AL Round-Robin :: Season 12

Sorry all, I'll get my roster in today.

Congrats to salmonbellies on his second AL title -- and to the White Sox for their second consecutive one!

The AL team rotation doc has been updated at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XbGjHI8u6tt6kRyjbG5ZYANayp-uQL-cTqtqYe4cCEc/edit#gid=0

In addition to the regular display, new sections have been added for team and manager win/loss records.

On the team chart, the Cleveland Indians have the best record so far (who knew?!?) with an average season of 86.4 wins. All of the teams have had pretty poor seasons and all except the Browns/Orioles have had 90+ win ones. The Royals/Brewers have been to the playoffs the most times (at 7) and the Rangers/Blue Jays [surprisingly!] have the most titles (at 3). None of those leadership positions is cast in stone, though, as all could be at least tied in the final season.

On the manager chart, andycummings has the best record so far with an average season of 86.0 wins. As with the teams, all 12 of the managers or manager combos have had poor seasons and all have had 87+ win ones. Padrenurgle and the lumberco/rookssa combo have been to the playoffs the most times (at 6) and padre holds the most titles (at 4). As with the teams, all of those leadership positions could be at least tied in the final season.

So let's get season #12 under way. Play ball!

Congrats to all of our playoff managers for our final season:
- bontomn and the White Sox led the way, with the best season ever for the team (his 4th visit to the playoffs)
- Likewise, tomwistar also led the Senators/Twins to their best season, too (in his 6th trip to the post-season)
- salmonbellies returns for the 4th time and is seeking his 3rd title
- frankmansueto returns to playoff play for the 2nd time *

* And leaves yours truly as the only manager to just get to the playoffs once


As far as the teams go, these are all veterans in post-season play. All have been there several times and, when combined, account for 7 of our 11 titles so far:
- White Sox: 7th trip, with 2 titles
- Indians, 6th trip, with 2 titles
- Younger Yanks, 5th trip, with 1 title
- Senators/Twins, 3rd trip, with 2 titles


Team and manager records have been updated at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

Thanks to this season, the White Sox and Indians tied at 96 wins for the best single-season team record. For managers, bontomn tied his own personal best at 96, where he and rookssa tied for best single-season manager record.

3 teams had more than 1,000 wins, with the Indians leading the White Sox and the Older Yanks. For managers, only 2 had more than 1,000 wins, with andycummings leading padrenurgle. BTW, Padre might have had a chance to earn that 1st spot except that he was correct that "Baltimore Sucks" -- that was the only team that never made it to the playoffs.

As far as the playoffs go, the White Sox and Royals/Brewers made it 7 times. The Rangers/Jays et al currently lead the title chase with 3, although 3 of our 4 playoff teams this season could still tie them.

For managers, padrenurgle. tomwistar, and lumberco/rookssa each got there 6 times. With 4 titles, Padre is the undisputed leader in gathering crowns.

Thanks to all for a fun round-robin event over the past 28 months, since November 2012!

White Sox win on a Mantle error in the 8th inning of game 7. Congrats to bontomn on his first AL round robin title, won in an exciting series.

Congrats, too, to the White Sox on their third title in a row! That's almost as surprising as the 3 titles for the Rangers/Blue Jays.

Once again, thanks to all for a great event!