Based on the early season rosters, which fantasy baseball team so you think will finish in 2nd place - Last Place ? (Since your team is being pegged for 1st, of course.) Votes are weighted as 1 pt for a 1st place vote, 2 pts for a 2nd place vote,......12 pts for a last place vote.

2014 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Total
2014 Final Standings
1. Eric
1
5
1
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
39
5th Place
2. Rick
1
1
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
51
2nd Place
3. Kevin
2
0
3
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
55
3rd Place
4. Scott
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
57
9th Place
5. Craig
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
61
1st Place
6. Chris
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
70
6th Place
7. Mike
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
3
1
2
0
0
87
4th Place
8. Farrelly
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
2
2
1
1
0
92
12th Place
9. Paul
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
96
11th Place
10. Jeff
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
98
8th Place
11. Guilmet
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
5
0
110
10th Place
12. Dave
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
6
120
7th Place

Summary: The owners were wrong with the assessment of Eric and Craig's chances. Craig had his highest showing in the pre-season poll, so the owners saw some promise. Eric's team may have had too many injuries to grab first place. The owners were dead on with Rick and Kevin, as well as with identifiying the bottom 5 teams.

 

2013 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Total
2013 Final Standings
1. Eric
3
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
1st Place
2. Chris
2
5
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
39
2nd Place
3. Jeff
1
0
2
3
0
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
64
7th Place
4. Steve
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
67
6th Place
5. Farrelly
0
1
0
1
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
72
12th Place
6. Guilmet
1
0
1
0
1
1
5
1
2
0
0
0
76
4th Place
7. Rick
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
82
8th Place
8. Paul
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
89
10th Place
9. Dave
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
3
99
11th Place
10. Mike
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
1
2
2
101
9th Place
11. Scott
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
5
106
3rd Place
12. Craig
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
5
0
115
5th Place

Summary: The pressure was on for Eric and Chris. Clearly owners thought that those two teams were the odds-on favorites to win....and they did. The owners were wrong about Scott and Craig's teams, as they were able to exceed expectations. Meanwhile, Jeff, Steve, and Farrelly didn't live up to the pre-season hype.

 

2012 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Total
2012 Final Standings
1. Eric
2
3
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
42
2nd Place
2. Chris
2
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
49
7th Place
3. Scott
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
60
5th Place
4. Dave
2
1
0
1
3
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
64
9th Place
5. Steve
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
0
2
0
0
1
75
4th Place
6. Brian G.
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
2
1
0
76
3rd Place
7. Farrelly
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
77
12th Place
8. Rick
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
4
0
0
1
1
81
11th Place
9. Craig
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
3
0
0
84
8th Place
10. Jeff
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
3
1
96
6th Place
11. Paul
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
4
1
1
97
10th Place
12. Mike
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
6
126
1st Place !!!

Summary: The owners were dead wrong about Mike Wakeley's team. We voted the poor kid for last place - a resounding last place. It wasn't even close! Mike defied all the nay-sayers and finished atop the standings. Eric, Scott, and Steve ended up in the neighborhood of where they were projected, while Chris and Dave really didn't live up to owners' expectations. Meanwhile, Paul's team settled in perfectly.

 

2011 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

1st
2nd
3rd
Middle
10th
11th
12th
Total
2011 Final Standings
1 Eric
5
3
2
1
0
0
0
24
1st Place
2 Paul
0
5
3
2
0
1
0
43
Last Place
3 Chris
1
2
2
5
0
1
0
55
5th Place
4 Brian G.
2
0
2
6
0
1
0
58
10th Place
5 Rick
1
1
0
9
0
0
0
62
6th Place
6 Farrelly
1
0
2
5
1
1
1
73
7th Place
7 Mike
0
1
1
5
3
1
0
79
3rd Place
8 Craig
1
1
0
5
1
2
1
80
9th Place
9 Dave
0
0
0
8
2
1
0
83
8th Place
10 Scott
0
0
0
7
2
2
0
88
2nd Place
11 Jeff
0
0
0
6
3
1
1
92
4th Place
12 Steve
0
0
0
1
0
1
9
126
11th Place

Summary: The owners were dead-on with predicting Eric to win. He fulfilled their prophecies. Jeff and Scott far exceeded expectations, with Scott finishing a handful of points out of first place and Jeff finishing in 4th place. Paul really bit the big one - he was picked for 2nd Place and finished in last place. That also happened to Shea back in 2006. Steve was able to do just a touch better than last place.

 

2010 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

    1st 2nd 3rd Middle 10th 11th 12th Total 2010 Final Standings
1 Rick 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 7th Place
2 Farrelly 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 42 3rd Place
3 Brian G. 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 44 2nd Place
4 Steve 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 64 11th Place
5 Eric 0 1 2 7 0 1 0 65 1st Place
6 Dave 1 0 1 7 2 0 0 70 12th Place
7 Scott 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 71 4th Place
8 Paul 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 76 8th Place
9 Jeff 0 0 1 5 1 3 1 91 5th Place
10 Chris 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 91 6th Place
11 Mike 0 0 0 4 2 0 5 106 9th Place
12 Craig 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 109 10th Place

The pressure is on, Tampa Bay Rick!!!

Summary: The owners picked Rick to finish in first place, but he floundered to a 7th place finish. The picks of Brian Farrelly and Brian Guilmet for 2nd and 3rd were pretty much on the money, as Brian Guilmet finished in 2nd and Brian Farrelly finished in 3rd. Where the owners were WRONG was in not giving Eric any first place votes and guessing a 5th place finish. Eric went on to obliterate the record book and float for the last month of the season. Steve's 4th place prediction and Dave's 6th place prediction were also off, as those guys anchored the bottom of the standings.

 

2009 Pre-Season Power Rankings: None

 

2008 Pre-Season Power Rankings: None

 

2007 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2007 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2007 Season Final Standings
HGH 1st Place 8th Place
Winged Buffalo 2nd Place 1st Place
The Bigg Doggs 3rd Place 2nd Place
Camel Jockeys 4th Place 7th Place
Sultans of Swat 5th Place 10th Place
Iron Men 6th Place 5th Place
Rooster Rage 7th Place 11th Place
Non - Smokers 8th Place 4th Place
Priory of Yawkey Way 9th Place 6th Place
Make 7up Yours 10th Place 9th Place
Harpooners 11th Place Last Place
A.C.L. Last Place 3rd Place

Summary: The owners picked Matt George to win the league, but he ended up in 8th place. Scott Ditto was the team picked to finish in the cellar, but he ended up in 3rd place. Owners were close picking Eric for 2nd place and Chris for 3rd place, as they battled for first place during Game # 163 of the season.

 

2006 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2006 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2006 Season Final Standings
Winged Buffalo 1st Place 1st Place
The Bigg Doggs 2nd Place Last place
Asian Pranksters 3rd Place 6th Place
Iron Men 4th Place 4th Place
Rooster Rage 5th Place 9th Place
Camel Jockeys 6th Place 3rd Place
A.C.L. 7th Place 5th Place
Sultans of Swat 8th Place 2nd Place
Priory of Yawkey Way 9th Place 11th Place
Make 7up Yours 10th Place 10th Place
Harpooners 11th Place 8th Place
Non - Smokers Last Place 9th Place

Summary: Owners correctly predicted Eric to win the Championship. The Pre-Season rankings reversed the fortunes of Paul and Chris. Chris was predicted to have a big season, but he ended up in the basement. Paul was predicted to have a clunker, but he finished in 2nd Place. Other than that, the rest of the projections were relatively close.

 

2005 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2005 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2005 Season Final Standings
Iron Men 1st Place 2nd Place
Ted-Sicle 2nd Place 5th Place
Camel Jockeys 3rd Place 9th Place
Winged Buffalo 4th Place 3rd Place
Non - Smokers 5th Place 7th Place
A.C.L. 6th Place 1st Place
Asian Pranksters 7th Place 10th Place
The Bigg Doggs 8th Place 4th Place
Make 7up Yours 9th Place Last Place
Sultans of Swat 10th Place 8th Place
Rooster Rage 11th Place 6th Place
Harpooners Last Place 11th Place

Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were luke warm. 4 of the 6 top pre-season favorites ended up at the top of the standings. The big miss was with Scott, but then again the point totals were very close at the end of the year. Rick and Chris exceeded expectations, while Jeff disappointed.

 

2004 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2004 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2004 Season Final Standings
Winged Buffalo 1st Place 2nd Place
Got Change ? 2nd Place 3rd Place
Iron Men 3rd Place 9th Place
Non - Smokers 4th Place 5th Place
A.C.L. 5th Place 10th Place
The Bigg Doggs 6th Place 7th Place
Sultans of Swat 7th Place 1st Place
Green Monstahs 8th Place 4th Place (as Make 7up Yours)
Rooster Rage 9th Place 8th Place
Harpooners 10th Place 6th Place
Camel Jockeys 11th Place 11th Place
Asian Pranksters Last Place Last Place

Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were correct for about 60 % of the teams. Paul didn't get any love, but finished in first place. Tim Beale and the Dan Stull/Tedd Lupien teams exceeded expectations, while Mike and Scott disappointed.

 

2003 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2003 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2003 Season Final Standings
Winged Buffalo 1st Place 5th Place
The Bigg Doggs 2nd Place 1st Place
Camel Jockeys 3rd Place 4th Place
Sultans of Swat 4th Place 8th Place
A.C.L. 5th Place 7th Place
Green Monstahs 6th Place 9th Place
Non - Smokers 7th Place 2nd Place
Asian Pranksters 8th Place Last Place
Iron Men 9th Place 3rd Place
Propecia 10th Place 6th Place
Raging Roosters 11th Place 10th Place
Harpooners Last Place 11th Place

Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were fairly accurate. Everyone finished within a few spots of what was predicted. The exceptions were overachievers like Mike and Brian and underachiever like Paul. The "kiss of death" curse lives on as Eric dropped from atop the rankings to the close of 5th place.

 

2002 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2002 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2002 Season Final Standings
The Bigg Doggs 1st Place 6th Place
Winged Buffalo 2nd Place 2nd Place
Sultans of Swat 3rd Place 1st Place
A.C.L. 4th Place 7th Place
Camel Jockeys 5th Place 9th Place
Green Monstahs 6th Place 8th Place
Iron Men 7th Place 3rd Place
Swamee Selects 8th Place 5th Place
Non - Smokers 9th Place Last Place
Brunswick Bashers 10th Place 10th Place
Propecia 11th Place 4th Place
Harpooners Last Place 11th Place

Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were correct, for the most part. Eric and Paul were picked among the top 3 teams and finished in the top 3. Brian, Matt, and Tim were correctly selected as having less than promising teams. Shea got the proverbial "kiss of death".

 

2001 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2001 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2001 Season Final Standings
Winged Buffalo 1st Place 6th Place
The Bigg Doggs 2nd Place 8th Place
Green Monstahs 3rd Place 9th Place
Swamee Selects 4th Place 7th Place
Non - Smokers 5th Place 4th Place
Propecia 6th Place 10th Place
Iron Men 7th Place 5th Place
Killian Krew 8th Place 11th Place
Sultans of Swat 9th Place 3rd Place
A.C.L. 10th Place 2nd Place
I.M.O.K 11th Place 1st Place

Summary: The owners were completely wrong. The bottom three teams picked in the Pre-Pre-Season Power Rankings ended up being the Top 3 finishers. Doh ! Meanwhile, the early confidence of the pre-season votes proved to be the "kiss of death" for the top rated teams.

 

2000 Pre-Season Power Rankings:

Team Name 2000 Pre-Season Power Ranking 2000 Season Final Standings
Power Alley 1st Place 7th Place
Non - Smokers 2nd Place 1st Place
Winged Buffalo 3rd Place 3rd Place
A.C.L. 4th Place 5th Place
Swamee Selects 5th Place 2nd Place
Camel Jockeys 6th Place 8th Place
The Bigg Doggs 7th Place 9th Place
Sultans of Swat 8th Place Last Place
Iron Men 9th Place 4th Place
Green Monstahs 10th Place 10th Place
Propecia 11th Place 6th Place

Killian Krew

Last Place

11th Place

Summary: The owners were pretty damn close. With the exception of the lack of confidence in Stev + Mike, the owners were pretty dead on.