Crazy Town

It's a crazy year so far; I've never seen such a disparity in the quality of teams (and the gap in standings) in our league. We have five teams coming off wins and five teams coming off losses this week -- duh. But, did you know that we have four teams with winning streaks of three or more, and four teams with losing streaks of four or more. That's insane!

The only teams who are coming off of one win or one loss are Chunky Monkeys (who reeled off five straight wins before an incredulous loss in WK6) and the Tiiite End Jammers (who just lost one this past week).

In the Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses Division, the playoff teams are already sewn up -- barring a historic comeback. The Phreaks are leading the division at 6-1, with five straight victories, while two 5-2 teams (Green Team and Fat Jubas) are coming off of multiple win streaks of their own. The teams that are already looking forward to next season, Battle Angels and Fobsters, have lost five and seven games in a row respectively. The Battle Angels are 2-5 and the Fobsters are 0-7.

Yes, the Fobsters have yet to win a game. Even the Raiders have won a game... And this is a team with Matt Hasselbeck, Tiki Barber, Duce McAllister, Reggie Bush, and Chad Johnson on the roster. Not too shabby sounding on paper eh? But the closest the Fobsters have come to a victory has been in WK6, which featured a 101-121 loss to the Phreaks. So unless the Phreaks, Green Team, or the Fat Jubas collapse and the Battle Angels go on an unbelievable run, the playoff teams for this division is already decided.

In the Inscrutable Drama Kings Division, the Chunky Monkeys are off to the races, even though their potential undefeated season was ruined by a 149-163 loss to division rival Buffy last weekend. With that win and another this week, Buffy (3-3-1) is on a three game winning streak and looking to solidy their position in the playoffs. The two 3-4 teams behind Buffy fighting it out for another playoff spot are heading in different directions. After three quick wins to start the season, Ante Up has lost four in a row and don't show any signs of rebounding. The Tiiite End Jammers have had an up and down season but they are still clearly in the running for a coveted playoff spot. The 1-5-1 Dirty Birds (on a five loss streak) are clearly only competing for pride and a high draft pick next year.

Is it parity in Catch the Damn Ball? Or is it despar-ity?