There are now just six days left in the the Longball League regular season. Where did the time go? Wasn't it just spring training yesterday? Here's what's up in the league this week.
Scoring Corrections
Last week I made two errors.
First, On the Inivsible Hands I credited 2 extra saves to Baltimore reliever J. Johnson.
Second, I gave Tax Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish one extra win.
Both errors have been fixed and the scores are correct this week.
Roster Moves
There were no moves made this week in the Longball League.
Let's Talk Playoffs
The regular season ends after the games of August 31, 2013 are completed. At that point, I will calculate the point totals and playoff matchups will be set.
Divisional Playoff Round: (September 1-14)
Division Winner with highest point total v. Wild Card Team with the lowest point total
Division Winner with the lowest point total v. Wild Card Team with the highest point total
Longball League World Series (September 15-29)
Winner 1 of the DPR v. Winner 2 of the DPR
Roster Moves: each team will get one roster move per round. Injury moves are allowed just like in the regular season.
Playoff Roster: The roster each playoff team has on the final day of the regular season will be their roster for the playoffs.
A note on the final day of the Longball League World Series. That day is the final day of the MLB regular season. If MLB regular season extends for a day to break tie, then the LLWS will be extended a day as well.
Cool Baseball Card of the Week: 1993 Takara Team Blue Wave #51 Ichiro Suzuki
A couple of days ago, Ichiro Suzuki notched his 4,000th hit in professional baseball. Ichiro's total covers both his days in Japan and MLB. Here's a look at his toughest rookie card.
Until next week folks, remember that you don't mess with a winning streak.
-The Commissioner
