A lot of games weren't decided until the very end this week - going into Sunday, only one team had more than five points. But when the dust had settled, things were a good deal clearer. Here are the quick results: details, standings and a look at week 20's contests.
AZ SnakePit 5, Captain Douchebag 5
Blonde Streaks 5, Balco's Boys 4
GregSchulteOverdrive 8, Baked 2
Arizona Muugens 2, Desert Dingleberries 6
Wimboes Barmy Army 4, Moving on Uptons 5
7-2 Offsuiters 7, Kapsaicin Kids 0
warlords 2, Confederate Generals 7
The Fighting Amish 5, Shoryukens! 4
Week 19 Results
AZ SnakePit 5, Captain Douchebag 5
Captain went slap-hit happy; with only one homer all week, they hit an Ichiro-esque .372. SnakePit got two HR and six RBI each from Swisher and Overbay, but ten strikeouts from both Hernandez and Garza allowed Captain to take K's by a margin of three, and secure a tie.
Blonde Streaks 5, Balco's Boys 4
Blonde edged this one, with a 1.83 team ERA, though Wilson vultured up a pair of wins for Balco's. Morales (Blonde) was the only player on either side to homer more than once, and also scored nine runs. Jenks (Blonde) had two Sv; Floyd (Balco's) struck out 12.
GregSchulteOverdrive 8, Baked 2
Greg have Player of the Week Howard to thank for the win - his numbers, including four HR and 11 RBI, proved the difference in four of the five hitting categories. They also got a Win and two Saves from Rodriguez, while Baked got 11 strikeouts from Lester.
Arizona Muugens 2, Desert Dingleberries 6
While both sides batted well (.328 + .332), Desert came out ahead, with Jeter (three HR, seven Runs) being crucial in taking all but one hitting category. Things were split evenly on the mound: Danks had a Win + 11 K's for Desert; Pettitte struck out ten for Muugens.
Wimboes Barmy Army 4, Moving on Uptons 5
The teams combined for only six HR, but two by Pujols proved the deciding factor, giving Uptons a tie there, and overall victory. They also got eight RBI from Lee - seven in one game. Wolf gave Army two Wins + 13 K, but a 2.50 ERA for Uptons held off the comeback.
7-2 Offsuiters 7, Kapsaicin Kids 0
Not as one-sided as it seemed; with none of the 'counting stats' categories e.g. Runs, K, etc. decided by more than three. Fielder gave three HR and seven RBI to 7-2; Kouzmanoff drove in eight; Soria had a W and a Sv. For Kids, Fielder had four HR and ten RBI.
warlords 2, Confederate Generals 7
Generals swept hitting, behind four HR by Braun, despite war countering with four from Bay. Kemp delivered, appropriately, seven RBI and two HR for 7-2. war restored respectability to the score on the mound, splitting those categories; Sanchez struck out 13.
The Fighting Amish 5, Shoryukens! 4
Gonzalez scored ten runs and had three HR for Amish, but Abreu's two SB were as crucial in securing the win. Tulowitzki had nine Runs, three HR & eight RBI for Shoryu. Franklin Saved three for Amish; Carpenter (Amish) and Sabathia (Shoru) each had a W + 10 K.
Standings
Rank | Team | W-L-T | Pct | GB | Last | Waiver | Moves | |
1. | 7-2 Offsuiters | 105-68-17 | .597 | - | 7-0-3 | 14 | 15 | |
2. | The Fighting Amish | 102-74-14 | .574 | 4.5 | 5-4-1 | 3 | 24 | |
3. | Balco's Boys | 98-77-15 | .555 | 8 | 4-5-1 | 12 | 6 | |
4. | Shoryukens! | 97-80-13 | .545 | 10 | 4-5-1 | 9 | 28 | |
5. | Arizona Muugens | 93-83-14 | .526 | 13.5 | 2-6-2 | 6 | 16 | |
6. | Confederate Generals | 92-88-10 | .511 | 16.5 | 7-2-1 | 15 | 32 | |
7. | Moving on Uptons | 88-89-13 | .497 | 19 | 5-4-1 | 8 | 6 | |
8. | Blonde Streaks | 87-89-14 | .495 | 19.5 | 5-4-1 | 1 | 10 | |
9. | Kapsaicin Kids | 85-90-15 | .487 | 21 | 0-7-3 | 4 | 8 | |
10. | AZ SnakePit | 82-89-19 | .482 | 22 | 5-5-0 | 7 | 8 | |
11. | Desert Dingleberries | 84-93-13 | .476 | 23 | 6-2-2 | 11 | 15 | |
12. | Baked | 83-94-13 | .471 | 24 | 2-8-0 | 16 | 29 | |
13. | GregSchulteOverdrive | 79-91-20 | .468 | 24.5 | 8-2-0 | 10 | 19 | |
14. | warlords | 77-98-15 | .445 | 29 | 2-7-1 | 13 | 2 | |
15. | Captain Douchebag | 78-102-10 | .437 | 30.5 | 5-5-0 | 5 | 8 | |
16. | Wimboes Barmy Army | 75-100-15 | .434 | 31 | 4-5-1 | 2 | 13 |
Week 20 Games
AZ SnakePit vs. Arizona Muugens
Blonde Streaks vs. Captain Douchebag
GregSchulteOverdrive vs. Balco's Boys
Wimboes Barmy Army vs. Desert Dingleberries
7-2 Offsuiters vs. Moving on Uptons
warlords vs. Kapsaicin Kids
The Fighting Amish vs. Confederate Generals
Shoryukens! vs. Baked
7-2 Offsuiters vs. Moving on Uptons is the MLB Network Game of the Week [some parts of the country may see The Fighting Amish vs. Confederate Generals] League leaders 7-2 bounced back, posting a shutout, and will be looking to retain that form. Their strength is mostly in pitching, particularly K's where they have a record of 13-5-1 this season, and ERA (13-6). The Uptons, on the other hand, are better at the plate: they are 14-4-1 in HR and 14-5 in both RBI and BA. Will good pitching beat good hitting? We should find out this round.