders in a position to play the spoiler role and help knock some teams out.
The league announced today that any ties between more than two teams would be broken with a double elimination tournament, which is going to put even more importance on not only winning Sunday, but running up the score for seeding. (Bracket if the tie breaker tourney were held today)
Here is how it breaks down:
(In order of current playoff tournament seeding based on run differential.)
- Alcoholic Anonymous – The Alcoholics upset Clubber Lang, but have given away at least four easy games. They’ll get an easy win over Balls, but Mr. Party will put up a fight, even if he can’t move because he’s plastic. OPPONENTS: Mr. Party’s Waddle and Holey Balls!
- Flea Bitten Varmits – The Varmits have been inconsistent, but a .500 record is all they have needed to stay in this mess. The Rough Riders aren’t lying down, but the Flaglove game is the must win one and is likely the difference in making it to post-season. Too bad Craig Mann can’t drive himself in every at-bat. OPPONENTS: Rough Riders and Flaglove
- Mr. Party’s Waddle – Waddle has stayed alive because every other 6-6 team has two forfeit losses. They are lucky to be in this position, and have the second toughest Week 7 schedule to overcome if they’re going to play in October. A group of penguins is called a waddle. Get it? OPPONENTS: Rough Riders and Alcoholics Anonymous
- Joe Buck Yourself – Joe Buck had a four game lead in the wild card race two weeks ago and talk was starting about their magic number. With the help of two forfeits they haven’t won a game since then and need to pull off two major upsets to see October. They had a chance to clinch a birth, even if they lost the last two games. That chance is now gone, and they draw the two best teams in the league this Sunday. Sorry guys, maybe next year. OPPONENTS: Canvassers and Clubber Lang
- Flaglove – Flaglove climbed back with important wins down the stretch, but their luck may be running out. They have to beat Flea Bitten, a team they lost to 3-1 during Week 5, to have a chance. OPPONENTS: Canvassers and Flea Bitten Varmits
Despite the last predictions not accounting for ridiculous forfeits, we’ll try again. Joe Buck and Mr. Party go home 0-2. Alcoholics get a guaranteed spot going 2-0. The rest is up to the “F” teams. If Flea Bitten Varmits beat Flaglove, it’s the Varmits and Alcoholics in the postseason and no tie breakers are necessary. If Flaglove upsets the Varmits, the two teams will meet again for a one game tie breaker to see which one of them joins the Alcoholics in post-season.
Of course, anything can happen, but Field 2 at 1:30 PM is the game we’ll be watching.
Also, even if we know who’s in, team schedules are already messing up the playoffs. We may have a Christmas World Series this year.
John Cain, Sep 23, 11:28 PM:
The Waddle will once again use your scorn as motivation. Huzzah!
ric h, Sep 25, 01:40 PM:
So if Flea Bitten and AA both go 2-0 Sunday, Joe Bucks games, being the last 2 of the day, won’t matter?
Jon Godfrey, Sep 26, 03:33 PM:
No Rick, we would simply have to go 2-0 against the top 2 teams in the league to force a playoff tiebreaker series. Good times man, good times!