:: Week 12 - Last Call ::
The final weekend coolly slid in and allowed for minimal jockeying for position, although, we did have one minor change in the final standings as the Bears, with their win over the Riddlers coupled with the 3rd level tiebreaker move into 4th position, dropping the Riddlers down to 5th. In the end, it didn't make much of a difference as they'll be playing each other in the first round of the playoffs regardless of the order. The Abbies managed to put a W together to move into a tie for 9th, but lose the tiebreaker against the Warriors as the Warriors beat them 19-18 back on July 8th. All tiebreakers in the standings are explained on the Standings page.
So, congrats to the 2012 Regular Season Champions, with an unblemished mark of 12-0 - the Skeleton Crew!
Game Recaps
Sexpos 17 vs Warriors 12
Dawgs 15 vs Nads 14 (extra-innings)
Bears 18 vs Riddlers 17
Skeleton Crew 5 vs Kids 0 (forfeit)
Abbies 9 vs Franchise 2
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
1. FIELD PREP - FRIDAY NIGHT AT 6P
Volunteers are needed Friday night at 6-8p to help prep the fields for the tournament. We request that if you have a shovel, rake, bucket/pail that you bring it with you to help. Willie (Dawgs) will be the foreman and we will all be helping him out with anything and everything that's required.
ATTN MANAGERS: Please ensure you have a couple people from your team show up and help. It makes things easier.
2. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The 2012 tournament schedule is posted on the Tournament page.
Umpiring duties are noted on the schedule (your manager should inform you if you are an allowable umpire).
Games start each day at 9am.
The field must be set up by ALL teams playing at 9am.
The gear, canteen and field equipment will be brought to the field for unloading and set up. Please ensure you provide assistance and do not simply show up 10 minutes before your game.
TIEBREAKERS - rule addendum - click for details
Not having documented rules for tiebreakers in the standings in the league rules this year, the following rules are being added for implementation this year and going forward at the agreement of the league manager's meeting.
If 2 Teams Tied:
- i. Head to Head Record – simply W-L record between the two teams tied (score does not matter); if still tied then
- ii. Better Winning Percentage Against the Highest Ranked Team Not Tied – the team with the better winning percentage against the highest ranked team that is not in the tiebreaker (e.g. if two teams are tied for 2nd, then it would compare winning percentages against the team in 1st).
- iii. Better Winning Percentage Against the Next Highest Ranked Team Not Tied – the team with the better winning percentage against the next highest ranked that is not in the tiebreaker (e.g. continuing the example from 15.a.ii above – winning percentage would be compared against the team finishing in 4th); if the tie remains in place, this repeats through each team in the league in order of their final standings (5th, 6th, 7th…10th).
- iv. Coin Flip – if teams are still tied, a coin flip will determine the tiebreaker.
If More Than 2 Teams Tied:
When more than two teams are tied, the following tiebreaker is used to determine the ranking of the teams in the tiebreaker. The goal is to establish a single team as the highest ranked of the teams tied. This section is used only when more than 2 teams are tied. If one of the tiebreakers in 15.b breaks a tie and denotes a team as the higher ranked team the tie breaking system will revert to 15.a if two teams remain. If more than 2 team remain tied, 15.b will start again until a decision is made and 2 teams remain tied (which reverts to 15.a) or a coin flip is required to determine the tiebreaker.
- i. Better Winning Percentage in Games Between Teams in Tiebreaker – The team with the better winning percentage in games between the teams in the tiebreaker (e.g. Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3 are in the tiebreaker and Team 1 has a combined record of 2-1 (0.667) against Team 2 and Team 3, Team 2 has a combined record of 1-1 (.500) and Team 3 is 1-2 (.333), Team 1 would be awarded the tiebreaker and the best remaining seed). If two teams remain tied, please go to Rule 15.a (2 Teams Tied). If all teams are still tied then;
- ii. Better Winning Percentage Against the Highest Ranked Team Not Tied – the team with the better winning percentage against the highest ranked team that is not in the tiebreaker (e.g. if Teams 1, 2, and 3 were all tied for 2nd, then it would compare winning percentages against the team in 1st)
- iii. Better Winning Percentage Against the Next Highest Ranked Team Not Tied – the team with the better winning percentage against the highest ranked team that is not in the tiebreaker (e.g. if Teams 1, 2, and 3 were all tied for 2nd, then it would compare winning percentages against the team in 5th)
- iv. Roll of a Die - if more than 2 teams are still tied, a roll of a die will determine the winner (the highest roll being awarded the highest seed, the next highest roll being awarded the next highest seed, and so on).
MARS/VENUS
The annual Mars/Venus game is scheduled for Saturday August 25th, 2012.
The game will be played after all the tournament games are done for the day.
The field used will be determined at the tournament.
If you're unaware of this event, here's the quick version:
- Men vs Women (whomever wants to play can sign the registration sheet that will be at the beer tent)
- Everyone is welcome to play so don’t be shy
- Coaches will be determined the day of for men and women.
- Women make the rules and direct the men to play where the women see fit
- When women bat, they get to tell the outfielders to be inside the short cones or outside the far cones
- Men will bat however Laura sees fit (whether with a triangle bat, one handed, switch hitting, head butting, or whatever).
- 6 inning game
- bragging rights are on the line
- fun will be had!
NOTE: The women are the defending champions, having scored a run in the bottom of the 6th inning to pull it out in 2011. (The men pulled out the victory in 2010).
