R.I.P. Mike Keyes

Monday, June 6, 2011

Buddha's C, D and E Rankings


Top 5 in C
 
1.  Linedrive  -  An excellent tourney again.  Double dipping TG/TPS for the 'Ship and playing great all over
 
2.  TG/TPS  -  Right behind Linedrive, these guys are still a rock solid team and a force to be reckoned with in C
 
3.  R & L  -  With a week off, nobody jumps up in front of them this week so they remain a top 3 team again
 
4.  Mayhem  -  A good weekend for them, but are struggling against top teams.  They really need to turn a corner and make a push in a full field
 
5.  Korody  -  A great run for them after a first game loss, coming back and rattling off 4 including a payback to Mayhem.  If this is indicative of the rest of their season, they're gonna pull some upsets
 
 
Surprise of the week  -  Korody
A big boost for them and solid run.  They picked a good time to get hot
 
Disappointment of the week  -  Fire in the Hole
1 win on the season so far, they just can't seem to get anything going
 
 
Top 5 in D
 
1.  Mush Reloaded  -  No surprise here.  1 loss, albeit to an E team, didn't slow them down a bit.  Coming back on Sunday and double dipping TNT, just shows the grit and talent these guys have
 
2.  Drama  -  2-2 isn't bad but knocking of DO and Perkins before losing to Blue Crush and a very hot Jim's Beef team coupled with a consistent year moves them up to 2 
 
3.  Blue Crush  -  2 really good pickups and a team to play with every weekend.  They showed up ready to play this weekend and finished a very respectable 4-2.  They're turning around really quick
 
4.  DO/Mushtube  -  2-2 and doing fine but expectations got a little high early and they have since hovered right around .500.  Still a good team, but I think even they would like to expect another high finish sometime soon 
 
5.  Apex & Sandbaggers  -  I'm gonna sneak them both into the top 5 this week.  3-2 is a good finish for Apex who is staying consistent.  5 -2 for the Baggers is a very nice recovery and they played some tough games to get there
 
Surprise of the week - Jim's Beef
1st time in U-Trip, playing 10 games in a weekend, and playing the last 9 from the losers bracket.  That is one hell of a run
 
Disappointment of the week - Phillies
From top 5 last week to 0-2.  They didn't look very good at all and really need to get back on track
 
 
Top 5 in E
Note:  I would probably have TNT Softball in the rankings, but since I don't know how often they'll be coming to the mitten I'm keeping the top 5 in E to MI teams
 
1.  Trust/Wicked  -  Still #1.  First 2 losses in 4 tourneys came against the hottest teams of the weekend.  I have no doubt they'll bounce right back next time out
 
2.  Repo Monkey  -  Definitely not their best showing this season but still way too talented to move down yet
 
3.  X Factor  -  Not at LPA this week, but missing guys and splitting a roster apparently, they went out and had another good display of their talents and won a few games along the way
 
4.  Syndicate  -  Like them or not, they're consistent and have alot of moxey.  A stunning game against Dooley's and a nice win over Apex puts the solidly back in the top 5
 
5.  Trust Sports & Own It/DO  -  Neither team had a pariculary great tourney, but both teams are too talented right now to remove from the top 5
 
Surprise of the week - ALOT!!!
Represent had a great tourney and won some really good games this weekend.  Dooley's finally looks like their coming alive.  Not a surprise really, but seeing TNT in action this weekend made me believe some of the hype.  Mushsportz played some of the most fun games I've watched all year.  This was a great tourney for E softball in general
 
Disappointment of the week - Kings
They are just not consistent.  Good weeks followed by bad.  Offense that looks unstoppable followed by 4 runs in 2 games.  Defense is going to carry them through alot of games, but that will start to wear on any team come Aug/Sept

~Buddha

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