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Welcome to the last edition of the 2009 BDBL Power Rankings. We took a chapter off, because frankly, we can.

We're at the final phase of the regular season. With 28 games to go, most of the questions have been answered, but there are still  a few left to go.

The Eck League is still virtually up for grabs, except for the Higuera where Kansas has a magic number of 12 to go. In the Ozzie, everything is set except for the sub-.500 sacrificial lamb that the Los Altos Undertakers will feast on from the Benes Division.

 

Rank
(Prev.)		 Team 2009
Record

Comments

Making 2010 money

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(3)		 Los Altos 92-40 The Undertakers waited for the second half to flex their muscles and now sport the league's 2nd run-scoring offense and top run-preventation defense. Now it's just see if they can carry this over to the short series.
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(4)		 St. Louis 85-47 The Apostle offense continues to put up number never seen since the Kansas Law Dogs used Coors Field (pre-humidor) as a home park. The Law Dogs best effort was a 2001 World Series loss. Can the 2009 Apostles follow that recipe?
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(2) 		Southern Cal 82-50 The Slyme has slipped a bit in the second half and fallen out of the lead in the Person and now only hold a five-game lead in the Wild Card race. They'd better reverse the trend if they want to play in October.
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(1)		 San Antonio 84-48 The Broncs have also struggle since the All-Star break, falling out of the Griffin Division race. But unlike the Slyme, their post-season ticket has almost been punched as they have a 10 for a Wild Card magic number. They are also set to have home-field in the first round.
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(8) 		Kansas 81-51 The Law Dogs have the smallest magic number (12) of any division leader as no one else in their division is over .500. If the season were over today, they'd be the 3 seed, so they need to try and keep pace with the Person loser if they want to have home field advantage int he opening round.
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(5)		 New Milford 77-55 The Blazers are cruising toward their second playoff appearance and their first division title. With a .500 chapter, the Blazers would also break their franchise record for wins in a season (90 in 2006).
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(6)		 Atlanta 77-55 We almost put these teams as tied for 7th place, but the Fire Ants have allowed 160 less runs than the Black Sox. In the playoffs, pitching usually rule the day.
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(7)		 Chicago 77-55 The Black Sox have scored nearly 100 runs more than the Fire Ants. Right now, the loser of the division is sitting out the playoffs, so if the Black Sox can find a way to shut teams down, they may be able to pull this out. We expect this race to come down to the final series of the year.

Breaking even
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(10)		 Cleveland 68-64 The Rocks continue to play decent ball, but just a notch below the Hrbek leaders. At nine games out, they still have a very slim chance, but they can't leapfrog two teams, can they?
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(13) 		Salem 65-67 The 2009 Cowtippers will go down as Salem's 2nd worst season ever (71-89 in 2006). They've reported usage problems and may struggle in their quest to try and avoid a penalty.
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(18)		 Bear Country 65-67 Bear Country is another team trying to get over the penalty threshold and they've got 30-22 (2 games better than San Antonio), they may have a chance.
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(9)		 Akron 63-69 The Ryche were another team trying to finish at the .500 mark, but an 11-17 mark in Chapter 5 have put a damper on that.
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(17)		 Allentown 64-68 Despite selling at the deadline, the Ridgebacks have managed to climb closer to the break even mark. They still have some work to go, but could touch .500 with a solid effort.

In danger of losing a bunch of 2010 cash
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(11)		 Marlboro 61-71 The previous low water mark for wins by a playoff team was 81 (Akron in 2002 and Sylmar in 2006). Unless the Hammerheads go 21-7, they'll shatter that mark and become the first team to make the playoffs with an under-.500 record. The Undertakers are licking their chops.
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(14)		 Las Vegas 59-73 The Flamingos have managed to keep pace with Marlboro since the All Star break. 
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(12)		 Nashville 58-74 New management wasn't able to get the Funkadelic back on track, so it'll be interesting to see how they do with in their first draft.
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(22)		 Corona 58-74 Corona has been hot in the second half, going 27-25 which is only two games worse than the Blazers. That run has propelled them past New Hope in the race to stay out of the Butler cellar.
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(16)		 Sylmar 59-73 For a team that thought they were a .500 team, Sylmar continues to slide, but they'd only be two games back in the Benes.
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(19)		 New Hope 55-77 It's been a long season. I'm running out of material.
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(21)		 Villanova 54-78 Seriously, nothing left in the tank. Just playing out the season, like the Badgers and Mustangs.
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(23)		 Manchester 55-77 IF I HAD A DECENT COMMENT, I'D TYPE IT IN ALL CAPS AS ODE TO DOYLE. AT LEAST HE HAS BEEN BLOGGING HIS RESULTS ALL SEASON.
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(20)		 Great Lakes 52-80 I remember a time when the Sphinx fancied themselves as a team with a shot at the playoffs.
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(15)		 Ravenswood 52-80 By trading away Roy Halladay early, they were punting on the season. Do you think Roy would have helped the Infidels close the nine-game gap they have now?
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(24)		 South Carolina 41-91 With two more wins, the Sea Cats avoid the embarrassment of losing a record number of games. And the first pick in the draft rounds are virtually assured  with an 11-game advantage. Maybe the two lone bright spots in a horrible campaign. But, they are already in the hole for 1.7M next season.