Week 21's installment of the
DDWPIPOTCFFBE (Diamond Dynasty Weekly Preview In Pursuit Of The
Chalice For Fantasy Baseball Excellence)
Last week – Adrian wins big to
stay within shouting distance of the playoff, Kurt gets a few
insurance games, and Ben and James are the first to officially punch
their ticket to the playoffs
Sleepy's® "Snoozer of the
Week" – Richie (9th)
vs Alex (4th)
The 7-1 loss Richie took at the hands of TJ was closer than it
appeared, with a number of close categories. Richie's pitching, the
only thing that gave him any bit of competitiveness this season, has
completely fallen off in the past few weeks. He's neck and neck with
Drew for the first pick next season. Alex played Ben to a 5-5 tie
last week and remains in striking distance of a bye. His outfield
has been the backbone recently as Curtis Granderson, Andrew
McCutchen, and Giancarlo Stanton are all ranked in the top 100 in the
last two weeks. With two non-playoff teams left on the schedule,
he's got a shot at closing the 3 game gap.
Richie's randomly generated percentage
to make the playoffs – 0%
Alex's randomly generated percentage to
make the playoffs – 100% and bye – 40%
(season series Alex 12-6)
Dell's® "Dull Duel" –
Kurt (5th)
vs Drew (10th)
So much for the cold streak. Kurt
dominated last week on both sides of the ball in a 7-3 win over a
streaking Colin. He hit 14 bombs and hit .328 to go with 7 wins and
104 K's. Evan Longoria was Kurt's savior once again, going deep 4
times and hitting .360. Carlos Beltran went deep 3 times too. The
win gave him a little bit of breathing room in the playoff picture
and he now has a 4.5 game cushion. His ticket to the playoff is
right in front of him with Drew, and a big win will lock him in.
Drew lost big last week, 9-1 to Adrian and is now 1 game ahead of
Richie for next year's first pick.
Kurt's randomly generated percentage to
make the playoffs – 89% and bye - 1%
Drew's randomly gener-hahahahaha
(season series)
The Average Match of the Week
presented by Not Your Average Joe's – TJ
(3rd)
vs Adrian (8th)
TJ beat Richie 7-1 and leapfrogged Alex
for 3rd place. He's 2.5 games behind James for the second
bye but doesn't have an easy road back to the top. Over the last
month he has 8 guys in the top 76 and 4 in the top 29, but the loss
of Matt Harvey is a big one. He did have an innings limit but it
wouldn't have come into play until approximately the finals, but
it'll be a tough road without his golden boy. The most impressive
week last week was Adrian, who's 9-1 win (albeit over Drew) put him
back into contention after I just about wrote him off last week. It
will still be really tough to make it as he's facing TJ this week and
Alex next week, but the big win was exactly what he needed.
TJ's randomly generated percentage to
make the playoffs – 100% and bye – 23%
Adrian's randomly generated percentage
to make the playoffs – 9.4%
(season series TJ 13-7)
The Post-It® "Noteworthy
Match-up" – James
(2nd)
vs Colin (6th)
James's streak finally came to an end
last week against Jarrett. The 7-3 loss was a close one, as Jarrett
stole a lot of the tight categories. But despite the loss, he has
officially made the 2013 playoffs. He has a 2.5 game lead for the
second bye and a favorable schedule ahead (Drew next week). With
some help, he has a good chance at capturing the regular season
crown. And call me crazy, but I think it would have been bad karma
to carry a 16-week unbeaten streak into the post-season. If he kept
it going, he would have needed an 18 or 19 week streak to capture the
title for a third time, and I don't think that's happening. Colin
dropped a 7-3decision to Kurt last week and is clinging to a half
game lead over Jarrett, who he plays next week in what is sure to be
an instant classic (I've had my eye on that match for weeks). A
blowout for either team would severely impact the playoff picture.
James' randomly generated percentage to
make the playoffs – 100% and bye – 85%
Colin's randomly generated percentage
to make the playoffs - 55%
(season series Colin 12-8)
Diamond Strike Anywhere Matches®
"Match-Up of the Week" – Ben
(1st)
vs Jarrett (7th)
Ben is in prime position to capture his
first Diamond Dynasty regular season crown since 2010. He tied Colin
5-5 last week, has a 5 game lead for a bye, and he plays two current
non-playoff teams to close the season (Richie next week). It would
take a pretty epic collapse for him not to at least finish with a bye
(jinxing powers activate!). On the other side, Jarrett is fighting
for his playoff life. He grabbed a huge 7-3 win last week, closing
the gap and giving him a last-ditch chance at a spot in the playoffs.
Last two weeks, here we go!!
Ben's randomly generated percentage to
make the playoffs – 100% and bye – 82.4%
Jarrett's randomly generated percentage
to make the playoffs – 45%
(season series)
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