State of the Association

There are only a few games remaining to be played in the 2011 regular season, and 3 of the 4 divisions are all sewn up.

With 93 wins and 12 to play, the Zaps have run away with both the Ab Wheeler Division and the overall #1 seed. The Buckeyes, who have completed their season, have clinched the Millard Fillmore with 91 wins and will probably be the #2 seed and get the other bye. The FFTs, in the club house with 88 wins, are one DV loss away from winning the NERDD. Only the Bob Uecker Division, with three teams still in contention, has yet to be decided. The Warpigs lead the Wahoos by a slim 1.5 games and the Rhinos by 5. The Wahoos still have 26 games to play, including the 5 face to face games looming at the end of the season with the Pigs.

The wild card picture is, well, wild. The teams in competition for the 2 playoff spots are the DVs, the Killer Bees, the Mavs, and whoever finishes 2nd and 3rd in the BUD. Currently, the wild card standings are:

Wild Card	W	L	%	GB	Remaining Games
Wahoos	74	62	.544	--	26
Bees	84	75	.528	1.5	3
DVs	81	74	.523	2.5	7
Rhinos	76	71	.517	3.5	15
Mavs	79	74	.516	3.5	9

The playoffs will hopefully be in November. Check in with the Buckeyes concerning which weekends are good (or bad) for you.

In other news...

Based only on meeting the "games played" deadline each month, here are the current demerit totals for the season:

Wahoos 3 (43gp at the 50g mark; 60gp at the 75g mark; 132gp at the 140g mark)
Inmates 3 (49gp at the 50g mark; 67gp at the 75g mark; 130gp at the 140g mark)
Sidewinders 2 (16gp at the 20g mark; 59gp at the 75g mark)
Fungoes 2 (63gp at the 75g mark; 136gp at the 140g mark)
Warpigs 1 (46gp at the 50g mark)
Rhinos 1 (37gp at the 50g mark)
Nads 1 (64gp at the 75g mark)
Zaps 1 (64gp at the 75g mark)
Bees 1 (68gp at the 75g mark)
Mavs 1 (119gp at the 120g mark)

Since no one has more than 3 demerits, there's no one scheduled to have their pre-draft rosters limited. Here are the consequences we agreed on:

0-3 demerits: no consequence
4 demerits: you are limited to a max of 20 players at the March cut down.
5 demerits: you are limited to a max of 19 players
6 demerits: you are limited to a max of 18 players
7 demerits: you are limited to a max of 17 players
8 demerits: you are limited to a max of 16 players
9-14 demerits: you are limited to a max of 15 players
15 or more demerits: you are limited to a max of 14 players

And here are the remaining deadlines for the year:

November 1 - 162 games
November 26 - Final stats submitted. Failure to turn in your stats on time earns you 5 demerits.