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Le Grande Orange · 10-18-2013, 02:40 AM

Here is another interesting end-of-season result. (Had things gone a bit differently, it might have been a really wild scenario.)

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EAST DIVISION        
x-Buffalo        19  17  .528   —
# Staten Island  18  18  .500   1.0
# Queens         18  18  .500   1.0
# Norfolk        18  18  .500   1.0
        
CENTRAL DIVISION        
x-Nashville      18  18  .500   —
  Winston-Salem  17  19  .472   1.0
  Charlotte      17  19  .472   1.0
  Chicago        16  20  .444   2.0
        
WEST DIVISION        
* San Diego      21  15  .583   —
* Fort Worth     21  15  .583   —
# Oklahoma City  18  18  .500   3.0
  Riverside      15  21  .417   6.0

Here are the standings broken down into their two portions:

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DIVISION TITLE STANDINGS

San Diego   21-15  West Division
Fort Worth  21-15  West Division
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Buffalo     19-17  East Division
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Nashville   18-18  Central Division


OVERALL STANDING (Wild Cards)

  San Diego      21-15  first wild card 
  Fort Worth     21-15  first wild card
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x-Buffalo        19-17  East Division
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x-Nashville      18-18  Central Division
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  Staten Island  18-18  second wild card
  Queens         18-18  second wild card
  Norfolk        18-18  second wild card
  Oklahoma City  18-18  second wild card
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  Winston-Salem  17-19
  Charlotte      17-19
  Chicago        16-20
  Riverside      15-21

San Diego and Fort Worth are tied for the West Division title and first wild card; settling the division tie will also resolve the wild card tie. There's a four-way tie for the second wild card berth between Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Queens, and Staten Island.

Here is what OOTP did:

It scheduled Staten Island at Queens. That's it. Both Norfolk and Oklahoma City were left out, even though they should have been involved. There was also no game between San Diego and Fort Worth, even though there should have been.

Here is what should have happened:

On the first day, Fort Worth plays at San Diego; the winner gets the West Division title and the loser the first wild card. Also on the first day Norfolk plays at Queens and Oklahoma City plays at Staten Island. On the second day, the winner of Oklahoma City-Staten Island plays at the winner of Norfolk-Queens. The winner of this game is the second wild card qualifier.

10-18-2013, 02:40 AM	#30
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,644	Here is another interesting end-of-season result. (Had things gone a bit differently, it might have been a really wild scenario.) Code: EAST DIVISION x-Buffalo 19 17 .528 — # Staten Island 18 18 .500 1.0 # Queens 18 18 .500 1.0 # Norfolk 18 18 .500 1.0 CENTRAL DIVISION x-Nashville 18 18 .500 — Winston-Salem 17 19 .472 1.0 Charlotte 17 19 .472 1.0 Chicago 16 20 .444 2.0 WEST DIVISION * San Diego 21 15 .583 — * Fort Worth 21 15 .583 — # Oklahoma City 18 18 .500 3.0 Riverside 15 21 .417 6.0 Here are the standings broken down into their two portions: Code: DIVISION TITLE STANDINGS San Diego 21-15 West Division Fort Worth 21-15 West Division ----------------------------------- Buffalo 19-17 East Division ----------------------------------- Nashville 18-18 Central Division OVERALL STANDING (Wild Cards) San Diego 21-15 first wild card Fort Worth 21-15 first wild card ---------------------------------------- x-Buffalo 19-17 East Division ---------------------------------------- x-Nashville 18-18 Central Division ---------------------------------------- Staten Island 18-18 second wild card Queens 18-18 second wild card Norfolk 18-18 second wild card Oklahoma City 18-18 second wild card ---------------------------------------- Winston-Salem 17-19 Charlotte 17-19 Chicago 16-20 Riverside 15-21 San Diego and Fort Worth are tied for the West Division title and first wild card; settling the division tie will also resolve the wild card tie. There's a four-way tie for the second wild card berth between Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Queens, and Staten Island. Here is what OOTP did: It scheduled Staten Island at Queens. That's it. Both Norfolk and Oklahoma City were left out, even though they should have been involved. There was also no game between San Diego and Fort Worth, even though there should have been. Here is what should have happened: On the first day, Fort Worth plays at San Diego; the winner gets the West Division title and the loser the first wild card. Also on the first day Norfolk plays at Queens and Oklahoma City plays at Staten Island. On the second day, the winner of Oklahoma City-Staten Island plays at the winner of Norfolk-Queens. The winner of this game is the second wild card qualifier.