The  exas League |
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| Week 22 Recap |
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| SOW:
Pilots
Wow,
what a regular season. Close
match-ups, drama to the last drop………..I hope y’all had fun as we
head into the playoffs. As
you know, six lucky teams qualified for the league championship.
Play begins immediately with the
Pilots vs. the Ball Whackers and PowerWave
vs. the Beachtown Bobos.
League leader BigV and the runner-up
Raging Trout gain byes for the first
round of action. There
is also a playoff to determine 7-12th place.
Then again…..there is also Fantasy Football starting next
weekend. The
regular season awards are in so….drumroll please…….. League
Lead:
*** BigV
***
captures the Regular
Season Title
with a sparkly
287-219-66 (.559)
mark.
BigV also held
the top spot for 10 consecutive weeks…an
on-gong record! Great
job BigV !
Stud-Of-The
Week:
The Pilots
put in this weeks studly performance with a 15-5-6 W over the Gladiators.
The victory allowed the Pilots to
capture a share of the
Stud-Of-The-Year
award
and also eliminated
the Glad’s
from
a top six finish..
Missing Mojo: The NRH Winners lost their sixth straight (and 13 of 14). BigV is 0-4-2 over his last six games. The Gladiators went 0-3-1 over their last four to drop from 6th to 9th.
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| Upcoming Game(s) of the week! |
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| Game Recaps |
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Pilots (12-8-2) |
15 | The Pilots proved too much for the Gladiators in their 15-5-6 victory. The SOW performance, keyed by Pilot stars Edgardo Alonzo, Suzuki, Derek Jeter, Jermaine Dye, Jon Leiber, Billy Wagner and Mike Anderson, allowed to the Pilots to finish with a stellar 7-0-2 record to close out their 4th place regular season finish. The Gladiators, who fell from 6th to 9th with the loss were led by Fernando Vina, Shannon Stewart, Ken Griffey Jr., Kevin Millar and Keith Foulke. This week the Pilots host the Ball Whackers in a Championship Round Playoff match-up. The Gladiators mosey on over to the Consolation Bracket where they will face the NRH Winners. H2H: Pilots 2-0 |
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Gladiators (11-10-1) |
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BigV (11-8-3) |
10 | The Ball Whackers knocked off BigV (14-10-2) to secure a 5th place finish and a berth in the Championship Round. BigV, despite stumbling over the last few weeks, held on to claim the regular season league title while also establishing a new, ongoing, record for time spent in the No.1 position. The Ball Whackers, a formidable presence in the second half of the season, were led by Shawn Green, Eric Young, Mike Sweeney, Reggie Sanders and Trevor Hoffman. BigV got excellent production out of Pujo, Juan Gonzales, Brett Boone and Greg Maddux. This week the ‘Whack boys visit the Pilots in a title bracket tilt. BigV, thanks to his No.1 finish draws a bye. H2H: Ball Whackers 2-0 |
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Ball Whackers (10-11-1) |
14 | |
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NRH Winners (6-16) |
10 | The Raging Trout struggled but survived the NRH Winners (11-10-5) to capture a 2nd place finish and a first round bye. Trout stars for the week included Jeff Conine, Raphael Palmiero, A-Rod, Vladimir Guerrero and a stout bullpen. NRH, which finished their season by dropping six straight and 13 of 14, were led by Jim Thome, Dmitri Young, Carlos Beltran, Bob Wickman and Jamie Moyer. This week the Trout rest and refresh during their hard earned bye week. The NRH Winners visit the Gladiators in a consolation game match-up. H2H: Raging Trout 2-0 |
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Raging Trout (13-8-1) |
11 | |
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Da Bums (9-12-1) |
9 | PowerWave staged a nice comeback to nip Da Bums (11-9-6) in a very tight game. The ‘Wave, led by Rich Aurilia, Luis Gonzalez, Garrett Anderson, Randy Johnson and Armando Benitz finished in 3rd place in the regular season standings. The ‘Wave had already captured the highly coveted Al Gore Award for head-to-head competition last week. Da Bums who finished in 7th place, an agonizing ever-so-close 1.5 games out of a Championship Round berth, were led by the talents of Gary Sheffield, Paul Lo Duca, Raul Mondesi, David Eckstein. Al Leiter and Matt Morris. The ‘Wave, a top team all season long, have a tough Championship Round match with the Beachtown Bobo’s this week. Da Bums, by virtue of their 7th place finish, have a bye in the consolation bracket. H2H: PowerWave 2-0 |
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PowerWave (14-4-4) |
11 |
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Beachtown Bobos (12-9-1) |
12 |
The
Beachtown
Bobos
were
upset
by
the spry Allen
Oilers
(13-12-1)
but managed
to qualify for a berth
in
the Championship Round. The
Bobo’s, our original
SOW for
those
that can remember all the way back to April, squeaked on in to 6th
place
thanks
to a nice week by Jason
Giambi, Ryan Klesko, Bernie Williams, Phil Nevin, Mark Muldar and
Roger Clemens.
The Oilers, who played
well late
in
the season, wound up in 11th
place
and
were led by the talents of Sammy
Sosa, Barry Bonds, Ben Molina, Neifi Perez, Jeff Bagwell
and
Javier
Vazquez.
This week the Bobos take on PowerWave
in
a
title tango.
The Oilers visit the red
hot
BeerSwillers
in a consolation game.
H2H: Allen
Oilers 1-0-1
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Allen Oilers (7-11-4) |
13 | |
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Purple Pecans (9-12-1) |
9 |
The
Beford
BeerSwillers,
remained
hot
up
to he very end with an impressive W over the Purple
Pecans (14-9-3).
The BeerSwillers finished with a four game win
streak
but had to settle for a 10th
place regular
season finish. The
Purple Pecans, who wound up in
8th place,
saw their dreams of a title round appearance vanish with the L.
The BeerSwillers, led by Roberto
Alomar, Charles Johnson, Carlos Delgado, Aramis Ramirez
and
Edgar
Martinez,
host the Allen Oilers in a consolation game.
The Purple Pecans, led by Brian
Jordan, Toby Hall, Todd Helton, Jimmy Rollins
and
Roy
Oswalt
get a consolation bracket bye this week. H2H:
Split 1-1 |
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Bedford Beerswillers (8-13-1) |
14 | |
