Jack has meltdown, calls team 'pathetic' and 'frauds'

Jack, the esteemed Billy Ball owner, has had a meltdown.

Four weeks into the season he has had enough. His team is bad, his players are injured like usual, and he's been blown out of matchups.

After reading this week's power rankings, Jack questioned my decision of his placement at the 9 spot.

This is nothing new. I often field complaints from managers. But, I can't ever recall a manager contacting me saying I ranked him too high.


"I saw the rankings. How the hell is my pathetic group not last?" Jack said. "They hit under .200 as much as Andrew Bynum goes bowling for God's sake. I feel like Doug Moe who once said he didn't call a timeout the entire second half of a game when he coached the Sixers because they sucked so bad he didn't want to speak with them.

"We deserve last place ranking at this point. We suck until we prove differently. Please reconsider. We couldn't beat a team of 8th grade girls at this point. Totally disgusting."

When told these comments would be printed, Jack quickly responded: "Feel free. They suck and deserve to be outed for the frauds they are."

A meltdown, indeed.

We have yet to receive word from any of the players whom Jack, the manager who drafted them, insulted.
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Draft postmortem: Billy Ball

Each day, we'll be conducting preseason interviews, or draft postmortems, if you will.

See what each manager had to say about his team immediately after the draft, and what he would change about it.

Up next: Jack, AKA Billy Ball


Q: Which pick of yours did you like the most? Why?

A: This one is a no brainier. Getting Tulo back. At the number 5 pick I thought for sure he would be long gone. I actually had to quickly Google him in that 90-second slot to make sure something didn't happen that I missed since I was out on the golf course all day.

Q: Who was your biggest steal?

A: Time will tell on this one but getting Carl Crawford in the 9th draft round, Shane Victorino in the 8th draft round, and Rickie Weeks in the 7th draft round all feel like they were pretty measured risks. They could prove to be steals or busts, but at the slots I took them the risk/reward made sense and I hope the upside comes in.

Q: Which pick would do over again? Why?

A: Honestly - other than the catcher in the 5th round that I had to take for the forfeited pick - I would pick them all the same way. I generally picked the best player available (by my measure) through the first few rounds, then tried to fill in the position needs come mid draft.

Q: Where do you project yourself to finish in your division?

A: I'm a real estate guy. Go big or go home. I wish everyone good luck chasing second place.
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Supplemental draft results

Jack - F. Liriano, SP
Adam - Y. Alonso, 1B/OF
Ken - J. Grilli, RP
Chris - B. Moss, 1B/OF


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BREAKING: Jack withdraws petition to cut Daniel Hudson

It may be a holiday, but that won't stop the official MTL Keeper League blog from breaking news today.

(Insert blog activeness joke here)

Jack has withdrawn his petition to the league to cut Daniel Hudson.

In a statement to the commissioner, Jack wrote:

Upon reflection, I want to withdraw my petition. We did cover that before with Chris and (Grady) Sizemore, and even I can't vote for the cut in fairness. I think we need a hard and fast rule - petitions can only be in the last year of a contract with an injury that ends the season (or other matters, i.e. death, jail etc.) Plus, the second DL position allows the hit to be minimized.

So there you have it. Daniel Hudson will NOT be cut from Jack's team.

On with your holiday.
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Jack petitions to cut a keeper

For the first time since 2010, we have a manager who is filing for an exemption to cut a keeper.

Jack is petitioning the league to cut Daniel Hudson, who has a complete tear of his ulnar collateral ligament and will require Tommy John surgery.

Hudson is a three-year keeper. Our league rules can be read here so you can see the only circumstances we allow for a keeper to be cut. We have had two prior instances of petitioning to cut a keeper:

• Chris's 2010 petition for Grady Sizemore was denied by the league.

• Jack's 2010 petition for Jake Peavy was allowed by the league.

(Coincidentally enough, Peavy's original injury opened up a spot for Hudson in the White Sox's rotation in 2010!)

After the jump, read Jack's petition to the league, and then e-mail me, comment or tell me in some form what your vote is. Majority rules and votes will be made public.

I would request consideration to be able to cut Daniel Hudson. He is scheduled for Tommy John surgery and the estimated timetable for return (if at all) is 1 year at the earliest. This puts him at missing the rest of this season and a minimum of half of next season.

I believe that this type of injury is exactly one of the kinds of scenarios that the rules were made to address (a player missing a minimum of 7 months due to injury).

I appreciate your consideration of this request.

Thank you. - Jack.

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Which league manager is most likely to pull an Ozzie Guillen?

Ozzie Guillen was suspended five games for his incredibly moronic comments about Fidel Castro. (Me typing that sentence undoubtedly is going to lead to spam comments from people searching for Ozzie news on Google, just watch).

That got me thinking: Which of our managers would be most likely to make a similar comment, leading to backtracking and feet in the mouth?

The results after the jump.


Chris - The far and away odds-on favorite, as every other sentence out of his mouth seems to be some kind of insult hurled at a group of people. (Adam, Andy and Hal are nodding in approval as they read this.)

Ken - Recent smack talk on Week 1 matchup page puts him on the board here.

Jack - Don't think so? Just wait till the Democratic National Convention. Watch out, Charlotte.

Hal - Remember his Magic Johnson comment last year?

Rick - Only after a couple cocktails.

Dave - Just kidding.

Who do you think would make the list? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Relax! Don't do it!

Everybody take a step back and be like Frankie for a second: Relax! Don't do it!

And by it, I mean overreact. Let me just sum up some of the reaction yesterday and today from teams:

Adam: "#9 (power ranking)?!?!?! With a 1-0 record?!?!! My team is NOT happy"

Mike: "Winning is too easy"

Shea: "Gimme a break 6 (power ranking)!? After a 16-2 week! Absurd. Chris's joke team is ahead of me"

Andy: "0-5 start on the horizon."

Chris: "Firesale!"

One four-day week does not make or break your season. It shouldn't even be a determiner in any fashion. Actually, Jack may have said it best: "Only one week thankfully."

Yes, everyone, ONE WEEK. One four-day week! Hardly, hardly, hardly a sample size to work with. So everyone excited over your 1-0 start or upset over your 0-1 start, RELAX. Yahoo made a poor decision to have Week 1 last all of four days (or, to look at it differently, one three-game series for each team). Once a year for the All-Star break is enough.

Either way, relax. Don't do it. Don't overreact.
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Playoff preview: (4) Jack vs. (5) Chris

Records: Jack 12-8-2, Chris 12-10
Line: Jack -1
Season series: Tied 1-1 (Week 3: 14-4 Jack; Week 13: 13-6 Chris)
Career playoff records: Jack 0-2, Chris 3-2
All-time head-to-head: Chris 5-4-1
Playoffs head-to-head: Never met
Last playoff appearance: Jack 2009, Chris 2010


About the matchup
These teams head into the playoffs on a bit of a downer after disappointing Week 22 results: Jack's offense disappearing Sunday in a loss to Mike with the division on the line; Chris blowing a big lead vs. Ken heading into the weekend with a chance to win his division.

So now instead of a bye and rest, they get each other in the first round, and one of them will be going home earlier than anticipated.

"(Last week is) already in the rear view mirror," Jack said. "We live in the present with an eye towards the future. The past is the past. Our eyes are on the front of our head for a reason."

And with those eyes in the front of their head, team Billy Ball will see a tough first-round and lower-seeded opponent in Chris, who has playoff experience and has had success as an underdog.

Last year, Chris was a No. 6 seed and made it all the way to the finals. He'll have to duplicate that success to make it back this year with Jack and then a potential matchup with top-seeded Mike up next.

"My team has gone through a rough patch late in the season when it needs to be playing its best," Chris said. "I hope to be able to rally them and not let them (keep) continuing this disastrous play lately."

In their own words
Jack, on facing Chris: "Chris is a tough and worthy opponent, great manager with a solid team. We will have our hands full and then some. "

Chris, on facing Jack: "The matchup vs. Jack is a tough one. Jack has a real solid offense that when it's on, is possibly the best in the league. I anticipate this matchup coming down to Sunday."

Jack, on why he will win: "Not gonna comment on that one. Just gonna do our best each day - see how that stacks up by Sunday night."

Chris, on why he will win: "The Twins will move on because my offense will return this week and that will win the matchup for me."

The Prediction
Chris wins 11-9 in a close matchup that does indeed come down to Sunday. Chris finds ways to win in the playoffs, and that will be the case again as he takes just enough pitching and most of the offensive categories.
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Big wins by Jack, Shea keep division races spicy

Both Bob and Chris theoretically could have clinched their respective divisions last week.

Neither did, thanks to big wins by Jack over Bob and by Shea over Chris. Now, we go into the final two weeks with both races alive and well.


Both Bob and Chris still can clinch the division this week, but it may not be that easy. Here's a look at what needs to happen.

For Bob, he needs to:
-either win and have Mike AND Jack lose
-or win and have Mike lose AND Jack tie.

For Chris, he needs to:
-win AND have Shea lose or tie.
-tie AND have Shea lose
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MLB trade deadline fantasy winners and losers

The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, with some big names changing cities.

There were many players on fantasy rosters traded (some bigger than others, obviously). So let's have a look at some of the fantasy winners and losers.

Feel free to add your own in the comments section.


Winner: Chris
Hunter Pence goes from a dreadful lineup in Houston to protecting Ryan Howard in Philadelphia. Pence's production should go up.

Loser: Ken
I'm not buying that Beltran has more success in San Fran than New York. The Mets were hitting the ball, and hitting the ball hard. The Giants' offense is putrid. I see this as a negative for Beltran and Ken.

Winner: Adam
Aramis Ramirez doesn't get traded and remains in the friendly confines; Ryan Howard gets major protection in Pence (and explodes this week with him there)

Loser: Adam
B.J. Upton could have been dealt, but instead stays in Joe Maddon's doghouse and the bottom part of the batting order in Tampa Bay.

Winner: Rick
Mike Adams should get more hold opportunities in Texas than San Diego, although he did get his fair share with the Padres as was.

Loser: Dave
Ubaldo Jimenez was dangled and stringed around more than Pinnochio; when it was all said and done, he now has a tougher schedule in Cleveland and he was pulled in the midst of a 1-inning start.

Winner: Joe*
Pitchers thrive under Dave Duncan in St. Louis. Combine that with Edwin Jackson's post-trade deadline resurgence last season and we expect a lot of success with the Cards. *Perhaps this helped negotiations between Joe and Bob in the latest trade?

Loser: Shea
Michael Cuddyer stays in Minnesota, where it's tougher to hit home runs than most other ballparks.

Winner: Jack
Michael Bourn goes from Houston to Atlanta, where he should get more opportunities to score runs. Plus, playing in a bigger ballpark should lead to more doubles and triples.

Loser: Andy
Because all he does is lose. So why would anything at the trade deadline actually help him?
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Jack makes another move

For the second time in a months, Jack is wheeling and dealing.

And this was a big one. David Wright, Nate Schierholtz and Jake Peavy for Mike Stanton and Ryan Vogelsong. It's pretty amazing Jack still had Peavy on the roster, let alone found someone to take him away.

"Peavy will turn hot again before year end," Jack said. Was he ever hot in the first place?


Ken, however, was happy to get back the veteran.

The trade came almost immediately after a deal between Chris and Joe - two playoff contenders - but Jack says that didn't influence him here.

"Not at all," he said. "Mine was facts and circumstances driven with my players coming off the DL and the subsequent roster imbalance it will cause."

Jack gets Stanton and Vogelsong, two players who are definitely an upgrade over Schierholtz and Peavy. The key to this trade is Wright, and whether we will see the first-round pick he has been in the past or the bust he's been this year.

Jack wasn't happy about parting with Wright, calling him a "stud." But, clearly, Wright has not done much for Jack this season, between his struggles and time on the disabled list.

And now Jack takes a well-balanced team into the final few weeks.

"If this is (the roster) I finish with - I am good," Jack said. "I will continue to tinker (and) upgrade if the opportunity presents itself. I have a few ideas I am toying with to see if anyone has interest. I welcome any dialogue."
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Ken rolls the dice, puts eggs in offensive bucket

Remember when Ken was 8-2 and I put up a poll question asking if he was the favorite to win the league?

Well, in the words of so many: Lolz.

Since then, he has gone 0-4-1 and is on the verge of a truly embarrassing loss to Rick. What the hell happened?

"It was very much time for a change the way shit has started to hit the fan for me," Ken said. "I felt I was good, not great, both offensively and pitching, and decided it was time to be great in one so I went offense."

Boy did he ever. Ken made two trades in one day, and his moves were clearly the talk of the league late last week.


"It was a crazy day and easily one of the most active and exciting days of fantasy baseball for me ever," Ken said. "I am thrilled with my new squad and interested in changing up more."

After trades with Jack and Andy, here's where Ken ended up:

Cliff Lee, Ryan Vogelsong, Mike Stanton and Ryan Ludwick for Jair Jurrjens, Jake Peavy, Kevin Youkilis, David Wright, and Nate Schierholtz.

So to break it down further, since Ken really wanted to upgrade offense, he got Wright, Youkilis and Schierholtz for Stanton and Ludwick. An upgrade in offense - if Wright is actually Wright.

"Wright will be right, I'm confident," Ken said. "Four RBIs already and I'll take his potential for a better average and same production as Stanton. Obviously I love the boy, and I do think he only struggled early in the year because he played hurt for a month, but I'm confident and willing to find out how good he can be for the rest of this year and maybe more."

Interestingly enough, Ken has already announced to the media that he plans to cut Youkilis this offseason and try and trade Carl Crawford. So, if he does that, on top of already losing an 8th-round (11th overall) draft pick for the keeper trade, he will lose a 3rd-round (6th overall) pick for cutting Youkilis and an 18th round (21 overall) pick for trading Crawford offseason. Ken truly is putting all his eggs in the basket right now.

Ken said he was "thrilled" to get back a "vet" in Peavy and "scrappy outfielder who is hitting .340 over the last month" in Schierholtz. But Ken's top competition for a division title was also thrilled to see his trades.

"I did not and still do not see the logic in Ken's trade with Jack," said Chris, who made a trade moments before Ken did. "Ken traded for a guy Jack had JUST picked up, plus a starting pitcher who hasn't been good for the past three years and a third baseman who was just dealing with a fracture in his back and had been out since basically May in return for giving up a hitter who has 20 long balls already on the year and the likely NL Rookie of the Year."

Ken, meanwhile, thinks these trades will put him over the top.

"As for the division, its mine," he said. "It's been a year of streaks for me and my next winning streak will begin with the new squad all together, and it will be a long winning streak that won't be snapped until next season in week 3. I hope you hang on to that last playoff spot, Christopher."

For the record, Ken and Chris face each other the final week of the season. Let's hope the division title is on the line.
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Making sense of it all

We will have our usual trade breakdown post for each deal that was made on Wild Wednesday, but for now, let's try and make sense of what happened.

Never before have we seen a day like last Wednesday. To recap, at the end of the day, here's where we stood, after seven-and-a-half crazy hours.


Trade 1 (2:14 p.m.)
Chris receives Dan Haren (Keeper/1 yr.) and Howie Kendrick
Joe receives Zack Greinke (K/2) and Jhonny Peralta

Trade 2 (4:55 p.m.)
Ken receives David Wright, Nate Schierholtz and Jake Peavy
Jack receives Mike Stanton, Ryan Vogelsong

Trade 3 (9:43 p.m.)
Andy receives Cliff Lee (K/1) and Ryan Ludwick
Ken receives Kevin Youkilis (K/2) and Jair Jurrjens

Clearly, this is a huge shake-up in the league (and not just because I have to go and re-do the image on the "This year's keepers" page.

Ken, Jack, Chris and Joe all looking to make that move to get over the top before on the playoff chase, while Andy sets himself up nicely for the future.

We'll have more on each trade throughout the week.
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What a rush!

Wow - talk about a historic day. The Commissioner's office fielded a record number of calls, texts and e-mails yesterday after three trades were made, two involving keepers.

Media was buzzing, owners were buzzing, and for the first time in ages, we looked like a real fantasy league with trades. Chris, Joe, Jack, Ken, and Andy all had a piece of the action.


Never before have we seen three trades in a day - three trades in about eight hours, actually! Clearly we'll have the full breakdown on these trades as soon as they're processed, like usual. And what a blog post that one will be, eh? But, for now, I couldn't let the day go by without getting something up here.

It will be interesting to see what kind of further ripple effect this has on the other teams, if any.
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Hal, Jack make midseason move hoping to make the leap

It's always exciting when you get that e-mail from Yahoo! notifying you of a trade that has been accepted. But when I saw it was between Hal and Jack? Wow! Fresh blood for once.

We all know by now the trade details: Hal sent Daniel Hudson and Kyle Lohse to Jack for Alex Gordon and Mark Buehrle.


Like most trades, both managers seem happy with the deal. Hal probably feeling a little better right now since Gordon homered and tripled, and Buehrle had a fine start interrupted by rain on Tuesday night. We have yet to see Hudson and Lohse suit up for Jack, although Hudson did just throw a filthy complete game in his last start.

"I had no problem dealing Hudson after that last start," Hal said. "All I gave up for him was my waiver priority, and was able to parlay that into Alex Gordon. Getting Buehrle back in the deal was big for me because it essentially made the trade Gordon for Hudson or Lohse."

Hal also cited something interesting - the fact that he is already at 30 moves and wanted to try and change his roster without adding someone from the free-agent list.

Jack, meanwhile, seemed reluctant to part ways with Gordon but felt acquiring pitching depth was more important. Especially with Pablo Sandoval (and eventually David Wright) coming back. He gets two very good pitchers in this deal.

"Hated to trade both of those guys - they were solid players," Jack said. "I just wanted to upgrade pitching and these two guys hopefully will do that."

Hal and Jack probably have updated their trade blocks and posted trade messages more than anyone else, so it seems only fitting that they became trade partners.

"I'd been looking to make a trade for some time," Hal said. "My big-name draft picks have been horrible - to put it gently - and I needed an offensive improvement. I have been close in hits and runs each week. With Carlos Santana, Adam Dunn and Dan Uggla showing signs of life, as well as getting Matt Holliday back, I felt picking up Alex Gordon could be the piece to make my offense a legit threat."

I asked Jack if he thinks this trade will propel him into status as a division favorite. Far from it, he says.

"I'm not a favorite - heck we are not even a certain playoff team," Jack said. "Did you see my team's performance last week (in a 13-5 loss to Adam)? Dreadful - absolutely pathetic. They hit like little girls in a ballet class. If you bet on us - don't bet heavy. There are others in the league with a better team - just ask them."

Hal, on the other hand, is very excited about where his team is at. Once 0-5, he is now incredibly a game away from .500 and now a legit wild-card contender.

"It feels great," Hal said. "If my offense bounces back the way they're capable of and I can make the playoffs with some adds left to spare, I think my team can take some managers by surprise."
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Recapping a crazy Week 6 (UPDATE)

How can Rivalry Week top what we just saw?

Chances are, it won't. But I'm excited to see it try.

Let's take a quick look back on what we just saw happen during Week 6 - a week that featured three stars changing teams, some major smack talk, rainouts really hurting some teams, and some unbelievable Sunday drama.


A total of four matches weren't decided until the ninth inning of the Red Sox-Yankees game around Sunday night. In our five seasons, I can't ever remember that many matches up for grabs that late.

Shea vs. Hal
We start with the most exciting. Shea had no business even being in this, but Hal mindbogglingly benched all his pitchers on Saturday and Sunday (including Roy Halladay and a pitcher at home against the awful-hitting White Sox). Hal admitted he overmanaged, but as he said, better to be lucky than good. And after David Ortiz bailed Hal out with three hits on Sunday night to give him his first win, well, Papi might be getting a Hanukkah bonus this year.

Andy vs. Ken
The Match of the Week lived up to its billing, with a back-and-forth one. And on Sunday, after a truly disastrous day at the plate for Andy, it seemed he was out of it. Then Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer early in the Sunday night game, giving Andy new life. Alas, it was not meant to be, as he fell a TB, a HR, and 2 RBIs short of either tying or winning.

Jack vs. Bob
Bob took a big lead into Friday, but Joe's comments stirred the pot and maybe Jack found motivation there. He made a big comeback and got two late saves Sunday to hand Bob his first loss. Bob was the recipient of bad luck, as a starting pitcher and a couple of hitters got rained out. After further review, Bob is complaining on smack talk about being screwed just to complain. Jack actually lost a hitter Sunday, AS WELL AS a starting pitcher Win on Wednesday. Matt Harrison had a 7-0 lead in the fourth inning when OAK/TEX was rained out. (Wins and runs were two of the tied categories in this matchup.)

Chris vs. Rick
Yet another back-and-forth one throughout Sunday. Ricky was down a run and a stolen base with Brent Gardner heading into Sunday night. Chris benched Mark Teixeira, Adrian Gonzalez and Robinson Cano to secure he wouldn't lose strikeouts. But WHIP and wins were also close, so when Mariano Rivera entered the game in the ninth, Rick had life. But, Chris prevailed.

So many matches, so much drama! Feel free to add or correct anything I've said in the comments, as this is all off the top of my head.
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Joe fires shots with seemingly innocent comment

Joe bashed Chris' acquisition of Mark Teixeira, among
other shots taken at several managers.

It was a seemingly innocent statement. It turned out to be an indirect shot at some teams in the league.

Joe, unprompted during a fantasy baseball conversation, said: "Everyone gonna rely on me to give Bob his first loss?"

That's fine, we like a confident manager. But, now it's bulletin board material for Bob. And, it's definitely a shot at Jack, Chris, Mike and Rick - all of whom are facing or face Bob before Joe gets a crack at him in Week 10.

The media is having a field day with this quote and contacted some other members out of fairness to give them a chance to respond.


"Absolutely no comment," Jack said.

We didn't ask Rick because he literally takes 2-3 days to respond to media inquiries.

"We are in a tight match this week and can not look toward or think about next week at this time," a diplomatic Chris responded. He was not so diplomatic in response to another shot.

Joe also called Chris a "gullible Yankees fan," for his part of the three-way trade last week.

"If a topic doesn't have to do with the (stock) market or lifting weights, Joe doesn't know what he's talking about," Chris said.

Joe, who has been known to open up his mouth in the past, has kept pretty quiet this season. And he has a 3-1-1 record. So why would he say this now?

Bob, who has won three of the last four vs. Joe, including the 2009 championship, said: "He's got no shot. Mike is ahead of him in the standings. Nuff said."

And the last word goes to Mike, whose answer drew laughter from reporters.

"Yup, I'm relying on you Joe," he said. "P.S. Check my grammar on that so Hal doesn't have a heart attack."

Shots fired. Everywhere!
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Beckett saves Jack, Mike's big win, and more Week 1 trends

Let's face it - you'd much rather see a 1-0 record next to your name than you would 0-1.

But, let's not start trading everyone and declaring the season over just yet if you lost in Week 1. Our season's champ has lost Opening Week in three of the four seasons, with the lone exception being Joe in 2008.

And as we move forward, let's first take a look back at Week 1, with some notable trends.

• The only matchup decided by Sunday night's Red Sox-Yankees game was Jack vs. Joe. Down 11-9, Jack took WHIP by 0.02 thanks to Josh Beckett's magnificent gem. He almost stole a win with a complete game, too, as Beckett was in the low 100s. But Terry Francona didn't bring him out for the ninth.
• Mike talked all offseason about how crucial it was for him to get a win in Week 1. He did just that, squeaking past Dave in a rematch of Opening Week last year.
• Two dismantlings in hyped division matches between Chris vs. Hal, and Bob vs. Adam. The two title-game participants from last year won easily.
• Amazingly, Bob is 1-0 for the first-time ever.
• Hal falls to 0-2 on Opening Week. 
• Jack and Joe's tie was the first one on the opening week since 2008. Ken and Bob tied then.
• Speaking of Ken, he wins on Opening Week for the first time since 2007. That's also the last time Andy and Rick lost on Opening Week.
• Shea, with the Upset of the Week, improves to 4-1 in Opening Week.

Power rankings and Week 2 preview to come later today. Until then, what's your lasting memory from Opening Week? Leave a comment below.
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Draft lottery odds

Don't worry those of you who missed the playoffs - the countdown to the draft lottery is now on.

The standings of 7th through 12th place are as followed, with percentages of winning the lottery in parentheses:


7. Jack (4.90%)
8. Rick (8.86%)
T9. Shea (16.55%)
T9. Ken (16.55%)
11. Mike (23.08%)
12. Dave (30.07%)
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Playoff scenarios

One spot, two teams.

That's what it has come down to as far as simply making the playoffs goes. There's certainly not as much drama as there was heading into the final week last season, when a head-to-head matchup decided the final spot.

That said, however, we are most certainly in for some drama. Here are the playoff scenarios.


Adam
Clinches division and #1 seed with win or tie.
Is the #3 seed with loss

Bob
Clinches division and #1 seed with win.
Is the #3 seed with tie or loss.

Hal
Is the #2 seed and receives a first-round bye.

Andy
Is the #4 seed with a win or a Chris loss.
Is the #5 seed with a loss and a Chris win.

Chris
Is the #4 seed with a win or tie and an Andy loss.
Is the #5 seed with a Joe loss or tie.
Is the #5 seed with a win and an Andy win.
Is the #6 seed with a loss and Joe win.

Joe
Is the #5 seed with a win and a Chris loss.
Is the #6 seed with a win or tie and a Chris win.
Is the #6 seed with a Jack loss.

Jack
Is the #6 seed with a win and a Joe loss.

Mike
Avoids last place with a win.

Dave
Avoids last place with a win and a Mike loss.

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