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[JorgeFabregas]

Hey dudes, there is a consolation round, so keep managing your lineups and all if that is your thing.

[miles]

Bill James had an interesting article over to the Slate recently.

[AugustWest]

Bill James had an interesting article over to the Slate recently.

What an excellent article. 

[miles]

Yeah, the amazon link to his forthcoming book in the article didn't have much information, and it looks like it's coming out next year, but I'm definitely interested in checking it out.

[JorgeFabregas]

I benched Shin Soo Choo today. Whoops!

[Carlos del Vaca]

I benched Shin Soo Choo today. Whoops!

Oh dear lord.  That may totally swing our game.

[JorgeFabregas]

It's looking that way.

[iron_felix]

How are ties broken in a playoff game?
In the event that a playoff game ends in a tie, the deadlock is broken using the following system:

• Winning percentage against this opponent during the regular season. The winning percentage is based on individual stat category wins and losses, not match up wins and losses.
• Playoff seed.

I'm pretty sure this is different than in years past.  Anyway, I checked the final stat totals, and the following scenarios can play out under these rules:

1. If the Phlogistons tie Hot Bloody Fat, the Phlogistons will advance to the final.
2. If Banana Town ties the Sturdy Thighbones, the Thighbones will advance to the final.
3. In the final, either Banana Town or the Thighbones will lose a tie with the Phlogistons, and either will win a tie with Hot Bloody Fat.

The Thighbones will have their work cut out for them, but since they only need to force a tie, both series are still up in the air at this point.  The Phlogistons have saves locked up, and that's about it - the other nine categories have swung back and forth all week, and could still go either way.

I hope I can hold on for the win.  In spite of getting first or second place in the regular season every year we've done this, I still haven't won any playoff series (except for a third place matchup, but that doesn't count).  I feel like I need to at least make it to the final this year to validate last year's championship.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Man, this shit is going to come down to the wire.  I have a 7-3 lead, but Jorge's got FOUR starting pitchers going today, while I have zero.  That lead could evaporate quickly.

[JorgeFabregas]

I guess I should be thankful for the tiebreaker rules, although I think total season winning pct would be more fair as the first. If Huston Street gets a save at the end of this Dodger-Rockie affair, then I believe I will have 5 categories tied down barring a monster game from Konerko.

Edit: And he blows the save! Meaning our matchup will appropriately be determined by the Sunday night game.

[Carlos del Vaca]

So the Phlogistons win convincingly, 7-2, thereby avoiding the TOUAMB fantasy sports league #1 seed curse.

In the other semi-final, the Thighbones trailed most of the week but came roaring back on Sunday to take a 6-3 win.

So the final is Phlogistons vs. Thighbones.  Banana Town vs. Hot Bloody Fat for third place.

Remember, the final is a two-week affair.  Good luck all.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Congratulations to Jorge Fabregas and his Sturdy Thighbones, your TOUAMB Fantasy Baseball Champions for 2010.  They wrap up the title with a 6-4 win over the regular season champ Fightin' Phlogistons, whose rotating pitchers strategy seems to have backfired a bit in the final.  This matchup was actually 8-1 Thighbones for most of the two-week period, but the Phlogistons tried to come back in the final weekend.  Both teams went all-out by loading up on pitching in the final weekend.

Banana Town takes third place with a 6-4 win over Hot Bloody Fat.

Thanks to everyone for playing!  On to football!

[Nabubrush]

From the SportsCenter rundown:

"In frustration, I whacked myself on the head with my bat in the ninth. I had my helmet on...[but] that night and the next morning, I just didn't feel good."
So Brian Roberts didn't finish out the season after he gave himself a concussion when he hit himself in the head with his bat. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 Baltimore Orioles.

[JorgeFabregas]

Fightin' Phlogistons, whose rotating pitchers strategy seems to have backfired a bit in the final. 

His strategy worked pretty well in the second week when we were both streaming pitchers. He got close in Ks and pulled ahead in Ws. I was very lucky in the first week because my pitchers had an exceptionally low ERA and WHIP. That gave me leeway to stream with abandon.

Congrats to Iron Felix on winning the regular season convincingly for the second straight year.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Maybe so, but in the first week he had a team ERA of like 5-something.  Some of the short-term guys he picked up really pitched like ass.