I’m not quite sure why I keep doing this. The “Slammermetric
Scale” was massively wrong last year and it was nearly as bad the year before.
This year, I don’t believe it either — and that’s chiefly
because I’m happy with my team and not happy with where it ranked me.
Nevertheless, here’s how the teams panned out when you match
up the ESPN projections of the main-line starters (projected starting 10 bats
and top nine SPs/four RPs). Based off of the rotisserie style scoring, here are
your American and National League predictions.
| National League | |
| 1. Vandelay Industries | 99 points |
| 2. Philly Cheese Steaks | 92 points |
| 3. Chief Otto Parts | 81 points |
| 4. You’re Freaking Out | 79 points |
| 5. Steroid.ERA | 72 points |
| 6. JimmyJam Slammers | 59 points |
NL PREVIEW |
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| American League | |
| 1. Gameday Gamblers | 86 points |
| 2. NJ Bombers | 85 points |
| 3. Big League Choo | 84 points |
| 4. Chalupa Batman | 74 points |
| 5. Jerkin’ My Kurkjian | 73 points |
| 5. Sex Panthers | 73 points |
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| The Wright Stuff Vandelay certainly had the team to go all the way last year and with strong pitching and a powerful offense, he certainly has the team that is projected to do well again. But will that be the case? Projections haven't picked a winner in years, but Vandelay has the team to buck the trend in 2015. |
You can see why I’m not happy with
the ESPN projections, but oh, well. Let’s play the season and see how it ends
up.
It should be a lot of fun and a lot
different than prior years with the new strategic pitching rules and the more
balanced schedule.
Even if I somehow land in last place
with the worst team in the JLB, I can’t tell you how much I don’t care.
This year is going to be so much
fun. You all saw — or at least should have read, because dammit, I work hard —
my MLB preview. I really think there will be some exciting races in the Majors
this year.
I think we’ll have the same in the JLB.
I’m excited to see what the Outs can
do with that Pitching Staff from Hell; I’m interested to see if the lineup
filled with MVP candidates can lift Otto from the depths of the NL to the top;
I’m anxious to see if the Jerk can live up to the great draft he had and make
the American League race a fierce one; and I’m itching to find out if the Choo
can dominate the AL like he did last year.
Mostly, I’m ready to prove the ESPN
projections wrong.
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