Jeff captures 2nd Championship

Jeff Moessinger won his second Championship, defeating Ed via tiebreaker to capture the crown. It came down to the wire, with Jake Arrieta (Ed) vs. AJ Burnett (Jeff) providing the drama. With 2 out in the 5th inning, the Pirates decided not to pinch hit for Burnett, despite the fact that Arrieta had not yet given up a hit, and they trailed 2-0. Had they done so, Ed would have won. But these are the breaks.

Jeff won despite leaving John Lackey on his bench Sunday, which almost came back to bite him by the end of the day. At one point in the week, Ed led 12-0.

Moe wins $590, and Ed takes $310.

Payouts

The regular season is over. The draft lottery for next year is set for picks 1-6. The order will be as follows:

Karl (2/7)
Toby (5/21)
Joe  (4/21)
Justin (1/7)
MJ (2/21)
Adam (1/21)

Picks 7-12 will be determined by playoff finish.

Ed had a late surge and stole first place from Moe by .06 percentage points. That's about $10 per .01 percentage points. Each team earned a bye in Week 1 of the playoffs.

The playoffs feature Jon (3) v. Pete (6) in a battle of Cortland alums, and Gordon (4) v. Russell (5) in a battle of two teams searching for their first championship. Ed (2008), Moe (2007), Pete (2010), and Jon have each won a championship, with Jon holding three rings (2009, 2011, 2014).

So far the payouts are as follows:

Ed - first place finish - $150.
Moe - Division 2 winner - $90.

The remaining $660 will be given to the champion ($500) and runner up ($160).

Good Luck everyone.