Overtime

The Twins need to win three of four games to tie the Tigers last week. Instead, they won two. Ozzie's White Sox beat the Tigers two out of three while the Twins swept the Royals. So, the Twins tied the Tigers the hard way, forcing a one game playoff.

Likewise, Clay Buchholz, Tim Cahill, and K-Rod pitched poorly. If the Asakusabashi Bazookas are to take fifth, they will have to do it the hard way. Currently, it is a tie for fifth. If points change during the Twins tiebreaker, that will serve as the tie breaker for the CBS League. The Twins and the Bazookas are in overtime. Update: The Twins advance to the post-season by winning in twelve innings (over-time). The Asakusabashi Bazookas hang on to a tie for fifth, worth $45 toward transaction costs. (Miguel Cabrera would have had to go 5 for 5 or steal a base to change the standings. Winning fifth out-right was worth $90.)

A six homerun game on Thursday, lead by Jay Bruce with two, brought the Bazooka Kazoos to a perfect 60/60 hitting points in the Yahoo League. Wins by spot starters Randy Wells, Ryan Rowland-Smith and Wade LeBranc, plus a .57 WHIP day by Nick Blackburn improved the pitching stats dramatically on Saturday for an impressive concluding uptick. Team leaders: Miguel Cabrera (195 hits), Pablo Sandoval (.330 average), Mark Teixeira (34 homeruns, 106 rbi), Matt Kemp (34 stolen bases), Chris Carpenter (17 wins, 144 strikeouts, 1.01 WHIP, 2.24 ERA), Fernando Rodney (30 saves), Jose Valverde (1.81 ERA in 44 IP) and Neftali Feliz (.82 WHIP in 24 IP). Final overall Yahoo Rank: 2129 (147.05 adj points). So, the Yahoo team finishes in the top half of the the 5000, slightly better than the 2007 results and significantly better than in 2008 (which was a tougher league).