CFBL 2020, Year #31*

New Rules: The Draft did not take place until July - and, for the first time in 31 years - it was held remotely.  We modified starting pitching rules and even added points for starting pitchers for complete games and quality starts; we increased SP WHIP from five to six points maximum.  We went from six to five starting pitchers and added an extra DH/U.  The regular season only lasted seven weeks, and only the top five teams qualified for the two-week playoffs.  And it was free!!  Teams were given $100 in credits for the regular season and $50 extra in the playoffs.  All Monopoly money.

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     DRAFT (1st found picks):

        Posey's Picks (Trout) - new team (Michael Miiller & Robert Herrell)

        Fishermen (Acuna)

        Clubbers (Bellinger)

        dRays (Yelich)

        Crushers (Arenado)

        Original Mujack (Verlander) - interim team (Mike Millar & Dave Kachigian)

        Oakies (Cole)

        Rats (Soto & Betts)

REGULAR SEASON:  The Crushers got off to a dominating start (20-1 in the first three weeks; 25-3 after foutr); they then faltered, and the Fishermen finished 18-3 to take the regular season crown by one game.  The Rats & Posey's finished a distant 3-4; the drays used a tie-breaker to nose out the Clubbers for 5th.

Standings:

         32-17   Fishermen

          31-18   Crushers

          25-24   River Rats

          24-25   Posey's

          22-27   dRays

          22-27   Clubbers

          20-29   Oakies

          20-29   Original Mujack

PLAYOFFS:  The Rats started strong (4-0), but then collapsed in week 2 (0-4); the Crushers held off the Fishermen in week #2 (they needed to because the Fishermen held the tie-breaker) to win the Asterisk 2020 Title.

          #2   Crushers        3-1   4-0      7-1

      #1   Fishermen     2-2   3-1      5-3

      #3   Rats                4-0   0-4      4-4

         #5   dRays             1-3   2-2      3-5

         #4   Posey's           0-4   1-3      1-7

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