Extra Roster Spot Contest

With five days left in the baseball season, we have a great race going on for the extra roster spot. Here are the totals through games of Tuesday, September 23:

1. 524 Fungoes (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers)
1. 524 Zaps (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers)
1. 524 Drillers (Yankees, White Sox, Angels, Mets, Brewers, Dodgers)
4. 523 Oilers (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Cubs, Diamondbacks)
5. 521 Sidewinders (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Diamondbacks)
6. 520 Wahoos (Red Sox, Indians, Angels, Mets, Brewers, Diamondbacks)
7. 518 Inmates (Yankees, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers)
8. 517 Mavs (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers)
9. 513 FFTs
10. 512 Nads
11. 506 Warpigs
12. 504 DVs
13. 503 Buckeyes
14. 494 Tweeners
15. 443 Rhinos
16. 441 Killer Bees

As you see, there is a three-way tie for first, with three other teams just off the pace. The Fungoes and Zaps have the same teams, so if they finish tied for first, the tie-breaker question will determine the winner. And with the Drillers tied with them at the moment, and with the Oilers, Snakes, and Wahoos on the cusp... we may finally get to use our tie-breaker. Too bad we won't know the answer to the tie-breaker until November (if ever). I haven't done the math to see if the 8th place Mavs have a chance to catch the others, but the Inmates in 7th cannot win because they cannot mathematically catch the FungoZaps.

The (last place) Killer Bees had both the (last place) Padres and the (last place) Mariners. Way to go BeeBoy!