October 29th
The wheel turns as the wheel will …
With Brooklyn‘s surprising Whirled Series win, we immediately head into the offseason. This week, we’ll be focusing on a few things:
- An overall review of the year, focusing on the statistical performance in the league; and
- A position-by-position review of the league, as we try to figure out who should qualify for the various awards; and
We’ll hit the Awards themselves next week.
If there is other news that happens, we’ll make note of it here; but otherwise this is just a short introductory post as we kick off the off-season.
#Parity
It’s only been 2 years, but the parity in the league so far is encouraging. Only 2 teams–the Cleveland Spiders and the Detroit Wolverines–have made the playoffs each season. 3 of the worst teams last year (Kansas City, Miami, and Philadelphia) were in the playoff hunt (and, in the Stars’ case, made it), leaving Memphis, Ottawa, and Los Angeles as the teams without a true sniff of the postseason either year.