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Diamond Dynasty: The month week that was…
WEEK 22
News
We made it! The 2014 post-season is finally upon us. I think some of you may have checked out/were watching football like a good God Damn American, but going into Sunday Night Baseball the playoff seeding was still very much in the air (more on that later). For those of you that made it, please stop trying so I can win. For those of you that didn’t, try your best to sabotage the other teams in the playoffs so that I can win. We’ve never had these six managers make the playoffs in the same year, and we have a boatload of storylines to follow:
- Ben could become the second manager ever to win back-to-back championships (Kurt 2011, 2012)
- We have probably the most dangerous #5 and #6 seeds ever. James has a 71% post-season winning percentage (best all-time) and Ben has the most finals appearances (five). If either win, they would become the first three-time Diamond Dynasty champion.
- Alex’s 2005 championship represents the most recent championship season among the top four seeds (Colin won in 2004). The top four seeds have only made two appearances in the championship game in the last eight years.
- Richie and Jarrett captured the byes after combining for two byes in the previous 11 seasons.
- Jarrett has never played in the championship game
- Jarrett and Richie have never won a championship
Standings Analysis
As I mentioned, the seeding was very much up in the air by Sunday night. Richie and Jarrett shared identical records heading into the final week. Travers scraped by with a 5-4 victory over Drew and finished 1.5 games ahead of Jarrett. Staaf needed a quiet night from Miguel Cabrera and a big night from Buster Posey, but got the opposite and lost for the first time since May (more on THAT in a moment). The tight match-up between Alex and Ben heavily affected the seedings on both ends. If Gentilli won runs, RBI, and SB on Sunday night, he could have jumped up to 2nd. If Ben won, he could have taken 5th. The managers ended up tying RBI and SB, so Alex stayed at 3rd and Ben at 6th, setting up a great rematch of the 4-4 tie between the two in week 22. Colin has been locked into the four-spot since July and will draw James in the first round.
Shutout Watch
No shutouts in week 22. Congratulations to James, who’s 10-0 shutout in week 10 over Drew was the only winner this year. While it never would have happened if we had a competent manager, this was a great idea and a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to it next year.
Battle for the Belt
No way did that happen! No fucking way! Colin, you beast! You did it! You conquered the juggernaut that was ripping through the league! Truly amazing. As much as I liked the shutout watch, the Battle for the Belt was the coolest thing we did this year. Congratulations to Jarrett and Colin, the two winners of the Battle of the Belt contest. Thanks to Jarrett’s historic streak, belt holders went 15-7 in belt defenses.
Final Roto Power Rankings
Offense
1. Alex (40)
2. Richie (38)
3. Colin (37)
4. Jarrett (35)
5. Ben (29)
6. James (23)
7. TJ (21)
8. Kurt (20)
9. Drew (17)
9. Adrian (16)
Defense
1. Richie (45)
2. Alex (41)
3. Colin (33)
4. Ben (32)
5. Jarrett (31)
6. TJ (29)
7. Adrian (25)
8. James (22)
9. Drew (11)
9. Kurt (11)
Overall
1. Richie (83)
2. Alex (81)
3. Colin (70)
4. Jarrett (65)
5. Ben (61)
6. TJ (50)
7. James (45)
8. Adrian (41)
9. Kurt (31)
10. Drew (28)
2014 Ultimate Lineup (as of 9/8)
C – B. Posey (Jarrett)
1B – V. Martinez (Alex)
2B – J. Altuve (Colin)
3B – M. Cabrera (Colin)
SS – D. Gordon (James)
CI – J. Abreu (Richie)
MI – A. Rendon (Jarrett)
OF – M. Trout (Colin)
OF – G. Stanton (Alex)
OF – M. Brantley (Ben)
OF – N. Cruz (TJ)
UTIL – J. Bautista (TJ)
SP – C. Kershaw (Jarrett)
SP – F. Hernandez (Alex)
SP – J. Cueto (Adrian)
SP – C. Sale (Colin)
SP – C. Kluber (Richie)
RP –D. Betances (Jarrett)
RP – T. Ross (Adrian)
P – A. Wainwright (Richie)
P – J. Lester (Richie)
P – M. Bumgarner (Jarrett)
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