March Madness Bracket 4- The curse of Don Mattingly

[Yellow_Dog]

I have a feeling that if I was in the West I would be 7 games under rather than 7 games over.

-20 run differential right now, 7 games over .500. Anyway, Glenn Davis is a stud in a HR park.

[roofinghorse]

these guys are killer.18,18 and 20 games over.....being in 4th place in this division and still looking to go to the next round (even though at this point i consider us still a bubble team) we feel lucky to be where we are. the 3 teams ahead of me are like 3 pitbulls locked in the shed...
a little more luck with the pitching next time (?) and maybe things will turn out different.
slug

[Yellow_Dog]

Looks like I survived the curse of Don Mattingly. 82 wins thus far assures me a record in the top 9. I won't dwell on how many more wins my team would have had with Mattingly at 1b (.359 AVG, .654 SLG, .382 OBP)...

The Quiz is at 20-5, 30 saves, 1.84 ERA, 0.93 WHIP. He's blown 11 saves, I think on purpose, to help inflate his win total. Hopefully I'll hold off the Fighting Irish (4 games back, big series tonight) and actually make the playoffs!

[YountFan]

The Sinister Footwear was coming back a bit, but the inter-division battles have been too much for them. They are fading out....forever

[sphilipp8]

YountFan - not sure what you mean by "fading out ... forever". Your playoff chances are slim but you still have a 4 game lead in the 9th and final seed to advance. Plus you have 6 games left against my bumbling Cinderella Men so you're looking pretty good to advance to the next round.

[ccangerame]

I would say more than survive- your team is in contention for a title- Meanwhile lead by a pitching staff of guys having the seasons of their lives- Team Gomez is in a dogfight in the west- Maybe a few inspirational words from team captain- Dave Kingman can get the troops thru the war.

On another note- please take a look at the thread regarding when everyone wants the next round to start - after the regular season of this round or after the playoffs are completed - chip in your 2 cents

[LMBombers]

I don't have 2¢ to spare because the party is over for me and my Eggo Waffles. :cry:

[gmac94]

The same can be said for my Weak Sisters, who certainly lived up to their name.

Sad excuse for a team.

Not a good sight when Dave Rozema is your ace. But some bright spots were Balboni at .273 .615 .333; Pags with 26 bombs, good leadoff platoon with Zisk and Grubb, who I've never used before.

Still learning this confounding game!

Gmac

[Ducky]

[quote:56056458e2="LMBombers"]I don't have 2¢ to spare because the party is over for me and my Eggo Waffles. :cry:[/quote:56056458e2]

Ditto for my Bat Daddies, unless................................... We sweep Footwear tonight and win the last 6. :shock: Even then there is not guarantee.

Mike

[YountFan]

[quote:b41d310485]YountFan - not sure what you mean by "fading out ... forever". Your playoff chances are slim but you still have a 4 game lead in the 9th and final seed to advance[/quote:b41d310485]
I was not aware of that. Top 9 advance. I had forgotten. Time to crack the whip.