Week 13 Real Rankings

-  Maybe Chris Shannon called off the dogs a little early? His 2.7 was the fourth best of any team this season. Only three teams have posted Real Ranks of 3.0 or lower in a single week - Montezumas (me), Napalm (Gibby), and Donkey (Shannon). Only two teams have done it twice - me and Chris.  Further reasons for Chris to reconsider:

1) If he hadn't traded Soriano and Uehara, his Real Rank for Week 13 would've been 1.8! That's incredible.

2) Though 32.5 games out of first may seem like a lot for , its only 6.5 game from a playoff spot. There's still 80 games. Easy maf.

3) Overall, the Punchers are on the rise in the Real Rankings and are all the way up to 9th. As a reminder, the Real Ranks only missed the actual playoffs teams by one team (had Jason 8th instead of 9th). 

4) With a little closer chasing and some draft picks, a bullpen can be acquired easily. Chris has a stockpile of picks.

5) In the actual standings, he 10-9 the last three weeks, but he had a significant lead going into Sunday in Week 12, but ended up losing to Dave 3-6-1. Dave's real rank for the week was actually only 0.4 higher.

-  Speaking of teams dropping out, it may not be long for the former commish. Lars had a couple of promising weeks of 6.0 and 5.7 in Weeks 7 and 9, but he's averaged 10.3 the past four weeks. That said, everyone can still make the playoffs with a little luck and roster management. Even with a .319 winning %, he's 20 games out of a playoff spot with 80 to go.

-  I like to look at the last four weeks to see who is possible climbing and who is not. Again, further proof Chris Shannon may want to make a run at it as he's easily in second by a wide margin.

1    Montezuma's Revenge    3.80
2    Donkey Punchers    5.08
3    Sexual Napalm        6.08
4    I Ate The Munchkins    6.08
5    Keepin it REAL...    6.48
6    Ring of Fire        7.05
7    One Nut Wonders    7.20
8    Moose is Loose!    7.45
9    Mike Ehrman-Trout    7.53
10    Cowhide Joyride    7.60
11    Urban Achievers    7.90
12    Anal Hershiser        8.38
13    The Angry Pirates    8.80
14    Prestige Worldwide    10.28

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