Playoff Taxis and Rotations

Everything here is tentative.


DiamondVision

Rotation:
1. Sanchez
2. Kazmir
3. Clemens
4. Martinez

Taxi: Scutaro, Saunders, Lowe, B.Sweeney, R.Lugo


Oilers

Rotation:
1. Myers
2. J.Johnson
3. Carrasco
4. Contreras

Taxi: Varitek, Ohka, Ledezma, Correia, Borowski


Fungoes

Rotation:
1. Sampson
2. Washburn
3. Halladay
4. Penny

Taxi: Borkowski, Chacin, Cormier, Napoli, Wakefield


Sidewinders

Rotation:
1. Mussina
2. Willis
3. Zambrano

Taxi: C.Young, Lilly, Villone, Linebrink, Ju.Rincon


Warpigs

Rotation:
1. Lackey
2. E.Santana
3. Vazquez

Taxi: K.Johnson, Cl.Lee, Hensley, R.Sweeney, Ad.Jones


Mavs

Rotation:
1. Moe Howard
2. Curly Howard
3. Shemp Howard
4. Larry Fine

Taxi: Derek Jeter, Jermaine Dye, Nick Johnson, Chris Carpenter, Lou Gehrig

Trade

The Buckeyes trade Jonny Gomes, Greg Norton, and Javier Valentin to the FFTs for Scott Podsednik, Jason Kubel, and Brian Schneider.

Standings Update 10/21/07

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	111	51	.685	--		0	9/29/07
Oilers	85	77	.525	26		0	8/18/07
Rhinos	64	78	.451	37		20	10/19/07
Wahoos	65	97	.401	46		0	10/20/07
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Mavs	89	73	.549	--		0	10/21/07
Buckeyes	82	80	.506	7		0	10/21/07
Nads	60	70	.462	13		32	10/17/06
Inmates	66	77	.462	14		19	10/21/07
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	94	58	.618	--		10	10/21/07
Tweeners	70	78	.473	22		14	10/21/07
Zaps	49	87	.360	37		26	9/29/07
Killer Bees	48	99	.327	44		15	10/18/07
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Fungoes	99	63	.611	--		0	9/29/07
DVs	95	67	.586	4		0	10/19/07
FFTs	81	81	.500	18		0	9/9/07
Drillers	70	92	.432	29		0	10/21/07

Playoff Seeding Update

The few remaining games of the 2007 NASOMA regular season should be played soon. The playoffs will take place on Saturday, November 3rd. Here are the participants...

The Warpigs won the BUD and will have the #1 seed.
The Sidewinders won the AWD. They have 10 games to play. If they win 5 or more of them, they will be the #2 seed and get a first round bye.
The defending NASOMA champion Fungoes won the NERD. They will be the #2 seed if the Snakes fail to win 5 of their last 10 games. Otherwise, the Fungoes will be the #3 seed and host the #6 seed in the first round.
The Mavs won the MFD and will be the #4 seed.
The DVs were the runners-up in the NERD and will be the #5 seed.
The Oilers have not quite clinched the #6 seed, but some really weird stuff would have to happen for them NOT to be. The only teams with a mathematical chance to catch them are the Inmates and Nads, but both need Colorado Rockie-like finishes. I don't see it happening.

The only sure thing about the first round is that the Mavs will play the DVs. The DVs had a better season record, but the Mavs will have home field advantage as a result of winning the MFD.

An updated standings page will be posted shortly.

You look like you could use some baseball

Thanks to MLB.com, you can experience great League Championship Games of the past with full-length streaming archives of selected LCS games. Among the choices are...

• Oct. 15, 1976, ALCS Game 5: Yankees 7, Royals 6 (Chris Chambliss game)
  
• Oct. 19, 1981, NLCS Game 5: Dodgers 2, Expos 1
• Oct. 7, 1984, NLCS Game 5: Padres 6, Cubs 3
• Oct. 8, 1986, NLCS Game 1: Astros 1, Mets 0 (Mike Scott dominates)
  
• Oct. 15, 1986, NLCS Game 6: Mets 7, Astros 6 (16 innings)
  
• Oct. 12, 1986, ALCS Game 5: Red Sox 7, Angels 6
• Oct. 14, 1992, NLCS Game 7: Braves 3, Pirates 2
• Oct. 9, 1996, ALCS Game 1: Yankees 5, Orioles 4 (Jeter's controversial homer)
  

There are several others. I have an MLB account, but it didn't ask me to sign in, so it is apparently free. I'm watching the Dodgers and Expos right now. What a great, nostalgic lineup for the Dodgers: Lopes, Russell, Baker, Garvey, Cey, Monday, Guerrero, Scioscia, Valenzuela. And the Expos had Raines, Dawson, Carter... Fun to watch (despite the ugly stadium).

Check it out.

Two Trades

The Warpigs trade Omar Vizquel to the DVs for Marcus Thames.

The Warpigs trade Manny Ramirez to the FFTs for Cody Ross and Jake Westbrook.

Standings Update 10/10/07

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	111	51	.685	--		0	9/29/07
Oilers	85	77	.525	26		0	8/18/07
Rhinos	48	59	.449	36		55	7/21/07
Wahoos	58	86	.403	44		18	10/7/07
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Mavs	71	59	.546	--		32	10/8/07
Buckeyes	74	74	.500	6		14	9/27/07
Inmates	55	63	.466	10		44	8/19/07
Nads	44	64	.407	16		54	10/17/06
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	82	51	.617	--		29	9/30/07
Tweeners	55	66	.455	21		41	10/5/07
Zaps	32	57	.360	28		73	9/29/07
Killer Bees	28	73	.277	38		61	9/27/07
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Fungoes	99	63	.611	--		0	9/29/07
DVs	91	63	.591	4		8	10/8/07
FFTs	81	81	.500	18		0	9/9/07
Drillers	50	77	.394	32		35	10/2/07

Separated at Birth?

Separated at Birth?

Separated at Birth?

Trade

The Buckeyes trade Jason Frasor to the Warpigs for Cory Sullivan.

Standings Update 9/30/07

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	111	51	.685	--		0	9/29/07
Oilers	85	77	.525	26		0	8/18/07
Rhinos	48	59	.449	36		55	7/21/07
Wahoos	51	79	.392	44		32	9/23/07
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Mavs	62	53	.539	--		47	9/15/07
Buckeyes	74	74	.500	4.5		14	9/27/07
Inmates	49	56	.467	8		57	8/19/07
Nads	40	63	.388	16		59	10/17/06
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	82	51	.617	--		29	9/30/07
Tweeners	54	62	.466	20		46	9/16/07
Zaps	30	56	.349	29		76	9/29/07
Killer Bees	25	62	.287	34		75	9/27/07
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Fungoes	99	63	.611	--		0	9/29/07
DVs	88	61	.591	4.5		13	9/30/07
FFTs	81	81	.500	18		0	9/9/07
Drillers	47	70	.402	30		45	9/9/07

Art Howe and DeMarcus Ware were apparently not there

Watching baseball this weekend, I swear I saw Winn ground out to Hu.

Final Results for the Extra Reserve Spot

It came down to the final day, but the Warpigs outlasted the Snakes and Inmates for the extra roster spot next year. The final day wins by the Cardinals and Tigers clinched it for the Pigs.

The Snakeman was the only one to pick four of the division winners. The Pigs, Wahoos, and DVs had three division winners. The Bees, FFTs, and Drillers did not pick any division winners.

Here are the results:

534 Warpigs
532 Sidewinders
532 Inmates
528 Wahoos
524 Fungoes
524 Buckeyes
516 Zaps
514 DVs
514 Rhinos
514 Bees
513 Mavs
510 Nads
508 Tweeners
506 FFTs
502 Oilers
496 Drillers

Update on the 33rd Reserve Contest

It's a very tight race. Through the games of Wednesday, September 26, here are the standings of the leaders:

1. Warpigs 522
2. Sidewinders 521
3. Inmates 518
4. Wahoos 517

No one else is within 10 of the leader.

There are four days of games left. Should be fun to watch.

No Hitter Trivia

Nolan Ryan threw the 2nd and 3rd no-hitters vs a team with a designated hitter. Who threw the 1st?

33rd Reserve Contest

With a week to go, the Stanley Sidewinders have a slim lead over the Warpigs, Inmates, and Wahoos in the 33rd Reserve Contest. The Snakes picked 5 of the 6 current division leaders.

Including the games of Friday, Sept. 21, here are the win totals:

510 Sidewinders (Red Sox, Twins, Angels, Mets, Cubs, D-backs)
509 Warpigs (Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cardinals, D-backs)
505 Inmates (Yankees, Indians, Angels, Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers)
501 Wahoos (Red Sox, Indians, Rangers, Phillies, Brewers, Padres)
498 Fungoes (Yankees, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers)
496 Buckeyes (Red Sox, Twins, Mariners, Phillies, Brewers, Padres)
491 Rhinos
490 Killer Bees
489 Zaps
489 Mavs
487 DVs
484 Nads
481 FFTs
481 Tweeners
480 Oilers
472 Drillers

The Bees are the only team that, as of this writing, did not have a single division leader among their selections. He does, however, have three who could be leading their division soon (Yankees, Brewers, Padres).

Ryan Braun

There is a Ryan Braun on the Rhino roster. I had assumed it was the Milwaukee third baseman who is having such a great year, but I couldn't understand why he was never added to the Yahoo tracker roster. I think I know why now: The Ryan Braun the Rhinos own is the Kansas City reliever (who sucks). I tell you what, I'll now assume it is the KC reliever on the Rhinos. If I'm wrong, I'm sure the Rhinos will contact me and let me know. If I don't hear from him, I'll know I was right.

Hehehe.

Standings Update 9/16/07

B.U.D.	W	L	%	GB		Remaining Games	Last Update
Warpigs	102	49	.675	--		11	9/8/07
Oilers	85	77	.525	23		0	8/18/07
Rhinos	48	59	.449	32		55	7/21/07
Wahoos	46	73	.387	40		43	9/15/07
M.F.D.	W	L	%	GB
Mavs	61	49	.555	--		52	9/15/07
Buckeyes	63	70	.474	9.5		29	8/27/07
Inmates	49	56	.467	9.5		57	8/19/07
Nads	40	63	.388	18		59	10/17/06
A.W.D.	W	L	%	GB
Sidewinders	53	37	.589	--		72	9/10/07
Tweeners	54	62	.466	12		46	9/16/07
Zaps	26	49	.347	20		87	7/12/07
Killer Bees	20	52	.278	24		90	7/28/07
N.E.R.D.D.	W	L	%	GB
Fungoes	98	59	.624	--		5	9/6/07
DVs	86	58	.597	5.5		18	8/27/07
FFTs	81	81	.500	20		0	9/9/07
Drillers	31	50	.383	29		81	9/9/07

Trade

The Warpigs trade Brian Schneider to the FFTs for Jay Payton.