Block 2 Pennant Race – Saturday
Posted: October 6, 2012 Filed under: MB 2013 | Tags: Block 2 Championship Leave a comment »Saturday Update
In the Atlantic League championship series last night, Long Island defeated Lancaster 12-5 in Game 3 to take a 2 games to 1 lead in the best-of-5 series. In the MLB Wild Card games, St. Louis defeated Atlanta 6-3 and Baltimore beat Texas 5-1. Winners in the Week 6 CFB Picks were Syracuse (14-13 over Pittsburgh) and BYU (6-3 over Utah State). Happening today are the Shriners Open Day 3, the Atlantic League championship series Game 4 and 29 of the 30 remaining Week 6 CFB picks.
Current Standings
- Jimmy 697
- Danny 689 (-8)
- mxknkl 687 (-10)
- Bristol* 683 (-14)
- skizzow 673 (-24)
- abittner 647 (-50)
- JP 630 (-67)
- Greg 607 (-90)
- Ryan 576 (-121)
- Doug^ 575 (-122)
- Chris 575 (-122)
* – Bristol has already clinched a playoff spot. If he wins Block 2, the second place finisher will earn the playoff berth.
^ – Doug has the edge on Chris for 10th place by virtue of the 3rd tiebreaker, correct bracket event picks (37 to 31).
Remaining Points Available
Atlantic League – Barring rainouts the championship series, worth 32 points, will be complete no later than Sunday evening and be included in Block 2. The 5 point Event Win bonus will also be awarded.
CFB Week 6 Picks – Week 6 picks end on Sunday with the Montreal @ Laval CIS game, so the 16 points to the week’s winner(s) will count towards Block 2.
Shriners Open – The event that is overwhelmingly likely to decide Block 2 is now underway. As with other UvU events, the top 10 finishers earn points on a sliding scale from 80 to 8, with a 32-point bonus for anyone who correctly picks the winner. Thus, 112 points are possible in this one.
WNBA – The Western Conference Final between Minnesota & Los Angeles began last night and ends on Sunday with a Minnesota sweep. This would add the 32 points to Block 1. (Game 3 of the series would be next Wednesday and would put the points in Block 3 if the game is necessary.)
The Contenders
Here is a breakdown of how each of the contenders for the Block 2 title stands in regards to ongoing events.
Jimmy 697 (+8)
- Atlantic League (0) – Champion pick York has been eliminated.
- WNBA (0) – Western Conference champion pick Los Angeles can no longer win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 5th place with 3 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 7th place after Day 2 at -37.
Danny 689 (-8)
- Atlantic League (0) – Champion pick York has been eliminated.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 5th place with 3 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 2nd place after Day 2 at -50.
mxknkl 687 (-10)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Long Island is trailing the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 3-way tie for 12th place with 1 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 3rd place after Day 2 at -49.
Bristol 683 (-14)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Lancaster is leading the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 1st place with 4 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 5th place after Day 2 at -46.
skizzow 673 (-24)
- Atlantic League (0) – Champion pick York has been eliminated.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 1st place with 4 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 4th place after Day 2 at -47.
abittner 647 (-50)
- Atlantic League (0) – Champion pick York has been eliminated.
- WNBA (0) – Western Conference champion pick Los Angeles can no longer win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 1st place with 4 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – Tied for 8th place after Day 2 at -35.
JP 630 (-67)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Long Island is trailing the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (0) – Western Conference champion pick Los Angeles can no longer win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – Tied for 1oth place with 2 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 13th place after Day 2 at +7.
Greg 607 (-90)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Long Island is trailing the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (0) – Western Conference champion pick Los Angeles can no longer win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 1st place with 4 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 11th place after Day 2 at -32.
Ryan 576 (-121)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Lancaster is leading the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 3-way tie for 12th place with 1 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 6th place after Day 2 at -40.
Doug 575 (-122)
- Atlantic League (32) – Champion pick Lancaster is leading the championship series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight.
- WNBA (32) – Western Conference champion pick Minnesota can still win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – In a 4-way tie for 5th place with 3 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – In 1st place after Day 1 at -51.
Chris 575 (-122)
- Atlantic League (0) – Champion pick Southern Maryland has been eliminated.
- WNBA (0) – Western Conference champion pick Los Angeles can no longer win the series in Block 2.
- CFB Week 6 Picks (16) – Tied for 1oth place with 2 correct.
- Shriners Open (112) – Tied for 9th place after Day 2 at -34.
Event-By-Event Analysis
Atlantic League
- Lancaster leads Long Island 2 games to 1 in the best-of-5 championship series. As scheduled, the series will end either Saturday or Sunday.
- If Long Island wins: mxknkl, JP & Greg all pick up 32 points and Greg & JP would gain the 5-point Event Win bonus. mxknkl currently trails Danny by just 26 points for the Block 2 lead.
- If Lancaster wins: Bristol, Doug & Ryan earn the 32 points and Doug would gain the 5-point Event Win bonus. Bristol currently trials Danny by just 14 points for the Block 2 lead.
CFB Week 6 Picks
- One or more users will earn the 16 points for winning the week. By the end of tonight’s games only 1 game will remain and we will have a clear picture on who might gain the 16 huge points.
WNBA
- Minnesota leads Los Angeles in the best-of-3 Western Conference Finals. The series will only end in Block 2 on Sunday if Minnesota wins. The game on Sunday begins at 2:30 pm CDT and should be ending during the final round of the Shriners Open.
- If Minnesota sweeps: Bristol, Danny, Doug, Ryan, mxknkl & skizzow would earn 32 points.
- The Takeaway: Everyone except for those 6 (and maybe even Ryan & Doug) should be heartily cheering for a Los Angeles win on Sunday. A Minnesota sweep pushes the foursome of Danny, skizzow, Bristol & mxknkl further away from the rest of the group.
Shriners Open
- Standings After Day 2 (made cuts in parentheses)
- Doug -51 (5)
- Danny -50 (5)
- mxknkl -49 (4)
- skizzow -47 (5)
- Bristol -46 (4)
- Ryan -40 (4)
- Jimmy -37 (3)
- abittner -35 (5)
- Chris -34 (4)
- tonewil -34 (3)
- Greg -32 (3)
- Mattyb22 -26 (2)
- JP +7 (1)
- Picks within 5 shots of the lead
- Jonas Blixt -14, T-1st (mxknkl, Bristol, Ryan)
- Brendan de Jonge -14, T-1st (mxknkl, Jimmy)
- Ryan Moore -13, 3rd (Doug, Danny, skizzow, Bristol, Ryan, tonewil)
- Nick Watney -10, T-6th (Doug, Danny, mxknkl, skizzow, Jimmy, abittner, tonewil, Greg)
- John Huh -10, T-6th (Doug)
- Vijay Singh -10, T-6th (Doug, Danny, skizzow, Bristol, abittner, Chris, Greg, Mattyb22)
- John Daly -10, T-6th (tonewil)
- Scott Piercy -9, T-11th (Danny)
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