With that in mind, here is the 2011 playoff preview:
#2 Doublewide (9-6-1) vs #7 Team Striechers (5-11)
Doublewide is a well balanced team with the 3rd ranked offense (13.9 runs per game) and defense (11.9 runs allowed per game). They have not been the most consistent team though and must be delighted to have the #2 seed. Their opponent has actually caught fire as of late, knocking off many teams down the stretch including Park Tavern. Their roster has seemed to have been boosted in a few key areas and when thier leftys connect they can cause trouble. Doublewide did make it to the championship game last year so it's hard to imagine them losing this first round game.
#3 PT General Mort (9-6-1) vs #6 BMW of Minnetonka (5-9-2)
PT was cruising toward the #1 seed, but back to back tough weeks have left them gasping for air (figuratively and literally). Word has it that their players cannot handle the hot and humid weather. Unfortunately for them, my girl Belinda Jensen predicts more of the same Tuesday night. BMW may smell blood in the water as they rebound from a miserable stretch in the middle of the season that included a 7 game losing streak. They have been playing better lately and that could cause this game to be much tighter than anyone could have imaged weeks ago when it looked like these two would meet in the 1 vs 8 game.
#4 Wild Turkeys (9-7) vs #5 Ballz Deep (9-7)
This is your classic 4 vs 5 match up between two teams that don't like each other very much. The Turkeys (who actually have a -17 run differential) swept BD during the season series, but only outscored them by 4 total runs in the process. It should also be noted that this is also a repeat match up of the 2010 4 vs 5 game, in which Ballz Deep emerged victorious by a score of 15-4. It is tough to beat a team 3 times in one season, especially when the team your playing averages 14.3 runs per game and you are only getting 11.2... These games aren't played on the internet though, so we will have to see what happens.
#1 Dirty Grizzlies (11-5) vs #8 Amish Donkey Mob (5-11)
First off, let me say that the Amish Donkey Mob is not your prototypical #8 seed. They have power, they can play D....and they have a former college football player leading off. They have already beaten us once this season back on May 17th, by a score of 24-20....and you know they will be looking to do it again. Furthermore, alot of their players wear baseball pants....and when you wear legit pants to a softball game it is clearly a sign you mean business. We do have the #1 ranked offense on our side (15.6 runs per game), but we all know that we live and die by our D....giving up 19.0 runs per game in our 5 losses, and only 7.4 in our 11 wins. It is time to erase last year's disappointing playoff run and replace it with a run to the championship, from there we will have a chance to hang our second banner in 3 years. Remember...You gotta bring some to get some. So let's go get some!
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