| Scott Polohonki wins the 2007 Baseball Cool Pool World Series In the Baseball Cool Pool's first season using a playoff format, it seems to have worked just fine. After 4 weeks of playoff games between the top 8 players of the regular season, Scott Polohonki has come out on top. It was a long season, with all Cool Pool players playing either 134 or 135 games, and things still remained close until the end of the August 31st regular season. To prove that things were pretty close, only 4 teams out of the 34 did not have a .500 winning percent or better this season; William Riney, Rene Nadeau, Kirk Perham and Chris Perry. Right Field Wrap-Up Double Play 2006 Baseball Cool Pool Champion Daniel Schmittou (75-60) was in the Double Play division this season, and was able to make the playoffs. Schmittou beat Shawn Morrison (72-63) by 3 games. Schmittou's only under .500 month was in June, when he selected the Houston Astros and went 12-14. Morrison hurt his playoff hopes when he selected the Chicago White Sox in May and went 13-16 for the month. Others in the Double Play division were Thomas Brownie (70-65), Timothy Barre (68-67), Rene Nadeau (67-68) and William Riney (66-69). Fly Ball Andrew Riney (72-63) was the Fly Ball division champion this season, and made it two rounds into the playoffs before being ousted by Scott Polohonki. This division had the lowest winning percent as an average. Riney's .533% is the lowest among anyone who made it to the playoffs this season. Kevin Sullivan (69-66) gave Riney a run for his money, but came up 3 games short. Riney's April pick of the Boston Red Sox could be the reason he won this division. Others in the Fly Ball division were Joe Gowan (68-67), John Krygier (68-67), Dominic Bianco (68-67) and Kirk Perham (67-68) Knuckle Ball This was by far the most competitive division this season. Mike Shepard (73-62) had a dominant season through June, but then fell apart. At one point, Shepard had a 6 game lead on the division. Picking Atlanta in April, Cleveland in May and Seattle in June really made it seem like he was going to be the Knuckle Ball champion. However, picks of Minnesota and Milwaukee sunk any playoff hopes for Mike, as he ended up a distant third in the division. David Guy (78-57) and Scott Polohonki (77-57) would fight this division out until the very last day. In the end, Guy would win the Division with an August team of Cleveland, and Scott Polohonki clinched the Right Field Wild Card with Oakland. Others in this division were Jennifer Carr (70-65) and Julie Taylor (68-65). Both had under .500 records until August. Left Field Wrap-Up Rally Cap This division had some awkward circumstances. Ben Horrigan (74-61) joined late to take over for a missing Chris Shover, so he wasn't allowed to make the playoffs. However, Ben had a record that led the division most of the season! In August though, Ben had Colorado, and fell behind the picks of Stephen DiCaprio (76-59) and Louie Gallardo (75-60). DiCaprio had the Angels, and beat Gallardo's Diamondbacks to get a division championship by 1 game. Others in this division were Tyler Bevering (71-64), Chris Webb (69-66) and Mark Pryzby (68-67) Grand Slam This division didn't really have any structure all season, as just about all 6 players in it at one points were towards the front. Stephen Miller's (75-60) pick of Oakland for August gave him a 1.5 game division championship over Roy Andrews (73-61), whose August team the New York Mets were slumping. In July and August, it was down to a two man show between Miller and Andrews. Others in this division were Carol Siddens (69-66), Chris Canaday (68-65), Tom Riney (68-67) and Chris Vogel (68-67). Home Plate This division was also too hard to call until the middle stages of August. Greg Miller's (76-59) choice of San Diego proved to be the best choice however, as he beat Todd Bevering (70-65) and the Seattle Mariners by a solid 6 games. Michael Taddeo (70-65) was also 6 games back. Others in this division were Marty Fleissner (69-66) and Chris Perry (67-68) PLAYOFFS Week 1 had David Guy vs. Scott Polohonki and Daniel Schmittou vs. Andrew Riney in Right Field and Greg Miller vs. Louie Gallardo and Stephe DiCaprio vs. Stephen Miller in the Left Field Conference. Scott Polohonki (24-9) defeated David Guy (21-12) Andrew Riney (21-12) defeated Daniel Schmittou (20-13) Greg Miller (25-6) defeated Louie Gallardo (17-16) Stephen DiCaprio (22-11) defeats Stephen Miller (21-11) Week 2 had Scott Polohonki vs. Andrew Riney and Greg Miller vs. Stephen DiCaprio Scott Polohonki (15-16) defeats Andrew Riney (13-19) Stephen DiCaprio (18-12) defeats Greg Miller (16-14) World Series Scott Polohonki vs. Stephen DiCaprio (36-29) (30-33) Scott Polohonki's picks of the Angels (7-6), Yankees (9-4), Mets (5-9), Phillies (9-4) and Red Sox (6-6) helped him defeat Stephen DiCaprio's picks of the Angels (7-6), Red Sox (6-6), Yankees (9-4), Tigers (5-7) and Dodgers (3-10). Polohonki is the first Baseball Cool Pool Champion under the new Playoff format for the Baseball Pool. Thanks to all 34 players who joined in on the fun in the 2007 Baseball Cool Pool. We hope to be back in 2008 with the same number, if not two more to make 36 players. All 34 players who played in 2007 are invited back in 2008, and should keep an eye out for emails. There will be a meeting within the next month to discuss any changes anyone would like to see in the 2008 Baseball Cool Pool, and we encourage ALL to show up and voice their opinions! We are always open to change, so don't be shy! Also, please remember we're still looking for help, if you're interested, contact me (webmaster@thecoolpool.com). Thanks to those who helped out this season, especially William Riney! Have a great offseason, and I hope to see all of you back here again next season! |
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