[StLee]

Analysis

It's hard to tell right away if teams are good or bad, but there have been some teams already telling us what we may need to know. Of course, there are teams expected to do well that did not show that they are good and there are some teams expected to do poorly who won their series. Then there are the sweeps. In a 60-game season, a sweep is a big deal. It either puts a team far ahead in its pursuits or drops them far behind.

Four teams swept--Lexington, Quincy, Salem, and Warwick--which means four other teams were swept--Atom, Concord, Goodneighbor, and Nordhagen Beach.

For the undefeated, Warwick keeps doing what it does. The biggest surprise is probably the Witch Hats who were predicted to be among the last of the entire CBO, and predicted by far to finish last in the BL. It is yet to be determined how good Lexington and Quincy can be, but they have to be happy with Week 1.

Atom was a playoff team last year, and Goodneighbor is predicted to win the entire CBO. So those two teams may be able to overcome a difficult first weekend. Concord and Nordhagen Beach may need more help or just to play better to have a chance in 2297.

There were no sweeps in the RL, so looking at performances there, it is about what it is supposed to be so far. Oberland blew the sweep chance, but they are probably the team to beat in 2297, just like they were in 2296.

Through a glitch in the system, there were no players of the week selected. StLee is baffled why things do not always work as expected or why that has been a long-time oversight in the game for first and last weeks/last months in the Top Players selections. So, take a peek at the stats leaders to see who did best. At least the stats show that for now.