MB Playoff Roundup – June 11

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

  • There are 16 points possible (AHL) today

 

Championship

Last 7 Days Pts

1

Bristol

1239

495

3

Jimmy

1126

530

Bristol’s lead ballooned as large as 180 over the weekend but Jimmy fought back by gaining ground during D-I Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field. The lead was briefly under 100 on Monday before Bristol gained 16 points back thanks to Oregon State’s victory in D-I Baseball Super Regionals.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

1212

482

7

abittner

1117

441

This matchup has been tightly contested the entire time with the margin still under 100 points.

5th Place

8

Doug

1151

401

2

Danny

1142

466

Doug and Danny have battled to just a 9-point difference through the final round’s first 15 days. Amazingly, it is not the closest contest at this point.

7th Place

12

JP

1115

517

6

Ryan

582

112

The first blowout of round 4 as JP combined his NHL dominance with Ryan’s absence for work (Delaware!) to equal a runaway.

9th Place

9

Greg

1253

541

10

tonewil

1260

550

In the last blog post, Greg maintained a 2-point cushion over tonewil.  tonewil has come back with a vengeance, turning that 2-point deficit into a 7-point advantage. I’m not sure the lead has ever even been double figures in this one. These two currently have the #1 and #2 point totals in round 4 and went 1-2 in points in the last week.

11th Place

5

Chris

520

110

11

mxknkl

1072

380

It’s all over the crying in this one – mxknkl will match his postseason seed by finishing in 11th place.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

406

22

MegaBot will finish 2-2 and in 13th place in this year’s playoffs.

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0


MB Playoff Roundup – June 4

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

  • There are 16 points possible (AHL) today

 

Championship

Monday Pts

1

Bristol

744

72

3

Jimmy

596

80

Jimmy gained 8 points on Monday, perhaps starting the slow climb back into this matchup.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

730

80

7

abittner

676

80

skizzow and Bittner matched points on Monday with skizzow retaining his 54 point lead from the weekend.

5th Place

8

Doug

750

80

2

Danny

676

72

Doug tacked 8 points onto his lead Monday.

7th Place

12

JP

498

32

6

Ryan

470

88

A huge day for Ryan as he scored a perfect 88 points and slashed JP’s lead from 84 to 28.

9th Place

9

Greg

712

80

10

tonewil

710

80

Greg retains his slim 2-point edge as he and tonewil each had 80-point Mondays.

11th Place

5

Chris

410

72

11

mxknkl

692

80

mxknkl added 8 to his lead over Chris, upping it to 182.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

384

8

MegaBot will finish 2-2 and in 13th place in this year’s playoffs.

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0


MB Playoff Roundup – June 3

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

  • There are 88 points available (D-I Baseball – 40, NBA – 48) today

 

Championship

Thurs-Mon Pts

1

Bristol

672

500

3

Jimmy

516

374

Bristol built a 156-point lead over the weekend, helped largely by Jimmy not making picks for D-I Men’s Golf.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

650

482

7

abittner

596

466

skizzow and Bittner have been evenly matched through the first week of Round 4 with skizzow holding a 54-point lead thus far.

5th Place

8

Doug

670

456

2

Danny

604

472

Doug and Danny seem destined for a competitive battle for 5th place as Doug holds a 66-point edge after the round’s first 8 days.

7th Place

12

JP

466

362

6

Ryan

382

312

JP, MB’s foremost NHL expert, is off to a 84-point lead over Ryan so far in Round 4.

9th Place

9

Greg

632

490

10

tonewil

630

466

Greg and tonewil are locked in the most competitive matchup so far as only a 2-point margin separates the two.

11th Place

5

Chris

338

276

11

mxknkl

512

350

mxknkl is off to a 174-point lead over Chris, the largest current margin among users still participating in the playoffs.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

376

216

MegaBot is going to finish 2-2 and in 13th place in this year’s playoffs.

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0


MB Playoff Roundup – May 31

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

  • There are 112 points available (D-I Softball – 32, D-I Men’s Golf – 48, D-II Baseball -16, IBA – 16) today

Final Round 3 Results:

  • Semifinals
    • 1 Bristol defeated 4 skizzow 1173-970
    • 3 Jimmy defeated 7 abittner 1163-937
  • 5th Place Semifinals
    • 8 Doug defeated 12 JP 1006-828
    • 2 Danny defeated 6 Ryan 914-750
  • 9th Place Semifinals
    • 9 Greg defeated 5 Chris 863-498
    • 10 tonewil defeated 11 mxknkl 1024-610
  • 13th Place Semifinals
    • 13 Bred defeated 16 NicCage 32-0
    • 14 MegaBot defeated 15 Mattyb22 478-0

 

Championship

Wed Pts

1

Bristol

172

70

3

Jimmy

142

40

Bristol & Jimmy, the owners of all 3 MB titles – Jimmy in original MB and 2012 and Bristol in 2011 – will square off the 4th championship as well. Both fended off challenges from newcomers in the semifinals and will do battle over the next 4.5 weeks to determine bragging rights for the next year.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

168

70

7

abittner

130

46

Rookies skizzow & abittner saw their championship runs end at the hands of grizzled veterans in the semifinals, but one of them will finish a spectacular first season with a bronze medal.

5th Place

8

Doug

214

70

2

Danny

132

46

Doug has defeated Greg and JP sandwiched around a loss to Bristol to land in the 5th place matchup. Danny rebounded from an upset quarterfinal loss to take down Ryan in round 3 and move to this match.

7th Place

12

JP

104

42

6

Ryan

70

46

JP’s playoff foray began with an upset of 5th seeded Chris in the first round and ends against 6th seeded Ryan in the 7th Place match. Ryan landed in the 7th place match following a tough road as he faced the #3 and #2 seeds in the past two rounds.

9th Place

9

Greg

142

38

10

tonewil

164

70

Greg and tonewil have performed to their seeds thus far with each losing their first round match to higher seeds before racking up wins in rounds 2 and 3.

11th Place

5

Chris

62

22

11

mxknkl

162

44

After a stunning, last second 1 point loss to JP in round 1, Chris cruised past a mostly absent Bred in round 2 before losing to Greg in round 3. mxknkl lost a hard fought battle to Ryan in round 1, whipped MegaBot in round 2 and fell to tonewil in round 3.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

160

12

The nearly completely absent Bred won his round 3 matchup when a residual pick came through in the waning days to secure a 32-0 victory over completely absent NicCage. MegaBot defeated the also absent Mattyb22 in round 3.

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0

Neither user has been around for quite some time so this matchup will likely end in a 0-0 tie unless one of them is enticed to return to fight for 15th place. Neither has scored any points in the playoffs so the tiebreaker will revert to regular season points, meaning Mattyb22 looks like the 15th place finisher in MB 2013.

MB Playoff Roundup – May 30

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

  • There are 80 points available (D-I Softball – 32, D-I Men’s Golf – 48) and 32 points possible (D-II Baseball) on Thursday

Final Round 3 Results:

  • Semifinals
    • 1 Bristol defeated 4 skizzow 1173-970
    • 3 Jimmy defeated 7 abittner 1163-937
  • 5th Place Semifinals
    • 8 Doug defeated 12 JP 1006-828
    • 2 Danny defeated 6 Ryan 914-750
  • 9th Place Semifinals
    • 9 Greg defeated 5 Chris 863-498
    • 10 tonewil defeated 11 mxknkl 1024-610
  • 13th Place Semifinals
    • 13 Bred defeated 16 NicCage 32-0
    • 14 MegaBot defeated 15 Mattyb22 478-0

 

Championship

Wed Pts

1

Bristol

102

28

3

Jimmy

102

32

Bristol & Jimmy, the owners of all 3 MB titles – Jimmy in original MB and 2012 and Bristol in 2011 – will square off the 4th championship as well. Both fended off challenges from newcomers in the semifinals and will do battle over the next 4.5 weeks to determine bragging rights for the next year.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

98

32

7

abittner

84

28

Rookies skizzow & abittner saw their championship runs end at the hands of grizzled veterans in the semifinals, but one of them will finish a spectacular first season with a bronze medal.

5th Place

8

Doug

144

28

2

Danny

86

28

Doug is off to a fast start in round 4 with the second highest point total through the first two days (more on this later). Danny rebounded from an upset quarterfinal loss to take down Ryan in round 3 and move to this match.

7th Place

12

JP

62

28

6

Ryan

24

24

JP’s playoff foray began with an upset of 5th seeded Chris in the first round and ends against 6th seeded Ryan in the 7th Place match. Ryan landed in the 7th place match following a tough road as he faced the #3 and #2 seeds in the past two rounds.

9th Place

9

Greg

104

24

10

tonewil

94

28

Greg and tonewil have performed to their seeds thus far with each losing their first round match to higher seeds before racking up wins in rounds 2 and 3.

11th Place

5

Chris

40

28

11

mxknkl

118

28

After a stunning, last second 1 point loss to JP in round 1, Chris cruised past a mostly absent Bred in round 2 before losing to Greg in round 3. mxknkl lost a hard fought battle to Ryan in round 1, whipped MegaBot in round 2 and fell to tonewil in round 3.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

148

0

The nearly completely absent Bred won his round 3 matchup when a residual pick came through in the waning days to secure a 32-0 victory over completely absent NicCage. MegaBot defeated the also absent Mattyb22 in round 3, but has the highest point total in round 4 through two days and was the only user to correctly pick both the D-II Softball and D-I Men’s Lacrosse champions. He’s learning….

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0

Neither user has been around for quite some time so this matchup will likely end in a 0-0 tie unless one of them is enticed to return to fight for 15th place. Neither has scored any points in the playoffs so the tiebreaker will revert to regular season points, meaning Mattyb22 looks like the 15th place finisher in MB 2013.

MB Playoff Roundup – May 29

MB Playoffs – Round 4

Round 4 meanders at a leisurely pace compared to the rapid fire action of the previous rounds. Instead of a sprint, the final places are determined in a race that lasts the entire month of June.

Final Round 3 Results:

  • Semifinals
    • 1 Bristol defeated 4 skizzow 1173-970
    • 3 Jimmy defeated 7 abittner 1163-937
  • 5th Place Semifinals
    • 8 Doug defeated 12 JP 1006-828
    • 2 Danny defeated 6 Ryan 914-750
  • 9th Place Semifinals
    • 9 Greg defeated 5 Chris 863-498
    • 10 tonewil defeated 11 mxknkl 1024-610
  • 13th Place Semifinals
    • 13 Bred defeated 16 NicCage 32-0
    • 14 MegaBot defeated 15 Mattyb22 478-0

 

Championship

Mon-Tues Pts

1

Bristol

74

74

3

Jimmy

70

70

Bristol & Jimmy, the owners of all 3 MB titles – Jimmy in original MB and 2012 and Bristol in 2011 – will square off the 4th championship as well. Both fended off challenges from newcomers in the semifinals and will do battle over the next 4.5 weeks to determine bragging rights for the next year.

3rd Place

4

skizzow

66

66

7

abittner

56

56

Rookies skizzow & abittner saw their championship runs end at the hands of grizzled veterans in the semifinals, but one of them will finish a spectacular first season with a bronze medal.

5th Place

8

Doug

116

116

2

Danny

58

58

Doug is off to a fast start in round 4 with the second highest point total through the first two days (more on this later). Danny rebounded from an upset quarterfinal loss to take down Ryan in round 3 and move to this match.

7th Place

12

JP

34

34

6

Ryan

0

0

JP’s playoff foray began with an upset of 5th seeded Chris in the first round and ends against 6th seeded Ryan in the 7th Place match. Ryan landed in the 7th place match following a tough road as he faced the #3 and #2 seeds in the past two rounds.

9th Place

9

Greg

80

80

10

tonewil

66

66

Greg and tonewil have performed to their seeds thus far with each losing their first round match to higher seeds before racking up wins in rounds 2 and 3.

11th Place

5

Chris

12

12

11

mxknkl

90

90

After a stunning, last second 1 point loss to JP in round 1, Chris cruised past a mostly absent Bred in round 2 before losing to Greg in round 3. mxknkl lost a hard fought battle to Ryan in round 1, whipped MegaBot in round 2 and fell to tonewil in round 3.

13th Place

13

Bred

0

0

14

MegaBot

130

148

The nearly completely absent Bred won his round 3 matchup when a residual pick came through in the waning days to secure a 32-0 victory over completely absent NicCage. MegaBot defeated the also absent Mattyb22 in round 3, but has the highest point total in round 4 through two days and was the only user to correctly pick both the D-II Softball and D-I Men’s Lacrosse champions. He’s learning….

15th Place

16

NicCage

0

0

15

Mattyb22

0

0

Neither user has been around for quite some time so this matchup will likely end in a 0-0 tie unless one of them is enticed to return to fight for 15th place. Neither has scored any points in the playoffs so the tiebreaker will revert to regular season points, meaning Mattyb22 looks like the 15th place finisher in MB 2013.

MB Playoff Roundup – May 24

MB Playoffs – Round 3

Just three days remain in Round 3 as it concludes on Sunday.

Notes:

  • There are 2 head-to-events in Round 3 – D-I Women’s Golf (in progress – through Day 3 of 4) and the Indianapolis 500 (Sunday)
  • There are 112 points available and 104 points possible today
  • There are approximately 784 points available & 80 possible Saturday and 264 available & 64 possible Sunday

 

Semifinals

Thursday Pts

1

Bristol

496

32

4

skizzow

404

32

Bristol’s lead stayed at 92 yesterday as each scored 32. Bristol increased his lead in D-I Women’s Golf by 19 to 37 and has USC, who has a 17-shot lead over Duke (also drafted by Bristol) heading into today’s final round.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Bristol 48, skizzow 0

3

Jimmy

404

32

7

abittner

392

32

For the second straight day Jimmy and abittner tied leaving a 12-point gap. In D-I Women’s Golf, Jimmy erased an 8-shot deficit and leads by 2 heading into the last round and has USC (and 2nd place Duke).

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Jimmy 34, abittner 0

5th Bracket Semifinals

8

Doug

312

32

12

JP

268

36

JP cut 4 points off Doug’s lead on Thursday, trimming the deficit to 44. Doug leads D-I Women’s Golf by 73 strokes and has USC (and Duke).

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Doug 48, JP 0

6

Ryan

264

0

2

Danny

268

32

Danny outscored Ryan by 32 on Thursday, taking a 4-point lead heading into the round’s final 3 days. Danny leads D-I Women’s Golf by 20 and has USC (and Duke).

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Danny 48, Ryan 0

9th Bracket Semifinals

5

Chris

208

12

9

Greg

316

0

Chris cut into Greg’s lead by 12 on Thursday and now trails by 108. Chris leads D-I Women’s Golf by 19 strokes while Greg has USC.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Chris 32, Greg 16

11

mxknkl

112

16

10

tonewil

300

44

tonewil added 28 to his lead yesterday, increasing it to 188 and leads D-I Women’s Golf by 38 and has USC (and Duke).

Projected Head-to-Head Points: tonewil 48, mxknkl 0

13th Bracket Semifinals

16

NicCage

0

0

13

Bred

0

0

Projected Head-to-Head Points: NicCage 0, Bred 0

14

MegaBot

140

16

15

Mattyb22

0

0

Projected Head-to-Head Points: MegaBot 48, Mattyb22 0

MB Playoff Roundup – May 23

MB Playoffs – Round 3

Four days remain in Round 3 as it concludes on Sunday.

Notes:

  • There are 2 head-to-events in Round 3 – D-I Women’s Golf (in progress – through Day 2 of 4) and the Indianapolis 500 (Sunday)
  • There are 80 points available and 24 points possible today
  • There are approximately 128 points available & 104 possible Friday, 784 points available & 80 possible Saturday and 264 available & 64 possible Sunday

 

Semifinals

Wednesday Pts

1

Bristol

464

24

4

skizzow

372

36

skizzow gained 12 points on Wednesday, knocking his deficit down to 88. Bristol leads D-I Women’s Golf by 18 and has leader USC.Projected Head-to-Head Points: Bristol 48, skizzow 0

3

Jimmy

372

36

7

abittner

360

36

Each user scored 36 points yesterday leaving Jimmy’s lead at 12. They also tied for the day in D-I Women’s Golf – abittner leads by 8 shots and Jimmy has leader USCProjected Head-to-Head Points: abittner 24, Jimmy 16

5th Bracket Semifinals

8

Doug

280

28

12

JP

232

16

Doug added to his lead by 12 yesterday, extending it to 48 points. Doug leads D-I Women’s Golf by 36 strokes and has USC.Projected Head-to-Head Points: Doug 48, JP 0

6

Ryan

264

32

2

Danny

236

28

Ryan was the only user to correctly a D-III Tennis champion yesterday, selecting Williams to win the Women’s title and earning 32 points. Overall he added 4 to his lead and holds a 28-point edge. Danny leads D-I Women’s Golf by 6 shots and has USC.Projected Head-to-Head Points: Danny 38, Ryan 0

9th Bracket Semifinals

5

Chris

196

12

9

Greg

316

12

Each user scored 12 on Wednesday with Greg’s lead holding at 120. Chris leads D-I Women’s Golf by 8 strokes while Greg has USC.Projected Head-to-Head Points: Chris 24, Greg 16

11

mxknkl

96

20

10

tonewil

256

24

tonewil added 4 to his lead making it an even 160 and leads D-I Women’s Golf by 46 and has USC.Projected Head-to-Head Points: tonewil 48, mxknkl 0

13th Bracket Semifinals

16

NicCage

0

0

13

Bred

0

0

Projected Head-to-Head Points: NicCage 0, Bred 0

14

MegaBot

124

16

15

Mattyb22

0

0

Projected Head-to-Head Points: MegaBot 48, Mattyb22 0

MB Playoff Roundup – May 22

MB Playoffs – Round 3

Five days remain in Round 3 as it concludes on Sunday.

Notes:

  • There are 2 head-to-events in Round 3 – D-I Women’s Golf (in progress – through Day 1 of 4) and the Indianapolis 500 (Sunday)
  • There are 88 points available today
  • The round kicks into high gear on Thursday with 6 deadlines

 

Semifinals

Mon-Tues Pts

1

Bristol

440

208

4

skizzow

336

120

Bristol moved out to a 104-point lead over the past 2 days, largely due to correctly picking Virginia in D-I Men’s Tennis and earning 48 points. Virginia beat UCLA, skizzow’s pick, 4-3 in the championship. Bristol leads D-I Women’s Golf by 3 shots and has co-leader USC.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Bristol 35, skizzow 0

3

Jimmy

336

120

7

abittner

324

160

abittner battled back on Monday & Tuesday, closing to gap by 40 points to just 12. Like Bristol, abittner’s pick of Virginia in D-I Men’s Tennis was crucial. abittner leads D-I Women’s Golf by 8 shots though Jimmy has co-leader USC

Projected Head-to-Head Points: abittner 24, Jimmy 16

5th Bracket Semifinals

8

Doug

252

96

12

JP

216

48

Since the first blog post on Sunday, Doug has moved into the lead in this first 5th place semifinal, outscoring JP by 48 to take a 36-point edge into the round’s final 5 days. Doug D-I Women’s Golf by 21 strokes and has USC.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Doug 48, JP 0

6

Ryan

232

48

2

Danny

208

64

Danny trimmed the lead by 16 over the past 2 days, leaving Ryan with a 24-point edge after Tuesday’s action. Danny leads D-I Women’s Golf by 2 shots and has USC.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Danny 34, Ryan 0

9th Bracket Semifinals

5

Chris

184

64

9

Greg

304

160

Greg enjoyed a 96-point advantage between Monday & Tuesday, racing to a 120-point lead after the round’s first 3 days. Chris leads D-I Women’s Golf by 4 strokes while Greg has USC.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: Chris 20, Greg 16

11

mxknkl

76

16

10

tonewil

232

104

mxknkl managed just 16 points the past 2 days and tonewil took advantage, moving out to a 156-point lead.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: tonewil 48, mxknkl 0

13th Bracket Semifinals

16

NicCage

0

0

13

Bred

0

0

It appears that neither will score a point in Round 3. Bred will advance on the tiebreaker, which will be regular season points since neither accumulated any stats in this round.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: NicCage 0, Bred 0

14

MegaBot

108

40

15

Mattyb22

0

0

MegaBot will claim its first victory and “battle” an absent/unconscious Bred for 13th place.

Projected Head-to-Head Points: MegaBot 48, Mattyb22 0


MB Playoff Roundup – May 20

MB Playoffs – Round 3

Round 3 began on Sunday and will come to a close next Sunday.

Notes:

  • There are 2 head-to-events in Round 3 – D-I Women’s Golf and the Indianapolis 500
  • There are 184 points available and 40 possible today

 

Semifinals

Sunday Pts

1

Bristol

232

232

4

skizzow

216

216

This first semifinal got off to a rousing start on Sunday as only 16 points separate the two users after Day 1. Like the second semifinal, this one pits a former MB champion vs. a MB rookie.

3

Jimmy

216

216

7

abittner

164

164

Jimmy raced off to a fast start on Sunday, establishing a 52 point lead at the end of the first day. abittner is the only user outside of the top 4 seeds, and the only user still alive for the title who did not win an outright block title in the regular season.

5th Bracket Semifinals

8

Doug

156

156

12

JP

168

168

The first 5th bracket semifinal matches two of the original MB members in Doug and JP. JP is seeking his highest ever finish in MB and would clinch that with a win here. He is off to a good start with a 12-point edge following Sunday’s action.

6

Ryan

184

184

2

Danny

144

144

Coming off a tough, competitive loss in the quarterfinals, Danny looks to regroup against grizzled MB veteran Ryan for a berth in the 5th place match. Ryan burst out of the gate with a 40-point advantage after Day 1.

9th Bracket Semifinals

5

Chris

120

120

9

Greg

144

144

After both essentially receiving byes in the consolation quarterfinals, MB veterans Chris & Greg have enjoined battle for a spot in the 9th place match with Greg holding a 24-point lead after Sunday.

11

mxknkl

60

60

10

tonewil

128

128

MB rookies and longtime comrades mxknkl and tonewil square off in the other 9th place bracket semifinal. tonewil leads by 68 after the round’s first day.

13th Bracket Semifinals

16

NicCage

0

0

13

Bred

0

0

The only suspense here is whether Bred will pick up any points from previous picks or log in long enough to earn any points to win this matchup. If neither scores any points, the tiebreaker will be regular-season points, meaning Bred will “win” anyway.

14

MegaBot

68

68

15

Mattyb22

0

0

MegaBot will claim his first victory over the departed Mattyb22 (not from Earth, just from MB).