The Syndicate

Looks like the Washington Nationals for me this week.

Our top 3 remain the same but at least myself and S~V~S are threatened by some big movers. With their tie for weekly winner, Sloonei jumps from 6th to 4th and JJJ from 7th to 5th. Our biggest drop came via Spacedaisy, who tumbled from 5th to 9th. Four full weeks and the final day of games remain. Who's going to lose steam first?


Week 22 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- HOUSTON ASTROS*
birdwithteeth11- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Draconus- PITTSBURGH PIRATES*
Epignosis- LOS ANGELES ANGELS*
G-Man- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
JaggedJimmyJay- TEXAS RANGERS
Metalmarsh89- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
MovingPictures07- MIAMI MARLINS*
Russtifinko- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
S~V~S- BALTIMORE ORIOLES*
Sloonei- TEXAS RANGERS
Spacedaisy- NEW YORK YANKEES*
Turnip Head- TAMPA BAY RAYS*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


WEEK 22 SCORES:
1. JaggedJimmyJay (52 runs)
1. Sloonei (52 runs)
3. Epignosis (39 runs)
3. Turnip Head (39 runs)
5. G-Man (32 runs)
5. Metalmarsh89 (32 runs)
7. AllAlongTheBoardwork (29 runs)
8. S~V~S (24 runs)
9. birdwithteeth11 (19 runs)
9. Draconus (19 runs)
9. MovingPictures07 (19 runs)
12. Russtifinko (18 runs)
13. Spacedaisy (15 runs)



OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89* (746 runs)
2. G-Man**** (687 runs)
3. S~V~S*** (676 runs)
4. Sloonei*** (656 runs)
5. JaggedJimmyJay** (649 runs)
6. Draconus***** (629 runs)
7. Turnip Head** (622 runs)
8. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (621 runs)
9. Spacedaisy** (620 runs)
10. Epignosis** (602 runs)
11. birdwithteeth11* (598 runs)
12. MovingPictures07** (585 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (536 runs)

Lots of randomization this week.

Week 23 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS*
birdwithteeth11- OAKLAND A'S*
Draconus- DETROIT TIGERS*
Epignosis- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
G-Man- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
JaggedJimmyJay- TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Metalmarsh89- HOUSTON ASTROS
MovingPictures07- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS*
Russtifinko- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*
S~V~S- LA ANGELS*
Sloonei- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Spacedaisy- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES*
Turnip Head- WASHINGTON NATIONALS*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)

It's still looking like a close-ish week. We'll see what the final scores are like.

MID-WEEK 23 SCORES:
1. MovingPictures07 (29 runs)
2. Metalmarsh89 (22 runs)
3. G-Man (21 runs)
3. Epignosis (21 runs)
3. Turnip Head (21 runs)
6. S~V~S (17 runs)
7. Sloonei (15 runs)
7. birdwithteeth11 (15 runs)
7. Draconus (15 runs)
10. JaggedJimmyJay (14 runs)
10. Russtifinko (14 runs)
12. AllAlongTheBoardwork (13 runs)
13. Spacedaisy (10 runs)


Same as always, get your picks in to me by noon (EST) on Sunday.

Dodgers for me

It was a pretty even week overall. TH and Dracnos swapped places and MP and BWT did the same. If I can't make up at least 15 points on MM this week, I'll concede defeat. I'm all but out of time to catch him.

Week 23 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS*
birdwithteeth11- OAKLAND A'S*
Draconus- DETROIT TIGERS*
Epignosis- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
G-Man- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
JaggedJimmyJay- TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Metalmarsh89- HOUSTON ASTROS
MovingPictures07- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS*
Russtifinko- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*
S~V~S- LA ANGELS*
Sloonei- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Spacedaisy- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES*
Turnip Head- WASHINGTON NATIONALS*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


WEEK 23 SCORES:
1. MovingPictures07 (43 runs)
2. Metalmarsh89 (31 runs)
3. G-Man (30 runs)
3. Epignosis (30 runs)
3. Turnip Head (30 runs)
6. Sloonei (25 runs)
7. S~V~S (23 runs)
8. Draconus (22 runs)
8. AllAlongTheBoardwork (22 runs)
10. JaggedJimmyJay (20 runs)
10. birdwithteeth11 (20 runs)
10. Russtifinko (20 runs)
13. Spacedaisy (18 runs)



OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89* (777 runs)
2. G-Man**** (717 runs)
3. S~V~S*** (699 runs)
4. Sloonei*** (681 runs)
5. JaggedJimmyJay** (669 runs)
6. Turnip Head** (652 runs)
7. Draconus***** (651 runs)
8. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (643 runs)
9. Spacedaisy** (638 runs)
10. Epignosis** (632 runs)
11. MovingPictures07*** (628 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11* (618 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (556 runs)

Week 24 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- DETROIT TIGERS*
birdwithteeth11- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
Draconus- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*
Epignosis- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
G-Man- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
JaggedJimmyJay- HOUSTON ASTROS
Metalmarsh89- KANSAS CITY ROYALS
MovingPictures07- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*
Russtifinko- MILWAUKEE BREWERS*
S~V~S- MIAMI MARLINS
Sloonei- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Spacedaisy- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS*
Turnip Head- PITTSBURGH PIRATES*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)

Here are the mid-week scores. At this rate, Sloonei may challenge our single week record of 58 points set back in Week 9 by S~V~S.

MID-WEEK 24 SCORES:
1. Sloonei (37 runs)
1. Spacedaisy (37 runs)
3. S~V~S (24 runs)
4. Epignosis (20 runs)
5. MovingPictures07 (20 runs)
6. JaggedJimmyJay (18 runs)
7. birdwithteeth11 (15 runs)
7. AllAlongTheBoardwork (15 runs)
9. Draconus (14 runs)
10. Russtifinko (13 runs)
11. G-Man (10 runs)
12. Metalmarsh89 (9 runs)
12. Turnip Head (9 runs)





Get your picks in by noon (EST) on Sunday. Thanks.

San Francisco for me. Tough choice between them and the Royals.

There's a new face in 3rd place. After a big week, Sloonei bumps S~V~S into 4th while making the final three weeks a three-way battle for 2nd. Metalmarsh is now our unofficial season winner. It's just a formality of playing out the remaining weeks before he can be crowned. In other news, JaggedJimmyJay got booted down to 6th place as Turnip Head slides up to 5th. That's right, the only person to submit each and every weekly team pick is now behind the guy who has had all but two of his picks randomized for you. Chew on that one for a little while. Spacedaisy also jumps up to 7th from 9th.

Week 24 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- DETROIT TIGERS*
birdwithteeth11- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
Draconus- TORONTO BLUE JAYS*
Epignosis- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
G-Man- LOS ANGELES DODGERS
JaggedJimmyJay- HOUSTON ASTROS
Metalmarsh89- KANSAS CITY ROYALS
MovingPictures07- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*
Russtifinko- MILWAUKEE BREWERS*
S~V~S- MIAMI MARLINS
Sloonei- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Spacedaisy- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS*
Turnip Head- PITTSBURGH PIRATES*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


WEEK 24 SCORES:
1. Turnip Head (50 runs)
2. Sloonei (48 runs)
2. Spacedaisy (48 runs)
4. Russtifinko (33 runs)
5. Epignosis (31 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (31 runs)
7. S~V~S (27 runs)
7. Draconus (27 runs)
9. JaggedJimmyJay (26 runs)
10. G-Man (22 runs)
10. birdwithteeth11 (22 runs)
12. Metalmarsh89 (21 runs)
13. AllAlongTheBoardwork (20 runs)



OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89* (798 runs)
2. G-Man**** (739 runs)
3. Sloonei*** (729 runs)
4. S~V~S*** (726 runs)
5. Turnip Head*** (702 runs)
6. JaggedJimmyJay** (695 runs)
7. Spacedaisy** (686 runs)
8. Draconus***** (678 runs)
9. Epignosis** (663 runs)
9. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (663 runs)
11. MovingPictures07*** (659 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11* (640 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (589 runs)

Here are the team picks. Metalmarsh did not submit a pick, so it will be interesting to see if the randomizer holds him back at all. With his lead, I doubt it will matter. I on the other hand am already hating myself for picking the Giants over the Royals.

Week 25 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
birdwithteeth11- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Draconus- MIAMI MARLINS*
Epignosis- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
G-Man- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
JaggedJimmyJay- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Metalmarsh89- OAKLAND A'S*
MovingPictures07- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*
Russtifinko- BALTIMORE ORIOLES*
S~V~S- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Sloonei- NEW YORK METS
Spacedaisy- MIAMI MARLINS*
Turnip Head- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)

It seems to be a low-scoring week for many of us so far:

MID-WEEK 25 SCORES:
1. Epignosis (19 runs)
2. Turnip Head (15 runs)
3. Metalmarsh89 (13 runs)
3. Sloonei (13 runs)
3. Draconus (13 runs)
3. Spacedaisy (13 runs)
3. AllAlongTheBoardwork (13 runs)
8. S~V~S (9 runs)
8. birdwithteeth11 (9 runs)
10. Russtifinko (7 runs)
11. JaggedJimmyJay (6 runs)
11. G-Man (6 runs)
11. MovingPictures07 (6 runs)


It's time to make your picks. WEEK 26 IS THE FINAL FULL WEEK OF THE SEASON, SO THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO PICK A TEAM FOR A FULL WEEK! Week 27 is really just the final day of the season. We'll still pick for it but just be aware that this is the last time you are picking a team for a full week's worth of games. Picks are due by noon (EST) on Sunday.

I've been sitting on them for too long, thinking they might give me a late boost for the win. Serves me right. I just hope Cincinnati is as pitiful as ever this week so I can hang onto 2nd place.

CHICAGO CUBS!

Sloonei continues his ascent, bumping me out of the #2 spot and snagging the weekly win. Everyone else remains the same, except that Epi edges ahead out of his tie with AllAlongTheBoardwalk


Week 25 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
birdwithteeth11- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Draconus- MIAMI MARLINS*
Epignosis- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
G-Man- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
JaggedJimmyJay- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Metalmarsh89- OAKLAND A'S*
MovingPictures07- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*
Russtifinko- BALTIMORE ORIOLES*
S~V~S- TAMPA BAY RAYS*
Sloonei- NEW YORK METS
Spacedaisy- MIAMI MARLINS*
Turnip Head- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


WEEK 25 SCORES:
1. Sloonei (40 runs)
2. Epignosis (29 runs)
3. Turnip Head (27 runs)
3. AllAlongTheBoardwork (27 runs)
5. Draconus (24 runs)
5. Spacedaisy (24 runs)
7. JaggedJimmyJay (19 runs)
7. G-Man (19 runs)
7. MovingPictures07 (19 runs)
7. Russtifinko (19 runs)
11. birdwithteeth11 (16 runs)
11. S~V~S (16 runs)
13. Metalmarsh89 (13 runs)




OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89* (811 runs)
2. Sloonei**** (769 runs)
3. G-Man**** (758 runs)
4. S~V~S*** (742 runs)
5. Turnip Head*** (729 runs)
6. JaggedJimmyJay** (714 runs)
7. Spacedaisy** (710 runs)
8. Draconus***** (702 runs)
9. Epignosis** (692 runs)
10. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (690 runs)
11. MovingPictures07*** (678 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11* (656 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (608 runs)

Sloonei may not have gotten the team he wanted from the randomizer but he did manage to avoid the Yankees.

Week 26 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- OAKLAND A'S*
birdwithteeth11- MINNESOTA TWINS*
Draconus- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*
Epignosis- KANSAS CITY ROYALS*
G-Man- CHICAGO CUBS
JaggedJimmyJay- LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Metalmarsh89- NEW YORK METS
MovingPictures07- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
Russtifinko- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*
S~V~S- OAKLAND A'S*
Sloonei- OAKLAND A'S*
Spacedaisy- CLEVELAND INDIANS*
Turnip Head- SAN DIEGO PADRES*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)

Looks like our season champ is making a run at his second weekly win. Because, why not just show off during the last full week of the season? :P

WEEK 26 SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89 (37 runs)
2. G-Man (25 runs)
3. Draconus (24 runs)
4. Epignosis (21 runs)
5. JaggedJimmyJay (19 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (17 runs)
6. Turnip Head (17 runs)
8. Sloonei (15 runs)
8. S~V~S (15 runs)
8. Russtifinko (15 runs)
8. AllAlongTheBoardwork (15 runs)
12. Spacedaisy (10 runs)
13. birdwithteeth11 (8 runs)


I pre-randomized all the Week 27 picks this week and I also randomized the order of everyone's tie-breaker teams. The tie-breaker teams will be used if players are tied after the final game of the season. If the tie-breaker teams are needed, the tie-breaker teams go head-to-head- whoever's tie-breaker team scores more gets the higher final spot. Tie-breaker teams won't actually add any points to your score. If both players are still tied after using their T1 tie-breaker team, we'll go for the T2 teams, and so on.

If you want to change your Week 27 team and/or the order of your tie-breaker teams, let me know by PM or in this thread. Remember that Week 27 is really just the final day of the season.

Last minute switcheroo:

Yankees
Rays
Royals
Phillies

On the final day of the season, there aren't many tight races on our leaderboard. The battle for 6th, 7th, and 8th are close enough to provide some excitement if enough runs are scored. The closest match is for 2nd place. Sloonei has a 1-run lead over me. Today will determine who comes out on top there. Metalmarsh got his second weekly win for the season and might possibly finish the year as the only player scoring over 800 runs. We'll see if that comes to fruition.

Week 26 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- OAKLAND A'S*
birdwithteeth11- MINNESOTA TWINS*
Draconus- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*
Epignosis- KANSAS CITY ROYALS*
G-Man- CHICAGO CUBS
JaggedJimmyJay- LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Metalmarsh89- NEW YORK METS
MovingPictures07- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
Russtifinko- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS*
S~V~S- OAKLAND A'S*
Sloonei- OAKLAND A'S*
Spacedaisy- CLEVELAND INDIANS*
Turnip Head- SAN DIEGO PADRES*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


WEEK 26 SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89 (47 runs)
2. G-Man (37 runs)
3. Draconus (34 runs)
3. Russtifinko (34 runs)
5. Epignosis (32 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (29 runs)
6. Turnip Head (29 runs)
8. Sloonei (27 runs)
8. S~V~S (27 runs)
8. AllAlongTheBoardwork (27 runs)
11. JaggedJimmyJay (26 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11 (24 runs)
13. Spacedaisy (23 runs)



OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89** (858 runs)
2. Sloonei**** (796 runs)
3. G-Man**** (795 runs)
4. S~V~S*** (769 runs)
5. Turnip Head*** (758 runs)
6. JaggedJimmyJay** (740 runs)
7. Draconus***** (736 runs)
8. Spacedaisy** (733 runs)
9. Epignosis** (724 runs)
10. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (717 runs)
11. MovingPictures07*** (707 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11* (680 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (642 runs)

Metalmarsh picked up his third weekly win (a shared win but still a win) in the final day of the season while picking up his title as Season Champ. Well done sir! The battle for second place came down to a tie-breaker. Sloonei's Braves scored one run, while my Yankees scored two, leaving us tied. Sloonei's first tie-breaker team (the Phillies) scored five runs while my first tie-breaker team (the Rays) scored six. Everyone else held onto their positions in the standings.

Thanks for playing everyone, especially those of you who stuck with it most of the way through the season. We'll see if I'm feeling up to running this thing again next season. It was an awful lot of work but I still had fun.


Week 27 Team Picks:
AllAlongTheBoardwalk- CHICAGO WHITE SOX*
birdwithteeth11- NEW YORK METS*
Draconus- SEATTLE MARINERS*
Epignosis- SAN DIEGO PADRES*
G-Man- NEW YORK YANKEES
JaggedJimmyJay- MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Metalmarsh89- MINNESOTA TWINS*
MovingPictures07- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES*
Russtifinko- OAKLAND A'S*
S~V~S- MILWAUKEE BREWERS*
Sloonei- ATLANTA BRAVES
Spacedaisy- DETROIT TIGERS*
Turnip Head- OAKLAND A'S*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not request another team)


WEEK 27 SCORES:
1. JaggedJimmyJay (6 runs)
1. Metalmarsh89 (6 runs)
1. S~V~S (6 runs)
4. MovingPictures07 (5 runs)
5. Russtifinko (3 runs)
5. Turnip Head (3 runs)
5. AllAlongTheBoardwork (3 runs)
8. G-Man (2 runs)
8. Epignosis (2 runs)
8. birdwithteeth11 (2 runs)
8. Draconus (2 runs)
12. Sloonei (1 runs)
13. Spacedaisy (0 runs)



FINAL OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89*** (864 runs)
2. G-Man**** (797 runs) [won tie-breaker]
3. Sloonei**** (797 runs)
4. S~V~S**** (775 runs)
5. Turnip Head*** (761 runs)
6. JaggedJimmyJay*** (746 runs)
7. Draconus***** (738 runs)
8. Spacedaisy** (733 runs)
9. Epignosis** (726 runs)
10. AllAlongTheBoardwork** (720 runs)
11. MovingPictures07*** (712 runs)
12. birdwithteeth11* (682 runs)
13. Russtifinko* (645 runs)

Would there be any interest in doing a revised form of EZ Fantasy Baseball this year? Sorry for the last minute notice but with hockey on my mind, I forgot about baseball.

I'll shoot out a PM tomorrow since there seems to be interest.