Regular Season Recap
Markinson
Andrew, Hubert, and I finished the season with wins to finish 1-2-3 in the final standings, the first time a premier league has taken the top 3 spots in Markinson. And despite finishing in last place, Jeremy had the 2nd-highest point total, giving Montoya the 4 highest point totals in the league. Nonetheless, the parity was such that the 4 Montoya teams won 29 games, while the 4 Dufresne teams won 27.
Congratulations again to Andrew on being the best of the best for 2010!
Montoya
I officially won my first Montoya Championship, ending it on a losing note despite the 2nd-highest point total of the week, with Gina snagging the Heineken to ruin my victory lap.
I am heading back to Markinson for the 4th time, while Jeremy earned his 3rd bid by finishing in 2nd place, and Andrew earned his 2nd bid by winning Markinson.
Hubert is in line for his 5th consecutive Markinson bid, rallying impressively to finish in 3rd place with an 8-6 record despite starting the season 1-5. But he will have to sweat out the playoffs first. If Gina, Dan, Scott, or Lisa wins the Montoya Cup, Hubert's perfect attendance is toast, and he would join Dean as the only managers to finish 3rd in a premier league season and still miss out on a Markinson bid.
Dufresne
Amer's mission was simple: win his last game, win the title. He did just that, and in the process matched Dean with his second Dufresne Championship. If the pattern holds, Eddy will win the title next year. Oh well, so much for patterns.
With the win, Amer also set a new record for consecutive wins in Dufresne, with 7. He will carry that record into the start of next season.
Amer earned his 3rd trip to Markinson, while Jason earned his 4th by finishing in 2nd place. It is the second time Jason led his league in points but failed to finish atop the standings.
Dean also earned his 4th trip back to Markinson, and he did it with his second 100-point win of the season! This one by 107 over Eddy broke his short-lived 103-point record win over Drew just a few weeks back. I don't think Drew minds seeing that one wiped off the books.
Russell is in line for his 2nd Markinson bid, but like Hubert, he will have to sweat out the playoffs first. Nalu, Steve, and Drew will be trying to steal that spot, and Eddy will be participating as well.
At least one of and possibly both Russell and Nalu will have the rare misfortune of finishing a premier league season with a winning record and still failing to qualify for Markinson, joining Dean (and possibly Hubert).
Starling
I topped Jason by 32 points to secure my first Starling Cup (most points in either Premier League). Amer, Dean, and Andrew rounded out the top 5. It is the second time Jason finished 2nd in the Starling race, the first being in 2007 when he lost to Jeremy by 11 points. I am the only manager to have won a Starling Cup, Markinson Cup, and League Championship.
Records
No season-long records fell this year.
Dean came up 1 Heineken shy in either league of Scott's record 10 in 2006. He also came up 1 Heineken shy in Markinson of Amer's record 5 in 2008.
Andrew put up a ton of points in both leagues this season but came up 62 points shy of Jason's record 3,478.98 in 2007. Andrew also came up just 37 points shy of breaking Dean's Markinson record 1,794.42 in 2007.
Hubert did break a few records that aren't kept on the books officially. After finishing the previous three Markinson seasons with 67, 67, and 62 moves (the 3 all-time highest totals), he finished this season with a whopping 77.
And after finishing Montoya last season with a mind-numbing 88 moves including playoffs, he already has 104 this season before playoffs have even begun!
In the 9 seasons Hubert has played, he has easily led the league in moves in every one of them. And it's not like he's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic; he leads all managers in career wins.
League Cup
Onto the playoffs, where bottom-4 teams get a second shot at Markinson (not to mention a major trophy). No bottom-4 team has ever won a League Cup, though Jason did win one from the 4-spot to steal a Markinson bid, back in 2008. The bid of course came at Dean's expense. Dean finished 3rd in Dufresne that year but was put on the bubble by Amer, who earned his spot by winning Markinson over, who else, Dean. Dean then reached the Dufresne Cup finals but lost to Jason. It remains the only time Dean has missed out on Markinson.
Eerie parallel? This year Hubert finished 3rd in Montoya but was put on the bubble by Andrew, who earned his spot by winning Markinson over... Hubert. And Hubert has never missed out on Markinson...
Good luck in the playoffs, everyone!
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Andrew, Hubert, and I finished the season with wins to finish 1-2-3 in the final standings, the first time a premier league has taken the top 3 spots in Markinson. And despite finishing in last place, Jeremy had the 2nd-highest point total, giving Montoya the 4 highest point totals in the league. Nonetheless, the parity was such that the 4 Montoya teams won 29 games, while the 4 Dufresne teams won 27.
Congratulations again to Andrew on being the best of the best for 2010!
Montoya
I officially won my first Montoya Championship, ending it on a losing note despite the 2nd-highest point total of the week, with Gina snagging the Heineken to ruin my victory lap.
I am heading back to Markinson for the 4th time, while Jeremy earned his 3rd bid by finishing in 2nd place, and Andrew earned his 2nd bid by winning Markinson.
Hubert is in line for his 5th consecutive Markinson bid, rallying impressively to finish in 3rd place with an 8-6 record despite starting the season 1-5. But he will have to sweat out the playoffs first. If Gina, Dan, Scott, or Lisa wins the Montoya Cup, Hubert's perfect attendance is toast, and he would join Dean as the only managers to finish 3rd in a premier league season and still miss out on a Markinson bid.
Dufresne
Amer's mission was simple: win his last game, win the title. He did just that, and in the process matched Dean with his second Dufresne Championship. If the pattern holds, Eddy will win the title next year. Oh well, so much for patterns.
With the win, Amer also set a new record for consecutive wins in Dufresne, with 7. He will carry that record into the start of next season.
Amer earned his 3rd trip to Markinson, while Jason earned his 4th by finishing in 2nd place. It is the second time Jason led his league in points but failed to finish atop the standings.
Dean also earned his 4th trip back to Markinson, and he did it with his second 100-point win of the season! This one by 107 over Eddy broke his short-lived 103-point record win over Drew just a few weeks back. I don't think Drew minds seeing that one wiped off the books.
Russell is in line for his 2nd Markinson bid, but like Hubert, he will have to sweat out the playoffs first. Nalu, Steve, and Drew will be trying to steal that spot, and Eddy will be participating as well.
At least one of and possibly both Russell and Nalu will have the rare misfortune of finishing a premier league season with a winning record and still failing to qualify for Markinson, joining Dean (and possibly Hubert).
Starling
I topped Jason by 32 points to secure my first Starling Cup (most points in either Premier League). Amer, Dean, and Andrew rounded out the top 5. It is the second time Jason finished 2nd in the Starling race, the first being in 2007 when he lost to Jeremy by 11 points. I am the only manager to have won a Starling Cup, Markinson Cup, and League Championship.
Records
No season-long records fell this year.
Dean came up 1 Heineken shy in either league of Scott's record 10 in 2006. He also came up 1 Heineken shy in Markinson of Amer's record 5 in 2008.
Andrew put up a ton of points in both leagues this season but came up 62 points shy of Jason's record 3,478.98 in 2007. Andrew also came up just 37 points shy of breaking Dean's Markinson record 1,794.42 in 2007.
Hubert did break a few records that aren't kept on the books officially. After finishing the previous three Markinson seasons with 67, 67, and 62 moves (the 3 all-time highest totals), he finished this season with a whopping 77.
And after finishing Montoya last season with a mind-numbing 88 moves including playoffs, he already has 104 this season before playoffs have even begun!
In the 9 seasons Hubert has played, he has easily led the league in moves in every one of them. And it's not like he's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic; he leads all managers in career wins.
League Cup
Onto the playoffs, where bottom-4 teams get a second shot at Markinson (not to mention a major trophy). No bottom-4 team has ever won a League Cup, though Jason did win one from the 4-spot to steal a Markinson bid, back in 2008. The bid of course came at Dean's expense. Dean finished 3rd in Dufresne that year but was put on the bubble by Amer, who earned his spot by winning Markinson over, who else, Dean. Dean then reached the Dufresne Cup finals but lost to Jason. It remains the only time Dean has missed out on Markinson.
Eerie parallel? This year Hubert finished 3rd in Montoya but was put on the bubble by Andrew, who earned his spot by winning Markinson over... Hubert. And Hubert has never missed out on Markinson...
Good luck in the playoffs, everyone!
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