Hey, the Diamondbacks had their first winning week since the second one in June! Woo-hoo! Go, us! We even swept the Padres! Oh, hang on - that was just 'Skins recap. Anyway, fantasy baseball continues apace. Here are the quick results, now with extra added Division One-A recaps and standings!
Division One
Funny Team Name 5, Sofa King Juiced 4
Balco's Boys 6, NiceCrispyBacon 3
7-2 Offsuiters 7, Baked 1
Blonde Streaks 6, Shoryukens! 4
Moving on Uptons 5, The Fighting Amish 4
Lady Gaga Regatta 4, warlords 6
Confederate Generals 5, AZ SnakePit 5
Division One-A
Dante's Revenge 4, Scratch My Ichiro 6
Spaghetti Monsters 3, Chazwozzles 6
The Septimoes 2, Breslow of the Sea 7
Dharma Initiative 5, Missoula Osprey 5
PhoenixFly 5, Gotham City Knights 4
Alabama Slammers 7, Wimboes Barmy Army 3
Sprankton 6, Gang of Nine 3
Carl Pavano Express 8, Tempe Transients 2
DIVISION ONE
Important note. Playoffs are shown on the schedule to begin in Week 25. This is incorrect, but CBSSports does not allow for more than two playoff weeks - I'll manually alter the schedule once we know is in. The playoff schedule will be the same as in the Yahoo! leagues, with the top six qualifying. Positions 3-6 will playoff in Post-Season Round 1 (Week 24), with the winners joining #1 and #2 for two rounds of knockout contests in Week 25 and 26. A consolation bracket will also take place for spots #7-12, on the same basis. Note: the final round will be ONE week, not two as in Yahoo! Any questions, please ask. I assume Division One-A will be the same as last year.
Funny Team Name 5, Sofa King Juiced 4
Funny pipped Juiced, after Wins ended tied at three. It was a well-pitched game: Funny had a team WHIP of 0.95, and Sofa a team ERA of 2.52. Beltre had three homers and nine RBI for Funny, and two Wins by Gallardo. Sofa got sixteen strikeouts from Lewis.
Balco's Boys 6, NiceCrispyBacon 3
Boys came within one HR of sweeping pitching, and held on in the face of Bacon's comeback on the mound - they had a 0.94 WHIP, and Lilly picked up two Wins. Bourn was crucial for Balco's, his two RBI and five Runs being the margin of victory or more in both categories.
7-2 Offsuiters 7, Baked 1
With Baked's manager unavailable, his team proved easy picking for 7-2, despite two Wins from Cahill - the 2.61 ERA was Baked's only point. It was hitting where 7-2 really dominated: Weeks scored eight Runs, and Wells homered twice, and Vargas got two W's.
Blonde Streaks 6, Shoryukens! 4
Blonde used pitching to take this one, a collective 1.80 ERA and six Wins doing the trick: Hudson got two Wins, and Sanchez a W + 13 strikeouts. They also enjoyed a four HR, 10 RBI week from Teixeira. Shoryu's Fielder drove in 11, and Papelbon notched a trio of Saves.
Moving on Uptons 5, The Fighting Amish 4
The Game of the Week was as expected, Uptons just edged the Amish - as in the Funny-Sofa game, because Wins were tied at three. Amish hit .332, with Gonzalez (four HR, eight RBI) their star. Two Wins and 19 strikeouts from Halladay was Upton's best performance.
Lady Gaga Regatta 4, warlords 6
war didn't pitch well - a 6.80 ERA - but notched enough Wins and K's to hold off Lady: Beckett's Win and 14 K's was crucial in both areas, countering a Win and 17 strikeouts from Lady's Santana. Ortiz (war) was the only man on either side with more than one homer.
Confederate Generals 5, AZ SnakePit 5
Generals' Morrow took Player of the Week honors, for his two Wins and 26 Strikeouts. But Dunn's offensive week, five home-runs and eleven RBI, was just as impressive for Snake, and a tie is a fair result. Kubel (Snake) and Hill (Generals) each had three long-balls.
Standings
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | Streak |
| Moving on Uptons | 104 | 66 | 10 | 0.606 | 0 | W1 |
| The Fighting Amish | 97 | 67 | 16 | 0.583 | 4 | L1 |
| 7-2 Offsuiters | 89 | 76 | 15 | 0.536 | 12.5 | W3 |
| AZ SnakePit | 88 | 79 | 13 | 0.525 | 14.5 | W1 |
| Sofa King Juiced | 89 | 81 | 10 | 0.522 | 15 | L1 |
| warlords | 89 | 83 | 8 | 0.517 | 16 | L1 |
| Funny Team Name | 78 | 84 | 18 | 0.483 | 22 | W1 |
| Confederate Generals | 80 | 87 | 13 | 0.481 | 22.5 | L1 |
| Blonde Streaks | 81 | 88 | 11 | 0.481 | 22.5 | W3 |
| Lady Gaga Regatta | 79 | 89 | 12 | 0.472 | 24 | W1 |
| NiceCrispyBacon | 78 | 88 | 14 | 0.472 | 24 | W2 |
| Shoryukens! | 78 | 94 | 8 | 0.456 | 27 | L3 |
| Baked | 76 | 92 | 12 | 0.456 | 27 | L3 |
| Balco's Boys | 70 | 102 | 8 | 0.411 | 35 | L2 |
Week 19 Games
NiceCrispyBacon at Confederate Generals
Sofa King Juiced at Shoryukens!
Moving on Uptons at 7-2 Offsuiters
warlords at Blonde Streaks
AZ SnakePit at Funny Team Name
Baked at Lady Gaga Regatta
The Fighting Amish at Balco's Boys
DIVISION ONE-A
Doing this a little different as I will only recap those key players for each team with some commentary (maybe) about the player.
Dante's Revenge vs. Scratch My Ichiro
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| Dantes Revenge | 22 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .309 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4.50 | 1.19 | 4 |
| Scratch my Ichiro | 32 | 9 | 32 | 4 | .257 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 4.95 | 1.30 | 6 |
Hitting
DR: Wil Venable (2R, 2HR, 5RBI, 2SB)
SMI: Rickie Weeks (8R, 1HR, 4RBI) On pace to be the 2nd lead-off hitter ever with 100RBI.
Pitching
SMI:Tim Hudson (2W, 9K, .64ERA) Yovani Gallardo (2W, 19K) kind of hard to compete when you are facing two very hot pitchers.
DR: Jake Westbrook (16K, 3.94ERA) A move to the Cardinals will do Jake good.
Spaghetti Monsters vs. Chazwozzles
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| Chazwozzles | 28 | 11 | 35 | 8 | .277 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3.92 | 1.53 | 3 |
| Spaghetti Monsters | 31 | 10 | 38 | 4 | .271 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 3.68 | 1.32 | 6 |
Hitting
SM: Mark Teixeira (5R, 4HR, 10RBI) Slumpbot.200 officially releases Mark from his grasp.
Ch: Adam Dunn (5R, 5HR, 11RBI) Another ho-hum week for Dunn.
Pitching
SM: Jered Weaver (1W, 9K, 1.29ERA)
Ch: Edwin Jackson (1W, 6K, 1.29ERA) Great start for the former Dback.
The Septimoes vs. Breslow of the Sea
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| The Septimoes | 20 | 1 | 14 | 6 | .204 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3.95 | 1.29 | 2 |
| Breslow of the Sea | 24 | 4 | 18 | 6 | .281 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3.49 | 1.09 | 7 |
Hitting
TS: Michael Bourn (5R, 2RBI, 3SB) Great line for the speedy centerfielder from Houston.
BotS: Carlos Gonzalez (7R, 4HR, 8RBI, 3SB) The most complete player in the game right now.
Pitching
TS: Trevor Cahill (2W, 6K) The more suprising of the A's many young starters.
BotS: Brandon Morrow (1W, 17K) The most dominating performance of any starter this year.
Dharma Initiative vs. Missoula Osprey
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| DHARMA Initiative | 46 | 8 | 30 | 3 | .318 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 4.45 | 1.20 | 5 |
| Mizzoula Osprey | 35 | 11 | 45 | 2 | .298 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 3.00 | 1.31 | 5 |
Hitting
DI: Ryan Zimmerman (7R, 4HR, 5RBI) Showing flashes of a perennial Silver Slugger.
MO: Adrian Beltre (7R, 3HR, 9RBI) A big grand slam give beltre a great week.
Pitching
DI: Brad Lidge (3SV, 4K) This is what you want out of your closer.
MO: Matt Capps (1W, 1SV, 7K) Or this.
PhoenixFly vs. Gotham City Knights
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| PhoenixFly | 29 | 8 | 31 | 2 | .271 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 3.29 | 1.19 | 5 |
| Gotham City Knights | 31 | 6 | 29 | 7 | .271 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 3.84 | 1.23 | 4 |
Hitting
PF: Jason Kubel (5R, 3HR, 7 RBI) Consistent playing time will do wonders.
GCK: Juan Pierre (4R, 1HR, 3RBI, 3SB) Odd, his stats go up right when Konerko goes off.
Pitching
PF: Adam Wainwright (1W, 7K) Unstoppable right now.
GCK: Ted Lilly (2W, 11K, 2.77ERA) We probably won't be seeing him throw his glove on the ground anymore with run support like this.
Alabama Slammers vs. Wimboes Barmy Army
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Team
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R
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HR
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RB I
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| Alabama Slammers | 34 | 2 | 29 | 7 | .269 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 4.35 | 1.22 | 7 |
| Wimboes Barmy Army | 31 | 5 | 23 | 4 | .280 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4.37 | 1.34 | 3 |
Hitting
AS: Hunter Pence (4R, 6RBI, 1SB) Power is down this season but Pence is a hitter. No question about it.
WBA: Pedro Alvarez (3R, 2HR, 6RBI) One-ups Helton for the game winner.
Pitching
AS: Jonathan Papelbon/Billy Wagner (3SV's each) Wow.
WBA: Fausto Carmona (1W, 8K) Not a bad start for an Indian.
Sprankton vs. Gang of Nine
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| Sprankton | 34 | 9 | 29 | 0 | .308 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 3.62 | 1.29 | 6 |
| Gang of Nine | 28 | 5 | 25 | 2 | .267 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 4.03 | 1.28 | 3 |
Hitting
Sp: Chipper Jones (6R, 3HR, 4RBI) Showing signs of old Chipper.
GoN: Jerry Hairston Jr. (5R, 2HR, 3RBI) Great week from the super utility man.
Pitching
Sp: Phil Hughes (1W, 5K)
GoN: Ubaldo Jimenez (1W, 9K) Uh oh. Coming back to the norm.
Carl Pavano Express vs. Tempe Transients
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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W
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SV
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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| Carl Pavano Express | 28 | 7 | 38 | 6 | .286 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 3.44 | 1.29 | 8 |
| Tempe Transients | 37 | 11 | 29 | 3 | .261 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 3.86 | 1.35 | 2 |
Hitting
CPE: Prince Fielder (5R, 11RBI) Finally showing why he led the league in RBI last year.
TT: Aaron Hill (5R, 3HR, 6RBI) 2HR day helps alot.
Pitching
CPE: Johan Santana (1W, 17K) Shut down the Phillies to get the 1-0 win.
TT: Colby Lewis (16K, 3.00ERA) Man, he wishes the Rangers would score some runs.
Yay. Last week for trades. Send those requests and try to get your line-up set and ready to go for this stretch run.
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Rank
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Team
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W-L-T
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Pct
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GB
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1
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Alabama Slammers
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113-52-15
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0.669
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-
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2
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Scratch my Ichiro
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101-72-7
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0.581
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16
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3
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Gotham City Knights
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96-68-16
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0.578
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16.5
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4
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Mizzoula Osprey
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99-72-9
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0.575
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17
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5
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C. Pavano Express
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98-74-8
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0.567
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18.5
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6
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Spaghetti Monsters
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88-79-13
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0.525
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26
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7
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The Septimoes
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85-81-14
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0.511
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28.5
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8
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Tempe Transients
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86-84-10
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0.506
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29.5
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9
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PhoenixFly
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82-81-17
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0.503
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30
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10
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DHARMA Initiative
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80-90-10
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0.472
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35.5
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11
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Breslow of the Sea
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78-90-12
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0.467
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36.5
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12
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Dantes Revenge
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78-93-9
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0.458
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38
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13
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Wimboes B. Army
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66-95-19
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0.419
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45
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14
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Gang of Nine
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66-96-18
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0.417
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45.5
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15
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Sprankton
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69-102-9
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0.408
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47
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16
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Chazwozzles
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52-108-20
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0.344
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58.5
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