2011 Final Standings & Playoff Results

[Nationals GM (Preston - Old)]

2011 Final Regular Season Standings



Note: Standings reflect playoff seeding, so wild card teams with better records than division winners are ranked worse.

American League

1. New York Yankees (22-0)
2. Kansas City Royals (15-6-1)
3. Oakland Athletics (15-7)
4. Boston Red Sox (17-5)
5. Tampa Bay Rays (15-6-1)
6. Texas Rangers (14-8)
7. Chicago White Sox (14-8)
8. Minnesota Twins (9-12-1)
9. Cleveland Indians (9-13)
10. Detroit Tigers (8-14)
11. Toronto Blue Jays (7-15)
12. Seattle Mariners (2-18-2)
13. Baltimore Orioles (2-20)
14. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-20-1)

National League

1. Washington Nationals (19-3)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (18-4)
3. Cincinnati Reds (16-6)
4. Houston Astros (16-6)
5. Arizona Diamondbacks (16-6)
6. Florida Marlins (16-6)
7. San Francisco Giants (14-8)
8. Milwaukee Brewers (12-10)
9. Atlanta Braves (10-12)
10. Colorado Rockies (8-14)
11. San Diego Padres (8-14)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (7-15)
13. New York Mets (7-15)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (5-16-1)
15. Philadelphia Phillies (3-19)
16. Chicago Cubs (1-20-1)

Playoff Matchups and Seedings:

American League

1. New York Yankees - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Kansas City Royals - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Oakland Athletics vs. 6. Texas Rangers
4. Boston Red Sox vs. 5. Tampa Bay Rays


National League

1. Washington Nationals - BYE (plays worst seed remaining in Round 2)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers - BYE (plays best seed remaining in Round 2)
3. Cincinnati Reds vs. 6. Florida Marlins
4. Houston Astros vs. 5. Arizona Diamondbacks

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Second Round - Divisional Series

American League

1. New York Yankees vs. 6. Texas Rangers
2. Kansas City Royals vs. 5. Tampa Bay Rays

National League

1. Washington Nationals vs. 5. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Los Angeles Dodgers vs. 3. Cincinnati Reds

[Nationals GM (Preston - Old)]

Due to an unforeseen error in part by us but more so CBS, this week's semifinal is actually the championship. While last year there were 26 periods in the fantasy season, there were only 25 this year due to how the schedule was made by the MLB. CBS went ahead and copied last year's schedule so I assumed that it would mean there would have been the same amount or if not there would have been some kind of notification, but there was none.

But we have to play with the hand we have, and since we can't retroactively make changes because some people undoubtedly set their lineups differently given different situations, the last four teams left will be playing in the championship.

On CBS we will have each of the league's finalists play each other:

(1) Washington Nationals v. (2) Los Angeles Dodgers
(1) New York Yankees v. (2) Kansas City Royals

The winners of those matchups will be crowned the winners of their respected leagues, and then we will match off those two winners to see who won between the two of them to determine the winner.

Unfortunately this is the best we could do, but we have the four best teams left, so winner take all!


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UPDATE: CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

(1) Washington Nationals *6* v. (2) Los Angeles Dodgers *6*
(1) New York Yankees *7* v. (2) Kansas City Royals *5*

Championship:

(1) New York Yankees *8* v. (1) Washington Nationals *4*

CHAMPION:

New York Yankees