I predicted back in May that ChuckHIV's Sidehill Gougers would win the championship. He got off to a slow start with an 0-5 record, but then went on a hot streak and finished the season at 15-10-1. He finished second in the regular season but got ousted in the semifinals last week. His fortunes seemed to slip when Ohtani went on the DL. But the Chuckster was a great addition to our league.
Sodo Mojo (owned by @TXDawg) won the regular season title and is currently leading the Van Buren Boys during the championship round this week. The Van Buren Boys are vying to become the first repeat champion in league history. Sodo Mojo has been in first place for most of the season and put together a great roster.
Stalin's team, The Wartime Consiglieres, started off 9-4-1 and was firmly in control of 2nd place, when the wheels came off the wagon. Five of my top 7 starting pitchers were either lost for the season or spent significant time on the DL. And of my original 14 hitters who broke spring training and were in the dugout on Opening Day, 10 of them went on the DL during the season. My team finished 12-12-1 and in fourth place, out of the playoffs. Pretty disappointing to say the least. I've never had a team so decimated by injuries.
We had a lot of fun this year, though.
